Electric fencing earns its place where you want flexible, effective stock control without the cost of a full permanent boundary. Across the bridge into the South West — Bristol, Somerset and the Forest of Dean side — there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work, and for the right job Ben travels for it.
Across the South West, BP Contracting takes on electric fencing as rural and agricultural work on the kind of runs that justify the trip. Across the bridge into the South West — Bristol, Somerset and the Forest of Dean side — there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work, and for the right job Ben travels for it.
The South West — over the Severn into Gloucestershire, Somerset and the Bristol fringe — is rich equestrian and smallholding country, with a lot of horse paddocks, liveries and hobby farms wanting safe post and rail, paddock divisions and ménage work. The Prince of Wales Bridge puts a good slice of it within practical reach of Bridgend, so for the right job the travel makes sense.
Ben sets up permanent and semi-permanent electric fencing — energiser, earthing, line wire or tape on insulated posts — for stock control and grazing rotation. Done properly, with a correctly sized energiser and good earthing, it is a genuine psychological barrier that trains and holds stock; done badly, with poor earth and a weak pulse, it is just a string animals learn to ignore.
It works well as a deterrent strand along the top of post and rail to stop horses leaning and cribbing, as a quick way to cross-fence rotation paddocks, and as a flexible boundary on ground where a permanent fence is not justified. Ben sizes the energiser to the length of line and the stock, and gets the earthing right — which is the part most DIY electric fences get wrong.
It is not a replacement for a proper permanent boundary where one is needed, and Ben will tell you straight when a job wants real stock fencing instead. But for control, rotation and deterrence, a well-set electric system is a practical, cost-effective tool.
Whether your electric fencing job in the South West is a single boundary or a large run, the approach is the same: Ben surveys it, quotes a fixed itemised price, and builds it to a spec that lasts. Get in touch with the location and a rough idea of the job and he will tell you straight whether he can travel for it.
Nine times out of ten it is poor earthing or an undersized energiser. The pulse needs a good earth return through the ground to give the animal a proper deterrent; weak earthing or too small an energiser for the length of line leaves it ineffective. Ben sizes the energiser and sets the earthing correctly so it actually does its job.
Yes — a single electric tape along the inside top of the rails is a very effective deterrent against leaning, cribbing and reaching over, and it is low cost to add. It can go on a new build or be retro-fitted to existing post and rail.
It can be permanent for stock control, but it is not a substitute for a solid physical boundary where one is genuinely needed (roadside, security, sole containment of valuable stock). Ben will advise honestly where electric is the right tool and where a proper stock or post and rail fence is the safer call.
For the right job, yes — Gloucestershire, Somerset and the Bristol fringe are within practical reach over the Prince of Wales Bridge, and there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work there that suits BP. Tell Ben the location and the job and he will confirm whether he can travel for it.
More on our common questions page.
Permanent and semi-permanent electric fencing for stock control and grazing rotation.
Electric fencing →Stock netting strained tight on creosote strainers and HC4 intermediates — built to hold livestock for the long haul.
Stock fencing →Paddock boundaries and divisions — post and rail, stock wire and gates for horses and livestock.
Paddock fencing →Farm boundaries, grant-spec runs, stock netting and gates — proper agricultural fencing for working land.
Agricultural fencing →See all the areas we cover, or read our common questions.
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