Perimeter Bird Netting

We were appointed to supply and install 19mm bird-exclusion netting at a large distribution centre, as a single lump-sum package: 314.1 linear metres of perimeter netting, around half of it 12.5m high, plus a 104m floor-to-ceiling run along the security fencing line.

At this scale, bird exclusion is as much about access and coordination as it is about netting.

The challenge

• Height and variety of access. Around half of the netting is 12.5m high, fixed from the mezzanine up to the roof structure and from the cold room roof, so no single access method suited every location.
• Working around the operation. Exclusion zones and traffic control below the work, with escape routes, sprinklers, detection and lighting kept clear.
• A change of route before start. Services installed since the survey blocked part of the planned route.

Our approach

• Access matched to each run. Our IRATA Level 3 supervisor chose rope access (around 30–35% of the installation), a MEWP or a vertical mast lift for each area.
• Specification. 19mm black No-Flame netting, fixed to a perimeter wire with crimped ferrules.
• Controlled work areas. Barriers and signage below the work, lanyarded tools, services checked before drilling, and areas checked for birds and nests before enclosing.
• Rescue and supervision. A planned rescue arrangement with kit on site, daily briefings and stop-work authority for everyone on the job.