Fastline and Zaun report that they are already experiencing benefits since the recent shareholding investment by Fastline and appointment of Fastline’s Mike Fellows to the Zaun board of directors. Fellows, pictured left, and Zaun co-founder and owner Alastair Henman, pictured right, see this as only the start of something for the UK and international fencing markets; through collaboration, combined sales efforts, joint procurement and use of space to increase stock and production capacity.
The firms see clear advantages to be explored in the potential combination of specialist equipment and personnel skill-sets. As Henman says: “We see this very much as the whole being greater than a sum of the parts.”
Fastline, based in Willenhall, are one of only a handful of companies in the UK with in-house palisade rolling. This operates 24 hours a day to deal with demand. Add to that the welded and woven mesh production at Zaun along with laser and robot technology. Fastline point to a near unlimited catalogue due to their ability to produce standard items and fabricate to highly bespoke requirements.
Fastline say that they have already benefited from an increased capacity for railing production and are capitalising on more opportunities by using Zaun labour and robotic welding. The companies add that they will maintain large combined stock levels of standard perimeter systems, to enable fast lead times. Zaun has a range of security rated products, which Fastline are now pushing out to their customer base. Similarly, Zaun feels much better placed to serve customers with an expanded range of railings, palisade, and associated products.
Henman adds: “Fastline and Zaun are enjoying the immediate benefits of an intriguing and, I’m sure to some, a surprising relationship within the perimeter security industry. Our varied customer base and, as we both agree, quite different modus operandi seem to have ignited the very best of both companies. This was a move not expected by any in the industry but one that undoubtedly all will now be watching with interest.”
