Declining habitat is reducing food and shelter availability for a number of squirrel species in the U.S., driving them into urban and industrial areas, including electrical substations. This means the challenge of animals entering substations for food and shelter is not going away.

TransGard has introduced the new Vehicle Swing Gate, which provides secure, hassle-free vehicle access to fence-protected substations with no fence disassembly required.

For decades, TransGard has provided its Premium Fence system to the power generation and distribution industry. Now, we’re offering the same level of protection to local governments and municipalities, designed with their budgets in mind.  The ValuGard fence is designed to safeguard essential substation infrastructure from animal incursions. TransGard’s innovative […]

Introducing our new 10-Year Warranty Every day, people rely on the systems we protect.  Our commitment to the power industry is to be the best source possible for total animal mitigation, and to continue to innovate the most effective solutions to the daily challenges that wildlife poses. TransGard products are […]

Fall means cooler temps – and increased animal activity. As the U.S. moves further into the fall months, ground animals are getting more active as they prepare for hibernation: gathering and stocking food, and finding places to nest.   This added activity translates to added encounters with substations, and can mean […]

TransGard is pleased to announce the promotion of Bill Marks to the newly created position of Vice President of Sales. In this role, Bill will focus on sales team leadership, development and management of sales strategy, revenue growth, and enhancement of customer relationships.

You can read the full announcement by clicking here.

In many areas, wildlife intruding into power equipment has become the leading cause of outages – even more common than storms or vegetation.  The combined costs of restoring just one of these outages starts in the tens of thousands of dollars, and can easily run up into the millions due to […]

TransGard to Exhibit Fencing and Laser Technologies at IEEE Expo 2024 TransGard will be exhibiting its animal deterrent products and solutions at the IEEE Transmission & Distribution Expo 2024, May 7-9, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. IEEE attendees will learn how simple it can be to add […]

MILD WINTER INCREASES THREAT TO NORTH AMERICAN SUBSTATIONS HOW WARM TEMPERATURES LEAD TO A SPIKE IN ANIMAL INCURSIONS So far this winter, we’ve had it easy. In fact, the eastern U.S. is experiencing yet another warmer-than-normal winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But this most recent warm […]

TransGard names Scott Barbee Director of Services (YORK, Pa) — TransGard LLC, a leading provider of animal-deterrent solutions to substations, announced today that Scott Barbee has joined the company as its Director of Services. In his new position, Barbee will establish a national service network, oversee production, installations, and services, […]

TransGard’s Bill Marks delivers online presentation for The Electricity Forum (YORK, Pa) — TransGard has been the authority on preventing animal incursions at substations for more than 30 years. It makes sense that industry associations and publications would want to share that information with their members and readers. In July […]

TransGard featured in Electricity Today CEO Greg Freeman discusses the problem of – and solutions to — animal incursions in substations (YORK, Pa) — Since its first days of operation, TransGard has raised awareness about the urgent risks that animals and birds pose to the nation’s electrical substations. In Electricity […]

TRANSGARD APPOINTS GREG FREEMAN AS NEW CEO SUBSTATION INNOVATOR HIRES EXPERIENCED, FORWARD-THINKING EXECUTIVE (YORK, Pa) — TransGard LLC announced today that it has hired Greg Freeman as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. TransGard is a leading provider of animal-deterrent equipment, with installations that currently safeguard thousands of North American […]

TRANSGARD INSTALLS 4,000th ANIMAL-DETERRENT SUBSTATION FENCE MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM — AND THE TRUSTED SOLUTION (YORK, Pa) — TransGard, manufacturer of the leading animal-deterrent substation fencing, announced that it installed its 4,000 th fence in early 2023. The patented TransGard fence is the only solution that delivers a mild […]