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Why do the small details on a fence matter as much as the big stretches?
Because they're where the fence really earns its keep.
On any fencing job the whole boundary counts, but some bits count for more — gates, pedestrian access, vehicle access, deer grids, watergates. These are the points where the fence interacts with people, stock, water and the wider environment, and they're the points where the long-term function gets decided.
Getting them right is mostly planning and problem-solving up front, followed by careful workmanship on the day. Done well, they keep working for years. Done badly, they're the first thing to fail.
It's the small things that make the difference, even on the biggest projects. That's why our customers get function and quality, every time.
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Always great products and service from Hopkins Cattle Grids.
At Taiga Upland we supply and install a full range of grids for all applications to enhance your fencing projects!
All enquiries welcome for grid installations!
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What does a tough winter on the peatlands actually look like?
It looks like 406 hectares of bog restored on a remote upland site near Loch Rannoch — phases 1 and 2 of one of the biggest peatland restoration projects we've ever taken on, now coming to a close.
The team has been working at between 570 and 650 metres of elevation, on exposed ground, in conditions that didn't make anything easy. Tens of thousands of metres of hag and gully reprofiling, thousands of dams installed, surface bunding across the bare peat pans. Long days on the hill, getting it right.
It's been a real collaboration with our friends at Caledonian Climate , who designed the project. Good communication every step of the way — that's what gets a project this size delivered on programme when the weather is against you.
Phases 3 and 4 to come.
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A big addition to the team this week — Jenny Sandilands has joined Taiga Upland as our new Finance Manager.
It's a real step forward for the business. As we've grown across fencing, forestry, groundwork, woodland creation and peatland restoration, the work has become more complex and the systems behind it need to keep pace. Jenny brings strong finance experience and will play a key part in making sure the professional side of Taiga matches the work our crews do on the ground.
There's something else worth saying. Jenny lives in Blair Atholl, which means this is a skilled, long-term job created right here in Highland Perthshire. That matters to us. Rural businesses creating proper rural careers is exactly the kind of thing we want to keep doing.
Welcome aboard Jenny!
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