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Whether a fence is needed as a border for a single-family home or an estate, or as a perimeter for a gated community, a retirement village or a leisure and recreation resort, Ameristar’s Aegis® fences ensure the best combination of superior strength and long-lasting finish. learn more...

In order to face any potential design need, an architect must have a good product for every likely application. Ameristar’s Echelon II™ Industrial Aluminum Ornamental Fence fills the void. Stronger than many steel industrial fences, the Echelon II™ panel is bolstered by Ameristar’s ForeRunner™ rail technology with an internally secure retaining rod to attach pickets to rails without screws or rivets. The internal raceway slide acts in the two-fold capacity of closing off the raceway to hold the retainer in place and adding significant lateral strength by tying the two sides of the channel together. No other fence available to architects combines the strength of the ForeRunner™ with the maintenance-free quality of polyester coated aluminum. learn more...

Ameristar's Aegis II® ornamental fence system, with its ForeRunner™ rail is a double-walled channel that makes the panel significantly stronger than plain u-channel systems while adding security and beauty by hiding the picket fastening system internally. The internal retaining system, a steel rod running the entire length of the rail, provides the secondary advantage of bias ability to follow grade changes of up to 25%. Ameristar’s PermaCoat® electrostatically-applied epoxy and polyester powder finish is the icing on the cake; there is no better coating system available to withstand the combined threats of corrosion and UV-deterioration. learn more...

There are times when standard industrial products go beyond the practical needs of a project and a more economic alternative is the better solution. When it comes to ornamental steel fences, Aegis Plus® is just that product. With Ameristar’s high strength double-walled ForeRunner™ rail, Aegis Plus® delivers 80% of the strength in the industrial Aegis II® product at a cost that is 25% less. All the features of Aegis II® are included: internally retained pickets with no external fasteners, biasability to follow grade changes of up to 25%, and the double layer of epoxy and polyester coatings that render an essentially maintenance-free surface finish. Ameristar’s architectural support group will be happy to assist you with questions as to whether Aegis Plus® is the appropriate alternative. learn more...

Chainlink fence is no longer the answer for high security applications. Ameristar's Impasse™ is the first fence system that was designed with security in mind. The heavy steel pales mounted vertically to specially shaped steel channels with heavy-duty security bolts ensure a significantly longer delay time to forced entry attempts. The proprietary rail system is designed to enable the addition of other integrated security systems such as sensors or anti-crash cables. All components are uniquely roll-formed to enhance strength and function. Impasse™ not only offers the best solution for security purposes; it is also the most attractive alternative with its neat, uniform profile and its lustrous maintenance-free powder-coated finish. learn more...