MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (WFRV) – Thousands of feet of fencing, both for the NFL Draft itself and private events in the area, are estimated to be needed.
Menomonee Falls’ Northway Fence is hoping to get a piece of the action if possible.
“It’s been a topic around the office that with the draft coming to Green Bay, there would be a higher potential for us to move up there and possibly capture some of the corporate events or even the draft itself,” salesperson Chris Arrowood said. “That would be a huge thing.”
Arrowood says his temporary fence offers flexible options and setups to fit any kind of event.
“We primarily focus on commercial chain link fence,” he said. “We also offer temporary fences. Gates can be installed as needed.”
Arrowood already supplies events for large regional and national events like Summerfest, the Harley Davidson Homecoming Festival, and is hopeful to add XRoads 41 to the mix.
“It’s been a good market as far as helping out with events,” he said. “We’ve been trying to get our foot in the door with some of these bigger projects.”
Construction project managers are also part of the clientele that Arrowood serves, but he says that events are an even easier engagement to provide fencing for.
“The nice part about events is it’s a scheduled date,” Arrowood said. “Unlike the typical construction world of an ever-changing schedule, at least we know what the date is, and be there to do the setup in advance.”
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He says there is minimal concern to grass and the ground as a result of the easy setup, compared to other longer-term or more permanent fencing options.
“They’re held up by stands and sandbags, so it doesn’t have any impact on the ground,” Arrowood said. “Short term, it doesn’t burn out the grass or anything like that.”
A popular add-on for private events that Arrowood commonly sees is privacy screening.
“You can add privacy screening, which has been a popular option among some clients, dividing between a VIP area and general admission,” he said.
Need last-minute changes? Arrowood says his team can often make that happen.
“They go up fairly fast, go up, go down, they stack nicely for us to get in and out, and it does provide flexibility for the day of the event if something does have to change, you don’t have to rip something up and try to reorganize,” he said.
The fences can even be customized if there is something specific an event organizer needs.
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“We do custom fabrication in our shop, so if there is a special need or anything like that, we would have the ability to design something and get that built promptly,” Arrowood said.
Arrowood expects demand to pick up closer to the draft, and says earlier requests can potentially get lower prices.
