What Sectors Require Fencing

Fencing is required in most sectors for many applications. Fencing companies typically work in a variety of sectors, providing services for different types of projects. Some of the key sectors include:

Residential:

Installing fences around homes for privacy, security, or aesthetic reasons. This includes wooden, composite and metal ornamental fences.

Commercial:

Fencing for businesses, retail centres, visitor attractions warehouses, and other commercial properties. Security and perimeter control are common purposes, often using chain link, metal, or security fencing.

Industrial:

Industrial fencing for factories, manufacturing plants, and infrastructure sites often focuses on durability and security. This includes heavy-duty steel or chain link fences, barbed wire, and electric fencing.

Agricultural:

Providing fencing for farms, ranches, and agricultural operations. Common materials include wire mesh, wooden post-and-rail, and electric fencing to contain livestock or protect crops.

Government and Public Sector:

Fencing projects for government buildings, prisons, detention centres, military installations, airports, schools, parks, public infrastructure and even border control. These fences focus on security, access control, and safety.  Under government includes Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sites. Data centres are now classed as CNI sites and covered by NPSA fencing. 

Sports and Recreation:

Fencing around sports facilities like tennis courts, stadiums, training grounds, sports facilities, leisure facilities and playgrounds. Materials and designs may vary depending on the type of sport or recreational area.

Transportation and Infrastructure:

Providing fences for road, railways, airports, and other transport hubs. These fences are often for safety, traffic control, and security.

Utilities, Energy, Oil and Gas:

Fencing for power plants, water treatment facilities and distribution, solar farms, telecoms and other utility-related areas. The oil and gas sectors can include, exploration, extraction, processing, distribution lines, mining and also petrochemical. Security and hazard prevention are key factors here.

Environmental and Wildlife Protection:

Installing fences for conservation areas, nature reserves, and other environmental projects to protect natural habitats or prevent animals from entering certain zones. There are products exist that also help wildlife and example is a hedgehog gravel board.  Some manufacturers highlight the importance of allowing animals to pass, an example is a vertical bar fence. credit Jacksons Fencing for image.

Fencing companies often tailor their services based on the needs of each sector, offering specialised solutions for security, aesthetics, or functionality.  Larger companies and manufacturers will often work on higher security applications but can also work with smaller companies. An examples of this is Jacksons Fencing who run an Approved Fencing Installer Scheme.