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Volume 14
July 2017 Edition
Understanding the
True Cost of Anti-Ram
Perimeter Security
Fencing
By Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for
Ross Technology
The XL-501 Post and Beam Fence provides crash tested
certification to ASTM F2656 standards, with a M50-P1 rat-
ing. (Photo provided by Ross Technology)
Purchasing an anti-ram perimeter security fence
system is only half the financial battle to secur-
ing a property’s border against vehicle-borne at-
tacks—what still looms is the cost of installation.
Contractors, architects and owners can realize
significant savings by looking beyond the initial
purchase price of the fence system and exploring
the steps, materials and equipment necessary to
complete the project.
Extensive amounts of hardware, intermediate
posts, wire rope and concrete are all require-
ments of traditional cable-based fence systems
that drive up the total project cost and lengthen
the construction schedule.
Ross Technology’s XL-501 Post and Beam Fence
eliminates these components to cut installation
costs nearly in half while providing crash tested
certification to ASTM F2656 standards, with a
M50-P1 rating.
(See the Ross XL 501 Post and Beam Anti Ram Fence –
Crash Test, courtesy of Ross Technology and YouTube)
Added
Costs
of Installing
a Cable-Based Fence System
Over a 1,000 meter span, cable-based fence
systems can include up to 20 anchor posts and
380 line posts, which support multiple runs of
cable.
With up to 400 post holes in just a 1,000 meter
stretch, the cost of materials and labor hours be-
gins to add up quickly when you consider that
each hole requires auguring, concrete fill and a
rebar cage.
Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for
Ross Technology
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