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Product Highlights
- Surface-detectable with tracer wire - Locate underground electrical cable runs quickly and accurately.
- Red high-visibility polyethylene - Alerts excavators to critical buried utilities to reduce service strikes.
- Standards-compliant mesh - Approved to ENA TS 12-23 and EN 12613:2009 for electrical cable protection.
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This detectable mesh safeguards underground service installations by providing early electrical warning detection. With its integrated tracer wire, it enables precise identification of electrical cable below ground before excavation starts. Designed for high-risk zones, the red polyethylene mesh reduces utility strikes and meets essential project standards.
Fast to deploy and easy to trace, this mesh ensures underground service identification without direct contact. Utility providers and civil engineers use it to protect buried assets from costly damage or disruption.
- Integrated tracer wire - Enables surface detection of underground electrical services with cable locators.
- High-visibility design - Red colour stands out clearly during trench work and backfill.
- Polyethylene construction - Durable and stable in all ground conditions, including acidic and alkaline soils.
- Standards approved - Certified to ENA TS 12-23 and EN 12613:2009 for reliable performance.
- Supplied in 100m rolls - Ready for trenching, each roll covers a wide underground service zone.
This underground service protection mesh is widely used across construction, utilities, and infrastructure projects where the safe identification of electrical cable below ground is essential. Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), highways contractors and fibre optic installers use it as part of their statutory compliance and CDM strategy. Its red polyethylene profile and embedded tracer wire provide a fast and reliable alert system when using cable detection equipment.
Installation typically places the mesh 150–300mm above the cable line, enabling a layered approach to risk management. This methodology enhances workforce safety and minimises public hazards by avoiding direct contact with live infrastructure. It’s lightweight, flexible, and simple to roll out across long stretches of trench, even when space is limited or congested with other utilities.
Applications include housing developments, substations, road crossings and major utility upgrades. The high-contrast warning layer reinforces duty-of-care compliance and ensures consistent visibility during excavations.
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This electrical warning mesh is engineered to deliver enhanced protection for buried electrical infrastructure across construction, utilities, and civil engineering projects. Its primary function is to alert excavators to the presence of electrical services below ground, minimising the risk of accidental strikes that can lead to severe injury, costly repairs, or service disruption.
Manufactured from durable polyethylene, the mesh is brightly coloured and highly visible, allowing it to act as a surface-detectable barrier. It includes an integrated tracer wire, enabling cable locating devices to pinpoint the position of buried electric cables or fibre optics without the need for excavation. This detection method is essential for safe excavation and compliance with underground service avoidance protocols.
Rated to ENA TS 12-23 and EN 12613:2009, the mesh meets industry-recognised benchmarks for performance and reliability. The tensile strength rating of 300 N ensures it holds form under ground pressure while remaining traceable and intact over time.
This product is often used by Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), utility providers, and groundwork contractors. Its robust build and compliance credentials make it suitable for long-term service marking in both urban infrastructure projects and remote utility installations. It is particularly effective when used in combination with smart detection planning and site mapping software.
The mesh is 200mm wide and supplied in 100m rolls, giving contractors generous trench coverage per roll. Its lightweight nature and flexibility simplify handling on site, allowing fast, accurate installation even in confined or multi-utility corridors. The product is also chemically stable in a wide range of soil conditions, including acidic and alkaline environments, which prevents degradation and maintains detectability over time.
On projects involving live electrical infrastructure, this mesh becomes part of a layered safety approach. In high-risk zones such as substations, distribution links, or fibre communication backbones, clearly marked electrical protection layers are a critical part of CDM (Construction Design and Management) strategy.
Whether used in rail projects, power grid extensions, or new residential zones, the electrical warning mesh provides operational peace of mind. Its high-contrast colouring and bold printed warnings reinforce awareness during excavation, helping avoid the dangers of exposed conductors or ruptured cable sheaths.
HERMEQ’s electrical detectable mesh supports compliance, safety, and efficiency in underground electrical infrastructure projects, forming a key part of best practice site safety planning across the UK’s critical utility sectors.
| Dimension | Test Method | Specification |
| Mesh Length | Gauge | As Specified |
| Mesh Width | Tape Measure | As Specified |
| Mesh Weight | Scale | 55 g/m2 |
| Text Tape Width | Tape Measure | As Specified |
| Wire Diameter | N/A | As Specified |
What is underground service mesh used for?
It signals the presence of electrical cable below ground to prevent strikes during excavation.
Does it offer electrical warning detection?
Yes, the tracer wire allows for accurate surface-level electrical warning detection with cable locators.
Is it suitable for live utilities?
Yes, this product is often used above live electric cables and is compliant with ENA and EN standards.
How should it be installed?
Place the mesh 150–300mm above the cable in trench backfill for effective warning visibility.