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Landscaping & External Solutions Emoji bin wins! When a range of concept designs for new school waste and recycling bins was shown to pupils in the South West, one stood head and shoulders above the rest - the Emoji Bin from Leafield Environmental. So enthused was Vince Wright, Leafield’s UK and Export Sales Manager, that the designs have been realised and the new bins have been produced and introduced in super-quick time. The new bins were designed with emoji faces in order to help younger children identify between recyclable litter - smiley face emoji, and landfill waste - sad face emoji, but they have already established their place as ‘happy mixed waste bins.’ The new Emoji Bins are manufactured entirely from recyclable polyethylene, the bin bodies being manufactured from recycled material. They stand some 80cm high and have a capacity of 60 litres when used with a plastic sack liner or 70 litres when used with the optional moulded plastic liner. www.leafieldrecycle.com How long will a new timber fence last? A new timber fence is a substantial investment which you would expect to last 15- 20 years. In reality this can be quite different in many cases. What customers may not realise is that there is range of timber fence post options available. Whilst some timber posts last many years, others fail after only a few. Timber fence post failure, due to ground rot, is the root cause of fence failure. From the moment a new timber fence is installed, decay will start to occur at the ground line section of the fence post. Some wood preservative treatments will keep this at bay for many years, others will only protect the wood for a few years. A perfectly good fence will fall over when the timber fence post has rotted through at ground level, meaning the whole fence will need repairing or replacing. It really is worth ensuring that the timber fence posts that are used will last for 20 years. Timber fence posts fitted with Postsaver ground-line barrier sleeves, offer the ultimate protection as they completely protect this vulnerable section of the post from ground rot. They have been in production for over 20 years, and have been proven to prevent ground rot. www.postsaver.co.uk Striking a balance between security, aesthetics & budget JAcksons fencing research highlights challenges facing architects when installing school fencing. • A third of architects say that schools have weak points in their perimeters and entrances • Multiple entry points are the biggest access control challenge affecting schools (90%) • Nearly all architects are familiar with Secured by Design standards (95%) • 71% of refurbishment specifications are identical to the original ones Today Jacksons Fencing, the UK perimeter security manufacturer and specialist, releases insights into architects’ views on school safety from its report ‘Protecting the Future’. Taken alongside teachers’ perspectives, the report highlights significant differences between architects and school management as well as some reassuring common ground. On average, almost two thirds of architects know of schools being affected by fencing and gate issues (60%). While a similar amount of head teachers have commissioned new access solutions at least once (63%) and over three quarters have had their perimeter inspected within the past five years (80%), these problems are clearly not being resolved. The majority of architects (71%) find that school security refurbishments use the original specifications with some value engineering while a significant number know of schools down specifying to save cost (17%). This is despite head teachers’ greatest concerns being unauthorised exits and entrances (30% and 25%), both of which can be prevented with well-designed and specified fencing and gates. Specification evasion Architects identify budget as the greatest challenge when installing school fencing (84%), followed by restricted installation times (48%) and working where children are present (39%). The high number of schools keeping the same specifications or down specifying may be a reflection of this concern for cost and minimum disruption. A perimeter’s price tag is not the most significant concern for schools, however. Performance is the highest priority (73%) for teachers, followed closely by security ratings and accredited products (68%). These come ahead of both lifetime and initial costs (64% and 59% respectively). www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk 28 Summer 2018 <strong>4154</strong>
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