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Group on Working at Height has published
its report into serious injuries and fatalities
of employees whilst working at height,
with consultation from Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF). The Report reveals some
stark figures showing that the UK has 0.55
fatalities per 100,000 employees. A single
fatality that could be avoided is too much.
Paul Blanchard, who is a champion for
change, spoke passionately about his experiences.
Paul had been a building contractor for over 20
years but fell from a height of 12 feet resulting
in three months in a coma and nine months in
hospital. He now regularly shares his experience
of life as a wheelchair user and how it impacts on
his family.
The GGF is working closely with The
Ladder Association to create an awareness
program for window installers which will
include a toolkit for business leaders. It will
help senior managers, directors and company
owners communicate with their workers who
have worked from ladders without incident for
many years and continue to work from height
on a regular basis.
To find out more about working from
height, two such publications can be found
at: www.ggf.org.uk
COMMITMENT
TO CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT GLEANS
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
SUPER SUPPORT
‘ACROSS THE BOARD’
» » LEADING BRITISH IGU
manufacturer Senior Glass
Systems has praised Edgetech’s
commitment to going the extra
mile for its customers.
The Scarborough firm uses
Edgetech’s highest performance
Super Spacer product T-Spacer
to offer exceptional product
quality, outstanding thermal
efficiency and speedy lead
times to commercial customers
nationwide.
Senior’s Managing Director
Rebecca Castle explains: “Edgetech
is willing and able to support
us across the board. They’re
warm-edge experts - but they’ve
got a huge amount of knowledge
about all the other aspects of IGU
manufacturing too.
“Tony Palmer, our key
account manager at Edgetech,
has thirty-five years’ experience
in the field. He’s proved to be
an extremely valuable source
of support and advice over
the years, on everything from
specifically spacer-related
processes like PIB application,
to more general issues like gas-
filling and unit testing.”
Tony Palmer comments: “A
critical part of our three-step
strategy for the years ahead is
what we call ‘Customers at the
Centre’. It’s our commitment
to prioritising the needs of the
IGU businesses we work with
in everything we do – and as
we implement it, we’re already
seeing ways to further expand
our market-leading support
services.”
www.edgetechig.co.uk
16 » M AY 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
» » INDUSTRY-LEADING
PVC-U systems supplier VEKA
Group has been crowned the best
Manufacturing Company in the
region, at the prestigious Red
Rose Awards 2019.
The Awards, organised by
Lancashire Business View
magazine, are held in Blackpool’s
iconic Winter Gardens each
year, and honour the best,
most inspirational and most
innovative businesses operating
in Lancashire. VEKA Group is
no stranger to the awards, having
been named both ‘Best Large
Business’ and ‘Employer of the
Year’ in the last two years.
Judges’ comments showed that
VEKA Group had impressed
them with its growth in a tough
market, and they were also
interested in the company’s
innovative environmental and
waste reduction solutions.
Feedback from the panel
highlighted VEKA Group’s
commitment to continuous
improvement: “Investment in
the manufacturing processes,
staff development and additional
infrastructure continue to be
made to drive growth in key
markets.”
VEKA Group’s Operations
Director Paul Armstrong said:
“Our written entries were
followed up with presentations
and intensive interviews. For
the Manufacturing category, we
showcased our impressive 99.3%
‘on time in full’ performance
figure and explained how VEKA
Group continues to adapt to
market demands to give our
customers the highest quality
products with minimal lead
times.”
www.vekauk.com