Fencing Systems

Trade names.

A tension bar in Ohio is a stretcher bar in Leeds, a barre de tension in Lyon and a Spannstab in Munich. This page lists the names fence contractors and suppliers use in the US, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and in French, German, Italian and Spanish, each linked to the Corona fencing product it describes.

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Five languages, seven markets

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Every name here was checked against a fence supplier, fixings catalogue or trade reference in its market. Where a market uses a broader word, or a different part does the job, the name is marked or left off, so each name points to one product.

Palisade Fence

Palisade Fence is steel palisade fencing in the UK and Ireland and palisade fencing in Australia and New Zealand; in German it is Palisadenzaun.

UK & Ireland: palisade fencingsteel palisade fencingD section palisade
Deutsch: PalisadenzaunSicherheitszaun
Español: valla de empalizada
Italiano: recinzione di sicurezza

Fencing Components

Barbed Wire Arm

Barbed Wire Arms are barb arms in the US and extension arms in the UK; in other languages they are bavolet (French), Stacheldrahtabweiser (German) and bayoneta (Spanish, Mexico).

United States: barb arm
UK & Ireland: extension arm
Français: bavolet
Deutsch: StacheldrahtabweiserÜbersteigschutz
Español: bayoneta

Fencing Components

Tension Bar

Tension Bars are tension bars in the US and stretcher bars in the UK; in other languages they are barre de tension (French), Spannstab (German), barra di tensione (Italian) and barra de tensión (Spanish).

United States: chain link tension bar
UK & Ireland: stretcher bar
Français: barre de tension
Deutsch: GeflechtspannstabSpannstab
Italiano: barra di tensione
Español: barra de tensión

Fencing Components

Gate Drop Rod

Gate Drop Rods are drop rods in the US and drop bolts or cane bolts in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; in other languages they are verrou de sol (French), Bodenriegel (German), catenaccio (Italian) and pasador de suelo (Spanish).

United States: drop rodcane bolt
UK & Ireland: drop boltgate drop bolt
Français: verrou de sol
Deutsch: BodenriegelTorfeststeller
Italiano: catenaccio
Español: pasador de suelo

Fencing Components

Truss Rod

Truss Rod is the truss rod of US chain-link; Spanish-language suppliers call the diagonal brace a tirante.

Español: tirante
Français: jambe de force
Italiano: saetta

Bolts & Fittings

Carriage Bolt

Carriage Bolts are coach bolts or cup square bolts in the UK and cup head bolts in Australia; in other languages they are boulon TRCC (French), Schlossschraube (German) and bullone testa tonda (Italian).

UK & Ireland: coach boltcup square bolt
Australia & NZ: cup head bolt
Français: boulon TRCC
Deutsch: Schlossschraube
Italiano: bullone testa tonda

Bolts & Fittings

Machine Bolt

Machine Bolts are square head bolts in the UK; in other languages they are Vierkantschraube (German) and tornillo cabeza cuadrada (Spanish).

UK & Ireland: square head bolt
Deutsch: Vierkantschraube
Español: tornillo cabeza cuadrada

Fence Posts

Fence Post

Fence Posts are studded T-posts in the US and star pickets or Y posts in Australia and New Zealand; in other languages they are T-Pfosten (German) and poste de acero tipo T (Spanish).

United States: T-poststudded T-poststeel T-post
Australia & NZ: star picketY post
Deutsch: T-Pfosten
Español: poste de acero tipo T
Français: piquet T
Italiano: palo T

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Fence Fittings

Fence Fittings are chain link fittings in the US; in other languages they are accessoires de clôture (French) and accessori per recinzione (Italian), and the tension band is an abrazadera de tensión in Spanish.

United States: chain link fittingsbrace bandrail endpost cap
UK & Ireland: eye bolt
Français: accessoires de clôtureaccessoires pour grillage
Italiano: accessori per recinzionecollare
Español: abrazadera de tensión

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