TB Davies Group, the ladder and access equipment manufacturer announced David Gray has been appointed Managing Director of their Cardiff operations. David Gray has held significant management positions within the group for over twenty-five years since starting on the shop floor.Patrick Gray previous Managing Director, will continue in an active role with the company as its … [Read more...] about TB Davies Group Announce New Managing Director
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Litewave™ Glass Fibre Technology Helps Increase Safety
The new glass fibre shown at this year’s Safety & Health Expo at the NEC in Birmingham, continues to gain interest from the UK utility industry alongside US giants like Bright House Networks who have recently added the Lunar™ to their fleet.“Little Giant continues to enhance its product line of fibreglass ladders with groundbreaking safety features to address the risks … [Read more...] about Litewave™ Glass Fibre Technology Helps Increase Safety
Two Directors Fined After Death Of Worker
A Northumberland firm and two of its directors have been sentenced for safety failings after a teenage worker died following a fall from a barn roof. Jamie Lee Duddin, 18, of Corbridge, and another Scotts of Whittington Ltd employee were carrying out repairs to the roof lights of the barn at Heddon Low Farm, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, when the incident occurred on 23 … [Read more...] about Two Directors Fined After Death Of Worker
Warehouse Workers Could Have Been Killed
Three Wirral employees could have been killed if they had fallen while carrying out work to a warehouse roof in Birkenhead, a court has heard.The men were seen repairing the leaking roof, up to 16 metres above the ground, without harnesses or any suitable safety measures to stop them falling or to prevent them from being injured if they fell.Their employer, Davidson … [Read more...] about Warehouse Workers Could Have Been Killed
Berkshire Contractor Prosecuted in Guard Rail Failure
A building firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after a decorator was seriously injured when he fell through a substandard guard rail at a housing development in Reading.Phillip Williams, 63, from Reading, fractured his hip, broke five ribs, chipped a bone in his spine and was left with internal bleeding and clotting around his lungs as a result of the fall during … [Read more...] about Berkshire Contractor Prosecuted in Guard Rail Failure