Warwickshire firm targets growth with innovative new fencing product

A WARWICKSHIRE company is targeting growth with the launch of a revolutionary new way to install fences, decking and signposts without the need for conventional concrete foundations.

Stop Digging, based at Clearwater Business Park, Napton Holt, uses hot dip galvanised ground screws that can be used for projects ranging from temporary hoardings and timber out-buildings to bus shelters, terraces, and climbing frames.

Darryl Gregory , managing director, said: “The ground screws save time and money because there’s no need for digging and concreting. Each installation is quick because each screw takes only five minutes to insert into the ground.

“The screws, which are re-useable, are corrosion-free and can be installed in any weather. There’s limited disruption as there’s no need to use heavy plant on site. It makes all jobs much easier compared to conventional concrete foundations.”

He said that ground screws could also be used for car ports, poles, road signs, garden umbrellas, flags, site protection hoardings and even installing gravestones.

The ground screws are designed to fit a standard post for Highways Agency road signs so it is hoping this may interest the organisation.

Stop Digging’s Swedish parent Sluta Grav (Swedish for ‘stop digging’) launched the product to its domestic market in 2010 and has seen business treble each successive year since. The company has since expanded into Norway, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands.

“The UK market is six times the size of Sweden and – because the construction season in Scandinavia is shorter due to long cold winters – we believe the UK market has great potential for our products,” added Gregory.

“At this early stage we are planning to appoint installers throughout the UK from fencing, decking, and signpost companies as well as small house-building companies, typically employing less than 20 people.”