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NEWS
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ISSUE 18
March 2018
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PSSA
Member News
THE 5 MINUTE
INTERVIEW
New PSSA Council member,
MarkWood, under the
spotlight…
Q. You have joined the
PSSA Council as a
representative from
Bristorm, part of the Hill & Smith group. How long
have to been with themand what is your role there?
I started with Hill& Smith in August 2008 as Contracts
Manager looking after Bristorm installation projects.
I’m never likely to forget when I started as my
daughter was born 4 days before I was due to start!!
Since then my role has evolved as the demands from
the business and market changed, I’ve worn many
hats, many at the same time! From January 2018 my
role has been better defined so I am now UK Business
Development manager not only for Bristorm Security
products but also Hill & Smith“off road”barrier and
pedestrian guardrails. So many challenges ahead.
Q. What do you think the biggest opportunities are for
the high security perimeter products sector in the UK
at themoment?
Certainly temporary HVM products are a growing
market, however the issues of rapid and easy
deployment still need solving to some degree. VAW
protection is an area at the forefront of everyone’s
mind, and the chance to develop solutions“outside
the box”has never been more relevant.
Q. What one thing do you think the PSSA could do for
its members which it doesn’t do now?
More of the same. Just bigger!
Q. If you weren’t doing you what you do at themoment,
what would be your dream job?
Selling beer frommy own small bar on a beach
somewhere exotic and hot!
Q. Game of Thrones or Doctor Who?
I don’t watch either, I’ve avoided Doctor Who since I
was a child, the Daleks gave me nightmares! Although
many people have said I have a passing resemblance
to David Tennant! Can’t see it myself.
Q. Your favourite “guilty pleasure”?
Loving“old skool”boys’toys at the moment toy cars,
RC cars and BMXs to name but a few, clearly heading
for a mid-life crisis very soon.
JB Corrie accreditation means four
approved to install ArmaWeave
A fourth company has been accredited to install ArmaWeave, an approved
high-security perimeter fencing systemmanufactured by PSSA member Zaun.
Fellow PSSA member JB Corrie has committed to training its site operatives
in the installation methods for ArmaWeave developed by Zaun over time to
make best use of its unique high-security woven fabric.
Impressed with the versatility of the system, Corries are now installing the
Zaun mesh on several security sites.
With their new accreditation, JB Corrie now brings the number of approved
installers of ArmaWeave to four, alongside expert installers Allen Fencing
Limited, systems integrator Crime & Fire Defence Systems and premier prison
fencing installer Binns Fencing, a Zaun subsidiary.
Corries Contracts Director NortonWelch said:“We are delighted to have
received this accreditation and look forward to working closely with Zaun to
install their security products in the future.”
The company – which has been going more than one hundred years and
is now in the ownership of the fourth generation Corrie family – installs
integrated perimeter protection systems for high security applications and
boasts military bases, utilities, power stations and airports among its clients.
Zaun established the installer scheme after increasing requests from
customers to recommend contractors with suitable installation, quality and
safety standards.
ArmaWeave is produced on the world’s largest steel loom at Zaun’s West
Midlands manufacturing base. It has unique properties that give it distinct
advantages against more traditional welded mesh systems, such as panels
that can be raked to accommodate slopes. Therefore, installers require the
necessary skill sets to set this up.
The wire of the panels has a tensile strength typically more than double
welded panels so special methods are needed for cutting the panels during
installation.
Zaun trained JB Corrie’s installation teams on the properties and tolerances
of ArmaWeave and how it is manufactured. The training is for fencers with
proven experience in high-security fencing work who are sponsored by a
company that can demonstrate its professionalism through membership of a
relevant trade organisation and valid UKAS accredited ISO9001 certification.
The certificate of training is only valid while the individual is working for
the host company. This ensures the trained individuals are working properly
under quality management to install the product.
With its partners, Zaun hopes to increase the adoption of ArmaWeave as the
standard for secure sites of Critical National Infrastructure – such as utilities,
data centres and nuclear sites – while ensuring consistent installation quality.