Planning the future (1st September 2010)

The construction industry has gained a strong new name, as access specialist SGB is now known by the name of its parent company, Harsco.

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Raising safety levels (1st December 2008)

Leadership and training are key to improving safety performance for work at height, says Neil Murray

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Brackets to meet a university challenge (1st October 2008)

SGB Formwork's Multiform rail-guided climbing brackets are being used to create the concrete structure of a multi-storey development in Leeds City centre. The £45m project by Downing of Liverpool for Leeds Metropolita

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Dvd aims to raise safety awareness (1st April 2008)

A new DVD from SGB aims to help raise awareness of safety responsibilities, especially in the light of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act which came into place on 6th April.

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Incentive to improve safety training (1st April 2008)

SGB Hire and Sale has introduced a highly responsible new training initiative – the Hire Education Campaign – which has been designed to reinforce the HSE's 'Shattered Lives' promotion.

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  Self-erecting tower crane (1st December 2007)

An AT7 mobile, self-erecting tower crane has been used to lift an SGB scaffold beam bridge structure at Gatwick's South Terminal. The bridge weighs 6t and SGB believes the AT7 to be the only crane in the UK which can l

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Safety film wins award (1st April 2007)

SGB's new safety film production – The Cost of Accidents – won the Safety & Security category at this year's New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards ceremony. The purpose of the film is to encourage people to co

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STEPS AND LADDERS IN TOUGH FIBREGLASS (1st February 2005)

Available from SGB, the new Tufstyle range of GRP steps and ladders is made from high strength fibreglass for lightness and durability.

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Out of a pickle (1st February 2005)

When Premier Foods suffered a fire at its Branston Pickle factory in Bury St Edmunds last October, SGB helped secure damaged areas.

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CONFORMS TO NEW STANDARDS (1st February 2004)

Developer Higgins Homes has provided extra safety for workers building a five-story structure in Romford, Essex, by installing SGBs new edge protection system, Extraguard.

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