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A die casting and injection moulding firm has been sentenced after an employee fell from one of its machines, suffering severe injuries. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard was told that Mr Sekou Camara had been working on top of the machine at Lesney Industries Ltd at the request of his supervisor- in order to clean the hopper, in preparation for a change of material used in the machine ... more
A farm company was sentenced last month after admitting safety failures after a worker falling five and a half meters through an abattoir skylight as he cleaned the gutters in June 2014. Eastbourne magistrates heard Mr Bus was given a ladder that proved too short for the task so he went around to the other side of the building where a set of stairs gave him access to the roof of the abattoir. ... more
Roger Smith Installations Limited of Warwickshire has been prosecuted after a worker fell four metres causing bleeding on the brain, damage to his lungs and ribs. The incident happened at a residential address in Cubbington on 3 April 2014, when an employee of the company fell whilst working on a soffit and fascia installation. The platform he was working on fell from the ladder brackets which ... more
In May, Ascendant, Facelift’s manufacturing arm, received an order for two brand new Ascendant 12.5m, 3.5t self-drive van mounted access platforms from Light Power Ltd, a rapidly expanding specialist lighting and highway services company based in Birmingham. Light Power Ltd wanted to add some van mounted platforms to their fleet in order to support their growth and workload. Discussi ... more
Italian LEGO fans have set a new record for the world’s tallest LEGO tower, standing at an impressive 35.05 metres high. The tower was built in the Italian city of Milan and was completed after a five day building process that involved more than half a million LEGO bricks. In addition, more than 18,000 volunteers were enlisted to help put up the structure. The Italian tower has taken the ti ... more
The trade body for the private security industry is urging construction firms throughout the UK to give information about their security requirements, and has launched a survey aimed at finding out more about how building companies buy and invest in security measures. According to the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), the results of the poll will make it easier for the construction se ... more
Vertikal Days is now over and by all accounts, one of the most successful so far in terms of visitor numbers, and - from anecdotal information provided by exhibitors - orders placed. This was certainly the case for Ascendant - Facelift’s manufacturing arm too. Our stand was a top attraction for visitors, and many placed orders for our Ascendant range of self-drive platforms. The main featu ... more
The amount of drugs being thrown over the fence into one prison is so high that warders have been forced to deploy a cherry picker to remove them - and of course, Facelift was the firm they chose to help them reach into every nook and cranny of the 60 ft. roof. The Daily Mail reported that packages containing heroin and cannabis were cleared from the roof of HMP Altcourse in Liverpool - hurled th ... more
Figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC) show that housebuilding enjoyed a productive first quarter, surpassing levels last witnessed eight years ago. In total 40,281 new homes were registered in the UK between January and March, with the majority of regions experiencing strong growth. This marks the highest first-quarter total since 2007, when 53,420 new registration ... more
Leading access hire firm Facelift has appointed Ian Nicholson as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ian joins from plastics recycling business MBA Polymers where he had been Group Financial Director. Prior to MBA Polymers, Ian had over 25 years of international finance and commercial experience with Accenture and Oracle. Gordon Leicester, Facelift’s founder commented, “Ian br ... more
