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Your Buying Guide to Electric Gate Automation
SWING VS SLIDE Often, the physical requirements at your property won’t allow a choice, automatic gates require space to open or close. Swing gates open in an arc equal to the width of leaf, whilst sliding gates require more space than their length in order to slide out of the way. Swing gates Swing gates can open inwards or outwards, require less space to install and are generally less expensive than [...]
The locks, gates and fencing helping keep Britain’s schools secure.
Michael Brundle, Managing Director of F.H. Brundle, discusses the products employed by schools up and down the country to keep staff and students safe. It’s probably the most uncontroversial statement in the world – schools are about education. But their highest priority, arguably even more vital than the teaching, is safety. A school site needs to keep students safe from people who might seek to harm them, reduce the [...]
F.H. Brundle’s 134-year journey
Horseshoes, bomb shelters and balustrades – F.H. Brundle’s 134-year journey F.H. Brundle’s Managing Director Michael Brundle charts the company’s eventful history, from the 1890s to today. Building a business is hard. Building one that lasts – and that retains something of the values that inspired its founders in the first place – is much harder. For F.H. Brundle, the story began in 1889 – the year the [...]
Which public sector security solution is right for you?
It’s a sad but unavoidable fact – public buildings are highly visible, likely to be full of expensive equipment, and that makes them an obvious target for thieves and vandals. Fences are one of the most fundamental forms of security we have available to us in modern construction. There’s little more effective at preventing burglaries than a physical barrier a would-be criminal can’t pass through and finds hard to [...]
Which fencing material is right for you?
Once, when it came to fencing, timber was the only choice. Today, we’re in a very different position, with a wide range of materials available on the market. In fencing, like virtually every other sector, we’re faced with more choice than ever. On the materials front, classics like timber are still very much in evidence – but today, thanks to constant improvements in technology, we’re presented with a growing [...]
Powder Coatings
What is powder coating? An alternative to paint and one of the most durable finishes, powder coating is an increasingly popular method of providing a protective and decorative coating to many products or equipment. Usually longer lasting than conventional liquid paints, a powder coat is a dry material that will not drip or run upon application. It is longer lasting and offers higher resistance to corrosion, chemicals and impact, [...]
