For any construction site, a solid and secure, but temporary perimeter solution is essential for security. Hoarding is an effective and popular solution that provides higher levels of security when compared with certain temporary fencing solutions.
Hoarding helps ensure the security of a building site and protects both employees and members of the general public from the potential hazards associated with construction work:
- It ensures that only authorised individuals can access a building site, preventing trespassing during and outside of working hours. Hoarding forms an important element of a site’s security systems.
- It hides construction work from members of the public and shields them from any potential hazards and distractions that could lead to accidents. For example, pedestrians or drivers in the area may be distracted by building work, preventing them from paying full attention to where they are going.
- Hoarding also prevents potential distractions for construction workers, helping to reduce potential accidents on site.
Depending on the requirements of each site, a range of hoarding solutions can be provided. For example, aspects such as the size and scale of a project, as well as the predicted time of construction, as well as security, hoarding appearance and privacy can be taken into account.
Timber Hoarding
Post in ground timber hoarding is an extremely popular solution for long term construction projects. This solution is solid and durable, meets health and safety regulations for protecting site workers and the general public. It also provides complete privacy, helping to keep prying eyes away from projects yet to be unveiled, as well as expensive machinery and equipment that could be targeted.
In some cases, the ground of a site may not be suitable for post in ground hoarding. In this situation, free standing timber hoarding also provides a high level of privacy and security.
A further benefit of timber hoarding is that it can easily be painted in corporate, or high visibility colours, and plastered with important safety signage, instructions and warnings. Gates for pedestrians and vehicles can be incorporated to provide suitable site access.
Metal Hoarding
For a high security solution that is quick to deploy and remove, free standing metal hoarding is an excellent choice. It is easy to store, transport and put in place on a construction site, making it a brilliant temporary solution for short term projects, or even in the case of an emergency.
Metal hoarding panels are available in a variety of colours and are suitable for additional accessories such as security lighting and signage for warnings and important information.
Hoarding Installation Services in the South of England
Suttie Site Services have extensive knowledge and experience in providing hoarding and other site security solutions. Call today on 0844 241 5300 or leave us a message online and we will be on hand to advise you on the best suited hoarding systems to suit your site.
