Incubator business outgrowing home

By Bridget Nash Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle

ENID — Some people keep doing things the same way they’ve always done them.

Some people look for more efficient ways to do things.

Randy Breitenkamp, of Enid, is one of the people who looks for new and better ideas.

That’s why he started Fencing Solutions Inc., currently housed at James W. Strate Center for Business Development at Autry Technology Center.

Breitenkamp’s firm has been in the business incubator at Autry Tech since 2009 and he said business is good, to say the least.

Breitenkamp recently returned from a business trip to Wyoming, where Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, along with several other private wildlife groups, sought Fencing Solutions for help with some fencing issues that were interfering with migration of the pronghorn antelope.

“I just got a contract in Wyoming,” Breitenkamp said. “It’s called Path of the Antelope.”

Fence Solutions manufactures and sells “Fence Forks” and “Fence Fork Clips,” two products that allow wire to be attached to T-posts more efficiently.

In Wyoming, the Fence Fork and clips can be used to let fences down when the pronghorn are migrating. After migration, fences can be put up again with the same materials, and there is no need to purchase new clips.

Thus far, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance has order 4.3 million clips from Fence Solutions.

“That’s just the beginning,” Breitenkamp said.

When the project is complete, a total of 22 million Fence Fork Clips will be used.

The Fence Fork Clip attaches wire to T-posts more quickly and easily than traditional clips and are made to be more durable.

“The old ones had tin in them and would break,” Breitenkamp said. “All of our wire, everything, is made right here in Oklahoma.”

The Fence Fork is a simple tool designed to quickly secure the clips to the T-post.

Fence Forks and Fence Fork Clips are sold in more than 200 retail stores across the nation, including Atwoods in Enid.

Fence Solutions also manufactures The Quick Brace, which allows fence corners and in-line braces to be built more quickly. It also makes the corners and in-line braces more durable and last longer.

“I have a partner, Jimmy Snow,” Breitenkamp said. “He came up with the idea for our Quick Brace.”

Once the Quick Braces are attached to the fence posts, the center diagonal brace can be attached with ease and no notching or cutting of posts is required.

“One person can do it,” Breitenkamp said.

The Quick Brace makes the corner and in-line braces more able to withstand pressure and the elements.

“This is just almost foolproof,” Breitenkamp said.

Fence Solutions has three full-time employees and one part-time employee. Another Fence Fork Clip manufacturing machine will be built soon and another full-time employee will be hired, Breitenkamp said.

Television commercials also are being made for Fence Solutions and the company also has new ideas coming.

“We’re working on two new products,” Breitenkamp said.

In the meantime, the business quickly is outgrowing its incubator, and Breitenkamp is looking for a permanent home for the company.

Information on the company can be found at www.fencesolutionsinc.net.

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