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Leading manufacturers of roof access and safety systems, SAFETYWORKS & Solutions are also authorised to provide inspection and maintenance of systems in accordance with the appropriate HSE legislation.
In order to ensure the continued safety of operatives and maintenance personnel who have to access roof areas, it is a legal requirement that the roof safety systems are inspected regularly and re-certified annually. Continue reading...
High flying Redditch business wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2011
A quadrupling of export earnings over six years has led to Redditch-based Uniline Safety Systems today (21st April) being granted a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
Uniline, which designs and manufactures fall protection and rescue equipment for people working at height, has a strong customer base in the UK but it is its extraordinary growth in its markets in North America Continue reading...
Uniline Safety Systems directors have attended an evening reception at Buckingham Palace after the business was announced as one of this year’s winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2011. Managing Director, Simon Luke and Business Development Director, Stuart Linnitt, met Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal Family, the ultimate recognition of their commitment to enterprise and innovation. Redditchbased Uniline Safety Systems, now part of the Capital Safety Group, which designs and makes fall protection, access and rescue devices to enable workers to operate safely at height, has won a Queen’s Award in the International Trade category. Continue reading...
Fall protection specialist Kee Safety has introduced Kee Walk® – a new, permanent roof top walkway solution for use on composite, trapezoidal metal profiles and standing seam roofs. As an off-the-shelf, modular system which can be easily adapted to a wide range of different roof types, pitches and configurations, Kee Walk® is much easier to install and more cost-effective than other walkway systems currently on the market. Continue reading...
As one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of roof access and safety systems, SAFETYWORKS & Solutions are also authorised to provide inspection and maintenance of systems and personnel protective equipment in accordance with the appropriate HSE legislation. Continue reading...
Lavendon Access Services (Lavendon) is proud to announce the completion of a strategic powered access agreement with Skanska.
This arrangement marks the first major group agreement between Lavendon and all of Skanska UK’s operating units. The agreement positions Lavendon as Skanska’s preferred supplier of powered access in the UK in a deal worth over £1 million.
The deal sees the alignment of Europe’s largest powered access provider with Skanska, one of the most dynamic global providers of building and support services. Continue reading...
Audi R8 Spyder: 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.6 seconds. Nationwide Platforms scissor lift: 0 to 10 metres (32 feet) in 55 seconds. Put them both together and you have one of the most memorable advertisements of 2010. Continue reading...
A new, wire-based horizontal life line system is launched this month by working at height safety specialist, Kee Safety. Designed as a flexible, cost-effective and continuous fall protection solution, the KeeLine® system is ideal for use by working teams carrying out essential rooftop maintenance tasks. Continue reading...
Lavendon Group PLC is celebrating winning the prestigious Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety. Gold Awards are given by RoSPA to organisations that can demonstrate the highest standards of health and safety at work.
To be one of the companies to receive the accolade in 2010, Lavendon had to demonstrate that it had reduced the number of accidents and cases of ill health at work – and has robust health and safety management systems in place. Continue reading...
