The Expanded Metal Company Enhances Metal Mesh Range
The enhancements were made in response to the increasing use of metal stud wall systems in the construction industry and will help contractors and end users to meet insurance and security requirements. Securilath was originally developed by The Expanded Metal Company in the 1990s as a discreet method to target harden critical areas. It significantly delays determined intruders from creating an aperture large enough to gain entry to a building and can be situated within internal and external walls, ceilings, roofs and windows.
It can be easily fitted during construction or retro-fit and is used by worldwide financial institutions and retailers and at many high-risk sites. Products in the Securilath range have long held LPCB certification when applied to timber stud. However, after extensive testing, ExMesh Securilath MD1 now holds LPCB Loss Prevention Standard Security Rating 1 certification for metal stud. Securilath HD1 holds LPCB LPS SR1, SR2 and SR3 certification for metal stud and Securilath HDR holds LPCB LPS SR3 certification when applied to block wall.
Securilath’s LPCB ratings are achieved when installing the mesh on timber stud, metal stud or block wall in accordance with fitting instructions. The range offers innovative fencing systems and security products which are designed to protect people, property and infrastructure from a broad array of threats. ExMesh products are developed and manufactured at The Expanded Metal Company’s 25,000 sqm site in Hartlepool, UK, which is a long-established global centre for expanded metal expertise. The company, which has operated for more than 125 years, was the first UK fencing manufacturer to be awarded ‘Secured by Design’ status. The ExMesh range includes LPCB LPS 1175 SR2 and SR3 rated fencing systems, anti-climb measures, cages, as well as ExMesh Fastrack - a fence system developed for the rail industry - and ExMesh Electra, designed for the electric and telecoms industries.
“By achieving this enhanced certification across our Securilath range, The Expanded Metal Company can provide additional peace of mind to contractors and end users who wish to apply a security mesh to metal studs and block walls, and further options to specifiers who wish to specify LPCB approved security laths in new projects", said Philip Astley, managing director at The Expanded Metal Company. “As the originator of the Securilath concept, it’s exciting to see the product range continue to develop in this way. We pride ourselves on working closely with industry and offering enhanced certification for the Securilath range demonstrates our commitment to addressing security challenges.”
The Expanded Metal Company works closely with contractors and end users to create bespoke solutions for their projects, drawing on its extensive design and manufacturing expertise, and high-class production capabilities. It stocks and supplies a wide range of high quality expanded metal mesh products and offers specialist capabilities in metal work, such as cutting, welding, drilling, punching, shearing and roll forming.
