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Improving ladder safety with Grabo Pro and the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor
|Date: 21 March, 2025

Improving ladder safety with Grabo Pro and the Ergoniks Ladder Anchor
Working at height presents inherent risks, making ladder stability essential for preventing falls and inj ...
Working at height presents inherent risks, making ladder stability essential for preventing falls and injuries. The Ergoniks Ladder Anchor, a specialised safety attachment for the Grabo Pro vacuum lif ...
21 March, 2025
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The truth about telescopic ladders
|Date: 20 February, 2025

The truth about telescopic ladders
Essential equipment or safety hazard? Francis Camilleri, Technical Director at T.B. Davies, and Chair of ...
Essential equipment or safety hazard? Francis Camilleri, Technical Director at T.B. Davies, and Chair of the Ladder Association Technical Committee, gets to the truth about telescopic ladders Telesc ...
20 February, 2025
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
|Date: 25 April, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Supporting the Trades
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who ...
In this month’s edition of the Professional Builder podcast we talk to two commendable organisations who are each championing the wellbeing of construction workers. Falls from height remains the bigge ...
25 April, 2024
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How to step up sales with Keylite
|Date: 16 March, 2024

How to step up sales with Keylite
Loft storage is the ideal solution for homeowners who want to keep their belongings safe and within reach ...
Loft storage is the ideal solution for homeowners who want to keep their belongings safe and within reach, while keeping other rooms clutter-free. Now, installers working on home improvement projects ...
16 March, 2024
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How to work at height safely with Werner
|Date: 14 February, 2024

How to work at height safely with Werner
Mark Robson, Product Manager at Werner, shares his top three tips to help professionals work at height sa ...
Mark Robson, Product Manager at Werner, shares his top three tips to help professionals work at height safely. New statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that, in the past year, ...
14 February, 2024
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Ladder Association raises concerns about unsafe ladders sold online
|Date: 17 October, 2023

Ladder Association raises concerns about unsafe ladders sold online
Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has again raised serious concerns that unsafe and ...
Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has again raised serious concerns that unsafe and potentially dangerous ladders continue to be sold via online platforms to unsuspecting consumer ...
17 October, 2023
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Getting the job done safely with Henchman’s Tripod Ladders
|Date: 21 August, 2023

Getting the job done safely with Henchman’s Tripod Ladders
Henchman launches new Fully Adjustable Tripod Ladder PRO range to help professionals get the job done, sa ...
Henchman launches new Fully Adjustable Tripod Ladder PRO range to help professionals get the job done, safely. Professional gardeners, landscapers and arborists alike can take their jobs to new height ...
21 August, 2023
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Werner’s Stepping Up to Ladder Safety: A year later
|Date: 3 August, 2023

Werner’s Stepping Up to Ladder Safety: A year later
A year on from the launch of its work at height safety campaign, Stepping Up to Ladder Safety, Werner, th ...
A year on from the launch of its work at height safety campaign, Stepping Up to Ladder Safety, Werner, the access equipment specialist, celebrates campaign success and reminds professionals that best ...
3 August, 2023
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WernerCo’s decorating top tips
|Date: 5 May, 2023

WernerCo’s decorating top tips
Mark Robson, Product Manager at WernerCo, shares the manufacturer’s top tips on approaching different dec ...
Mark Robson, Product Manager at WernerCo, shares the manufacturer’s top tips on approaching different decorating tasks, and the best equipment which can be used to carry them out successfully. As a pa ...
5 May, 2023
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How to determine if a ladder if safe to use with WernerCo
|Date: 6 October, 2021

How to determine if a ladder if safe to use with WernerCo
Sophie Ellam, Product Manager at WernerCo, offers advice on what to look out for when inspecting a ladder ...
Sophie Ellam, Product Manager at WernerCo, offers advice on what to look out for when inspecting a ladder to determine whether or not it is safe to use. The Work at Height Regulations requires all equ ...
6 October, 2021
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Falling from height: Jason Anker’s story
|Date: 14 September, 2021

Falling from height: Jason Anker’s story
Following life changing injuries as a consequence of a fall from height, Jason Anker is now devoting his ...
Following life changing injuries as a consequence of a fall from height, Jason Anker is now devoting his time to promoting health and safety issues. Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to the forme ...
14 September, 2021
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Health and safety products – May 2021
|Date: 18 May, 2021

Health and safety products – May 2021
PROTECTIVE WEAR The Hultafors Group has completed the acquisition of the Fristads, Kansas and Leijona pro ...
PROTECTIVE WEAR The Hultafors Group has completed the acquisition of the Fristads, Kansas and Leijona protective wear brands. All three are well-known brands in professional workwear with well-establi ...
18 May, 2021
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Test & Research Centre urges trades to be careful with ladders
|Date: 10 May, 2021

Test & Research Centre urges trades to be careful with ladders
Test & Research Centre is urging the trades to be vigilant when it comes to the equipment they use on ...
Test & Research Centre is urging the trades to be vigilant when it comes to the equipment they use on site. Test & Research Centre, the not-for-profit testing facility for work at height equip ...
10 May, 2021
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Are you up for the Youngman Ladders Freestyle Football Challenge?
|Date: 21 April, 2021

Are you up for the Youngman Ladders Freestyle Football Challenge?
Youngman® Ladders is giving you the chance to impress your mates with your awesome freestyle football ski ...
Youngman® Ladders is giving you the chance to impress your mates with your awesome freestyle football skills and bag yourself some fantastic prizes at the same time! Teaming up with nine times world r ...
21 April, 2021
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Work at height equipment for builders with WernerCo
|Date: 8 March, 2021

Work at height equipment for builders with WernerCo
Jamie Brassington, Product Manager at WernerCo, talks through some of the different types of work at heig ...
Jamie Brassington, Product Manager at WernerCo, talks through some of the different types of work at height equipment builders should be using for specific jobs. The latest ‘Workplace Fatal Injuries i ...
8 March, 2021
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Cardiff business TB Davies celebrates 75 years of serving Wales
|Date: 2 December, 2020

Cardiff business TB Davies celebrates 75 years of serving Wales
A company set up because its founder promised a fellow serviceman a job would be waiting for him after th ...
A company set up because its founder promised a fellow serviceman a job would be waiting for him after the Second World War, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Cardiff company TB Davies (Cardiff) Lt ...
2 December, 2020
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