Frogston Primary School & Early Learning Nursery - Siena Steel Railings Frogston Primary School and Early Learning Nursery have been built to meet the demands of new housing and an increased population in the South-East of Edinburgh. Outdoor space within a safe environment is a core value in the City of Edinburgh Council’s Vision for [...]
Category Archives: Fencing
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Siena Railing Fence for St John’s RC Primary School & Treverlen Park The significant size of the site for the new St John’s RC Primary School allowed for the inclusion of the first new park in Edinburgh for a generation, providing amenity green space and and play areas. Holmes Miller Architects were selected for both [...]
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Bellevue Colonies, Edinburgh – contemporary railing fence In 1861 a small group of stonemasons formed the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company to create affordable homes, by and for workmen, to escape from slum landlords. Â Typically, the terraced houses were arranged back-to-back with individual gardens: the ground-floor front doors facing one direction and first floor front doors [...]
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Dec
Dec
Terra-25 Anti-Climb Grating Fence for Rokeby Secondary School in Canning Town, London Rokeby School benefits from a generous outdoor space incorporating an all weather multi-use games pitch, a fitness trail and outdoor dining area. Lang+Fulton supplied a Novara-25 perimeter fence to secure the boundary. Novara-25 has an extremely narrow aperture. This delivers excellent anti-climb properties, [...]
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Leeds United FC – Elland Road: Italia-100 louvre fence 49ers Enterprises Ltd, the corporate venture capital arm of The San Francisco 49ers focused on sport, has acquired full ownership of Leeds United Football Club with a commitment to bring fresh leadership, management and investment. Recent improvements at the Club have included a steel louvred fence. [...]
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Apr
Italia-100 louvred fence provides visual screening and security at Meadowbank Sports Centre The new Sports Centre at Meadowbank replaces the stadium which was used as the main venue for the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986. The modern state-of-the-art facility will provide a wide range of sporting and fitness activities for the local community [...]
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Francis Crick Institute single biomedical laboratory in Europe The Francis Crick Institute is the biggest single biomedical laboratory in Europe. It brings together around 1,250 of the best scientists in the world, from many fields of research, to tackle some of the most challenging questions underpinning human health. A Roma-4 fence was specified for its prestigious [...]
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Bilston Urban Village project, concept of a Garden City Ambitious plans for the Bilston Urban Village project include the construction of over 1000 homes within the concept of a Garden City. A network of 7.5 hectares of open space will form a spine through the centre of the village incorporating a new park at Nettlefolds. [...]
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Torino-22 engineered as a barrier fence for Crossrail at Abbey Wood Station Crossrail’s new station at Abbey Wood has been built over the railway tracks where the Elizabeth line terminates.  From above, the building is shaped like a manta ray, its ‘wings’ extending into canopies sheltering staircases either side which swoop down to platform level below. For [...]
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Crossrail at Abbey Wood Station: Torino-11 Panels of Torino-11, measuring 3100x1500mm were supplied to Abbey Wood Station as part of the Crossrail project. The grating panels, with radiused end sections, were mounted on top of acoustic blockwork to complete the protective barrier for the overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE). The small aperture of the [...]
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Portavadie Marina Resort: Plant Housing A £10m spa and leisure centre, boasting the largest heated infinity pool in Scotland, marks the latest chapter in the remarkable story of Portavadie Marina Resort. The ethos of the entire project was to be sympathetic to the beauty of the Highland landscape. Designed by Stewart Associates, the spa uses [...]
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Football stadium at Hampden Park, Lesser Hampden The transformation of the football stadium at Hampden Park into a world class athletics venue was the centrepiece of the XX Commonwealth Games that was held in Glasgow. The adjacent facility at Lesser Hampden, the Queen’s Park Football Club training ground, was also upgraded to provide a warm-up [...]
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Holy Trinity Primary School in Dalston Holy Trinity Primary School in Dalston has replaced an older school on the same site, challenging standard models of mixed-use development. With no funding available and an urgent need in inner London for school places, the new two-form entry primary school was subsidised by incorporating private sale apartments within [...]
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Oct
Gainsborough School: MUGA, London legacy As part of the continuing London legacy, a new MUGA complex has been provided for Gainsborough Primary in Hackney; the school has a strong emphasis on sport and takes part in various inter-school leagues. The playing fields, which are sited adjacent to Here East in the North West of the [...]
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Jun
Jun
Anti-climb balustrade for new Holland Park School Holland Park is one of the UK"s first and most famous comprehensive schools. At a cost of £81m it was financed by selling off part of the original school site to finance the building of the new six-storey school for 1,500 pupils. Situated within a Conservation Area and adjacent [...]
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Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary on a spectacular 48-acre site The new 344-bed Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary is located on a spectacular 48-acre site at the edge of rolling hills. Referred to as the ‘Garden Hospital’ for its pastoral setting and 17 courtyards, it is intended to provide an uplifting environment, which research confirms [...]
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Feb
Francis Crick Institute: stainless steel gate A prestigious stainless steel gate, which complements the architectural detailing of the building, has completed the perimeter security at the Francis Crick Institute. The new Institute is a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation at St Pancras in the heart of London. The 10 metre wide gate was primarily [...]
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Virginia Quay, East London Docks Roma-3 fencing was chosen for its rigidity and durability to surround the boundary of a green space within a housing development at Virginia Quay in East London's Poplar area, close to the Canary Wharf business district. The 1200mm high Roma-3 fence borders a large community park and also provides a [...]
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Dec
Dec
Boroughmuir High School: MUGA Edinburgh’s city centre Boroughmuir High School is moving to a site in Edinburgh’s city centre. The new state of the art building will house up to 1,165 pupils with traditional classrooms offering access to break out areas and enhanced facilities for physical activity including a roof-top multi-use games area. The roof-top [...]
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Ancroft Street, Glasgow Scotland A derelict Glasgow tenement which was saved from demolition has won the ‘Best Affordable Apartment’ at The Herald Property Awards. The improvement of the traditional red sandstone flats by Queens Cross Housing Association has provided a mix of 44 affordable homes and flats for social rent, as well as preserving the [...]
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Menstrie Primary School in Scotland Clackmannanshire is the smallest Council in Scotland but has an ambitious programme to provide more purpose-built Nursery Schools. As a stylish and contemporary alternative to bow-top, Lang+Fulton were asked to supply the boundary fencing for the play areas of the first new schools at Menstrie and Banchory. A 1200mm high [...]
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Luma Hotel in Hammersmith The Luma Hotel in Hammersmith is a new 89-bed Apart Hotel offering luxury studio style bedrooms. Â Designed and built by Elements Europe, the entire project was assembled on-site from factory produced modules within a 10-month programme. Once the en-suite room modules and roof cassettes were installed, the envelope of the building [...]
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Custom designed high security top at Manchester Metropolitan University The new pedestrian link at Manchester Metropolitan University runs between student accommodation and the University Barracks of Manchester & Salford Universities Officer Training Corps. A Como fence with a bespoke tapered top was specified to provide appropriate security for an army facility and was installed to [...]
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Ceiling panels and barrier fencing at Rochester Station Soffit Panels An important element in the construction of Rochester’s new railway station is the pedestrian underpass, which links the historic town centre to the riverside. Soffit panels for the ceilings were used both internally and externally to clad the concrete underpass and provide a decorative finish. [...]
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Toronto Primary School in Howden A £2.5 million investment at Toronto Primary School in Howden has provided a new purpose-built sports hall, as well as a fully DDA compliant main entrance and safe drop-off area. The ethos of the expansion and development of the school’s facilities was to maintain the unique physical character and immediacy [...]
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May
Priory School in Croydon Squeezed between suburban houses and woodland, the Priory School in Croydon accommodates 132 secondary students with severe, complex and challenging learning difficulties, and is the first purpose-designed ‘forest school’ in London. The multi-storey building and external landscaping sits comfortably alongside the natural woodland, which is designated as a site of Nature Conservation Importance. [...]
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May
Landscaping includes Europa Bin Stores and Louvred Fencing at Retail Park Ashford Retail Park benefits from a prime location; at the centre of 5 railway lines, Ashford is the fastest growing town in Kent. First established as a business park in the 1980’s, the site has been transformed by significant investment since being purchased by [...]
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Apr
Apr
Barrier fence at Rochester’s new station. Torino-33 fencing was engineered to meet Network Rail’s requirements for a barrier fence at Rochester’s new station. The brief was to supply fencing which met a crowd loading specification while providing an uninterrupted view of the town’s historic buildings. The Torino fence panel was specially made with the standard 10x2mm [...]
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Apr
Channelsea House Stratford located in Stratford. Channelsea House is a development by IDM Properties of 72  one and two-bed apartments located in Stratford. Externally, this former office building in East-London has been given a contemporary urban finish, complemented by Lang+Fulton’s Torino-22 fencing and gates. The renovation features a new facade for the building, a landscaped garden [...]
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Feb
Feb
The SSE Hydro, Glasgow With a capacity of 12,000 seating and 13,000 standing, The SSE Hydro is the biggest performance arena ever designed by Foster + Partners. The £125m concert venue is part of a wave of post-industrial regeneration taking place along the once neglected Clyde waterfront in Glasgow. The dramatic structure takes the form [...]
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Prendergast Vale College in London Borough Prendergast Vale College is a co-educational school in the London Borough of Lewisham. In 2012 it was refurbished and developed at a cost of £21 million. The award-winning practice of Macfarlane+Associates created a series of varied, age-specific, landscape spaces within the restricted urban site. A bespoke, secure by design, [...]
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Hampden Park National Stadium Hampden Park National Stadium is a venue for sporting events and concerts and home to Scotland’s football team. Following the refurbishment of the stadium, new fencing was a necessary requirement in order to host a UEFA Champions League Final. A Roma-4 grating fence with a 63x132mm aperture and 30x4mm flat bar [...]
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Feb
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Dundee Waterfront location on the the River Tay Three types of fencing were supplied for a prestigious waterfront location on the the River Tay. The design was developed jointly with the City of Dundee Chief Engineer, creating bespoke fencing which made use of modular panels wherever possible to meet the project budget. Roma-3 was used [...]
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Feb
Maersk House head office of Maersk Line UK Maersk House is the head office of Maersk Line UK Ltd in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The building is surrounded by attractive planting and stylish lighting. The boundary demarcation is provided by a combination of a low wall faced in polished slate and a Roma-3 [...]
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Feb
Feb
BBC Scotland HQ at Pacific Quay Lang+Fulton worked closely with Keppie Design to provide 141 linear metres of Roma-4 fencing, gates and Stereo-4 screening panels for the new BBC Scotland HQ at Pacific Quay, site of the old Govan docks in Glasgow. The heavy duty grating fence was chosen not only to meet the required [...]
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Feb
Feb
Langley Estate part of Central Government’s Oldham and Rochdale Council’s programme to regenerate the Langley Estate forms part of Central Government’s Housing Market Renewal initiative and includes 700 new homes based around the demolition of two tower blocks and the clearance of other sub-standard housing. The development of 42 apartments at Millbeck Gardens was awarded [...]
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Feb
Feb
Fauldhouse in West Lothian Fauldhouse in West Lothian opened a new Health and Community Centre in late 2010. At a cost of £5 million, the Centre will bring under one roof medical and dental practices, a library, swimming pool, creche and community rooms. Lang + Fulton were asked to supply a Palermo perimeter fence with [...]
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Feb
Feb
Wren Academy in the London Borough Wren Academy in the London Borough of Barnet is a secondary school designed by architects Penoyre + Prasad. The school's specialism is Design and the Built Environment and the idea that the school building itself should instruct, inspired the architectural concept. The challenge was successfully met within the confines of a limited [...]
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Feb
Feb
Waitrose’s Distribution Centre at Bracknell Waitrose's Distribution Centre at Bracknell delivers to more than 60 stores, handling up to 150,000 cases of chilled products. The new warehouse was conceived to a ‘green’ design; generating 20% of renewable energy on site with waste heat and office cooling recycled from the refrigeration process, efficient lighting and low [...]
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Feb
Feb
RNLI training college at Poole The RNLI training college at Poole required a contemporary fence to compliment their prestigious new building, which could also be uniquely customised to display a nautical influence that would reflect the work of the lifeboats. Lang+Fulton worked in conjunction with the architect to develop two bespoke designs of Roma fencing [...]
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Feb
Feb
Holland Park School - Conservation Area Holland Park is one of the UK’s first and most famous comprehensive schools. £105m was raised by selling off part of the original school site to fund the building of a new six-storey school for 1,500 pupils. Situated within the Holland Park Conservation Area, adjacent to the park itself, [...]
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Feb
Feb
Railing Fence for new office - Onslow House Gulldford Onslow House is a highly prominent 90,000 sq ft new office development in the centre of Guildford. Alfred McAlpine was the main contractor for this "state-of-the-art" building which has been let to Electronic Art, the eighth largest software company in the world. Â The landscaping contract was [...]
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Feb
Feb
Bow School, Tower Hamlets Bow School in Tower Hamlets, East London was commended at the 2015 Civic Trust Awards for its contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment. The Civic Trust Awards recognises the very best in architecture, design, planning, landscape and public art. At a cost of £30 million, Bow School [...]
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Feb
Ebbsfleet Valley, Urban Regeneration Ebbsfleet Valley is an exciting example of urban regeneration. One of the first residential areas is Springhead Park, styled as a modern reinvention of the traditional Kentish village with contemporary and classic elements in brick and pastel colours reflecting the local vernacular. Modena railings were used within the 27.5 hectare site [...]
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Feb
Market Estate, Islington - Modena Railing Fence Market Estate is situated next to Caledonian Park in the London Borough of Islington. It is named after the Metropolitan Cattle Market, opened by Prince Albert in 1855 as an alternative to Smithfield. Â A major redevelopment includes a mix of residential units. As part of this scheme, significant [...]
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Feb
Feb
Jaguar Land Rover - Perimeter Fence Jaguar Land Rover's new £500 million engine manufacturing facility at the i54 business park is situated close to the M54 motorway outside Wolverhampton. The new plant, which is the size of 14 football pitches, is JLR's largest investment for in-house engine design and manufacturing in a generation. It will [...]
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Feb
Feb
North Kent Police HQ - Landmark Building, Gravesend North Kent Police HQ is a four-storey landmark building of 11,500 m2 situated at Gravesend. Glenn Howells Architects were responsible for developing the building concept which features a number of ‘green’ technologies including solar shading to the south façade which is provided by means of brise soleil. [...]
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Feb
Feb
Anti-climb fence for new Hitherfield Primary School & Children’s Centre Hitherfield Primary School & Children's Centre provides community and children's services and extended day care for pre-school age children in Streatham. The £1.2m project at Hitherfield was won by Architype whose philosophy is “to be bold and honest in the use and expression of materials, [...]
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Feb
Feb
Premises at Four Ashes Industrial Estate Two different styles of gate were designed for premises at Four Ashes Industrial Estate near Wolverhampton. The client required screening to an office parking area and a sliding gate for heavy vehicle access to the adjacent warehouse. Each gate was supplied with matching fence panels to secure the overall boundary [...]
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Feb
Feb
Castle Course St Andrews - Italia-80 steel louvred panels The Castle Course is the newest addition to the St Andrews' portfolio of golf courses, opened in July 2008. The architectural brief was for a prestigious club-house with a low environmental impact and features a circular design, clad in Scottish sandstone with a copper roof. Lang+Fulton [...]
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Feb
Feb
Chelmsford Sports Centre - Italia-100 fence The Sport and Athletics Centre at Chelmsford has been transformed into a training centre for elite athletes and a permanent home for Chelmsford City FC. It is also major venue for athletic events. The final phase of this significant investment included the improvement of the boundary fencing. Lang+Fulton were [...]
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Feb
Feb
Murrayfield Stadium - Siena Sport Fence Murrayfield Stadium is the headquarters of the Scottish Rugby Union and the home venue for Scotland's international fixtures. In 2010 the perimeter boundary was relocated to allow for the construction of the new tram system which is being built in Edinburgh. A Siena Sport fence was chosen to provide [...]
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Feb
Feb
Emirates Stadium for Arsenal FC as barrier fencing Lang+Fulton products were used extensively at The Emirates Stadium for Arsenal FC as barrier fencing, security screening, balustrading and wall cladding. The Arezzo-25 fence panels with a 76x25mm aperture were supplied with the flat bars running horizontally in order to take a loading requirement of EN 1991-1-1: [...]
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Feb
Feb
Meadowlands Coventry - MUGA fencing systems designed by Lang + Fulton Coventry City Council have erected five MUGA fencing systems designed by Lang +Â Fulton over a period of six years. A 63x132mm aperture Verona steel grating fence was chosen for its proven record of durability and resistance to vandalism. Each installation was customised to meet [...]
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Jan
Jan
Paddington Basin - St Mary’s Hospital Paddington Basin is the terminus of one branch of the Grand Junction Canal and is being regenerated as a high-end mixed-use development, branded as Merchant Square, by European Land & Property. A Canal Edge Improvement Plan formed part of the project establishing the basin as a focal point for [...]