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Webnet Safety Mesh: Meet Safety Codes and Enjoy the Scenery

When building a safety barrier, there is often a tension between fall protection, maintaining design integrity and allowing for scenic views. A weak or inadequate barrier might allow for
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9 Benefits of Suspension Cables in Tensile Architecture

Jakob stainless steel suspension cables and Webnet mesh can be used in a variety of ways in tensile structures. These materials are ideally suited to safety barriers, anti-throw screens,
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Integrating Green Facade Systems with Art

The Tensile team has been involved in designing and installing green facade systems and artistic installations for many clients over the years. Our green facades comprise a trellis structure
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Green Facades: How to Make Sure They Flourish Year Round

There’s a perennial question when it comes to commercial green facades – how to make sure they flourish all year round? Like any garden, the answer is to set
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Innovative Use of Stainless Steel Wire Rope in Bridge Design

Jakob stainless steel wire ropes are used extensively in bridge construction around the world and are particularly suited to innovative designs and applications. In woven Webnet mesh form, these
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Webnet Mesh for Bridge Safety Applications

The choice of material is key to creating bridge safety barriers that are effective at preventing falls while being durable and unobtrusive in appearance. Here’s why Webnet mesh is
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How Jakob Webnet Mesh Can Be Used for Indoor Projects

At first glance, Jakob Webnet mesh might look like just another type of safety netting for bridges and fences. But while Webnet has excellent safety features and is often
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Why Webnet Mesh Makes an Ideal Solution for Sports Fencing

Made from woven stainless steel wire, Jakob’s Webnet mesh is a highly suitable material for sports fencing, offering strength, durability and flexibility. From ball catchers to indoor stadium crowd
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Indoor Green Walls: The Benefits of Bringing The Outside In

While indoor plants in pots bring some of the outside in, indoor green walls and climbing plant trellises take this effect to another level altogether. Not only do indoor
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How to Create Strong, Cost-Effective Anti-Throw Screens

Anti-throw screens are installed on footbridges and overpasses to prevent items from falling or being thrown over the edge onto passing traffic below. The screens can also be designed
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