With over 15,000 kilometres of pipeline in the Netherlands and northern Germany, dozens of sites and approximately 1,300 gas receiving stations, Gasunie operates one of the largest high pressure, gas pipeline grids in Europe. Its network forms the core of the so-called northwest European 'gas roundabout' and its security relies on Geutebruck technology.
Gasunie's sites vary greatly in function and size. Some are very small, remote and rarely visited. Others occupy several hectares and are occupied by dozens of Gasunie employees and visiting contractors. The security infrastructure depends on the site and ranges from simple fencing to sophisticated fence systems with perimeter detection systems and CCTV. "The fundamental requirement at every location is that unauthorised intruders are always identified as fast as possible at the perimeter," explains Reiner Woldring, Gasunie's corporate security advisor.
