HESCO Bastion Ltd

Based in the United Kingdom, HESCO Bastion Ltd has been manufacturing Concertainer® units since 1989. The design is manufactured to ISO International Standards and has been acknowledged as the most significant development in field fortification since the Second World War. Concertainer units are today established as a key component in military hardware and a benchmark in force protection throughout the world.

The Concertainer unit is a multi-cellular wall system manufactured from welded Zinc-Alu coated steel wire mesh and joined with vertical, helical coil joints. The units are lined with a heavy-duty non-woven polypropylene geotextile.

Delivered flat-packed on pallets or stacked vertically inside a RAID container, units can be easily extended and joined using the provided joining pins and filled with available material using minimal manpower and commonly available equipment.

In order to maintain the integrity of its product design, HESCO works closely with many of the world's leading testing authorities.

Concertainer units are currently in service with many military organisations including the US Army, USMC, USAF, NATO and the United Nations. Units have been used for protection in many countries around the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Jordan, UAE and Turkey.

In addition to the standard Concertainer unit, HESCO continues to enlarge its market presence by developing products in response to customer requirements:

RAID (Rapid In-theatre Deployment)

Designed to reduce the logistical burden of supporting force protection missions on expeditionary operations. RAID utilises a specially designed and engineered container to provide significant increases in the quantity of Concertainer units that can be transported in a 20’ container footprint and the speed at which they are deployed on-site.

Deployment in the field is simplistic, and can be carried out using conventional trucks, wheeled and tracked earthmoving equipment, wheeled logistic vehicles or wheeled and tracked combat vehicles.

HAB (HESCO Accommodation Bunker)

HAB is designed to house up to 8 personnel, providing each with a personal space measuring 2m x 2m. HAB has sidewalls of specifically developed Concertainer units and a lightweight aluminium roof. Two HABs can be shipped inside one standard 20ft ISO container, and can also be deployed by parachute.

HLBR (HESCO Lightweight Bunker Roof)

HLBR has a number of uses such as the roof for COLPRO, for living accommodation, or overhead cover for ammunition and explosive stacks. It is used in situations where there is a requirement for protection typically satisfied using timber or steel roofs. Shipped in a single wooden crate, HLBR has a maximum span of 3.3m and can be built by 4 men in around 5 hours.

EOPS (Extended Overhead Protection) Bunker

EOPS provides a roof structure with defined overhead protection for larger facilities. EOPS is built around existing, ISO container-buildings such as expandable container systems, or basic sea container units. The frames of such ISO units combined with a steel superstructure provide the necessary support for the roof.

Personnel & Material Bunker Sets

These bunker sets have been developed to utilise forty and twenty foot ISO containers. Walls are constructed using specifically manufactured Concertainer Mil 1 units to give a protective wall thickness of in excess of 1m. The roof design provides 0.6m of overhead cover. Although a container is not absolutely necessary, and is not provided with the kit, it will provide enhanced protection, by acting as a spall liner.

A fully containerised bunker kit has also been developed by HESCO. The container contains all components required for construction (except fill material), and has a fully opening side providing easy deployment. The container also has a pre-fabricated personnel door and rear escape hatch - both of which can be opened from inside.

Military Guard Post

The components of this set provide a small protective emplacement with 0.6m walls and 0.45m of overhead cover. Embrasure (firing/observation point) forms are included in the set as are roof joists and roofing material.