Liverpool based fencing company Nationwide Fencing Services has been working on a project based in Machelen, Belgium for Exxon Mobil or Esso to those refuelling their cars on the high street. The project came with the instruction to install a permanent fencing system of the highest standards for this globally known oil giant.
A team of five installers travelled by road to Machelen with all the tools required and worked full time to erect the fence, with a contracts manager visiting Brussels every two weeks to oversee the progress. The system being installed is of prison standard and in the industry is known as High-Security Prison Mesh. A fence like this cannot be penetrated from below and has hostile topping to discourage entry from above. This standard is required when the security of premises cannot be breached under any circumstances.
For Nationwide Fencing Services, they are in the business of keeping people in or keeping people out and a job of this type is all about the safety and security of the people and its premises, housed within the parameters of the fencing.
With twenty-three years’ experience in the industry, Nationwide came highly recommended and were specifically chosen as the preferred contractor to complete works of this magnitude. With such a high-level global client, the manufacturer had to meet with Paul Farrell, Managing Director of Nationwide in Brussels, to discuss the requirements and go over the logistics and planning of such a high-security project.
The standards of safety and risk management that Nationwide undertake in every single one of their projects is the reason they were chosen. In an industry like oil and gas, where safety standards are non-negotiable Nationwide came leaps ahead and were instructed to start the project in the first quarter of 2019.
A fencing project like this comes with prestige, but for Nationwide it is managed with the same standards of service as any other client project because this is just how Nationwide does business. However on this particular occasion, there were a few more logistics involved, and it was just a little further to go to work.
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Nationwide Fencing Services is a market leader in security fencing. Providing bespoke, high quality fencing products and solutions to their clients, the length and breadth of the UK and in to Europe. As standard all Nationwide operatives are PTS trained, with experience in completing intricate and detailed projects in a wide range of sectors including rail, construction, education, nuclear, security and retail.
