Scaffolding Innovations: GapClamp™
Designed by a qualified scaffolder the GapClamp™ plate only takes seconds to fit which clamps to the board on both sides in one simple operation by using a scaffold or ratchet spanner.
GapClamp™ is designed and manufactured in the UK to the highest standard, each unit is made from impact modified polypropylene that is UV stabilized yet only weighs 1.4kg. GapClamp™ can be used on both 38 mm and 47 mm boards and at 880 mm, 970 mm and 1020 mm lengths for different standard spacings.
As the product is made from impact modified polypropylene each unit has excellent load bearing qualities and will withstand everyday site use. GapClamp™ is also extremely cost effective having the capability to be used over and over again.
For more information why not drop over to the GapClamp website.
Billy Harding, 26, has been chosen as one of the short listed candidates by glamour model and business woman Katie Price, 33.
In her show called Signed by Katie. scoured the country to find the perfect candidate to sign to her new management label Black Sheep Management.
Billy is facing a series of challenges in a bid to win the coveted prize.
Katie and her team plan to kick start the career of the winner opening the door to a life full of magazine covers, money-making endorsements, parties and a jet set lifestyle.
Billy is from Carshalton and grew up in Mitcham.
“My sister told me about the show, I wasn’t sure at first but she told me to go for it.
“During my audition I just started dancing and doing a bit of body popping, I wasn’t really trying but Katie liked me.
“Katie is very professional and good to work with.”
“It’s been a brilliant experience and it has been good for my confidence.
“I pretty much got on with everyone.”
“Going from working as a scaffolder to living in a mansion has been one of the biggest contrasts in my life.”
“All my mates are really behind me. No-one’s taken the mick.”
Billy who began playing for Wycombe Wanderers aged 16 has swapped scaffolding for a mansion with fellow contestants.
Katie Price said: “Billy has it all- charm, looks and at an impressive 6’3” is the perfect package.”
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As a Grade Two listed building. the roof itself is widely recognised as an engineering masterpiece which dates back to 1865 and had undergone a series of ad-hoc repair works over the years. Along with the fact that the project was far more complex than originally envisaged, this presented Harsco with a series of unique challenges.
“The listed nature of the building and the fact that the station had to remain operational meant that we had to work in very close collaboration with both May Gurney, who were the main contractor, and also with Network Rail,” comments Harsco’s Project Engineering Manager, Brendan Fox.
“We erected three temporary roof structures, one in each roof barrel and concourse. These were multi-functional and provided a weatherproof, dustproof, acoustic structure which also gave support for the access scaffold above, so that blasting, painting and glazing works could be carried out during normal working hours. In the Eastern barrel a 31.4m mansard roof structure spanning four platforms was built during the day, above a construction gantry. At night this was then pushed out over the platforms in 24-metre sections. These ran on steel tracks which were supported on steel grillages and towers over the platforms.
In the Western barrel a part-mobile and part-static mono-pitch temporary roof structure was built. The static section was supported at one end on specially designed gallows brackets bolted to the West wall and this allowed the shops, bars and restaurants below to carry on business as usual. The spans were maximised wherever appropriate so that as much platform space as possible was retained for the full operational use of the station. This helped Harsco meet the challenge of maximising pedestrian footfall and passenger access to maintain the rain service.
“There were many challenges that arose from working in a live environment, “ adds Brendan Fox. “These included having very limited storage facilities and only being able to complete certain works at night. However with careful and detailed planning, plus the use of innovative solutions to the various challenges that arose, we succeeded in completing the project to everyone’s satisfaction and with no impact on train services.” 
Dubai: An Egyptian died while his colleague sustained serious injury after falling from a scaffolding Tuesday afternoon.
Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, head of CID, said the workers were on working on construction site.
It is alleged that the company didn’t adhere to safety precautions. The scaffolding was not built to handle the weight of two workers.
The site engineer has been referred to public prosecution.
The Egyptian worker died on spot while his Bangladeshi colleague sustained severe injuries on a construction site in Deira.
A witness informed gulf news of the incident saying that she saw two bodies on the street next to a hotel in Deira. Police cordoned off the area.
The incident was initially thought to be a suicide but investigations indicated it was an accident caused by the lack of adherence to safety precautions.
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Jamie Jackson Hughes, 25, of Battersea died after his motorbike crashed into a car in East Hill, Wandsworth, two weeks ago.His funeral was held at St Anne’s Church, St Anne’s Hill in Wandsworth on Monday, October 24, and was attended by about 700 people.
The father of two was laid to rest at Wandsworth Cemetery in Magdalen Road.
A speech by his girlfriend Sam Cox was read out at the service by a friend.
She said: “He was loved by everyone, his death has touched so many people, especially myself, our children and his family.”
Brothers Martin Jackson Hughes and Reece Jackson Hughes also wrote speeches read out at the service.
Mr Jackson Hughes went to Southfields Community College and was a keen biker and car enthusiast.
A huge number of tributes from family and friends were left at the site of the accident, including flowers, letters and bottles of his favourite drink Jack Daniel’s.
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