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Turner Access announce the retirement of its Managing Director

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Turner Access Managing Directors 1984-2013
Turner Access Managing Directors 1984-2013

Access & Scaffolding firm Turner Access have today announced the retirement of its Managing Director, Gary Gallagher.

The company announced the news through its website stating:  “It is with mixed emotions that Turner Access announce the retirement of Managing Director, Gary Gallagher, after 29 years of outstanding service.”

Turner Access was established in 1984,  by then Managing Director, Brian Houston. Gary took over as Managing Director from Brian in 2004.

Gary has been a prominent member of the Scaffolding industry in the UK, standing as the Chairman of the Technical Committee, Regional Chairman and as a National Council Member of the NASC (National Access and Scaffolding Confederation). He also supported other colleagues as members of the National Council of PASMA (The Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association) and was a founding member of SA-FE (System Access Fall Elimination). He was also invited to address safety issues Internationally through Turner Access membership of the scaffolding associations of both the USA (SIA) and Canada (SIAC).

The news post also highlighted many career highs for Gary that include, being responsible for organising a successful Guinness World Record attempt, when two Turner Access Scaffolders erected a 100m² Scaffold in less than 26 minutes.

Gary was also heavily involved in some of the largest scaffolding projects of their kind at the time. This included one of the highest free standing scaffolds in the world at Niagara Falls in 2001 and what was reported to be the world’s longest suspended access platform at the Tinsley Viaduct in 2002.

Gary has now handed over the management of Turner Access to the new Managing Director, Ian Wilson.

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