PASADENA, MD – October 16, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –
All Around Fence, a family-owned fencing contractor that has served Anne Arundel County for more than 25 years, today outlined the two safety standards behind automated gates and how it splits the work on gate projects. All Around Fence builds the gate, a partner company installs the motorized operator that opens and closes it, and each standard covers one of those two parts.
The first, UL 325, covers the operator and is intended to prevent a person from being caught or pinned by a moving gate. The second, ASTM F2200, governs the construction of the gate itself. It guards against gaps, pinch points and protruding parts where a moving panel could catch a hand or an arm.
Both standards trace back to injuries. According to the Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA), an industry trade group, motorized gates installed without adequate concern for pedestrians resulted in some injuries and deaths until the mid-1990s. The Consumer Product Safety Commission tracked those accidents.
Revisions to UL 325 took effect in March 2000 and required two levels of protection against a person being trapped by a moving gate. The gate standard, which the association developed with two other trade groups, was first published in 2002. Since 2009, the model building codes published by the International Code Council have referenced both standards. State and local governments adopt those model codes as their building rules.
The gate standard also applies when a property owner wants to add a motor to an existing gate. DASMA’s guidance for installers states that an existing manual gate must be brought into compliance with ASTM F2200 before it is automated. That work can include screening openings, covering exposed rollers or adding stops that limit how far the gate travels.
The company’s gate projects cover residential driveways, commercial access points and community entrances, where a homeowners association may set the gate’s height and finish. For new installations, All Around Fence, which holds Maryland Home Improvement Commission license No. 97820, builds the structure that the operator moves. One of the company’s owners measures the opening. The company then sets the posts and builds the gate in aluminum, steel or wood.
The company installs a swing gate where the driveway has room for the panel to open and a slide gate, which travels along the fence line, where it does not. The partner company then mounts and wires the operator, along with its safety devices, such as sensors that detect obstructions in the gate’s path.
DoorKing, a manufacturer of gate operators, describes a finished gate as one system with three parts. Those parts are the gate, the operator and the access control, such as a keypad or remote that signals the gate to open. All Around Fence’s website lists the available access options, including keypads, card readers, remote controls, and smartphone entry.
Jeremy Verhoef, owner of All Around Fence, said: “Most people shop for the opener first, the brand and the remote. That opener is going to push and pull the gate we built every day for years. If the gate sags or the gaps are wrong, no motor fixes that, so the gate has to be right before anyone hangs an opener on it.”
A customer review of the company’s work is available to view. Property owners can request a free estimate by calling All Around Fence at (443) 838-9374.
About All Around Fence
All Around Fence is a family-owned fencing contractor based in Pasadena, Maryland, serving Anne Arundel County for more than 25 years. The company installs wood, vinyl, aluminum, and chain link fencing, along with residential, commercial, and community gates, for property owners throughout Pasadena, Glen Burnie, Severn, Annapolis, Severna Park and surrounding communities. All Around Fence holds Maryland Home Improvement Commission license No. 97820 and carries an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. More information is available at www.allaroundfenceanddecks.com.
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For more information about All Around Fence, LLC, contact the company here:
All Around Fence
Jeremy Verhoef
(443) 838-9374
sales@allaroundfenceanddecks.com
8130 Ventnor Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122
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