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ConstructionEngland, United Kingdom51-200 Employees
HESCO is a United Kingdom-based construction company headquartered in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, employing between 51 and 200 people. It manufactures earth-filled barriers for military protection, body armor for homeland security, and systems designed to protect homes against flooding. HESCO barrier systems are surface-mounted defensive units intended to provide protection against natural and man-made threats, with origins in a coastal erosion control design. The barriers have been used in major conflicts since the Gulf War and have been applied in homeland security, crowd-control during the Olympics, and flood and storm protection worldwide. The company has a history of strategic developments and corporate changes, including a 2018 acquisition by Betafence and a 2017 announcement of a UAE manufacturing facility; 2020 reports note closure of Leeds and Northern Europe offices with 43 job losses.