Security fencing for all applications, including vertical bar, welded mesh, metal railings, sports fencing, playground fencing and GRP.
Timber and steel automated and manual gates, and guidance on specification, installation and maintenance.
Guaranteed for 25 years, our absorptive and reflective acoustic barriers reduce noise, increase privacy, and provide security, and can even be CE marked for road infrastructure.
Security Rated Fencing is integral to any well-planned perimeter security strategy as it provides the reassurance of tested performance against a range of threats.
Jacksons high security fencing and gates deliver integrated perimeter security and access control solutions for a wide variety of sensitive and critical applications.
Our range of hostile vehicle mitigation products includes PAS 68 bollards, road blockers, speed gates, manual arm barriers and crash fences.
Our range of parking control and barriers includes car bars, road blockers, rising arm barriers, swing barriers and turnstiles.
Timber fencing for a wide range of commercial applications, from residential developments and public parks to pubs, restaurants, and hospitals.
Jacksons Fencing has provided solutions for many applications and sectors, from high security national infrastructure to commercial premises and schools.
Jacksons Fencing are at the forefront of metal fencing for many applications and sectors
All our installation teams are CSCS certified and DBS cleared to carry out work at schools, care homes and other institutions, and subject to vetting and approval by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Our gate automation service is fully CE accredited, conforming to all current regulations. All our engineers and technical advisors are Gate Safe compliant ensuring a long-lasting, safe solution for any application.
We have five RIBA approved CPD presentations, covering topics including gate automation, perimeter security, acoustic barriers, timber treatment, and fencing for the education sector, available throughout the UK.
Whether you're looking for advice on a high security or schools project or want to know more about acoustic barriers, we've got a wide range of guides covering these topics available for immediate download.
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We have commissioned a series of research reports with a wealth of knowledge from experts in the field including education, acoustic and high security insights.
Our whitepapers are available for immediate download and contain essential guidance and information on key topics including schools, noise barriers, automated gates, data centres and high security.
We have developed a range of insight papers that provide a brief understanding of various security sectors, from independent schools to utilities and high security data centres.
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With a vast amount of experience providing fencing for many applications, we share advice from our industry knowledge about keeping a site safe and secure, product detail and information for architects, specifiers, contractors and end-users.
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We understand the various challenges our customers face and over the years we have delivered many successful projects and solutions to the highest standard across all applications and sectors throughout the UK and across the world. View some of our case studies in various sectors
With over 70 years of experience providing fencing, gates and access control for schools, commercial and residential properties and high security sites, discover the security solution that’s right for you through our case studies.
Jacksons Fencing is accredited by many standards and institutions, from BRE LPCB, RIBA and Secured By Design, to RISQS, Gate Safe and Safe Contractor.
We are proud of our British heritage. First established in 1947 in Kent supplying fencing stakes to farmers, we have always remained true to our British roots as the company has grown.
We exceed British Standards in various categories, whether it's residential timber fence panels, welded mesh, anti intruder fences, or hostile vehicle mitigation crash rated products.
Our fencing has gone through rigorous testing processes to ensure it is suitable for all environments, from schools to healthcare, railways, airports and airfields, as well as military sites, prisons, home office and government operations.
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We coat our products to the highest standard, with options for marine coating, Galfan®, galvanisation and polyester powder coating to provide a tough, durable, protective layer.
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We offer a market leading 25 year guarantee on all our timber and steel products, and a 25 month guarantee for automated products.
Jacksons Fencing is an environmentally conscious organisation with a focus on providing products and services of the highest quality and always improving over time.
We have been exporting our products since 2000. With a wide portfolio of security solutions, we have won contracts in a number of countries including Australia, Egypt, Algeria, Turkestan and Kazakhstan.
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The Jakcure® timber treatment process has been refined and perfected over the years to allow us to provide our 25 year guarantee. Find out about the process of timber treatment here.
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We have teams located at each of our three fencing centres and fencing managers located throughout the UK ready to respond to your enquiry.
With a vast amount of experience providing fencing for many applications, we share advice from our industry knowledge about keeping a site safe and secure, product detail and information for architects, specifiers, contractors and end-users.
Mental health units should be secured properly to prevent absconsion of patients, but it should also provide a welcoming environment to help patients with their recovery and recuperation. All our fencing and gates are made of premium quality materials and guaranteed for 25 years.
In the UK, mental illness accounts for a third of all illnesses and one in four people will encounter at least one mental health condition at some point in their life. Treatment can very from medication, to detention at a mental health facility. There are three categories of facility – high security (of which there are only three in the UK), medium and low. But the varying levels of security are not necessarily accompanied by a sliding degree of vigilance when reviewing physical security measures to support these establishments. The safety and security of the service users, visitors and staff at residential mental health units remains of paramount importance and has been the subject of much debate.
For a physical security strategy to be successful, it must be a critical consideration within the initial planning and design process. A failure to adopt this approach could result in a weak link within the integrity of the security architecture of the overall site.
The Department of Health's Environmental Design Guide for Adult Medium Secure Services (published in 2011) advises that all units should have a 'secure external perimeter'. The Royal College of Psychiatrists' document 'Standard for Medium Secure Units, Quality Network for Medium Secure Units' defines the rationale for this as "the physical security protects the privacy and dignity of patients, facilitates their care and treatment, prevents the passing of contraband items, and offers protection to the public such as to make escape/abscond difficult."
Planning should also extend to ensuring the financial outlay made in establishing a secure perimeter represents a sound and future proof investment. Consideration should be given to sourcing only products which are fit for purpose and crafted from the highest quality materials to offer a guaranteed extended service life. Robust design and longevity/durability are the founding principles for all Jacksons products, which is why we can confidently offer a 25 year service life guarantee on all our products.
All steel items are galvanised to BS EN 1461 as standard and powder coated using a superior architectural grade powder. Superior fittings, clips and fixings are supplied to ensure the overall quality of the installation is not compromised.
Any choice of perimeter fencing will need to offer resistance to continual or immediate attack, so all fixings should be concealed to ensure that they cannot be easily removed. Where fencing is used to form all or part of the secure perimeter, it must be a minimum of 5.2m in height and should be 358 welded mesh. Posts should be fixed on the non-patient side so that they cannot be used as climbing aids. Our 358 Securi-Mesh has been designed to meet Home Office specifications for use in mental health units, offering a climb resistant mesh with sufficiently small apertures and welds at each intersection to eliminate any scope for foot or finger holds, as well as restricting the passing of objects through the mesh. The inherently strong design of Securi-Mesh also makes it resilient against the use of conventional hand cutting tools.
It should be remembered that the aesthetic appeal of any physical security measures will also play a role in the delivery of a therapeutic setting. Razor, barbed wire or rotating spiked toppings are not acceptable within a healthcare setting due to their intimidating appearance, but a rolled curved topping can be used to act as a deterrent to anyone considering scaling the perimeter. A daily reminder of an overtly oppressive and depressing living space will do little to elicit a positive response from patients resident at the unit. To help overcome this, it is possible to clad welded mesh with either metal or timber, although it is recommended that both sides be clad to overcome the risk of creating a climbing point.
Are you working on a project within the health sector that requires fencing and gates, or need advice on specifying the right type of fencing for a mental health unit? Contact us for a free, no obligation product quote, or ask us a question and someone from our sales team will get back to you about your enquiry.
Where a fence meets a building or another fence, care must be taken to ensure there are no gaps between the joins and no hinge gaps which could be construed as a possible climbing aid. Making any corner an angle of 45 degrees means scaling the fence in a traditional manner using back and feet is virtually impossible.
Gates and access points within the perimeter represent a possible weak point, so only essential gates or entry points should be permitted and these must be controlled centrally and regularly monitored and operated. Best practice is to automate all gates into the perimeter, including pedestrian gates, using a underground operator so there is no visible mechanism on display. Gates should be DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) compliant. Vehicular entry should be via an airlock with two sets of interlocked gates that are also centrally controlled, monitored and operated. All automated gates be CE marked for safety in line with current guidelines.
The locks on manual gates must be integral to the gate itself and accessed through a key lock with no handles. The gate should match the same height as the fence, with minimal gaps that could attract climbing aid options. Specially adapted anti-ligature designs, which involve creating a gate with no extended pales that could be used by a patient to harm themselves should also be given consideration.
Essential physical security measures may be complemented by technological systems designed to upgrade the level of support on a risk sensitive site. Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS), employ state of the art vibration sensors and magnetic detectors to relay any attempts to breach the welded mesh perimeter boundary direct to a computer monitor in the control centre. Jaktronic® Fence Sensor Systems have vibration sensors that are capable of identifying an intruder with an accuracy of plus or minus 10 metres.
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