With millions of miles of fences behind it and over more than a century of existance, Betafence has a solution for every level of security. From homes and hospitals to military sites and prisons. Also mobile fence for crowd and traffic control. Betafence has a wide product range in fences, posts and gates. Betafence is the solution provider in large scale projects. Their sales and project specialists guide and help customers to determine what is the best solution in their particular project.
Among the company's list of fencing projects in the GCC countries are those at Bahrain's international race site, Saudi Arabia's military sites, the UAE's petrochemical sector, airports and military sites, petrochemical sector in Kuwait, sports stadiums in Oman, and parks, public buildings and factories in Qatar. With its emphasis on large projects, Betafence supplies the complete range of security systems, combining security with ease of installation. Mobile fences are also included in the Betafence product assortment.
Betafence has 10 production facilities in eight countries Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland and South Africa. The new production site in China is opening in September 2006. With a staff strength of nearly 1,900, Betafence is Europe's number one fencing manufacturer. Besides the European Union and the Middle East, Betafence has been growing in other markets as well; Central and Eastern Europe, China and the Far East, Africa and Latin America. Betafence is thus a company with global reach, with sales and customer service in more than 90 countries.
Harbours and airports, railways and highways, prisons and military sites, power installations and other dangerous areas, storage sites, stadiums, parks, public gardens and farms are but some of the application areas of Betafence
Betafence is able to retain its leadership because the company designs, develops and produces a wide range of products keeping the customer's need in mind: it has woven and welded mesh products for industrial, commercial, agricultural and other sectors.
Besides fences, or physical perimeter fences, Betafence designs and produces gates, and access-control systems for all sorts of needs. The company is also an expert in coating technologies, be it ordinary or heavy galvanizing, zinc-aluminium, PVC or polyester. Betafence, an ISO 9001 certified company, guarantees quality and long lifetime of the products.
Founded in 1889, Bekaert Fencing was renamed Betafence in March 2005, when it became an autonomous company. The new start was seen as a great opportunity to gain new markets and push ahead with innovation.
Some of Betafence products are given below:
Bekafor Classic, a rigid panel fence system to protect houses and gardens has a simple design, is discrete and almost blends into the garden. The panels are made from galvanised steel wire with perfect PVC coating for long lifetime and they are simple to install. Bekafor Prestige, also for residences, is a decorative panel system. Made of galvanized wires with polyester coating, it is an alternative for wrought iron, and makes for very elegant fencing.
Decofor is a complete decorative fencing system. This has been developed for design-oriented and rigid fencing. The panels are decorative as well as robust, and are very long-lasting. The fence is used for protection of the pedestrians on the side walks.
Bekazur is a tubular panel system to protect swimming pools. It is rigid, multifunctional and elegant.
Nylofor panels come in many types for different fencing systems: Nylofor Medium is for a long lifetime at a low cost while Nylofor 3D guarantees high rigidity; the reference on the market, it provides optimal protection. Nylofor 3-M is for long-distance fencing, and has three-metre panels. With good quality, these offer a price advantage as well. The Nylofor F is a complete system with rectangular heavy welded mesh fence in panels, with horizontal flat wires. Its posts are purpose-designed. Nylofor City is similar, with a top rail and adapted posts and a fixation system. Nylofor 2D and 2D Super systems provide extreme rigidity, high security and extra-high longevity.
Bekasport and Ball Court offer solutions for sports facilities and games. Ball Court panels have a safe rebound section with effective ball stop.
The Securifor systems combine high security with aesthetic design. The range includes Securifor, Securifor 2D and Securifor 3D. These are suitable for schools, hospitals, railways, warehouses, industrial sites, prisons, power plants, military sites and the like.
Some other systems are Barofor, the Railings Systems (especially suited for schools, parks and playgrounds), Luxanet and Luxursus, (decorative fences for garden) and Pantanet, also for gardens and parks.
Fortinet, a total system, is ideal for industrial sites, airports, and military sites. Heavy Rempart is meant to be erected along roads, railways, and forestry areas. Ursus is for the farmer's needs. Ursus Zincalu is used to fence in sheep, goats and small livestock. Ursus Heavy is for cattle. There are also three types of Ursus that can be used for forestry, rail and motorways.
Motto is barbed wire with alternately twisted wires, while Razor tape wire coils, equipped with sharp blades, add to the anti-climb quality of fences. Casanet is a high-value, welded wire mesh, for use in the house, garden, and to fence in animals. Hexanet is twisted wire netting, flexible to use, and finds applications in protecting gardens, trees, and is good for climbing plants.
Betafence also offers a range of gates, turnstiles, barriers, and a variety of posts. The gates and posts are designed to go with the variety of fencing, and have similar names. There are cantilever sliding gates, sliding gates on rail a,d swing gates. the Bekamatic motorization has been specially developed for the automation of cantilever sliding gates. Mobile fences too are available from Betafence. These are meant for crowd and traffic control, temporary protection of people, vehicles and goods at construction sites, during major events etc.
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