An investigation by Health and Safety and Vale of Glamorgan Council officials is underway after scaffolding collapsed on to the main entrance of Albert Primary School in Penarth, Wales on Friday 5th May.
Reports suggest the scaffolding was erected on a neighbouring property and came down in high-winds. Amazingly no children or staff at the school were injured.
One parent said “My wife and kids had walked through the gate moments before the scaffolding came crashing down. A very close call”.
Albert School issued a statement to parents saying “Please be made aware that the Top Gate of the school is not accessible today due to a neighbouring property’s scaffold falling across into the school premises.
Please be assured no one was injured in anyway. Due to restorative works taking place there will be considerable congestion at the end of the day.”
Bobby commented: “I am really pleased to add GKR Scaffolding to our team for 2017. My aim for the season is to continually promote the company whilst driving to the best of my ability in the hope of winning this season’s championship. Ultimately, I wish to create a ‘better future’ for both myself and GKR. These guys have given me a fantastic platform to work from and can only see things reaching new heights in the future.”
GKR Scaffolding work on the most iconic construction projects in London and the South East, and have built a reputation for investing in the future of the industry. Their ability to work on London’s most complex projects such as The Shard, The Royal Albert Hall and Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium has made them leaders in safety and innovation. This year they won Construction News Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year and the Training Excellence Award 2017.
Neil Rowswell added: “As a business we know what it takes to go from being a challenger to the leader in our market. Our Better Future programme has enabled us to support talent such as Bobby to help him achieve this too. This year, GKR is focusing on raising the profile of construction amongst young people, whilst investing in our employees and the communities we are part of in the South East. We are very proud to be working with Bobby this season and having him represent our brand.” 
Friday 28th April is Workers Memorial Day it’s an international day to support and remember the lives of those lost, injured, disabled or made unwell by their work; it is a day when we can take a minute in silence and pause to reflect.
Workers’ Memorial Day is an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace incidents and ill health and to promote campaigns and union organisations in the fight for improvements in workplace safety. The slogan for the day is Remember The Dead – Fight For The Living.
Although 28th April is used as the focal point for remembrance and a day of international solidarity, campaigning and other related activities continue throughout the year right around the world.
The TRAD Group will be supporting by taking part in a minute’s silence on Friday 28th April. All their office staff will wear purple ribbons, and scaffolders/yard staff will be wearing hi vis vests and helmets that display the purple ribbon and Workers’ Memorial Day logo.
A spokesperson for the TRAD Group said:
“Our group of companies continuously strive to improve Health and Safety not just for ourselves but for the scaffolding industry as a whole.
It is our company ethos to make sure that all our people, our clients and our supply chain are involved in all aspects of Health and Safety, so they can contribute towards discussions, inform us of potential dangers and issues, and be more proactive in driving the changes to make us a safer organisation.
We involve our workforce in several ways to assist in significantly ensuring safe working practices and helping to ensure all go home safely to their families at the end of the day.”
The TRAD Group will be planning and organising other events throughout the course of the Year; prior to next years’ memorial. 
