Festival builds, concert perimeters, sporting events and public gatherings require hundreds to thousands of metres of crowd control barriers and temporary fencing to be deployed and recovered in tight build and strike windows. MWE's BarrierBag and FenceBag transform barrier and fencing logistics — cutting crew size, cutting deployment time, and reducing the damage that accumulates across a busy events fleet.
Events have hard-deadline build and strike windows. Every hour of labour on barrier deployment and fencing is an hour of crew cost. Manual barrier handling at 30 per hour with 3 operatives is the standard — but with 1,000+ metres of barriers on a major event, that's a significant crew commitment. The BarrierBag doubles throughput with one operator.
Manual handling of crowd control barriers and Heras fence panels — dragging, dropping, improper stacking — causes progressive damage to events equipment fleets. Replacement costs accumulate significantly across a busy season. The BarrierBag and FenceBag mechanise handling, protecting the fleet and reducing replacement spend.
Setting up the event perimeter with Heras security fencing is typically a multi-day operation with a large gang. The FenceBag reduces installation of 200 panels from 2–3 days with 5 operatives to 4–6 hours with 2–3 operatives — using the telehandler or rough terrain forklift already on the event build.
Events are fundamentally a time-cost business. The build window is fixed, the strike window is fixed, and the labour cost within both windows is the primary variable the events contractor can control. Any equipment that reduces crew size or accelerates deployment directly improves the economics of every event the contractor operates. The BarrierBag and FenceBag are designed specifically to deliver that: more metres of barriers and fencing per hour, with fewer people.
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Crowd Control Barrier Handling — Events & Festivals
144 barriers = ~360 metres in one load. One telehandler operator at 60–80 barriers per hour — double the traditional rate. Deployments that traditionally take 5 hours with 3 people take 2 hours with 1 operator. Organised storage reduces damage across the season.
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Heras Fencing Handler — Event Perimeters & Security
54 Heras panels per lift. Install 200 panels in 4–6 hours instead of 2–3 days. Load and unload in 15 minutes instead of 3–4 hours. Reduces build crew requirement and accelerates site set-up for event opening.
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Generator & Plant Fuelling — Event Sites
Large events run significant generator loads. The FuelBag's 2,000L bunded diesel bowser provides safe, compliant fuel storage and dispensing across an event site — repositioned by the site telehandler or forklift to wherever generators or plant equipment require fuelling.
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Site Dewatering — Outdoor Events on Soft Ground
Outdoor events on farmland and parkland frequently encounter waterlogged ground during build and strike. The WetBag's self-contained pump unit dewatering capability — no mains power or water required — helps maintain access across soft ground without requiring specialist drainage contractors.
View WetBag →The BarrierBag carries up to 144 UK-standard crowd control barriers — approximately 360 metres — in a single organised vertical load. At a deployment rate of 60–80 barriers per hour, this gives a throughput of roughly 200 metres of barriers per hour per operator.
The BarrierBag is compatible with telehandlers/loadall, rough terrain forklifts, counterbalance forklifts and excavators via the MW Easy-Lift System. For events applications, a telehandler is typically the most practical operator machine — it's usually already on the event build for other tasks.
Yes. The FenceBag is designed for UK-standard Heras security fence panels — the most common temporary security fencing type used across UK events, construction and infrastructure sites.
MWE products are sold rather than hired directly by MW Equipment. However, plant hire companies with BarrierBag or FenceBag units in their hire fleet can offer them as part of event equipment packages. Contact us to discuss fleet supply to plant hire operators — or see our plant hire sector page.
Talk to our team about BarrierBag and FenceBag supply for events contractors and fleet operators.