Security Grade Chain Link Fence Proves Most Effective in Deterring and

Delaying Intruders

New York, NY, March 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- According to The Tested and Proven Performance of
Security Grade Chain Link Fence Systems (2010), published by the Chain Link Fence Manufacturers
Institute (CLFMI), select security grades of chain link fence significantly outperformed competing fence
systems in deterring and delaying intruders in high security applications.

The testing was conducted by one of the nation's most respected independent testing organizations, the
Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas using ASTM approved testing procedures.

When properly specified and installed according to ASTM guidelines, test results revealed the following:

- Security grade chain link fence can effectively provide protection from vehicular impact in high security
applications. It also provides resistance to low and medium grade forced-entry threat levels.

The number of people involved in the entry attempt and the tools available to them define the level of
threat. A low threat level is indicated by the use of power tools (gasoline, electric or hydraulic) and
devices requiring more than one person to transport and operate.

A medium threat level is indicated by the use of power tools requiring an outside power source or
self-contained gasoline or battery driven tools and devices requiring more than two persons to transport
and operate.

- When establishing perimeters and measuring performance in vehicular impact resistance, different
fittings, fabrics and gauges of security grade chain link can be specified for different threat levels.

- Security grade small mesh chain link fencing, designed to prevent toeholds and finger penetration,
serves as an effective barrier to passing weapons and provides good visibility for detecting attempts at
forced entry.

Even though a wide variety of high to low level protection tactics and techniques can be used to defend
against forced entry, the main purpose of a perimeter security system is to detect and delay anyone
attempting to aggressively penetrate a facility.

It's important to coordinate the level of protection for a property with the time of law enforcement
response.

Long® Fence Specifies Security Grade Chain Link According to ASTM Standards

Security grade chain link fence systems, when properly specified and installed can provide proven levels
of resistance to various threat levels. Security grade chain link fence can provide appropriate safety
barriers capable of absorbing the impact of a vehicle or forced entry attempts.

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Long® Fence specifies and installs security grade chain link fences and related perimeter security
solutions according to ASTM standards. Applications that protect against maximum aggression assaults
include border and homeland security projects. Long® Fence can also provide security grade chain link
combined with barbed tape and razor ribbon for maximum security applications such as correctional
institutions and military bases. Cable reinforced chain link fence is available for applications that require
protection from low threat vehicular assaults such as federal agencies. Minimum security applications
such as schools and other public accommodations also benefit from the features of security grade chain
link.

Long® Fence Senior Vice President Larry Friedman notes, “Security grade chain link remains the
leading, most cost effective perimeter fence system on the market today and, when properly specified and
installed, can provide a higher standard of resistance to low, medium and aggressive threats.”

Long® Fence Has Provided Chain Link and Other Perimeter Security Fencing since 1945

Long® Fence, a family owned fence contractor in operation since 1945, primarily serves the mid-Atlantic
region from Pennsylvania to Georgia, however large scale government and industrial installations can be
found in most of the United States. Long® Fence installs all types of fencing and related perimeter
security products to federal, industrial, commercial and residential customers.

Selected installations highlighting perimeter security include Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant in
Washington DC, Albion Correctional Facility in New York and Fort Knox in Kentucky.

For more information, call 888-220-5664 or visit http://www.longfence.com

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Contact Information:
Long Fence
Karen Richey
301-428-9040
info@longfence.com
www.longfence.com

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