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HERMEQ DACHTemporary Site Hoarding
Site hoarding closes off construction sites, renovation projects and public works behind a solid line that screens the work and keeps the public out. HERMEQ supplies steel and PVC hoarding panels and systems, from portable steel panels in rubber feet to in-ground, ballasted, concrete-based and crash-tested hoarding for exposed, high-security and roadside work.
The steel panels are profiled steel cladding on a steel frame. The reusable PVC system pairs interlocking boards with a steel frame and concrete ballast for large projects where the line moves. Contractors, builders and event organisers build each panel line with standard fencing accessories, and the steel panels are made in the UK and powder coated in-house for branded hoarding lines.
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Types of site hoarding
Portable steel panels suit hoarding lines that go up quickly and move with the job, and the heavier systems are built for wind exposure, high security and work beside live traffic.
Steel hoarding panels
The standard portable hoarding panel is profiled steel cladding on a steel frame, stood in rubber feet and clipped to its neighbours with no digging. HERMEQ steel hoarding panels are the choice for building site perimeters, compounds and event boundaries where the line has to go up quickly and may be moved or taken down at short notice, and where a solid screen is needed in place of temporary mesh fencing. The steel hoarding system calculator works out the panels and fittings for a given run length.
Hybrid steel and mesh hoarding panels
The hybrid hoarding panel has a solid corrugated steel infill in its lower part and mesh above it, so it screens activity at ground level while the upper part stays open to view and to the wind. Choose it for event perimeters, car parks and site boundaries where security staff and passers-by need to see into the area. It stands in the same rubber feet as the steel panels.
In-ground steel hoarding
In-ground steel hoarding fixes heavy duty steel panels to posts anchored below ground, so the line stands without feet or ballast and holds in high-wind locations. It suits long-term perimeters, compounds and high-risk zones where the ground can be excavated, and it replaces a built timber plywood hoarding on projects that want a steel line for the whole build.
Heavy duty on-ground hoarding
Heavy duty on-ground hoarding stands on stabilised kentledge trays, which gives the stability of a fixed line without breaking the ground. Choose it for long-term perimeters on hardstanding, over buried services or on surfaces that must be handed back undamaged, and where a smooth, flat face is wanted for client branding. The system is supplied with its blocks, stabilisers and couplers.
PVC hoarding systems
The PVC hoarding system, HERMEQ PVC EcoHoard, is interlocking PVC boards on a steel scaffold tube framework held down with concrete ballast. It is built for major and phased projects, such as road, rail and utility works, data centres and large developments, where the hoarding line moves between phases, and its frame and ballast can be configured for higher wind loading. The boards are fully reusable and recyclable.
Crash-tested hoarding
Hoarding beside live traffic has to restrain a vehicle as well as screen the works, and freestanding panels on rubber feet are not designed for that job. CityWall crash-tested hoarding meets BS EN 1317-2 at N1 and N2 and combines noise-reducing panels and anti-climb protection with a slim footprint. Choose it for inner-city and roadside works where the line sits against the carriageway and pavement space is tight.
Concrete barrier hoarding
The concrete barrier systems put a hoarding or mesh screen on interlocking precast concrete blocks, which gives impact resistance at the base and height above it. Choose the concrete barrier with plywood hoarding (PCH) where the works must be screened from view. The concrete barrier with mesh extension (PCM) is the choice where staff and the public need to see through the line, such as between worksites and pedestrian zones.
On-ground or in-ground hoarding
The right fixing depends on the ground, how long the hoarding stays, whether the line moves with the project phases and whether digging is allowed. Freestanding panels in rubber feet stand on any firm, level surface and suit shorter jobs and lines that are relocated often, because panels lift out of their feet and are re-clipped elsewhere with little more than a spanner.
Ballasted on-ground hoarding, on kentledge trays or concrete hoarding ballast blocks, is the choice where the ground cannot be broken: hardstanding, finished paving, public realm and ground over buried services. It holds a long-term line in exposed positions and can still be lifted and shifted when a phase ends. In-ground posts give the most permanent line, for sites where the ground can be excavated and the boundary is fixed for the life of the project, and the post holes are reinstated when the hoarding comes down. Concrete barrier bases sit on the surface but need lifting plant to place and move, so they suit long runs that need impact resistance and move rarely.
Hoarding panel sizes and heights
Steel hoarding panels, their gates and their infills come in two standard heights, 2.0m and 2.4m. The lower height is the usual choice for general perimeter screening on building sites and at events, and the taller one is chosen for public-facing lines, high-risk locations and sites where extra height makes climbing and passing items over harder. Where a run needs more height, a mesh hoarding extension fits on top of the steel panels. The PVC system has a taller option on request, the concrete barrier systems gain height by mounting a screen on the block, and CityWall carries anti-climb protection higher than any other system in the range for the most exposed inner-city and roadside works.
Hoarding for construction sites, roadworks and events
Construction site perimeters
On a building site the hoarding screens plant, materials and activity from roads, pavements and neighbouring properties, and it controls who comes in. Gate positions are best planned around delivery routes and the pedestrian entrance before the panels are ordered.
Roadside and inner-city works
Beside a carriageway the line has to stand up to a vehicle strike and still leave the footway usable, which is the work crash-tested and concrete barrier hoarding are built for. Where neighbours are close and noise limits apply, acoustic barriers can run alongside or inside the hoarding line.
Events and festivals
At events the hoarding forms crowd boundaries, screens back-of-house areas and closes off service routes, and it has to go up and come down within the build and break windows. Steel and hybrid panels in rubber feet suit that pace, and low-profile anti-trip feet reduce trip hazards where the public walks beside the line.
Branded and powder coated hoarding
The finish is a choice of appearance and project length. Galvanised panels have a plain zinc finish that suits working perimeters, compounds and lines that go from job to job, while painted and powder coated panels give a coloured face on the public side for client-branded and long-running projects. HERMEQ powder coats in-house, so panels, gates, infills and ground skirts can be supplied in the same colour for a continuous hoarding line. For logos, project graphics and site information, custom printed hoarding adds graphics and signage to the line.
Site hoarding accessories
Feet and couplers
Every portable panel line stands on rubber block fence feet, which take the panel legs at each joint. Fence clips bolt neighbouring panels together so the run holds together as one line, and spare clips are worth ordering for corners, gates and repairs.
Stabilisers and ballast
Solid hoarding catches far more wind than mesh, so every solid line needs support on the site side, scaled to how exposed it is. Standard runs take stabilisers and block trays loaded with concrete ballast blocks. Exposed lines, taller panels and long open runs move up to a single or double tray ballast system or heavier kentledge blocks. Where height is needed with less wind load, the hybrid panel or a mesh extension lets air through the upper part of the line. Tall or exposed hoarding is normally checked by a temporary works designer, who sets the spacing and weight of the ballast.
Anti-lift and anti-tamper fittings
The weak points in a portable line are the feet and the clips, and both can be secured before the hoarding goes up. Anti-lift brackets stop panels being lifted out of their feet. Step block struts tie the foot to the coupler, so a panel cannot come out until several parts are taken off. Anti-tamper fence clips use a nut that only turns with a matching spanner, which stops panels being unclipped with ordinary tools on public-facing and unattended sites.
Infills, ground skirts and extensions
Hoarding panel infills close the gaps at the joints between panels, and ground skirts close the gap beneath them, so the line gives no view through and no way under for debris or windblown litter. Mesh extensions on top of the panels deter climbing and stop items being passed over the line.
Hoarding gates
Steel hoarding gates match the panels in height and finish and join the line with standard fittings. A hoarding pedestrian gate gives a lockable entrance for the workforce and visitors. A hoarding vehicle gate opens a double-leaf access for deliveries and plant. For controlled entry without keys or site power, the keyless DigiNox hoarding gate has a mechanical code lock. Heavy duty mesh and on-ground gates sit in the wider range of vehicle and pedestrian gates.