Custom Printing
Printed fence covers turn temporary fencing and crowd barriers into branded, clearly identified perimeters on construction and event projects. HERMEQ prints logos, colours and project messages in full colour on covers for mesh fence panels, jackets for crowd control barriers and marketing sheeting for scaffolding and site boundaries. Each cover fits over the fencing or barriers already on site, adds partial screening to an open mesh run and gives the whole boundary one finished appearance. The covers are made in the UK, in PVC mesh or polyester Airmesh.
Printed fence covers for mesh fencing, crowd barriers and scaffolding
The choice of printed fence cover starts with the barrier it will hang on, because each cover in the range is cut to one type of frame and sits correctly only on that frame.
Heras fence covers
Heras fence covers, also sold as fence banners or fence screens, are made for 3.5m temporary mesh panels, the standard frame for site perimeters, and cover the face of each panel with a logo, project board or safety message. HERMEQ prints custom Heras fence covers to your artwork in PVC mesh or Airmesh, and the printed mesh fence covers come in a standard and a premium grade. HERMEQ also supplies the temporary mesh fencing panels the covers fit, so the fence and its covers can be ordered for the same run.
Crowd control barrier covers and jackets
Crowd barrier covers, which the events trade also calls barrier jackets, are made for 2.3m and 2.5m crowd control barriers, the interlocking steel barriers used for queues, event perimeters and pedestrian routes. HERMEQ prints the crowd control barrier covers and jackets and the printed crowd barrier covers in four grades, each made to order for either barrier length. A Heras fence cover is the wrong height and length for a crowd barrier, and a barrier jacket will not span a mesh panel, so confirm which barrier and which length are on site before you order.
Construction marketing sheeting
Construction marketing sheeting is printed sheeting for scaffold wraps, building frontages and long perimeter runs, where one large graphic carries further than a separate cover on each panel. Developers and contractors choose construction marketing sheeting on long-duration builds in busy commercial streets, where the site faces heavy foot traffic and the hoarding line becomes advertising space for the project. It fits every HERMEQ fencing system, mesh panels and temporary frames in particular, as well as scaffolding.
PVC mesh and Airmesh fence covers
Temporary fencing covers in the range are printed on two families of cloth, and the choice between them depends on how long the cover stays up and how often it moves. PVC coated polyester mesh is the heavier cloth, holds a dense, sharp print and suits large-scale branding on long-term runs that stay in place for the life of a build. The Basic crowd barrier cover can also be printed on solid PVC banner where the graphic matters more than airflow. Polyester Airmesh is the lighter cloth and is machine washable, so covers can be taken down, cleaned and refitted on the next site or event.
On mesh fence covers, the standard grade is PVC mesh and the premium grade is Airmesh. The crowd barrier covers run from Basic and Standard in PVC to Premium and Elite in Airmesh, with Elite dye-sublimation printed and fixed with Velcro for front-of-house areas where the barrier line is on show.
Fence covers for construction sites and events
What a printed cover has to do depends on who reads it and from how far away.
Construction site perimeters
On a public-facing perimeter the cover is read from a passing car or the far pavement, so contractor and developer branding works best as a large logo, the project name and a contact line. Covers on every panel give a long run of construction fence screening one uniform finish that a bare mesh line does not have. A mesh cover screens a site only partly, so where the frontage needs full screening or noise control, steel site hoarding, timber plywood hoarding and acoustic barriers are the products for it.
Events, festivals and stadiums
At events the covers carry sponsor logos and the information that moves people around the site: entrances, exits, zones and security areas. Covers in one colour per zone let stewards and visitors tell a backstage or restricted area from a public one at a glance.
Council and infrastructure works
Highway, utility and public realm schemes use covers for public messaging. A cover that states what the work is, who is carrying it out, how long it will last and who to contact sits alongside the client's branding on long infrastructure perimeters, and stays in place as the works move along the route.
Heras fence covers in high winds
A printed cover closes much of the open mesh on a panel, so a covered run of temporary fencing catches more wind than the same run left bare. Airmesh is the more air permeable cloth and lets more wind pass through than PVC mesh, so choose it for exposed sites, open ground and events on hilltops or near the coast.
The stabilisation of a screened run is chosen together with the cover. On an exposed run, every panel needs to sit fully in its foot with a clamp at each joint, and the line needs braces and ballast, with extra support at corners, gates and run ends. HERMEQ supplies temporary fencing feet, clamps and braces and concrete ballast blocks alongside the covers, so the cover and its support can be ordered for the same run.
Artwork for custom fence covers
Each custom cover is printed in full colour to the artwork you supply, from a single logo to a finished full-panel design, and HERMEQ finalises the artwork with you before production so the printed cover matches the intended design.
Keep logos, phone numbers and web addresses clear of the hemmed edges and eyelets, where the fixings and folds sit. On individual panel covers the design repeats on every panel along the run, so it should read complete on a single panel; a message split across several panels breaks up as soon as a panel is moved or a gate is opened.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are they called Heras fence covers?
Heras is a manufacturer's brand that became the everyday name for temporary steel mesh fence panels, alongside site fencing, construction fencing and mesh panels. A Heras fence cover is a printed cover sized to one of those panels, whoever made the panel. The same products are also searched for as fence banners, fence screens and fence wraps.
Will the covers fit fencing from another supplier?
The covers are made for HERMEQ panels and crowd barriers, and they fit other makers' panels and barriers of the same size. Panel and barrier dimensions differ between manufacturers, so measure the width and height of the frame on site and compare it with the size on the product page before ordering.
How is a fence cover fixed to the panel?
The covers have hemmed edges with steel eyelets, and each eyelet is tied to the panel frame with a cable tie or bungee cord. Tie to the frame tube, not the mesh infill, and pull the cover taut so it cannot flap against the panel.
Are printed fence covers fire rated?
The mesh fence covers and crowd barrier covers are B1 fire rated, in both PVC mesh and polyester Airmesh. The crowd barrier covers are made for indoor and outdoor use, so the same set can move from an outdoor festival site to an exhibition hall or arena concourse.
What is fence scrim?
Fence scrim is printed or plain mesh cloth fixed along a fence or barrier line, usually as one continuous length. The Standard, Premium and Elite crowd barrier covers are also made as continuous scrim at 900mm high, which runs along the whole barrier line and closes the gaps that individual covers leave between barriers. Individual covers suit lines that are moved and reconfigured often, and continuous scrim suits a fixed line that should read as one unbroken graphic.