The Client: The Legacy Wharf development in Stratford is part of a more extensive restoration of London’s East End, which benefited substantially from the UK’s hosting of the 2012 Olympics. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is only a short distance away from the development. The Challenge: Height Safe Systems was assigned with delivering a solution […]
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An Ascent™ Fixed Access Ladder with 1m platform at the top was specified to cover an unappealing plant rooftop. The Challenge: The design of their building incorporated a raised parapet. A raised parapet is a simple and clean way to hide equipment. It does, however, raise the wall height of the building, making ladder access […]
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The Ascent™ Companionway Ladder was specified to provide access to a mechanical plant located within the Queensferry Tunnel, one of three tunnels connecting Liverpool to the Wirral. The Client: The Queensway Tunnel, known locally as the Birkenhead Tunnel, opened in 1934 and is just over 2 miles long, making it the longest road tunnel in […]
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The Ascent™ Abseil Anchor System has been tested at SATRA. SATRA is the UKAS accredited test organisation for use of abseil anchor systems for both direct attachment rescue (15 kN ultimate load) and redirect attachment rescue (21 kN ultimate load) in compliance with the requirements of BS 8610:2017. Ascent™ Abseil Anchor Systems are designed to be compatible […]
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The Ascent™ Aluminium Walkway was specified to create safe access to the rooftops of the vast aircraft hangers at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire. The Client: Driving up the A1 to the north of Leeds, it’s impossible not to notice RAF Leeming to the east of the main north/south trunk road. RAF Leeming provides support […]
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The Client: Glossop is a former mill town known as the “Gateway to the Peak District” for Manchester. The town specialised in the production of calico in the late 18th century. The wealth of prominent historic buildings within the town relate to this period of prosperity. One such interesting Gritstone building is the market hall. […]
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The Client: Futamura is the world’s largest producer of renewable cellulose films, with their main UK manufacturing facility located in Wigton, Cumbria, between the Solway Firth and the Lake District. The Challenge: Futamura had been working on upgrading the facility they purchased in 2016. As part of its on-site improvements, they worked with Eurosafe Solutions to […]
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The Client: Eurosafe Solutions training centre in Orgreave, Sheffield, is one of the leading working at height training centres in the UK. The centre was once an office and warehouse facility that Eurosafe repurposed to become a state of the art training facility that replicates real-life scenarios as part of its comprehensive training programme. The Challenge: Eurosafe has used the […]
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Safety Fabrications is proud to have been assigned to provide an Ascent™ Aluminium Access Walkway for Ely Cathedral’s Octagon Tower. The Client: The Octagon Tower is recognised as one of the wonders of the Medieval world. It is a masterpiece of medieval engineering that took 18 years to complete. The internal height is 142 feet […]
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Online shopping has created a boom in the development of high bay warehouses, and they are now a common site alongside most main arterial roads in the UK. The result of this boom has seen an increase in the demand for fixed access ladders. The Challenge: A retail site required access to the rooftops for […]
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