Trade body pals up with tech firm to raise UK safety standards

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Trade body pals up with tech firm to raise UK safety standards

The Scaffolding Association has joined forces with global technology company SafetyCulture enabling its member’s free access to iAuditor, SafetyCulture’s flagship workplace safety inspection app.

The Scaffolding Association hopes the partnership will raise safety standards in the UK construction industry by enabling scaffolding businesses to carry out essential risk assessments regularly and thoroughly.

SafetyCulture and the Scaffolding Association have digitised a list of checklist templates containing best practice protocols for high-risk construction environments. The trade body hopes these will empower its members to build a genuine safety culture from the ground up.

The Scaffolding Association boasts that its 465 member organisations will be able to access a growing list of best-practice templates at no cost, as an additional benefit to their membership.

It’s understood they will also have access to iAuditor’s full public library of 100,000 template checklists. Which includes access to templates for safety procedures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

iAuditor is the world’s largest safety checklist app. It has been designed to simplify the auditing process, making it easy for anyone to monitor and manage safety and quality from a mobile device. The technology provides visibility and insights to help raise safety and quality standards across construction sites.

In addition to providing checklists, as an inspection management software, iAuditor enables construction teams to collect consistent data, standardise operations, send reports, identify failed areas and get problems resolved.

More than 26,000 companies around the world are already using the iAuditor app, including leading businesses in the manufacturing, mining and aviation sectors, in addition to major construction companies.

Dan Joyce, General Manager EMEA, SafetyCulture said: “Top-down, infrequent audits no longer work; companies need better visibility of their sites and real-time data capture to tackle the additional challenges that COVID-19 brings. Empowering staff on the ground and equipping them with the right tools is the first step. 

“The Scaffolding Association is a natural partner for us, and our app will help employees of scaffolding companies to report and act on safety concerns in their workplace, in turn aiding companies to make better-informed safety decisions.”

Rob Candy, Chief Executive of the Scaffolding Association, added: “We’re thrilled with this new partnership and pleased to be recommending iAuditor for undertaking risk assessments and inspections. Our ethos and commitment to safer workplaces aligns perfectly with the work SafetyCulture does.

Working with them to offer members access to the tools they need to manage workplace safety efficiently and effectively came at the ideal time. The app is simple to use and produces data and reporting facilities that will offer real benefits to our members. It will be a useful addition not only to those with well-established procedures and practices but also to those members who are looking to progress through our membership levels. ” 

SafetyCulture has also been helping businesses around the world to get safely back to business following COVID-19 lockdowns. Already, more than 75,000 people worldwide are using iAuditor to complete daily COVID-19 inspections. Fully up-to-date with the latest government protocols, the technology can help construction companies that temporarily shut down sites during the lockdown period, as they get back to work.

TRAD UK Announces New Managing Director

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TRAD UK Announces New Managing Director

TRAD UK, the new brand for the combined TRAD Hire & Sales and TRAD Safety Systems companies, has announced that Colin Dobson has been appointed as Managing Director.

“I am very pleased to announce that Colin will be managing TRAD UK,” said Des Moore, CEO of the TRAD Group. “Colin is highly regarded in the industry, having worked with TRAD Hire & Sales for 22 years and been involved in the industry for more than 35 years. I know that he will be a safe pair of hands for the business as it consolidates and sets out its plans for the future.” The new appointment comes after a restructure that amalgamated TRAD Hire & Sales and TRAD Safety Systems, allowing the Group to offer a complete single-source supply for all scaffolding and safety systems hire and sales needs, resulting in a nationwide network that gives exceptional coverage and service. “I am proud and delighted to be appointed as Managing Director for the new business,” said Mr Dobson. “From my first day with TRAD, I could see that its strength was in its people. The success of TRAD Group has been driven not just by technical and product expertise, but by the strong and open relationships we build with our clients – and within the company itself. This is certainly the case for the people within the new TRAD UK company, who are combining their years of experience and knowledge to bring a broader, in-depth offering to the scaffolding and construction sectors.” “It is also fantastic to be working with an outstanding team – we have appointed Jim Gorman as Deputy Managing Director, whilst Stuart Quinn and Alex Ackers have been appointed as Regional Managers: Stuart will be covering our Leeds, Birmingham and Glasgow depots, whilst Alex is responsible for the facilities in Stockport, Andover and London.” Bringing the two companies together means that customers across the UK will benefit from access to some of the most experienced scaffolding experts in the business. Everyone across all six UK depots – drivers, yard support, admin and leadership teams – have years of experience in the trade, helping to make sure that customers get what they need when they need it. And with such a strong brand name in the sector, along with the backing of the international Altrad Group, customers of all sizes can be confident that they’re getting the best. “Amalgamating two companies is certainly a challenge,” commented Mr Dobson. “As a hire and sales specialist, I’m learning a lot about the safety products side of the business and I’m excited about the opportunity that combining the businesses will bring to customers, staff, the Group and our shareholders. I expect the new business to have an immediate and positive impact on the industry, building on our reputation for excellence and delivering ever-better products and services to our customers.”

PASMA Revamps and Renames its Highest Qualification

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PASMA Revamps and Renames its Highest Qualification

PASMA has announced the relaunch of its training scheme for complex aluminium access towers, and with it comes a new name.

For those who complete the challenging programme – they’ll be known as Access Tower Specialists and they can build all types of towers, including bespoke structures designed to meet the needs of a site, however tall, wide or awkward it may be, PASMA has said. It’s the highest qualification available for access towers, aimed at those with considerable experience under their belts. They’re already trained on all standard configuration towers – i.e. those that come in a kit with an instruction manual – but the Access Tower Specialist course takes them to the next level, quite literally. Those who pass all the theory and practical assessments are qualified to use prefabricated aluminium components in surprisingly complex configurations that can go to much greater heights than standard towers. The structures they build allow others to work safely at height in sectors such as construction and the built environment, maintenance, facilities management and aerospace. Their service is known as ‘hire & assembly’ and it covers equipment rental, consultation, specification, design, assembly and dismantling. Working closely with tower manufacturers, they can:
  • Plan the build
  • Select safe equipment
  • Follow design drawings
  • Assemble and dismantle
  • Make engineer-approved alterations
  • Tie structures into buildings
  • Inspect towers
  • Collate all paperwork
  • Conduct safe handovers
Although they’re competent on all standard configuration towers – mobile access towers, cantilever towers, towers on bridges, tower on stairways, large deck towers and linked towers – it’s bespoke structures that truly showcase their abilities. These towers can go tall and wide, around, over and under obstacles, give access to multiple levels or stairwells, provide large (and mobile) deck areas, squeeze into tight spaces and be adapted as requirements evolve. Doing all of this with lightweight, prefabricated aluminium components is a specialist skill that is not taught anywhere else. In a press release the Chair of PASMA’s Hire & Assembly Committee and owner of STS Access, Pete Harley said: “For too many years, complex towers were something you learned on the job. There was no one checking that the knowledge being handed down was correct, consistent or comprehensive and there was no way for workers to prove their competence. The Access Tower Specialist course from PASMA, the recognised subject matter experts, has changed all that.” “Nowadays, when an experienced tower operative is ready to learn the advanced skills they need to work with bespoke structures safely, there’s a formal training programme for that, and they’ll get an Access Tower Specialist PASMA card at the end of it. I’ve seen what a huge help this has been to safety professionals and site managers who need a reliable way to check the competence of workers on their projects.” The relaunched course comes as more and more businesses are recognising that aluminium towers are a safe, convenient, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly access solution that’s more flexible than they first thought. It will be delivered by PASMA at the Test & Research Centre in Cambridgeshire, a dedicated facility for work at height testing and training. PASMA recently invested close to £1M in purchasing and equipping this facility, with a key requirement being a 25-metre clear headroom where tall, complex tower structures can be built. The training scheme is just one of the developments led by PASMA and its members in recent years that have driven up standards and provided a means of identifying skilled and competent workers in the hire & assembly sector. You can verify workers’ competence by asking to see their PASMA card. If it covers level ‘S’ (for Access Tower Specialist) or ‘R’ (for Professional Tower Rigger, as they were formerly known), they are qualified to work with any type of tower, including bespoke structures. With the first course under the new name taking place later this year, anyone interested in qualifying as an Access Tower Specialist should contact PASMA on +44 (0)345 230 4041 or [email protected] to book a place.

Scaffolding firm donates £10K to children’s charity

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Scaffolding firm donates £10K to children’s charity

A Brentwood based scaffolding firm has donated an impressive £10,000 to children’s charity Taylor Made Dreams.

Family-run Proplant Scaffolding Ltd has said, “it’s an honour” to have been able to donate the funds to the charity. Established in 2014, Taylor Made Dreams is a charity that helps kids who have life-limiting illnesses fulfil their dreams. It’s CEO Suzi Mitchell “deserves a knighthood,” said Proplant Scaffolding on twitter. The charity’s main aim is to assist in the creation of a unique ‘Bucket List’, which is ‘Taylor-Made’ to meet the specific needs and desires of an individual child. Jordan Marsh, Director of Proplant Scaffolding Ltd said: “We were introduced to them back at the start of 2020 and when we found out that they were looking for continued funding and donations we couldn’t say no. What they do is truly remarkable! They help children with life-limiting disabilities to fulfil bucket list things they might like to do, places they might like to go and meet people they might like to meet.” Shaun Fennessey, Director of Proplant Scaffolding said: “When we met Suzie and heard about her story and why she set up TMD, we knew there and then we would like to help out by giving whatever we could afford to give.” Jordan Marsh concluded: “You hear so much about the big-name charities in the news and everything they do, but you never hear about the smaller ones like TMD and the struggle they go through working tirelessly to raise vital funding in order for these kids to fulfil their bucket list choices. This could be something massive like heading to Disney World for a weekend with family or just something so small and humbling like a child asking for some new lego. All of it is funded by charity donations.” “It was an absolute pleasure to be able to make this charity donation, and we will continue to help and support TMD in any way we can for the foreseeable future.” Its understood Proplant had planned to make the donation earlier in the year, however, the coronavirus lockdown prevented the presentation to take place until recently.

Isle of Wight worker dies during demo project

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Isle of Wight worker dies during demo project

Three construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a two-storey building in preparation for a development project.

Portsmouth Crown Court heard how David Shayler, an employee of Ryde Demolition Limited, was removing roof timbers by hand with a colleague, when a gable wall partially collapsed causing him to fall backwards striking his head against a stack of roof tiles. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the incident which occurred on the 13 October 2016, found that the work was inadequately planned and managed by all the duty holders involved in the project, the technique used to remove the roof timbers was done out of sequence, and the brick gable had been left unstable. In addition, inadequate provision was made to prevent falls from height, despite concerns raised by workers in the days leading up to the incident. Ryde Demolition Ltd of St Johns Hill, Ryde have pleaded guilty to breaching two counts of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and have been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,132.02. HJ Bennett Ltd of Pyle Street, Newport have pleaded guilty to breaching two counts of Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and have been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £12,057.62. Stoneham Construction Limited of St Johns Place, Newport have pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 13(1) of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 and have been fined £56,667 and ordered to pay costs of £12,004.42. Speaking after the case, HSE inspector Dominic Goacher said: “This was a tragic and wholly avoidable incident, caused by the companies’ failure to implement safe systems of work.” “Demolition is a high-risk activity whose safe execution is complex and technical and where expertise is vital. The risk of unintended structural collapse is well known within the industry. Demolition requires careful planning and execution by contractors who are competent in the full range of demolition techniques.” “Falls from height remain one of the most common causes of work-related fatalities in this country, and the risks associated with working at height are well known. In this case the risks of structural collapse and falling from height were not controlled, which led to the preventable death of a father-of-two.”

Scaffolding Memorabilia: Thanks for the Memory

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Scaffolding Memorabilia: Thanks for the Memory

Paul Corfield is without question a highly skilled man within the scaffolding industry, not least because he’s passionate about his craft. But his work runs much deeper than that as an avid collector of scaffolding memorabilia. Scaffmag was keen to delve deeper into his archive.

(See below for a selection of Paul’s Scaffolding Memorabilia Archive)

They used to play thanks for the memory whenever the great Bob Hope took to the stage – but it’s a tune Paul Corfield could easily have in his head any day on-site. There’ll be no jokes from him of course, because his colourful hobby is a serious business.

From an old Big Ben Spanner to documented ships scaffolding, Boulton Tubular Structures to The illustrated Carpenter and Builder, Palmers Travelling Cradle to the most glorious images from a bygone age, Paul has assembled a unique industrial collection. If you love your scaffolding history, this is the place for you.

Paul explained: “I started working weekends and in my school holidays with my Father, Ian, when  I was 12/13. The day after I finished school I was full time on-site. It should have been Palmers Scaffolding in Manchester but the depot closed it, so officially it was Ace Scaffolding.”

Across the year’s Paul sub-contracted to a number of large firms such as SGB, Deborah Graystons, Kwikform and like any decent scaffolder (his own words), TRAD in London around the turn of the century. He now finds himself working for Lyndon Scaffolding in both London and Manchester.

My collection started around six years ago when my father gave me his old Big Ben spanner and a couple of books. From there I went onto old newspaper advertisements, mainly SGB ones.

So if Paul found himself on a desert island what would he keep with him? “Hands down the SGB adverts, he says. “In particular the “SGB DOES THE JOB” close up of the band and plate, as their strapline is “the originators of tubular scaffolding”.

“The fact we still use the band and plate today is a testament to the company and a big reason why this is one of my favourites. I still have an original SGB Podger on my belt some 100 years after they were first used.”

And if you thought car phones are still relatively new think again. Did you know

The SGB two way car radiotelephone was working successfully in the 1930’s? Paul has the proof.

And if he had to throw a spanner into the works, how about The Big Ben Collection of three original tools. You wouldn’t really want to clock off, but if you did there’s always a couple of playing cards to pass the time and an advert.

He told me: “It says a lot about the company that Leach’s Scaffold Supplies have a full line of products named after the Big Ben Scaffolding Company.”

As for a third favourite choice, he adds: “I love the two Military Engineering booklets, very detailed with weights and measurements, images of fittings and fold-out ‘plates.’ These are drawings for specific scaffolds such as observation towers and heavy-duty trench supports.”

“I actually have well over 50 individual pieces which I plan to frame in my Covid lockdown built man cave, aptly called “the band and plate”, amongst the music and Darts paraphernalia.

“Anyone who is interested in the contents of the individual books and brochures are more than welcome to get in touch as I will scan and share the contents.”

There’s also a superb array of TRAD project reports lovingly put together. Paul has no idea how much the collection could be worth.

“It’s not something that has ever crossed my mind, it’s a very niche collection, I don’t envisage me looking stunned on Antiques Roadshow any time soon.

“The truth is all of this collection and my knowledge and appreciation of the scaffolding industry would not of happened if it wasn’t my father, Ian.  I will be ever grateful because he taught me all he knew.”

He laughs:  “My Mrs, on the other hand, is always told not to bend any envelopes arriving from eBay.”

Bob Hope raised plenty of smiles of course, and this where both men have a lot in common. When it comes to the scaffolding industry, this amazing collection comes with a beautifully constructed message. ‘Thanks for the memory’.

This article was first published in the ScaffMag Magazine Issue 10  

SIMIAN Sign New Joint Venture Partnership

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SIMIAN Sign New Joint Venture Partnership

SIMIAN, the UK’s largest privately owned scaffolding training provider, and Aspects Total Training Limited, have announced the formation of a new joint-venture partnership.

The initiative will see SIMIAN take over the day-to-day operation of Aspects’ centre in Coventry, as a hub to support its training operations in the Midlands region. Michelle McFall, Aspects’ Director said: “We are extremely pleased to formally agree a partnership with Simian and we are looking forward to benefitting from the wealth of industry knowledge and expertise they bring to the venture. We are confident that the centre will release its full potential and build on the early success we have enjoyed. Our agreement opens up opportunities for the centre and will enable the JV to develop and realise our long-term objectives at a faster pace, and this will ultimately be for the benefit of the scaffolding industry in and around the Midlands region.”
Aspects Total Training facility in Coventry
A spokesperson for SIMIAN told us that a full programme of courses at the Coventry facility is now available via SIMIAN’s website and their training team are available to answer questions about the new Centre. For enquiries contact [email protected] and 0345 6022418. Existing Aspects customers can continue to contact the centre team directly at the Coventry site, SIMIAN said. Speaking after the signing of the joint venture, Jackie Thomason, Finance Director at SIMIAN said: “The venture is the ideal model for both businesses and fits perfectly with our post-COVID business plan. The centre is ideally located with easy access just off Junction 3 of the M6. The team at Aspects have built a very high quality training facility that will benefit all of those that go to learn there. In the short time that the business has been operating, Michelle has already developed a great team and we look forward to working with them and welcoming them into the SIMIAN family.”
Aspect’s Director Michelle McFall and Simian’s FD Jackie Thomason at the socially distanced signing of the new joint venture agreement this morning.

Introducing The Klasp, A Next Generation Scaffold Fitting

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Introducing The Klasp, A Next Generation Scaffold Fitting

Julian Bland the creator of The Klasp is certainly something of a scaffolding innovator both designing and bringing to market a fitting guaranteed to help revolutionise the industry. Grahame Anderson has been finding out more.

Plastic armadillos could become a thing of the past thanks to an innovative fitting called The Klasp developed by Julian Bland from Bland Scaffolding in Barnsley. In an area steeped in scaffolding folklore, it comes as no surprise to find such a cutting edge accessory emanating from the experience of working in the industry. In fact, as the century moves on at pace, this is yet one more product set to raise the bar of health and safety even further. And that, of course, can only be to the benefit of workers the length and breadth of the UK. Julian explained: “Things have really moved on in health and safety but I have seen some areas for improvement and decided to design a fitting removing the need for clumsy, annoying, expensive plastic armadillos. I never liked the process and knew I could make something better. “I knew it had to work well and be strong enough to take any hammer a scaffolder would throw at the fitting. And of course, it had to carry a usable weight. “Around six years ago I started working on this design and I’ve seen it evolve into the most beautifully designed fitting out there and I’m very confident it will be a great asset to the scaffolding industry.”
‘The Klasp,’ holds the tube in place creating a totally safe erection process. It also wraps around the tube to leave zero catchment areas and is tied with safely hidden nut recesses. Julian added: “Plastic armadillos are expensive to install and remove and maintain. If they get pulled off they need to be replaced and pass seven-day inspections. When sheeting or netting or power cladding are applied to a scaffold, our design eliminates the need to replace the sheeting due to the bolts ripping holes in the sheets as the wind blows. “Any scaffolding company knows it’s very expensive and annoying to re-sheet a scaffold due to this damage.”  

The Wonder Of Wombwell

Bland scaffolding was formed in the early 80s by Julian’s father who was well known in the area. Along with his brother Jason, the boys did something of their own thing in learning the ropes. After years of working on both the railways and National Grid they have seen health and safety go from strength to strength Julian joked: “No longer is it like the early days where if you were doing a 200ft hanger with a harness you were classed as a pussy. “When my dad Terry Bland started scaffolding at 18 he went on to help build companies like Deborah scaffolding along with Turners and Whitlam scaffolding back in the day in the formidable Wombwell area of Barnsley. “To be honest, it was a fantastic area in which to learn the art of scaffolding, and there were some real characters working in the industry as well.”

Working With China

All of this has gone into the creation of The Klasp, and it’s not just confined to these shores says Julian: “We are working with one of China’s largest manufacturing plants with this product and currently on the 3rd mould design, close to obtaining Class B certification. Currently the design team are making the final changes to achieve Class B and hope to have the final fitting tested in China, ready for the market place here in the UK next year.”

Saving Time And Money

And the message from Julian is clear to every scaffolding company across the land when it comes too affordability. He added: “I know every scaffolding company out there will be wondering what the price point will be but when you factor in what this fitting does, it will soon be the best investment you made.” Once Class B certification is met, The Klasp can be used as a ledger fitting and a STANDARD double can be used to allow double on double erecting where the transom sits on top of the ledger. This allows the lift to be boarded out saving lots of time and money for any company – a potent combination of course. In terms of price, the company hope to achieve around £5 and less for high numbers along with a fall in price more once manufacturing numbers are met. They currently have patents on a swivel design which will follow production of The Klasp. And you know what they say in business-‘momentum is everything’.

Highly Driven

Julian Bland is certainly highly driven and determined to put something back into the industry he clearly loves so much. What’s more, other impressive designs are on the way. It seems the only bland thing about scaffolding is genuine ingenuity. For more information visit: https://www.jjbproducts.co.uk/ This article was first published in the ScaffMag Magazine Issue 10

Overseas Scaffolding Training Recommences

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Overseas Scaffolding Training Recommences

Overseas scaffolding training is slowly beginning to recommence at a number of training centres across the globe, CISRS has reported.

Simian International’s Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) centre in Dubai and the Simian/QISC partnership in Qatar have both reopened, having been closed. for several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Abid Gul, Simian Skill’s Senior CISRS Instructor in Dubai, said: “We’re delighted to be back training, having been closed since the first week of March. We are running at a limited capacity with a maximum of six delegates at a time, in line with the social distancing rules in the UK and the UAE.

“All delegates, successfully completed the course and closely followed the COVID procedures we have put in place.”

Dave Mosley, CISRS Managing Director, said: “It’s fantastic news that Simian International OSTS centres in Dubai and Qatar are back in operation.

“We want all centre staff and course delegates to remain safe and healthy as such they have had to submit detailed COVID specific RAMS and procedures prior to training taking place. I think we are all looking forward to getting back to some form of normality and recommencing training in other locations as soon as it’s safe to do so.”

The Safety & Access / PERI Malaysia partnership has also recommenced training having recently completed two CISRS Scaffold Inspection training courses at their centre in Selangor.

CISRS and the OSTS providers are keeping a keen eye on the Covid-19 situation internationally, with several OSTS partner centres preparing to reopen as soon as local guidelines allow.

UKSSH and H & H Contract Scaffolding Reap The Full Rewards Of System Scaffold

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UKSSH and H & H Contract Scaffolding Reap The Full Rewards Of System Scaffold

The old saying that the devil’s in the detail can be particularly relevant to scaffolding projects. Getting the basics right saves costs and drives up profit – and in this new Covid-19 era, choosing the right products can also help you comply with social distancing requirements and keep projects on track.

UK System Scaffold Hire’s work with Oxfordshire based H & H Contract Scaffolding on the impressive expansion project for Arts University Bournemouth is a case in point.

Even before the March shutdown, Andy Thomas, MD of H&H Contract Scaffolding was saying that he was benefitting from the “UKSSH difference”.

“UK System Scaffold Hire made a substantial contribution to the success of the project and helped to control costs simply by getting the basics right – it may sound like damning with faint praise, but in our experience, their attention to detail sets them apart from other hire companies. For instance, UKSSH supplied us with one of their Site Support Team for a couple of days at the start of the project to work with our Scaffold Team to ensure everything ran smoothly.

“Every site poses its own challenges – in this case, it was the need to break down deliveries to two separate locations. Steve Huntley of UKSSH spent considerable time on-site to understand the logistical requirements and arranged for deliveries to be banded in stillages and clearly labelled, so that all components for, say, loading towers stayed together.

Steve and H&H Site Manager, Peter March, even came up with the idea of trial building awkward areas of the building scaffold and giving them comical names like “Juliet Corner”, to ensure when that phase went ahead the site scaffolders were familiar with the requirements and UKSSH yard staff could pick and label the correct kit for site.”

“As scaffold contractors, the greatest cost on any job is the wage bill for skilled scaffolders – and the greatest drain on profits is the amount of down-time when highly trained scaffolders are waiting for the right materials to be delivered. On a project the size of AUB, the impact of poor logistical management is huge.

“UKSSH understand the importance of scheduling component deliveries in accordance with the build programme rather than by the lorry load, they understand the importance of adhering to delivery schedules – and when the components do arrive on site they are in good working order. It’s a commitment to service that differentiates UKSSH from the competition and helped us to hit deadlines and control costs”.

Even before Covid-19, it was difficult to put a precise cost against the benefits, but on a project like AUB the savings can easily amount to well over 500-man hours.

UKSSH deliver social distancing “by design”.

However, now that the site has reopened, those benefits are greater than ever: Accurate deliveries mean that the process of getting materials to the correct location requires fewer operatives; UKSSH has supplied additional stairtowers to enable a one-way system to be introduced on-site and because the Haki system is based around a 3-metre ledger beam it automatically means that scaffolders operate beyond minimum social distancing requirements. 

For further information please contact:

UKSSH

Tel: 01246 820900

E: [email protected]

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