The Royal New Zealand Air Force
Whenuapai Flight Line Fence
How do you keep the public safe near (and away from) the nation’s air force base? The answer is a Hampden-designed Public Protection Fence. This creates a safety barrier between public use areas and the airport runways, while maintaining access ways for operational and emergency vehicles and staff.
Services offered
Hampden offered a complete package, from design assistance and in-house fabrication, to installation with appropriate experience, management and support. Just as important, detailed shop drawings were provided for all gates to all stakeholders that ensured the client had clarity on what to expect.
Through close communication with Fulton Hogan and GHD engineers, Hampdens dedicated project management and support team ensured all challenges were solved and overcome quickly and easily.
Key project facts
$565,000 project value
A site that required strict “Permit to enter” site procedures and base protocols to work. Hampdens experience in Prison and other Military environments meant we and had a good understanding of what needed to be done. These were well considered and managed.
All footing and gate foundations were managed by Hampden, including Hydro Excavation (which was required at more than 70% of the site!).
The defence force environment required a robust and reliable security solution. We delivered on that by drawing on our 48 years’ experience, and with the support of key suppliers providing quality products.
Scope and products used
Approximately 800m of 2.5m high Chainlink Fencing with a 400x 100mm concrete mowing strip
25x gates
3x automated large cantilever gates
1x automated sliding gate
1x automated 6m wide single swing gate
4x manual double swing gate
16x self-closing pedestrian gates with coded-lock access
Heavy Duty DAAB, FAAC and Roger gate automation was selected for reliability
High quality Locinox coded locks for all pedestrian gates
“The Royal New Zealand Airforce Base had a need for a Public Protection fence along their runways, while still maintaining all secure access points for emergency and operational vehicles and personnel. Hampden provided fit-for-purpose solutions to complex requirements. They designed detailed shop drawings, custom fabrication of products and completed the installation with timely communication and a proactive approach to H&S protocols. I look forward to working with Hampden on the next project.”
