Olympic Legacy Spawns
Stylish Grating Fencing
Striking new fencing installed at Olympic legacy venues has been
suitably adapted to a variety of applications, from perimeter
launched by perimeter fencing manufacturer Zaun.
fencing to cladding and handrails. Grating fences are perfect for
The Grata grating fence solution has been used at two sites on the
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – the ArcelorMittal Orbit and the
the modern environment and provide sites with a more aesthetic
and contemporary appearance.
former hockey venue at Eton Manor, now transformed into the
The grating fence system consists of a combination of bearing
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre.
bars and filler control bars running in both directions that are
The latter staged the Unibet Euro Hockey Championships last
month, with men's reigning champions Germany doing battle
pressed and welded together in one process in a pressure welder
to give Grata system maximum strength.
alongside seven other nations while women's world champions
All products are hot-dip galvanized and available powder coated
Holland started as overwhelming favourites and will in each
in any colour. The system comes with optional sliding and swing
competition.
pedestrian and vehicle gates to fit the environment in which the
Zaun designed the Grata mesh grating system which can be
fence line is placed.
www.zaun.co.uk
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