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PRÆSIDIAD

Thorpe Park, Leeds, United Kingdom

Armour & ProtectionSoldier EquipmentDual-use
Supplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: May 17, 2026

About

PRÆSIDIAD is a defense company based in Thorpe Park, Leeds, United Kingdom working in armour & protection, soldier equipment.

PRÆSIDIAD is a global perimeter security solutions group, the parent company of the brands Betafence and HESCO. It designs, manufactures and supplies perimeter protection and defensive infrastructure systems for government, defence, data centre and industrial customers in complex and high-risk environments, and reports perimeter projects in more than 100 countries. HESCO produces earth-filled MIL Units and ballistic body armour used by military and government organisations, with its US body armour facility in Aberdeen, Washington. Betafence produces high security fencing, anti-climb mesh and hostile vehicle mitigation barriers for critical infrastructure, data centres and residential customers. The group states it operates eight manufacturing facilities, all ISO certified, and around 30 sales offices. Its headquarters site is at Thorpe Park, Leeds, UK.

Location

Thorpe Park, Leeds, United Kingdom

Company type

Private company

Focus areas

perimeter securityhostile vehicle mitigationearth-filled barriersbody armourhigh security fencingforce protection

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & ProtectionSoldier Equipment

What they offer

HardwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

HESCO MIL Unit

Earth-filled military barrier

Earth-filled concertainer surface-mounted force protection barrier used for defensive structures, bases and critical asset protection.

HESCO Ballistic Inserts / Body Armor

Ballistic body armour

Ballistic inserts and body armour engineered and manufactured in Aberdeen, Washington, USA, designed to National Institute of Justice standards.

Betafence High Security Perimeter Fencing

High security perimeter fencing

Engineered high security fencing with anti-climb mesh and hostile vehicle mitigation barriers for critical infrastructure and data centres.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Named customers

Ministry of the Interior, Slovakia

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