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New Leeds University Library

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08/05/2014 – Shepherd Construction secured the £16m job to build a new library for the University of Leeds.

Work started in August 2013 on the first city-fronting building that the University has commissioned for over 30 years. Cara Brickwork Ltd have won the blockwork package to construct the new undergraduate library and have chosen SafeStand as their preferred means of low level access to carry out the works.

The Library which is due to be complete at the beginning of 2015, is designed to provide flexible training rooms, community classrooms, 1 000 reader seats, space for 6 800 linear metres of shelving to accommodate core text books, 170 fixed PCs and a new café.

Balmoral Park, Aberdeen

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20/02/2014 Robertson Construction (Eastern) Ltd have decided to use SafeStand® Access Systems on one of their projects at the new Balmoral Business Park in Aberdeen. Work is now underway at the new Nissan and MINI showrooms that are being developed for the John Clark Motor Group, while construction of a new speculative-build office development is well advanced. The combined value of the projects is more than £9 million pounds.

 

The new Nissan dealership, designed to be a flagship European dealership for Nissan, will extend to 15,074 square feet and is designed from the outset to cater for electric vehicles, with a specialist service bay and Nissan Leaf recharging points. Meanwhile, the 8,070-square-feet MINI dealership will have a 12-car showroom, plus a separate enclosed hand-over bay and four workshop bays. The deal to build the car showrooms is worth £3.5m. In a separate project, work to complete the £5.8m speculative office development is progressing well, with work due to complete in September 2014.

“The site developers, Balmoral Group, have a vision to create a first-class business park in this excellent location, which we are confident will soon become a reality.”

Located three miles from the city centre, Balmoral Business Park has excellent links to the city’s main road network. Facing onto the main access road, the A956, the main road linking to Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, the A90, is one mile southwest of the site. Meanwhile, the planned Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route will also be easily accessible. Balmoral Business Park also enjoys a regular bus service into the city centre and is a ten-minute drive from Aberdeen harbour and the city’s bus and train stations.

Safestand Used on Gower College, Swansea

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07.02.2014  Safestand is being erected on Kier Constructions Gower College project in Swansea. Gower College plans to extend the college, utilising adjoining land to the north of the campus for further accommodation and associated traffic and infrastructure upgrades.  Safestand is proud to be a part of the Gower College project and continue its long standing history supplying Low Level Access Systems to the Kier Group throughout the country.

The Swansea and Gorseinon Colleges comprise 30 buildings ranging from the listed Victorian Sketty Hall to some recent 21st century construction on the Gorseinon campus, work is to planned for completion for 2015.

Safestand® at Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

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27.01.2014 Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd have been appointed by ISG Plc to start work on the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth –a joint venture between the theatre and University of Portsmouth. The £16 million redevelopment of the New Theatre will see the reinstatement of a 30m fly tower at the rear, some 40 years after the stage house burned down and was subsequently demolished.

The transformation of the New Theatre Royal includes the extension of the original building to provide a range of new facilities that will support the theatre’s ambitions to create its own productions and become an important creative space for film, television and drama students from the university. ISG will deliver a new double-height studio theatre and television studio, each with its own control room, as well as flexible teaching space, music practice rooms and office areas. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2014.

Roberts Brothers Construction Ltd continue their working relationship with ISG including further contracts at Bedfont Lake, Feltham and Bisham Abbey, Marlow.

SafeStand® Used on Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich.

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22/01/2014 Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd have chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on the Interserve Jaguar Land Rover at Castle Bromwich. Jaguar Land Rover are investing around £200 million on the expansion of its plant factory at Castle Bromwich, which is set to build new Jaguar models such as the F-Type Sports Car.

The expansion of the plant is set to increase production levels mainly thanks to exports of the luxury cars to the East where demand has been growing. This demand should see an exponential increase in the number of jobs in the local area.

SafeStand® is being used by Phoenix Brickwork (UK) Ltd who have been contracted by Interserve to construct the plant room and other various works on the site. The SafeStand® 1200 system with staircase access is being used to construct the blockwork walls. The feed-back from site so far has been positive and SafeStand has been well received by all parties.

FORS Bronze Certificate Awarded to SafeStand®

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22/01/2014 – Following an Audit on 22nd January 2014, SafeStand® Ltd were awarded a Bronze Certificate by FORS.

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is an accreditation scheme that aims to improve fleet activity in London and throughout the UK and beyond.

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is making London’s roads safer, cleaner and less congested. For vehicle operators, it offers peace of mind that they are meeting their legislative requirements, as well helping to increase efficiency, reduce costs and win work.

The FORS scheme raises the bar above minimum legal requirements and gives operators the confidence that they are meeting all the legislative requirements and doing everything they should do properly.

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Safestand Redeveloping Wardour Street

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17.12.2013 Safestand continues it’s repeat business work with Grangewood Brickwork Services and is being used on a mixed-use development at the Ampersand Scheme at 180 Wardour Street, headed by McLaren Construction.

The Ampersand project is a refurbishment of an existing mixed-use office block and will include four storeys of office space, aimed at occupiers from London’s creative sector, with an additional two floors of high-specification residential space, including a combination of duplex and single-storey apartments, each with terraces providing views over Oxford Street.

Finishes to the apartments will include natural stone, bronze detailing, bespoke kitchen installations and state-of-the-art fixtures and fittings.

Construction will include the demolition of the top floor, with alterations to the existing building structure.
Major modifications will include the installation of a new three-story structural steel frame and the reorientation of the main entrance, relocated to the corner of Wardour Street and Hollen Street. The remainder of the ground floor will continue as live retail throughout the construction period with one occupier being relocated as part of the redesign of the office entrance.

Conservation work will also be carried out on the Oxford Street façade, which dates back to 1885, to clean and retain the original features of the building. The project is due for completion in September 2014.

Safestand Used At Orpington Fire Station

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12.12.2013 5k Design and Build Ltd have once again chosen Safestand Access System as their number one access provider. Safestand is currently being used on the new Orpington Fire Station, a project by Kier who have a long standing history with Safestand.

Mark Starling (Safety, Health and Evironmental Manager for Kier London) had this to say recently about Safestand and the level of service we provide “thank you for the service you provide and the support you offer, it makes a real difference and helps me deliver safe sites and send everyone home safely, the biggest responsibility any employer has”.

The new station will provide state of the art facilities for fire crews and have community spaces allowing members of the public access to fire safety advice. Construction work will last 12 months, with arrangements being put in place to ensure fire cover by the Avalon Road station is not interrupted during building.
Other stations set for improvements are Dagenham, Dockhead, Leytonstone, Mitcham, Old Kent Road, Orpington, Plaistow, Purley and Shadwell fire stations. Eight of the stations are being completely re-built on their existing sites and one station, Mitcham, will be built on a new site.

The move is part of a joint project between the London Fire Brigade and its private finance initiative (PFI) partner Blue3, who will deliver the design, build, financing and maintenance of the stations for 28 years.

Safety Health Awareness Day – Ipswich

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16.10.2013 SafeStand were invited by the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) to exhibit our Access Systems at a Safety, Health & Awareness Day (SHAD) they had organised for the 16th October 2013.

The aim of the event is to give practical, hands on advice to construction companies on key topics such as Work at Height.

The event was well attended with much interest being shown in the SafeStand Access Systems and in particular the capabilities of the SafeStand 1200 System.

Feedback on the day was that the attendees found it very informative and with regards to SafeStand, it was “good to see a system out there that ticks all the boxes”. The event was such a success that the HSE’s Nikkie Childs (Event Organiser) has asked if SafeStand would attend the event again next year.

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SafeStand® Exhibits at Travis Perkins

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24/07/2013 – SafeStand® have spent a successful day exhibiting at the Travis Perkins branch in Shoreham-by-Sea.

We at SafeStand® were asked to represent our product to the various prospective clientele on the day. It is events such as these that give us the opportunity to meet face to face with smaller companies, showing them the numerous advantages that we can offer, such as simplicity and speed in erection; excellent safety features; not to mention the enormous cost savings that SafeStand® can bring to their workplace.

SafeStand is proud to work hand in hand with a prestigious company such as Travis Perkins, and SafeStand® is readily available to hire through any of the Travis Perkins branches nationwide- simply give them a call and ask for a quote.