Also known as Hesco Barriers, Blast Nets, Blast Walls, Hersco Forts, Blast Cages are an important form of protection in modern flood control and military defense, consisting of foldable wire containers with a heavy-duty non-woven geotextile liner that can be used as a semi-permanent-military-base-to deter explosions or small arms attacks. It is widely used by UN peacekeepers.

Hesco barriers

Hesco Barriers installation

Assembling a Hesco barrier involves unfolding it and filling it with sand, soil or gravel - usually using a loader or excavator. The placement of the barrier is usually very similar to the placement of a sandbag barrier or an earth berm, except that space must usually be left for the equipment used to fill the barrier.

Advantages of Hesco Barriers

1. The main advantage of Hesco barriers is that they are quick and easy to set up, which has greatly increased their popularity among troops and flood fighters.
2. The wire mesh containers are made of high carbon steel wire, welded by a special welding process, which greatly improves the indicators of finish and welding strength, and the surface treatment is hot-dip galvanized or zinc-aluminum alloy process greatly improves corrosion resistance.

3. The heavy-duty non-woven geotextile lining used in The Hesco barrier is flame retardant and UV resistant, greatly improving the safety and service life of transportation, installation, use, and process.

4. The Hesco's barrier colors are generally beige or army green.

5. Simple to use and easy to operate, they are resistant to explosions and ballistic threats, terrorist attacks, and protect personnel from explosions and projectiles.

6. Hesco barriers can be assembled faster with minimal manpower, handling equipment, and filling materials. It takes only 20 minutes to complete. If sandbags were used, the same wall would take eight men eight hours to build and would require three times as much filler.

Uses of Hesco Barriers

1. defensive wall (flood protection, etc.)

2. Forward operating bases

3. Accommodation bunkers

4. Perimeter security

5. Blast and ballistic protection

6. Command and control center

7. Training and firing ranges

8. Military compound

9. Ammunition depots

10. Blast crossing

11. Vehicle checkpoints

12. Hostile vehicle mitigation

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