productVynagrip matting, manufactured by
Plastic Extruders, is solving a
slippery problem for the largest fish
shop in Piraeus, the port of Athens in
Greece. Fresh off the boats each day,
large quantities of fish are delivered
together with packed ice, while over
counter machines continually spray
water to keep the fish wet. The result
was that the shop’s tiled floor used to
become very slippery with increased
risk of slip and fall accidents.
productAltro’s latest safety flooring systems
offer the choice of adhered or
adhesive-free flooring in a new palette
of 42 colours, for a more flexible and
sustainable option. Altro Walkway 20
and Altro XpressLay now share a
palette of 23 colours including plain
and chipped options. Suitable for
public locations, new Altro Walkway
Plus and Altro XpressLay Plus share a
non-sparkle, non-industrial palette of
19 new colours. Specifiers can choose
from the shared colour palettes, then
decide w
productEasi-Dec has provided York Minster
Cathedral with a roof access system
that allows the maintenance team to
safely and securely access the roof
space to upgrade the fire alarms and
sensors. Easi-Dec’s smaller access
platform, Mono-Dec, was specified as
the building’s ornate architecture and
design meant that it had to be easily
compactible to overcome tight spaces.
productTB Davies’ latest telescopic ladder is
fitted with patented TrueTeleTech
technology, which the company
claims makes it the world’s only
telescopic ladder to extend and lock
by the rung. Xtend+Climb is
manufactured from extruded 6061
Aerospace Grade Aluminium that is
robust with good corrosion resistance
and high tensile strength.
productTB Davies ladder group has
extended its Summit product range
to include an extra safe and
comfortable stepladder. The new
Comfort XL step features extra deep
125mm treads that make the step
both safer and
more comfortable to
use than a
conventional
stepladder.
productKee Safety has provided roof top
safety to Vasilikos Power Station in
Cyprus following an explosion at a
nearby military facility. In order to
resume full services after the
explosion, the site required extensive
refurbishment and repair.
productThe importance of safety tools can
never be ignored, so a welcome
addition to those offered by Damar
International is the new range of
ANTI-DROP tools from its Spanish
partner EgaMaster. Designed to
control and prevent dropping when
working at height they allow a
comfortable, productive and
efficient usage and assure the safety
of both worker and equipment.
productNationwide Platforms’ new regional
Customer Service Centres (CSCs)
throughout the UK demonstrate its
commitment to achieving new levels
of client service. Seven regional CSCs
will work alongside a national CSC,
based at the business’ headquarters in
Leicestershire, to pool and combine
expertise in hire orders, transport
planning, and customer management
services. Regional CSC locations will
give their customers access,
information and expertise on the
business’ fleet of more than 11
articleRichard Vann considers the work at height dangers that still exist when
erecting, operating or maintaining plant and equipment
productCOBAmat PVC floor matting, manufactured by COBA Europe, is being used by farming and vegetable packing business Frederick Hiam at its Brandon site near Ipswich.
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