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Water Mains Pipe Saw – Ductile Iron & HDPE

“The ‘Belly Saw’ from PWM Distribution is designed for accurate 360 degree cutting of large diameter pipes (8” to 24” diameter; 200 to 600 mm) and is the safer, more productive alternative to a petrol-engined ‘chop’ saw. Requiring less than 9” surrounding clearance, it is ideal for water main repairs, where failed sections need to be removed with minimal excavation. Read the rest of this article »

Yorkon

“The Off-site Advantages: Reducing Risk with Delivery On Time and On Budget. With only 63% of site-based construction projects delivered on time and only 49% delivered to budget, traditional build fails to meet the major challenges facing construction today. That’s why more organisations than ever before are recognising the need for more innovative methods of building that are safer, cleaner and more efficient, and which minimise disruption, guarantee quality and cost, and save time.

Yorkon offers you an effective and proven solution for today’s construction needs. Over the last 5 years, Yorkon has further increased the percentage of projects delivered on time and on budget from 94% to 99% in 2008. And that’s just the beginning… Read the rest of this article »

JCB Lowest Vibration Breaker

“The UK’s leading road surfacing and maintenance organisation, Tarmac National Contracting, has purchased 41 new JCB 2CX Streetmaster backhoe loaders complete with HM25LV handheld breakers – to provide workers on its nationwide contracts with the safest equipment available.

Purchased from dealer Gunn JCB, Tarmac National Contracting now operates a fleet of 56 of the JCB 2CX backhoe loader models which are purpose-built for roads maintenance and 41 of these are now equipped with the new HM25LV models which Read the rest of this article »

Mosaic Management System

“A-one+, the leading Managing Agent Contractor (MAC) provider for the Highways Agency, has launched an innovative solution to manage training and competency in the highways industry.

The IT based system was developed in partnership with Read the rest of this article »

Prolec Lift Watch 5

“Prolec has been designing and manufacturing advanced ASLI systems since 1986. Over 4000 units have been fitted to most makes of hydraulic excavators used in the UK. Read the rest of this article »

The Pipe Handler

“Steve Vick International has launched The Pipe Handler, a device which attaches to an excavator in order to pick up and manoeuvre PE pipe on site. The Pipe Handler is also designed to insert PE pipe into a host pipe quickly and safely.

The Pipe Handler, a joint venture with National Grid Gas, has undergone extensive field trials across the network, and following successful results a total of 8 units have been allocated across the alliances and coalitions. Read the rest of this article »

Load Angel

“Site Safe Fall Prevention Platforms help to prevent falls from flatbed lorries & trailers while loading or unloading on rough or unmade ground or on first fix roadways on new construction sites. According to figures published by the HSE, 60 people working in haulage and distribution were killed last year and another 23,000 suffered injury severe enough to keep them off work for three or more days.

The HSE says the deaths were caused by four kinds of accident Read the rest of this article »

Kabco Cub

“In response to the recent economic downturn and demand for a competitively priced welfare unit to compete with falling hire rates, we are proud to offer the KABCO Cub as a cost effective, ground lowering welfare unit.

Easy to operate and with readily available parts, the savings that the Cub has to offer do not stop at the purchase price.”

WorkSafe Platform

“Originally designed for Buchan Concrete Solutions, manufacturers of pre-formed concrete walls. The application required a strong, stable, light and easy to use working platform, with a weight not exceeding 25 kilo’s for the standard unit. The unit also needed to fold flat for easy transportation and storage.

The Work Safe platform has proved itself with Buchan’s and the unit is now seen as Read the rest of this article »

Alimats Crane Outrigger Mat Support System

“Any crane lifting operation should be planned by a competent individual (Crane Appointed Person) who must insist on receiving evidence of ground bearing capacity for the proposed crane hardstanding positions. Individual company procedures vary, but ultimately the site management team must confirm this information to ensure the Read the rest of this article »

Kwik-Klik Hoarding

“Ultraspan Extra offers unlimited scope for large scale temporary hoardings. Standard panels are 2.5m high and the system can create an unlimited perimeter hoarding for a construction site or work area.

• Benefits at a glance
• Modular system with integral Read the rest of this article »

Fix Safe Rooflights  Letchworth Roofing

“One of the commonest jobs on a fragile roof can be the repair or replacement of roof lights, so Fixsafe kits could make a serious contribution to safety by allowing installation from below. Kits contain special fixings and top grade GRP sheets in the most popular profiles and sizes.

Labour and materials costs for replacing roof lights can often be outweighed by the cost of Read the rest of this article »

Oxford Safety Components Ltd

“Maintenance work on fragile roofs – such as asbestos sheet roofs – has dangers because an operative can trip or fall onto roofing sheet which may then collapse; the resulting fall can be many metres – often with serious or tragic consequences.

 This mat system from Oxford Safety Components is easy to install, quick to move to suit the work and simple to remove when the job is complete.”

ScaffGap

“In recent times we have experienced a rapid growth of innovative safety products, collectively improving safety standards within the access industry. ScaffGap was invented by time served scaffold professionals who recognized the need and demand for a solution to an ‘age-old’ problem; that of gaps within working platforms. Read the rest of this article »

Turner Access BetaGuard® Tower

“As an advance guardrail system the BetaGuard® Tower provides Best Practice collective protection, but without the manual handling problems associated with current Industry practice. The BetaGuard® Tower simplifies tower erection by eliminating the need for both horizontal & diagonal braces, reducing the main components to a total of three. Read the rest of this article »

pwmdistribution

“Manually lifting manhole covers has numerous inherent risks. The weight of a typical manhole cover far exceeds the HSE guidelines for single person lifting – many will be more than twice the recommended figure. The size and shape of the manhole cover generally make it difficult to adopt a good posture. Read the rest of this article »

ScaffTag

“Scaffolding must be inspected by a competent person:

• Before it is put into use
• At seven day intervals until it is dismantled
• After bad or excessively wet weather or high winds or Read the rest of this article »

pwmdistribution

“During Surface Prep and many construction tasks, removing dust at source creates a healthier and safer working environment, with the additional bonus of reduced clean-up costs. It also extends equipment life by minimising the ingress of dust, which would otherwise accelerate wear on switches, motors and mechanical components.  Read the rest of this article »

Monkey Tower

“An innovative unfolding scaffolding system; ideal for jobs that have traditionally been done by scaffold towers, cherry pickers, scissor lifts or ladders.

Monkey Tower is human powered with no batteries to go flat or Read the rest of this article »

Stair-King

• “Stair-King is without doubt the finest Stairwell Scaffold on the UK market – carefully designed with maximum versatility, convenience and safety in mind.
• Suitable for both commercial and most domestic stairs
• Nine different platform heights to Read the rest of this article »