Godiva Access and Scaffolding was the proud recipient of the Sustainability award at last night’s (25 September) Coventry Telegraph Business Awards.
The Coventry Telegraph Business Awards aim to celebrate success, recognise achievement and highlight the innovative people and companies in Coventry and Warwickshire who are putting the region on the map by boosting the economy while making a positive contribution to the local community.Godiva was crowned the winner of the Sustainability Award in recognition of its commitment to making its processes more and more environmentally friendly year on year. Additionally, judges were impressed by how it had used sustainability to improve its performance and by the investments made into its products and services to make themselves more sustainable as a company.Karl De Groot, managing director at Godiva, said: “We are absolutely delighted to win this award. We have worked really hard to ensure our work is as sustainable as possible and this is something that takes the whole teams’ commitment to achieve. A huge congratulations to everyone who’s contributed to this success.“Thank you also to the Coventry Telegraph for hosting and to the Liberty House Group for sponsoring the award.”The event took place at the Ricoh Arena and was attended by hundreds of Coventry and Warwickshire’s business elite.
Cornish scaffolding company 7 Bays Scaffolding (SW) Ltd is set to feature on the popular Channel 4 Grand Designs television show.
The episode, which is due to air on Wednesday 26th September at 9pm, will showcase an impressive property in North Cornwall and the highly skilled tradesmen that helped to make the owners’ dream a reality. The ‘Padstow episode’ sees presenter Kevin McCloud follow the construction journey of a beautiful surf retreat near St Mawgan in North Cornwall. Owners Harry and Briony plan to build an ambitious steel and glass surf house which is inspired by The Ben Rose House which was famously featured in the cult 80s film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 7 Bays Scaffolding (SW) Ltd was delighted to be selected as the scaffolding company to support such an ambitious project and see it to fruition. Company owner Adam Luce says, “We relish working on exciting build projects such as this. 7 Bays Scaffolding are experts when it comes to working on specialist scaffolding projects and architects recognise us as the ‘go to’ firm for scaffolding excellence. To have our work featured on a prestigious television show such as Grand Designs is awesome, and we can’t wait to see the show air on Wednesday!”Grand Designs is one of Channel 4’s biggest factual series and has grown into a global phenomenon with millions of viewers the world over.
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) and the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) arranged for more than 70 Swedish scaffolding industry professionals to gain a first-hand feel for scaffolding training in the UK during a visit to the National Construction College near Glasgow. The Swedish group consisting of members of the STIB, an association of Swedish scaffolding contractors had travelled to Scotland for their Annual General Meeting (AGM). With the UK regarded as leaders in scaffolding training, STIB contacted the NASC to see whether they could take a trip to a CISRS approved training centre. STIB members were given a tour of the centre, witness CISRS training taking place and received short presentations from CISRS Scheme Manager David Mosley on the goals and objectives of the NASC and CISRS and an overview of the UK scaffolding market from Haki Ltd’s Charles Stratford, Engineering Manager, and Steve Coshall, Sales Manager.David Mosley said: “It was great to meet all the members of STIB, an association which we have developed positive working relationships with through our mutual membership of UEG, the representative body for scaffolding in Europe. “I’d like to thank Alastair O’May, Head of the Access department at NCC Scotland for hosting the event.” Hakan Carlsson, STIB Permanent Secretary, said: “Our members really enjoyed the tour. It was great to witness first-hand how scaffolding training is delivered in the UK. I’m sure our members have picked up more than a few ideas from CISRS in relation to scaffolding training which they can put into practice in Sweden.”
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has released an update for its TG20:13 eGuide.
It’s not a major update, it’s more of a maintenance upgrade in response to recent changes in the way Google Maps works. The NASC say these changes to Google Maps sometimes caused the eGuide version 1.2 to crash when trying to progress from the wind map screen section to the compliance sheet.
This upgrade is required by all existing users of the TG20:13 eGuide version 1.2.
Version 1.3 can be downloaded for free here for Windows, Mac and Android operating systems. The NASC has advised existing users of 1.2 to uninstall their current eGuide before installing the maintenance upgrade.
This glitch does not affect users with version 1.0 or 1.1 of the eGuide. The NASC will be updating its DVD eGuide for new customers.
For technical support, you can email CADS via [email protected] or alternatively call 01202 603733.
Development consent has been granted to Eggborough Power Limited (EPL) for the development of a new gas fired power station near Selby in North Yorkshire.
The new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant will be built on the site of the existing coal-fired power station creating 1,200 construction jobs. Once operational it will be capable of supplying electricity to more than 2 million homes.
Plans for the construction will also include a new underground gas pipeline connecting the site to the UK’s natural gas network. There will also be an electrical connection to the existing substation located at the coal-fired power station site and water supply connections.
Speaking to the York Press James Crankshaw head of engineering at EPL said:
“We are delighted with the Secretary of State’s decision to grant consent.
“Eggborough has been a significant part of the UK energy landscape for over 40 years and this consent provides an opportunity for the site to continue to play a key role in both the local economy and in the security of electricity supplies nationally.”
Eggborough coal-fired power station was originally built in the 1970s which had an expected lifespan of 25 years. It closes this month having failed to win a contract for providing back-up electricity generating capacity for 2018/19 and will be demolished.
According to sources, the construction of the new plant could start as early as summer 2019.
A West Midlands street was brought to a standstill yesterday after a lorry smashed into a scaffold while being erected on a pub leaving a scaffolder stranded on the top lift.
The heavy goods vehicle came in contact with the scaffold at around 11am outside The Castle pub in Willenhall, Walsall in the West Midlands.
Local media suggested the lorry was turning into a narrow side street towards the town centre, before striking the scaffold – forcing the independent scaffold to come away from the pub’s facade.
Image credit: Twitter (Michelle L Jones)
The road was taped off by local police officers while the scene was made safe.
No injuries were reported.
Martin Scaffolding based in Raffeen, Co. Cork have been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 2015 Quality Management System Award which is presented to organisations that demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. Martin Scaffolding are celebrating 30 years in business this year and employ 80 full time workers with a fleet of 20 trucks. Martin Scaffolding are currently the only Irish Scaffolding company to be awarded the accolade and are delighted with such an achievement. Brian Martin, Managing Director of Martin Scaffolding says “We are proud to be an early adopter of the updated standard as it provides further proof that we are very serious about the service we supply and will always strive to deliver top quality for our customers.” The road to certification requires time and commitment but this is something that Martin Scaffolding have embraced and considered it a valuable investment in their service, staff and clients. “It is great to be recognised for our hard work and dedication to quality. We want our clients to feel secure in knowing that by choosing Martin Scaffolding they are working with an internationally recognised company whose commitment to safety, quality and customer service is at the core of the business. This award coupled with our continued Grade A Safe T-Cert is a credit to everyone who worked hard to achieve it.” International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 is the most updated standard of its kind and focuses on quality management systems and performance. There is a huge advantage of using suppliers accredited with this certification as it ensures consistent and good quality products and services, which in turn brings many business benefits. Dermot Murray, Head of Health and Safety in Martin Scaffolding is proud of the company’s achievement, “We are excited to earn this certification and feel it provides additional assurance to our customers that we are focused on continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Ultimately it demonstrates our desire to perform at the highest levels of quality and efficiency. It’s essential to delivering high quality to our customers.”
A British poker champion is now estimated to have won £30 million during his professional career.
Nottingham ex-scaffolder Sam Trickett, 32 gave up his scaffolding job in 2006 to pursue his dreams of becoming a professional poker player. Fast forward twelve years and according to Poker Followers, he has now won £30million in tournaments and cash games.
On some occasions during his career, he would lose as much as a million in one go. However, there were other times when he could win up to £7.6 million in a single day reports the Daily Star.
Sam who is the UK’s all-time leading poker money player started gambling when he was 14, playing pool in pubs and clubs in Nottingham. But by 18 he had started playing poker for £5 wins. Two years later he turned professional.
“I was working as a scaffolder at the time and it was difficult to fit in poker. Eventually, I quit work and started playing poker as my job,” he told the newspaper.
“The most I’ve won in a day is about £7.6 million. I’ve lost £1 million in a day a few times. If I thought I was going to lose more than that I’d feel uneasy. So, when that happens I tend to quit so I don’t lose more.”
The Partypoker ambassador has taken part in competitions all over the world.
Sam Trickett’s pad in Ibiza, Image: Twitter
With having the rock and roll lifestyle Trickett likes the finer things in life, he’s the owner of four properties including a plush villa on the island of Ibiza. Sam also likes his cars, he says he has a custom-made Ferrari which cost him £275,000. His Range Rover cost £90,000, while another car amounted to £120,000.
Shocking video filmed in Hong Kong during typhoon Mangkhut shows the moment scaffolding collapsed on a highrise housing development project.
The deadly typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong over the weekend it is said to be one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in decades. The storm has wrecked buildings and shut down the city.
Palmers Scaffolding UK are providing modern scaffolding solutions on an historic old mint in Edinburgh, for top main contractors, ISG Construction Limited.ISG’s premium central Edinburgh re-development project – to be known as ‘The Registers’ – comprises the mint building (previously used for the manufacture of currency) at 28-52 West Register Street, which incorporates a listed warehouse constructed in the Venetian Gothic architectural style of the 1860s, just adjacent to the well-known St Andrew Square in the city centre. It is a mixed-use re-development of the mint building, where the team at ISG are creating create 5,700 m2 of Grade A office space and 1,000 m2 of leisure space across ground and basement levels.Nine Palmers Scaffolding UK Ltd operatives are providing 11 lifts of scaffolding access from April to December on the 21.5m high historic mint building, enabling ISG’s construction workers to retain and repair the building’s façade, whilst reconfiguring and extending the capacity of the building, with a new steel frame structure.The £200,000+ scaffold is a physically-tied Layher Allround modular access system, designed by Palmers’ in-house engineers to provide access for the construction workers to the external façade and roofs of the new mint building and the existing Venetian building. In addition, Palmers scaffolders are installing 1,330LM of edge protection handrails erected from MEWP’s (eliminating the need for additional working at height) directly to floor steels, for compliant work at height safety during the formation of each of the eight-floor levels. Palmers Scaffolding UK Limited Managing Director, Lindsay Harle said: “It’s fantastic to be working with ISG on this interesting, challenging project on such an historic building in central Edinburgh – working closely with them to overcome access hurdles in the process. The very tight nature of the city centre site has made the temporary scaffolding works particularly challenging. And the client has also made the unusual request of installing the scaffold ties to the steelwork prior to the scaffold being erected. But these are challenges we relish for our clients.”Ian McFarlane, Palmers Director of Business and Project Development added: “Palmers Scotland branch has won a number of significant contracts in Edinburgh and Glasgow recently, close to our headquarters. We are pleased to be working in conjunction with ISG Construction Limited to provide their scaffold support on this significant development in central Edinburgh and look forward to bringing the access provision in on time, and on budget.”
Grand Designs is one of Channel 4’s biggest factual series and has grown into a global phenomenon with millions of viewers the world over. 
