| Fencing
Protect your investment 2Life® – the science
Install secure fencing with a natural look.
eading timber
products
manufacturer,
M&M Timber is
offering a natural
long life fencing
solution for solar farms with the
addition of SolarGuard posts to
their comprehensive timber range.
The posts have been designed to
cater for the growing need for
quality, durable fencing for solar
installations with naturally sit within
a rural environment.
The installation of solar energy
is a huge capital investment and
costly to repair – so methods to
protect, strengthen and secure
solar farm perimeters is
fundamentally important. Often
spread over very large areas of
open land and located miles from
any public areas, installations can
be vulnerable to theft and
vandalism, as well as to damage
caused by incursions of wildlife
such as deer. M&M Timber’s
bespoke SolarGuard posts can
help to deter trespassers and
minimise the risk of damage. In
addition the natural wood enables
the fencing to ascetically
complement the rural
environment.
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Unique design for maximum
security
Each SolarGuard post features
a scientifically designed incising
process for increased protection a virtual 'zone of confidence' - at
the critical area where the post is
at most risk of decay. The incisions
allow deeper penetration of the
Tanalith E wood preservative to
provide more effective and
consistent defence.
ArcelorMittal Sheffield manufacture all of their agricultural
fencing products from 2Life® wire - but what is 2Life®?
Three times the life-span of
conventional fencing timbers
M&M Timber offer a full 15 year
warranty on SolarGuard posts and for extreme locations a 30
year in-service lifetime warranty is
available. The 4 way pointed posts
deliver ultimate stability, with each
post tagged for traceability and
their bulky specification helps to
deter theft. With three times the
life-span of conventional fencing
timbers, the natural looking
machined round SolarGuard posts
offer real economy in terms of
renewable fencing labour costs
and materials.
For further information visit
www.mmtimber.co.uk
Life® is a coated
wire with long life
technology that
gives a
guaranteed longer
lifespan compared
to heavily galvanised wire to BS
EN10244-2 Class A. 2Life® is
coated with an alloy of zinc and
aluminium instead of the zinc only
coating of traditional heavily
galvanised products.
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For more demanding
environmental conditions (e.g
coastal), ArcelorMittal Sheffield
also offer fencing products
made from their 4Life® wire.
Zinc provides an active,
sacrificial and traditional
anticorrosive coating while
aluminium provides passive
protection by slowing down the
sacrificial reaction of the zinc
coating and increasing the
effective lifespan of the coating.
Under laboratory controlled
Kersternich test conditions, after
20 cycles in an sulphuric
atmosphere, heavily galvanised
wire loses 96% of its original
coating thickness with only 10g
remaining compared to only 23%
loss for 2Life® wire and 100g of
coating still remaining. This is the
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proof that 2Life will last at least two
times longer than heavily
galvanised wire to BS EN10244-2
Class A.
In addition to the corrosion
benefits, 2Life® also offers a long
lasting smooth finish, perfect
adhesion of the coating with no
peeling or cracking, excellent
concentricity and extended
product life time.
Add the 2Life coating to the
other features on offer from the
ArcelorMittal Sheffield fencing
product, and you have an
excellent quality, value for money
range on offer.
The centreless core provides a
snag free, easy to unroll product
with no waste as the whole of the
roll can be used.
The deep crimps provide a self
draining feature that draws rain
water along the wire away from the
hinges and joints extending the life
of them. The crimps also provides
elasticity to reduce climatic
stresses on fixings and joints.
For more demanding
environmental conditions (e.g
coastal), ArcelorMittal Sheffield
also offer fencing products made
from their 4Life® wire. This follows
the same principle as 2Life® with a
zinc and aluminium coating but is
applied with a greater coating
weight to last at least four times as
long as heavily galvanised wire to
BS EN10244-2 Class A.
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