2Life®, 4Life® and Dragon coated wire

Our long life technologies explained

WireSolutions has a strong reputation all over the world for the excellent quality of coated wire.

But how can the end user tell which product to use? Here we give a simple review of the differences between our most popular products. Whatever the product, we start with the very highest standard of steel wire, manufactured to surpass British Standards and to last longer than our rivals.

Offers 2 times longer service life than BS EN 10244-2 Class A Zinc galvanised wire.

 

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Extra thick alloy coating.

Offers 4 times longer service life than BS EN 10244-2 Class A Zinc galvanised wire.

 

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Offers 5 times longer service life than BS EN 10244-2 Class A Zinc galvanised wire.

 

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2Life® and 4Life® coatings for longer life

In both 2Life® and 4Life® products the key active ingredient is the coating which gives extra life to the fencing products. This is an alloy of zinc and aluminium. The zinc gives an active, sacrificial and traditional anti-corrosive coating, while the aluminium provides a passive protection by slowing down the sacrificial reaction of the zinc and increasing the lifespan of the coating overall. As its name suggests, 2Life® offers a service life that is 2 times longer than BS EN 10244-2 Class A Zinc galvanised wire.

4Life® has a thicker coating weight of zinc and aluminium than 2Life®, and of course, lasts 4 times longer compared to heavily galvanised. Our fencing staples are made from 4Life® as standard.

The 2Life® products are our standard range and include light, medium, heavy, high tensile and light high tensile stock fencing as well as high tensile and mild steel barbed wire. Barracuda heavy duty high tensile barbed wire and coiled wire are also made of 2Life®.

Dragon

The starting point for Dragon EstateWIRE fencing is our OPTIMUM product to which we’ve added the extra green anti-corrosion protection. Tests have shown it is the market’s longest-lasting green wire fencing.

Our Dragon EstateWIRE is a major step forward, answering the demand for green products that blend with the environment, and that deliver an even longer corrosion-resistant life.

Available in a range of products and sizes, Dragon OPTIMUM is a great alternative to 2Life® with that added extra lifespan.