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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® 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.

SafeStand® Hits The Big Screen

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13/05/2013 LIFEbuild have selected JMR Build to start construction at the Pinewood Studios Buckinghamshire site. The new building, named South Dock Stage Complex, includes a production area of similar size to the Richard Attenborough Stage which is already the second largest film production facility in Europe and also incorporates an office/workshop building. The works include blockwork for the new stage and SafeStand® Access Systems are being utilised for low level access by the bricklaying sub-contractor JMR Build Ltd. We at SafeStand® are very proud to be associated with Pinewood’s success.

Local contractor LIFE Build Solutions Ltd were selected to carry out the works, having previously worked at Pinewood Studios on construction of the main entrance gate, the Technicolor Building and the 30,000 sq ft Richard Attenborough Stage – Pinewood’s newest stage which, in its first year of operation, has housed the films Les Misérables and Jack Ryan and TV show The Love Machine.

SafeStand® at One St Peter’s Square

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07/05/2013 Irvine Whitlock have once again chosen to use SafeStand® Access Systems on their latest construction project at Manchester city centres premier office scheme; One St Peter’s Square, . Construction commenced in May 2012 and is due to be completed by main contractor Carillion by March 2014 to coincide with completion of the Central Library and Town Hall redevelopment.

The building has been designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating and will incorporate office floorplates of up to 22,500 sq ft. Argent project director James Heather added: “While we are delighted to have a 63,000 sq ft pre-let to KPMG, we still have almost 210,000 sq ft of Grade A office space available.