Sumatran Tiger Enclosures

Client: Edinburgh and Twycross Zoos

Due to our wide ranging skill set within Icon both these projects allowed us to undertake not only the fencing work but also the glass viewing tunnels by combining our fencing skills alongside our fabrication expertise.

Overseen by our fencing management team we successfully designed and installed different fencing designs for each of the zoos who had different aesthetic requirements and visions. Twycross Zoo wanted timber fence poles rather than metal, which due to the height and strength requirements meant shipping eucalyptus tree poles from South Africa.

The unique glass viewing tunnels allowing the public to walk through the middle of the tiger enclosures allowed the fabrication division to assist in the design of the glass and metal frames which were built in our workshop in segments before been transported and installed on site.