Electric Fence Wire, Tape & Polywire

Fence wire is what actually carries the energizer's pulse around your boundary, so the right choice depends on how far it needs to run, how visible it needs to be, and how much handling it will see over its working life.

Types available

• Galvanised steel wire is the traditional choice for long, permanent runs — durable and a good conductor, but less visible than tape.
• High-tensile wire holds tension well over long spans and resists sagging, suited to permanent plantation and farm boundaries.
• Polywire weaves fine conductive filaments into a rope-like strand — lightweight, easy to handle, and well suited to portable or rotational-grazing fencing.
• Polytape is a wider, highly visible ribbon, often used where people or vehicles move near the fence line, or for horse paddocks where visibility matters as much as conductivity.

Matching wire to your fence

Longer perimeters generally favour galvanised or high-tensile wire for durability and lower long-term cost per metre. Shorter, temporary, or frequently-moved paddock divisions suit polywire or polytape for ease of handling. See the fence wire buying guide for a full comparison, or use the wire calculator to work out how many rolls a given perimeter needs, including a sensible waste allowance.

What it works with

Wire needs insulators at every post to stop the charge leaking into wet timber or steel, and connects back to an energizer to complete the circuit. Pro Fence and Tiron both supply wire ranges through Pemall — see the Brand Centre to compare.