Security Rated Fencing is integral to any well-planned and effective perimeter security strategy as it provides the reassurance of tested performance against a range of threats.

LPS 1175 Certification was introduced by the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) in the mid-1990s. The Loss Prevention Certification Board works closely with UK government security agencies, police services, risk consultants and architects to determine the standards for fire and security products and services and independently tests and certifies fencing systems to LPS 1175 security ratings (SR).

LPS 1175 Security Ratings range from SR1, the lowest security level through to SR5 the highest currently available for fencing.

To achieve a certified LPS 1175 Security Rating, a fence will be physically tested to a standard which stipulates the allowable toolset and minimum attack time at each SR level.

To pass, a fence must be able to prevent a person, represented by an elliptical test block (measuring 400mm major axis by 225 mm minor axis and at least 300mm long) from breaching its fabric and structure.

The LPS 1175 standard for fencing and gates is specified across a wide range of applications, including: residential, education, transport, utilities, commercial, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, finance, data security and critical infrastructure. The increasing force and sophistication of tools and duration of attack time employed at each of the test levels allows specifiers to select products at the Security Rating most appropriate to the likely threats and risk to be mitigated. For example, the security fence around the perimeter of a data centre is likely to be of a higher SR rating than that required for protecting a primary school.

Jacksons was one of the first fencing manufacturers to have products developed and tested to LPS 1175 and remains the only fencing and gate manufacturer able to offer certified products from LPS 1175 SR1 through to LPS 1175 SR5 (the highest security rating for a fence available), including steel mesh and vertical bar designs, a mesh and timber combination and the only timber fence to be certified to LPSD1175 in Jakoustic Class 3 which is certified to SR3; all of which means that we are able to provide the right perimeter security solution whatever the requirements.

LPS 1175 Security Ratings Explained

Products are certified to a Security Rating on completion of successful testing to the requirements of LPS 1175.