About

The Smart Fence is Gallagher's revolutionary new portable fencing system.

It is a four-wire, fully-portable, all-in-one fence system that can be quickly and easily erected and dismantled by people with no prior temporary fencing experience.

The origins of the Smart Fence can be traced back to the Swiss Alps. Gallagher’s Swiss team first had the idea of creating a multi-wire fence, similar to a pull-out clothesline, where all the wires unwind at once. Such a simple concept eventually turned into the Smart Fence product - an international success story set to redefine the concept of portable fencing.

The reason for its worldwide appeal? Unlike traditional temporary fencing which uses multiple reels and standards, the Smart Fence is easy to carry and store and very simple to put up. Once erected and connected to an energizer, it provides an extremely safe, effective barrier for use in a wide range of situations.

Product Features

• The Smart Fence is a four-wire completely portable, instant, all in one electric fence system.
• Quick and easy to put up and take down. Four wires, ten posts and 100m (330ft) length provides an optimal, easy to install instant fencing solution.
• The height of the top wire is 107cm/42 inches (including post's metal tread-in spike) - or 90 cm/35 and a half inches from the foot of the post.
• Easy to carry and store away. The Smart Fence combines posts, reels and wire all in one easily transportable package.
• The four wire system ensures highly effective, safe animal control.
• Can be used on all types of terrain - works just as well on rolling contour as it does in a flat paddock.
• The Smart Fence has a variety of uses, including:
  • Create a temporary paddock within a larger paddock for a specific number of drafted animals
  • Divide paddocks for more efficient grazing
  • Graze animals in non-fenced areas
  • Provide a safer roadside grazing option versus a single wire fence
  • Deliver easy and fast fencing for remote grazing areas
  • Quick fix patch-up option for problem areas on permanent fences
  • Fence off silage bale stacks
  • Compatible with Gallagher energizers.

Media Corner

Browse the latest media releases and coverage on the Smart Fence.

Gallagher On the Wire Newsletter - Edition 13, August 2011

Smart Fence wins award at the Plastics Industry Biennial Design Awards - October 2010

Smart Fence wins the Fieldays Equipment of the Year Award - June 2010

Smart Fence owes its success to smart kiwis - Agribusiness, May/June 2010

A versatile portable fence for stock - Lifestyle Farmer Magazine, May 2010

Electric fence has Europeans pulsating - Country-Wide, April 2010

Unique world-first fence system set to revolutionise portable fencing - Press Release

Testimonial: Aussie Council rounds up loose stock the Smart Fence way

The Gallagher Smart Fence is making containing and shifting loose livestock on public roads much quicker, easier and more cost-effective for the Yarra Ranges Council near Melbourne.

Council initially bought two set ups following a demonstration of the products by Gallagher Australia Territory Manager Dave Manning. Each set up has a Smart Fence and a B11 Energizer. A council spokesperson said their decision was based on three key factors: they were "... reasonable pricewise, very easy to use, and Gallagher has a very good name." The return on council's investment (ROI) has been immediate, leading them to considering buying five more of each product.

Using the Smart Fence and B11 Energizer, just one council staff member can now round up animals with minimal physical effort and setup time. Previously, council had used cumbersome, time-consuming and costly stock crates, several staff and sometimes a contractor as well for the job. The Smart Fence and B11 Energizer will be extremely useful in the future to deal with animals on the loose as a result of bush fires and the products will also be used in council's stock pound.

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