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elcome to 2021 and individuals and businesses. However, Covid-19 and may remain a feature what will hopefully the stark economic consequences of business, together with greater be a brighter year arising from the pandemic and the use of digital business. for us all. rounds of emergency support and Throughout this journey, HAE EHA WI am enthusiastic for the future restrictions will take much longer to will be with you in support of the of the hire and rental sector based recover from. sector we represent. Some new and on the hard work and strong will to Hire is well-placed to be at the exciting products and services are succeed that I see for myself across our forefront of this recovery, but the being developed and our team is industry. Added to this is a continuous pressures on costs and effi ciency totally focused on giving maximum pattern of innovation and product are here to stay. Alongside this assistance to you. development which results from close are new environmental standards, cooperation between hire businesses costs on property and people and suppliers – a relationship mirrored employed. The longer-term in the association itself. impact of remote working and Undoubtedly, there are challenges dependence on cloud and other ahead. With more widespread technology will also become access to effective vaccines against clearer. For depots, procedures for Covid-19, prioritised for the most interacting with customers and vulnerable people, we should see the handover and return of hired Paul Gaze greater confi dence emerging for equipment have been adapted for CEO Designate
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Contents Win20.indd 5 04/02/2021 11:31 BALLOO HIRE KEEPS THE INDUSTRY NEWS LIGHTS ON WITH TRIME alloo Hire Centres has announced a new deal with Glendun Plant and Trime to supply a substantial order of ‘X-ECO ’ Lighting Towers. FACELIFT INVESTS The deal represents the largest single order placed with Trime for lighting towers on the Island of Ireland, and one of the largest in the UK. IN 32 VERSALIFT BGlendun Plant Directo Dermot Cunnie said: “The X-Eco has proven to be a hit with the hire and event industry owing to its “ready to rent” specifi cation and with contractors because of its quick set-up, sturdy design and ease of operation.” FORD TRANSIT He said the X-Eco’s reliability and reduced whole-of-life cost have made it a market leader in the UK and Ireland. Balloo Hire General Manager Mark Grundy said: “We noticed an increase in customer demand for lighting therefore VAN-MOUNTED decided to expand our current fl eet by investing in multiple new machines. The choice to go with Trime was made on quality, reliability, user experience, serviceability and versatility. We were impressed with the dealer backup offered PLATFORMS from Glendun Plant and overall level of customer service received.” Balloo Hire has had a long relationship supplying lighting towers to the construction, event, utility, and domestic ccess platform hire specialist Facelift, sectors throughout Ireland and has seen a growth in demand in recent months. which is part of the AFI group of companies, has announced an investment in 32 VTL-135-F Ford Transit Avan-mounted platforms vans from Versalift UK. FACELIFT INVESTS IN 32 The van-mounted platforms have a working height of 13.5m and a maximum outreach of 8.4m and the investment represents an ongoing commitment to VERSALIFT FORD TRANSIT provide AFI’s customer base with premium powered access equipment and is part of a wider ongoing fl eet BALLOO HIRE refreshment programme to ensure they have a new, VAN-MOUNTED PLATFORMS reliable and quality rental fl eet. KEEPS THE LIGHTS Chief Operating Offi cer at AFI Nick Higgins, said: ccess platform hire specialist Facelift, which is part of the AFI group of companies, has announced an “When looking to expand our self-drive van fl eet investment in 32 VTL-135-F Ford Transit van-mounted platforms vans from Versalift UK. our main considerations were safety, reliability, The van-mounted platforms have a working height of 13.5m and a maximum outreach of 8.4m and the ON WITH TRIME investment represents an ongoing commitment to provide AFI’s customer base with premium powered access performance and after sales support. We turned to Aequipment and is part of a wider ongoing fl eet refreshment programme to ensure they have a new, reliable and quality alloo Hire Centres has announced a new deal with the expertise & knowledge of Andy and the Versalift rental fl eet. Glendun Plant and Trime to supply a substantial team who took our brief and delivered a package Chief Operating Offi cer at AFI Nick Higgins, said: “When looking to expand our self-drive van fl eet our main order of ‘X-ECO ’ Lighting Towers. achieving all of our aims. We look forward to considerations were safety, reliability, performance and after sales support. We turned to the expertise & knowledge of The deal represents the largest single order receiving the fi rst units in Q4 and have several lined Andy and the Versalift team who took our brief and delivered a package achieving all of our aims. We look forward to Bplaced with Trime for lighting towers on the Island of up for long term hire customers already.” receiving the fi rst units in Q4 and have several lined up for long term hire customers already.” General Manager-Director at Versalift UK, Andy Bray, added: “Since its UK launch early last year, the VTL range has Ireland, and one of the largest in the UK. General Manager-Director at Versalift UK, Andy quickly become a market-leading product, particularly in terms of product quality, performance and reliability. On Glendun Plant Directo Dermot Cunnie said: Bray, added: “Since its UK launch early last year, the behalf of Versalift UK, I am delighted to be supplying AFI Facelift with this order and am confi dent the investment “The X-Eco has proven to be a hit with the hire and VTL range has quickly become a market-leading in the new VTL platforms will meet with expectations. We look forward to supporting the team at AFI Facelift and event industry owing to its “ready to rent” specifi cation product, particularly in terms of product quality, building a strong working relationship with them.” and with contractors because of its quick set-up, sturdy performance and reliability. On behalf of Versalift UK, The fi rst of the 32 VTL units, which were due to be delivered to Facelift in November 2020, will go straight into the Facelift hire fl eet, and on to long-term hire customers. design and ease of operation.” I am delighted to be supplying AFI Facelift with this He said the X-Eco’s reliability and reduced whole-of-life order and am confi dent the investment in the new cost have made it a market leader in the UK and Ireland. VTL platforms will meet with expectations. We look Balloo Hire General Manager Mark Grundy said: forward to supporting the team at AFI Facelift and “We noticed an increase in customer demand for building a strong working relationship with them.” lighting therefore decided to expand our current fl eet The fi rst of the by investing in multiple new machines. The choice to 32 VTL units, which go with Trime was made on quality, reliability, user were due to be experience, serviceability and versatility. We were delivered to Facelift impressed with the dealer backup offered from Glendun in November 2020, Plant and overall level of customer service received.” will go straight into Balloo Hire has had a long relationship supplying the Facelift hire fl eet, lighting towers to the construction, event, utility, and and on to long-term domestic sectors throughout Ireland and has seen a hire customers. growth in demand in recent months.
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JCB ELECTRIC MINI HELPS CUSTOMER WIN NEW CONTRACTS
sher-based Johnson Plant, policies and site restrictions. By “JCB and JCB Finance helped my established to supply plant investing in this zero emissions JCB father start the business when no to sister company Landmark machine, it guarantees we can operate one else would. That brings a special Groundworks, became on any site, no matter the location or loyalty and we have stuck with JCB Eone of the very fi rst customers to legislation it is governed by. ever since. The quality products and buy the fully electric JCB electric “We have complete faith in JCB the service from Greenshields JCB mini excavator soon after it was so we were happy to take one of are what keeps us coming back.” launched and has secured a number the very fi rst electric mini machines Founded in 1998, Esher-based of new contracts as a result. and we have been delighted ever Landmark Groundworks is a multi- The zero emissions, ultra-quiet since. Every operator is shocked by disciplined civil engineering and 19C-1E model was supplied by the power of the machine which construction contractor, providing dealer Greenshields JCB. stacks up favourably with traditional remediation, groundworks, roadway, Johnson Plant’s Director, Jake diesel alternatives. Our clients love pavement, landscaping and drainage Johnson said: “Staying ahead of having the low noise, zero emissions services across South East England. emissions regulations is one of the machines on their site and it helps us Landmark operates with an associated toughest challenges facing plant hirers. to get contracts over the line. I think plant company, Johnson Plant Hire Clients and local authorities have we will see a lot more of these on which provides a fl eet of more than increasingly stringent environmental developments across the country. 100 exclusively JCB machines. GREEN APPLE FOR GREEN SITE POWER PACKAGE
he MHM Group’s Green Site MHM Group Managing Director, Power Package has been Mat Llewellyn said: “This is the fi rst awarded a 2020 Green time that we have entered these Apple award. awards, so to win fi rst time round TThe package is a combination is something that we are extremely of solar panels and batteries, proud to achieve. Our sales and backed-up by a diesel generator, to engineering teams have worked very deliver low emission electricity to a hard to put together this revolutionary construction site. Its principal aim is system, which has already helped to to utilise the emission-free battery save thousands of litres of fuel and power, with the diesel generator drastically reduce C02 emissions.” only operational when the battery To win the award, MHM had to levels are low and need a recharge. submit an elaborate appraisal of their The system utilises thin-fi lm solar system, including the project aims and panels and lithium iron phosphate achievements, alongside a detailed dedicated to recognising, rewarding batteries. The solar panels are description of how it operates. and promoting environmental best designed to be the principal power The Green Apple Awards are practice around the world. source to ensure the batteries presented by the renowned The MHM Group was incorporated remain fully charged at all times. environmental campaigners, the in 2010 and supplies a range of Should there be insuffi cient power Green Organisation. Established in equipment throughout the UK and from the panels, the generator will 1994, The Green Organisation is an Ireland via its’ nationwide three automatically start and take over independent, international, non-profi t, depot network. Its head offi ce is the recharging operation. non-political environment group based in Port Talbot, South Wales. >>
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News.indd 7 04/02/2021 11:35 INDUSTRY NEWS TV’S ROSS KEMP COMES FACE TO FACE WITH FAMOUS JCB DIGGER
V star Ross Kemp got a Millennium Dome raid because close-up view of one of the it is so central to the story the most famous JCB diggers programme tells.” in the world during filming Observers often think the hole in Tfor an ITV programme about an the windscreen of the digger results infamous robbery attempt. from a bullet but it was actually The presenter and investigative caused by heat from the bonnet- journalist visited JCB’s Staffordshire mounted exhaust pipe, which broke base during the making of a off and hit the windscreen as it programme to mark the 20th crashed through the Dome wall. anniversary of a thwarted attempt Because the front bucket of the to steal millions of pounds worth of machine was going to be raised in diamonds from the Millennium Dome. the air as the robbers bulldozed their During the foiled robbery bid, way into the Dome, three holes were the thieves used a JCB 3CX backhoe flame cut into the bucket so they loader to bulldoze the Dome’s could see where they were going. “It was absolutely perimeter fence and then crash With a cab built for one operator, fascinating to through the attraction’s boundary the thieves also removed the machine’s see the actual wall and into the Money Zone where rear control levers so four people could JCB machine the the diamonds were on display. be accommodated inside. The rear During his visit, award-winning dipper and bucket was also removed robbers used in actor Ross saw for himself the to reduce the height of the machine. the Millennium machine the thieves used – complete Six men were jailed in 2001 Dome raid because with modifications they made to for their part in the robbery. The it is so central execute their daring raid. programme – called The Millennium Ross said: “It was absolutely Dome Heist with Ross Kemp - was to the story the fascinating to see the actual JCB broadcast on ITV1 on Wednesday, programme tells.” machine the robbers used in the November 11th at 9pm.
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NIFTYLIFT OPENS NEW FACILITY IN USA
iftylift has opened a professionals who are ready to help ensure that both remain world-class. new North American in any way they can.We value that In the aftermath of the COVID-19 distribution, service and trust and we’ve spent the last 25 pandemic, we all face new economic spare parts centre in South years earning and maintaining it.” challenges and Niftylift is proud to be NCarolina, USA The new freehold site is located able to invest in the US economy.” The company, which has been in Greer in South Carolina, USA and Jon Hedlund, VP of Sales/ selling mobile elevating work became fully operational in June. Operations and Ed Duvall, General platforms (MEWPs) in the United Supported by an extensive network Manager for Niftylift’s North States and Canada since 1995, says of dealers across the US and Canada, American management team, product support is just as important this facility will manage new machine echoed John Keely’s sentiment. to its customers as the product distribution and offer service and spare He said: “We are so very proud of itself, and claims its success has parts support for the entire region. the strides and accomplishments been built on trust. The five-acre site includes a 30,000 we have made. Our new facility is “Our customers trust that Niftylift sq ft warehouse and 5,000 sq ft of the result of decades of hard work, booms are safe, reliable and office space to house with a team of all the while remembering that cost-effective. Every new Niftylift 20 local employees. it’s our customers who have made will arrive with them in perfect Managing Director of Niftylift, John us as successful as we are. As we condition,” a press statement reveals. Keely, said: “We’ve worked hard over continue to grow we will be playing “Service and technical support are the past 25 years to provide our US an active role in the success of our just a phone call away. Spare parts and Canadian customers with the best local community and are committed are reasonably priced and readily products and most comprehensive to building on the customer trust we available via express carriers and customer service we can and our have earned as we look forward to Niftylift team members are dedicated investment in Greer will help us to the next 25 years and beyond.” >>
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News.indd 9 04/02/2021 11:35 INDUSTRY NEWS TRIME’S X-MIST MOTIVATES HIGH MOTIVE TO SANITISE TRACKSIDE WORKERS
ven before the current regular re-positioning. It is craned or the increased demands for the X-Mist COVID-19 pandemic, placed into position by a forklift truck has meant that we have now placed communications expert and can be made ready for use in a a further order for two more units. High Motive says it always matter of minutes. They will soon be on their way to the Eensured all its hire equipment was Following the demonstration, Gypsy Lane Bridge site, near Bristol.” thoroughly cleaned and sanitised High Motive purchased an X-Mist He said Trime had welcomed prior to issue. ST100 and began promoting the feedback regarding modifi cations When the company became unit to trackside customers. It was based on fi ndings from real-time involved with the new state-of-the- quickly taken up and the ST100 applications. art portable, on-site, sanitary units has been hard at work on several High Motive was established in called Mobile Expandable Welfare Network Rail projects helping to 1990, as a specialist provider of Units (MEWU), the company carried keep site workers free from viruses. two-way radio equipment for the out extensive research into a safe Phil said: “It has been very well commercial sector and has offi ces in cleaning method that avoided the received by the railway sector and Cardiff and North London. << use of chemical-based products. Its investigations led the company to Lotus Pro, an eco-friendly, stabilised aqueous ozone cleaning system that is 100% harmless to people, has no chemicals and can destroy up to 99.999% of bacteria. When High Motive’s MD Phil Miles spotted a social media post which mentioned that Trime’s new X-Mist ST100 sanitation tunnel also used a similar water-based hypoallergenic nebulised sanitiser, he quickly made an enquiry. Trime confi rmed that Lotus Pro could be used with its X-Mist range and immediately invited Phil and his team to the Cambridgeshire headquarters for a demonstration of both the X-Mist ST100 and ST300 models. The Trime X-Mist ST100 is a walk- through sanitising tunnel which automatically sprays a fi ne mist of water-based hypoallergenic nebulised sanitisers as someone enters the tunnel. The fi ne nozzles ensure an individual’s clothes are lightly covered and do not become wet. A person “The increased demands for the X-Mist simply enters the tunnel and walks through at a normal pace. The X-Mist has meant that we have now placed a ST100 is built for quick installation or further order for two more units.”
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News.indd 10 04/02/2021 11:35 [Note to designer] You may need to source some Shutterstock images for this as we only have a logo and it was a virtual event. [heading] FIRST VIRTUAL POINT OF RENTAL CONFERENCE IS A GLOBAL HIT our days, dozens of live webinars, and several volunteer projects after it started, Point of FIRST VIRTUAL POINT OF Rental’s 2020 virtual International Conference came to a close. Nearly 1,200 rental professionals from throughout the world attended the company’s fi rst virtual conference, where they were able to watch more than 250 training videos created to RENTAL CONFERENCE IS A Fguide users through each Point of Rental product. “2020 has been all about adapting,” said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. “Fortunately, being able to have a virtual conference allowed us to still share a sense of community with the rental - or hire - world for a few days. I don’t think it’s possible to replace face-to-face interaction, but being able to empower nearly 1,000 more people than we’re able to handle in-person was wonderful.” The virtual attendees were able to check out live webinars and guest panels, participate in focus GLOBAL HIT groups designed to help the company understand how best to support emerging rental processes, and network with one another privately and in conference-only forums. our days, dozens of live They stocked food pantries, taught “I loved that it was virtual. I’ve never been to the real conference in all the years we have had POR, webinars, and several children to garden and bake, so this year was a real win for me!” said Lacey Wright of Celebrations! Party Rentals. “Thank you for providing such a great opportunity to learn and connect.” volunteer projects after it delivered PPE to remote communities, Point of Rental employees and users also spent more than 250 documented hours performing various started, Point of Rental’s 2020 and landscaped a widow’s backyard, services throughout their communities. They stocked food pantries, taught children to garden and Fvirtual International Conference among other things. bake, delivered PPE to remote communities, and landscaped a widow’s backyard, among other things. came to a close. Point of Rental’s next International Point of Rental’s next International Conference is currently scheduled for early 2022. Learn more Nearly 1,200 rental professionals Conference is currently scheduled about the International Conference at pointofrental.com/conference. from throughout the world for early 2022. Learn more about Point of Rental Software provides smart, scalable rental and inventory management software to more than 5,000 business locations of all sizes and industries and has offi ces in the UK, USA, Australia, attended the company’s fi rst virtual the International Conference at and South Africa. conference, where they were able to pointofrental.com/conference. watch more than 250 training videos Point of Rental Software provides created to guide users through each smart, scalable rental and inventory Point of Rental product. understand how best to support management software to more than “2020 has been all about adapting,” emerging rental processes, and 5,000 business locations of all sizes and said Point of Rental CEO Wayne Harris. network with one another privately industries and has offi ces in the UK, “Fortunately, being able to have a and in conference-only forums. USA, Australia, and South Africa. << virtual conference allowed us to still “I loved that it was virtual. I’ve share a sense of community with the never been to the real conference “Thank you rental - or hire - world for a few days. I in all the years we have had POR, don’t think it’s possible to replace face- so this year was a real win for me!” for providing to-face interaction, but being able to said Lacey Wright of Celebrations! empower nearly 1,000 more people Party Rentals. “Thank you for such a great than we’re able to handle in-person providing such a great opportunity was wonderful.” to learn and connect.” opportunity The virtual attendees were able Point of Rental employees and users to check out live webinars and guest also spent more than 250 documented to learn and panels, participate in focus groups hours performing various services designed to help the company throughout their communities. connect.”
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POR Conference.indd 11 04/02/2021 11:40 “Like everyone we faced a real challenge at lockdown but we still wanted to be up and running before the summer peak season.” NEW TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS PLANT PRODUCTIVITY Modernisation implemented following string of acquisitions
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Sunbelt.indd 12 04/02/2021 11:41 UNBELT Rentals has operated to bring everything together. to be up and running before the summer boosted productivity of its This change needed to be underpinned peak season. The sudden availability plant delivery operations with a new IT system that could be of vehicles actually helped and we were by around 30% following implemented easily across what was a able to go live just three weeks later than the introduction of new highly diverse business,” said David planned,” David said. technology from Leeds- Phillips, Logistics and Supply Chain Sbased BigChange. Director at Sunbelt Rentals UK. 161 DEPOTS ROLL-OUT The mobile workforce management “It soon became clear that one supplier Sunbelt has now rolled out the system system has transformed Sunbelt Rental’s UK stood out; BigChange had a proven track across 161 depots and reached the business with a switch to paperless working record in our industry and we knew the landmark figure of 100,000 jobs using and improved management visibility with pedigree of the company - this gave us JobWatch in October. Corporately Sunbelt real-time information. BigChange provides confidence that we would be investing in uses a contract administration system a single platform CRM, job scheduling, something that would continually evolve, called MCS which has been integrated mobile app tracking and a customer portal. be well supported and future-proofed.” with Logistic providing seamless transfer The first phase of the roll-out of the With 3500 employees in the UK, of booking for scheduling, job management system, internally called Logistic, was timed Sunbelt operates a fleet of 1,100 vehicles and reporting in the BigChange cloud- to coincide with a group-wide rebranding and has 220 depots spread across the UK. based office software. from A Plant to Sunbelt Rentals, the name The first phase of Logistic implementation “In the equipment rental industry of US parent company which is a leading saw the introduction of paperless availability is key and BigChange gives us equipment company in North America. working for equipment deliveries with a level of visibility that we simply lacked With a growing business, Sunbelt Sunbelt vehicles fitted with GPS trackers before – we can now get equipment back Rentals wanted to modernise the delivery dash-mounted tablet cradles. Providing much more quickly. This is boosting operations with increased automation and navigation to the site, the tablets run a utilisation and we are doing over 30% more the elimination of paper-based processes. BigChange-developed app for recording deliveries and collections a day,” said David. There had also been a string of acquisitions everything from vehicle inspections to “Our mission is to achieve operational resulting 18 in separate businesses and job sheets, photographs from site and excellence and we have embarked on a range of different and disconnected IT customer sign off. a major transformational programme. systems across the group. Sunbelt began the implementation of BigChange technology will play an Logistic in January and was due to go live integral role to the transformation and OVERHAUL NEEDED at the end March just as the UK went into support the growth of the business, at the “Following a string of acquisitions, we knew lockdown. “Like everyone we faced a real same time giving us new levels of control we had to completely overhaul the way we challenge at lockdown but we still wanted over our operations.” <<
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Sunbelt.indd 13 04/02/2021 11:42 MEMBERSHIP NEWS HULL INDEPENDENT TOOL HIRE FIRM EXPANDS INTO GRIMSBY
ndependent tool hire fi rm questioned why a princess was being fl eet, plus goodwill generated over GoHire, has taken over the rescued by a prince, and asked why 30 years of business in the town. Grimsby depot of Caspian Access the princess didn’t take matters into Neil Garrison said: “We have and Plant Hire, marking the start her own hands. As she did not feel worked with Sally and the team at Iof major plans to expand into the completely fulfi lled in her previous GoHire for many years and enjoyed wider Humber Region. job, she decided to take the plunge. watching the business grow. This The fi rm supplies customers within “I was completely new to the investment helps to consolidate the construction industry as well as business and looking back I was our business in Scunthorpe where the renewables market. completely out of my depth but I we concentrate on the supply GoHire Hull completed the enrolled in business programmes and manufacture of scaffolding acquisition at the end of 2020 to with For Entrepreneurs Only and equipment. I am pleased to hand include all assets and employees. the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small over the reigns to Sally.” Over the next 24 months Sally Businesses. Both support entrepreneurs While 2020 had been “intense” as Wray, Managing Director of GoHire to create jobs and economic a result of the global pandemic, Sally and Neil Garrison who is Managing opportunity by providing greater said the construction industry in the Director of Caspian, will continue access to education, capital and Humber region remains buoyant. working together through a period business support services,” she said. “At the beginning of lockdown of transition. “I ploughed the lessons I learned we went quiet for a couple of Sally said: “We are thrilled to from the experts into GoHire and weeks but in April we attracted a announce this news. It has always now I am delighted that my growth whole new audience - folks making been my ambition to create new strategy is working as planned. changes to their homes and gardens branches for GoHire, since purchasing We were fortunate to recruit Rob during lockdown, taking on some Arnott Tool Hire in 2015 and now Thompson, Depot Manager, with serious DIY,” she said. plans are coming to fruition. over 30 years’ experience in the September was a record month “We already had a great relationship industry. Rob will be a stakeholder for GoHire Hull, with many new with Caspian as one of their customers in the business as a partner in the accounts taken on. Around 95% of on the scaffolding side, so when the GoHire group.” its business continues to come from opportunity came up to purchase their GoHire’s acquisition of Caspian trade customers in construction and tool hire business, I didn’t have to includes fi ve Grimsby-based renewables and a small proportion is think twice as the investment is made employees, two vehicles, the hire from the residential market. safe from both sides.” Caspian Access and Plant Hire provides a similar service to GoHire, hiring and selling a range of equipment, as well as on-site repair services and the Grimsby premises is being rebranded accordingly. News of a third regional depot is also likely to be announced, Sally added. When Sally joined GoHire in 2015, she was new to the industry, having worked in adult education and local government. Strangely, she was prompted to make the career change while reading a bedtime story to her daughter, during which the child
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News.indd 14 04/02/2021 11:44 MEMBERSHIP NEWS www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk INNOVATION CUTS BACK ROADWORKS NOISE & DUST
It is anticipated that thanks to the Deck Scraper, this method will now set the benchmark expected for membrane removal throughout the country. Waterproof membranes are routinely used on structures such as bridges and underpasses to help protect the structure from corrosive damage caused by winter gritting operations. It has to be removed to undertake concrete repairs, re-waterproofi ng and resurfacing and this is traditionally done with an excavator. As well as the environmental impact of current methods such as dust and noise, there is a eople living near roadworks are set to greater risk to the workforce using heavy plant benefi t from a new innovation which often in a small area. will mean less noise, less dust and less The Deck Scraper is a lot smaller than vibration during work following a excavators and diggers and does not need P£650,000 investment by Highways England. an arm or a bucket. It also gives the operator Currently large excavators are used to remove 360-degree visibility. the waterproof layer on road surfaces – effectively Kier Highways Senior Project Manager a ‘steel bucket with teeth’ digging into the surface. Mark Sheppard said: “This was an interesting But the new Deck Scraper vehicle uses a blade to opportunity to develop a prototype specifi cally shave the membrane off more quietly and without designed to make the task of waterproof taking out chunks of the road surface. membrane removal techniques more effi cient, Highways England teamed up with industry cost effective and better for the environment.” leaders to create the machine that was “By working with our design partners CLM purpose-designed and built to offer a safer, and specialist manufacturer National Flooring more environmentally-sound and effi cient Equipment, the project has culminated in the process. It was developed by partners Kier, CLM production of a method far removed from construction and US-based National Flooring the existing techniques which are quite brutal Equipment with the fi rst prototype unveiled to and can often introduce additional damage to industry representatives earlier this month. bridge decks as well as being extremely noisy Highways England Innovations Lead for the and dusty. We have been able to do that without Midlands, Lisa Maric, said: “Current methods compromising quality, output or negatively to remove the waterproof layer are quite impacting on road users.” antiquated, with environmental issues and some Following two years of development and risk to the workforce. We wanted to develop having undergone testing in the US, fi nal trials a unique machine that would be more effi cient were carried out at the Kier depot in Telford and and improve the safety of road workers while the machine can now be taken to the market by easing the impact on the environment National Flooring Equipment. and communities. Highways England contributed to the cost “Instead of essentially using a steel bucket of developing the Deck Scraper through its with teeth to remove the membrane, we can Designated Funds programme. Highways England use a blade to simply peel it off – quietly, had a £150 million ring-fenced fund allocated effectively and without damaging the road to support innovation as support of the Road
“We wanted to develop a unique machine that would be more effi cient effi wanted to develop a unique machine that would be more “We workers while easing the impact on the safety of road and improve and communities.” environment which will also save time and money.” Investment Strategy for 2015-2020. <<
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News.indd 15 04/02/2021 11:44 NEWLY-UNVEILED ELECTRIC RANGE Company’s event is key component of Road to Zero programme.
CB recently unveiled its range on the UK’s strength in electric vehicles tracked carrier, the rst ever electric site of new electric products at and hydrogen. dumper, its rst ever electric Loadall its rst ever virtual press JCB has pledged its support of the plan model, a fully glazed cab version of the conference, coinciding which aims to achieve net zero by 2050 19C-1E, a new rapid Universal Charger with the Government’s and the unveiling is a key part of its Road and a full range of power packs. Jannouncement of its 10 point to Zero programme. Full details of the new range can be plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, The new range includes an electric found in our What’s New section on which includes the intention to build version of the popular HTD-5 Dumpster page 48. <<
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p18_IFWin20.indd 1 19/01/2021 11:10:57 ‘BE PREPARED FOR MORE FLOODING EVENTS’
ith scientists Specialist pump manufacturer Obart predicting the says it’s important to understand the needs UK climate of all levels of the supply chain, especially will continue hire companies and their customers, in to be milder order to deal with ooding disasters. and wetter, the All pump kits, whether for a frequency and severity of ood events are commercial site or a domestic dwelling, Wlikely to become more of a challenge over need to be easy to use, but robust and coming years and HAE EHA members reliable so that they keep on working in are being urged to be prepared for all the toughest of conditions. eventualities. For those in the hire businesses, this means they have to be able to put full trust in their pump eet to get the job done when called upon, without the worry of being called out to site to swap a pump that has broken down. Pumps are often • The amount of excessive wet days have regarded as the rst emergency response increased by 17% kit, with many other hire items to follow in • Extreme winter rainfall now 7x more likely the clean-up tasks after the water has been • Five-day period of highest rainfall totals pumped away. has increased by 4% Although within the UK, preventative • Summers have been 1.3% wetter ongoing measures are being carried out to • Winters have been 12% wetter reduce the risk of ooding, and slow the e ects of climate change, it is imperative Obart teamed up with the Japanese pump the hire industry continues to provide manufacturer Tsurumi 40 years ago to pumps to tackle ood events and minimise introduce its range into the UK. It is a the e ects these disasters have. global manufacturer of 600,000 pumps During the last decade the following per year. Obart has now become part of ndings have been reported: Tsurumi Europe GMBH. <<
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Flooding.indd 19 04/02/2021 11:48 75TH BIRTHDAY FROM GARAGE TO GLOBAL FORCE The 75-year history of a business that kept on innovating and expanding. THE 1980S AND 1990s: CHARITY DRIVE AND A PM VISIT Over the next decade, product innovation continued to be the lifeblood of the company and in 1985 the 3CX Sitemaster backhoe loader was launched, going on to become JCB’s best-selling backhoe. It’s also the year JCB celebrated the production of its 100,000th backhoe. Children’s charity the NSPCC became the company’s nominated charity and Carole Bamford, now Lady Bamford, instigated the setting up of an NSPCC fund-raising CB was founded on October 1960s AND 1970s: GLOBAL committee when her three children were 23rd, 1945 by the late Joseph EXPANSION AND A MOVE young. To date JCB and its employees have Cyril Bamford in a tiny lock- INTO AVIATION raised millions of pounds for the NSPCC. up garage in Uttoxeter, the In 1961, JCB Aviation was formed and the In 1987 Britain’s first female Prime Minister same day as his son Anthony, company’s first plane, a twin-engine de Margaret Thatcher visited JCB’s World HQ Jnow Lord Bamford, was born. Havilland Dove, made its inaugural flight. and drove a machine off the production line He manufactured a tipping trailer from JCB’s first overseas subsidiary in Holland and a year later the wraps came off the JCB wartime scrap, sold it at the market for £45, was opened in 1962 and by 1969 JCB was GT, a backhoe capable of 100mph. taking the buyer’s old cart in part-exchange, exporting more than half its machines. then refurbished the cart and sold that for It was in recognition of this export success 1990s another £45. The original tipping trailer is that the company received its first Queen’s By 1990 JCB was expanding into new fields today displayed in JCB’s HQ showroom. Award – the first of 27 such accolades. That with the launch of the JCB Fastrac – the By 1947 the company was expanding same year Mr Bamford became a Commander world’s first high-speed, full suspension and because Mr Bamford’s landlady also of the British Empire (CBE) in honour of the tractor. It cost £12 million to develop and that disapproved of his Sunday working, he moved company’s export achievements. same year Anthony Bamford was knighted to a stable block at Crakemarsh Hall and In 1970 JCB opened up for business in by HM The Queen.To celebrate, JCB took on his first full-time employee, Arthur the USA, setting up a base in Whitemarsh, employees were given an extra day’s holiday. Harrison, who became foreman. In 1950, Bill Baltimore, and between 1971 and 1973 Product development continued Hirst, who had joined as a tea boy in 1947, turnover doubled to £40 million. unabated with the launch of the 2CX identified another new home for the company During the course of the 1970s, JCB France backhoe loader and, three years later, the at a cheese factory in Rocester and it again opened, as well as its second UK factory, JCB even smaller 1CX. relocated. Bill himself progressed through the Transmissions in Wrexham. The decision In 1994 Joseph Cyril Bamford had a rose ranks to become Service Director. to start manufacturing in India heralded a named in his honour. Called ‘Mr JCB’, the The backhoe loader was invented in period of global expansion and today JCB has yellow rose was unveiled in the presence of 1953, the JCB Mk 1 excavator launched, factories in New Delhi, Pune and Jaipur and HM The Queen at the Chelsea Flower Show. and the now world-famous JCB logo used India is now JCB’s biggest market behind the A year later and JCB was celebrating on a machine. JCB has since manufactured UK. In 1975 JCB’s founder also retired and his its 50th anniversary with a visit by HM more than 600,000 backhoes. son Anthony took over. The Queen to its World HQ, where she
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JCB_V2.indd 20 04/02/2021 11:52 joined the team on the Salt Flats to celebrate unveiled a replica of the Uttoxeter garage factory in Ballabgarh, near New Delhi. the successful outcome of his idea. where Mr Bamford began his business all In 2004 employees gathered at the JCB’s support of underprivileged children those years ago. World HQ for a commemorative photo expanded with the opening in 2007 of the Future Labour Prime Minister Tony to mark the production of the 500,000th Lady Bamford Center for Early Childhood Blair visited in 1996 and helped assemble machine. It had taken almost 60 years Development in Savannah, Georgia to support a 4CX and in 1997 the innovative Teletruk to reach that milestone and the next half the education and social development of pre- forklift – which can lift and place loads over million machines would be produced school children. It was in this year that JCB obstacles – was launched. In 1998 JCB in the next nine years. It was also the achieved machine sales of 72,000. opened its second factory in Wrexham, year that JCB took the bold step into Meanwhile, in JCB Heavy Products, Wales, and a year later opened JCB engine production with the launch of the which manufactures tracked and wheeled Earthmovers in Cheadle, Staffordshire. Dieselmax engine, manufactured at JCB excavators, moved to its new factory on the Power Systems in Derbyshire. outskirts of Uttoxeter. This was followed 2000-2010: MORE VIP In 2005 JCB opened its factory in Pudong, by a £40 million investment in JCB’s VISITS AND INVESTMENT China and announced news of the biggest factory in Ballabgarh, India to create the IN THE FUTURE OF OTHERS order in its history, a $140 million deal to world’s biggest backhoe loader factory. In 2000 the first machines began rolling off the supply the US Army with a high-speed In 2009 HRH Prince William toured production line at JCB’s new North American backhoe loader for military engineering the company’s headquarters and helped headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. tasks, a machine known as the High Mobility employees celebrate the production of the On March 1st 2001, flags at JCB Engineer Excavator (HMEE). In 2006 Sir 750,000th machine. factories around the world flew at half- Anthony Bamford’s son Jo became a Director A national shortage of engineers mast following news of the death of the of JCB, the third generation of the Bamford inspired Lord Bamford establish the JCB company’s Founder Joseph Cyril Bamford. family to hold such a position. Academy in Rocester, Staffordshire in Britain’s Financial Times newspaper said This year also saw JCB set a world record 2010 to train the country’s engineers and he was blessed with a rare combination of with the JCB Dieselmax streamliner car. business leaders of the future. Almost “engineering genius and marketing flair.” Powered by two JCB Dieselmax engines, 1,000 students have passed through its JCB expanded its charitable work it reached speeds of 350.092mph on the doors. JCB also announced a $40 million with the setting up of the Lady Bamford Bonneville Salt Flats in the USA to attain project to develop a new range of skid steer Charitable Trust in India with the adoption the record of the world’s fastest diesel car, a and track loaders to be manufactured at its of a school a few hundred yards from JCB’s title it still holds today. Sir Anthony Bamford North American HQ. >>
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JCB_V2.indd 21 04/02/2021 11:52 75TH BIRTHDAY
2010 TO 2020: A PACKED PAST DECADE JCB also celebrated its heritage with the opening of the ‘Story of JCB’ in 2011, a permanent exhibition marking the growth of JCB and the Bamford family’s roots in industry. These roots can be traced back almost 200 years when they started out as blacksmiths in Uttoxeter, before, in 1871, they founded agricultural machinery suppliers Bamfords Ltd in the town. Global manufacturing extended to Brazil in 2012 and British Prime Minister David Cameron officially opened the new £63 million facility in Sao Paulo state. This year JCB also celebrated securing a £60 million order for more than 1,000 backhoes from the Brazilian Government. As JCB approached its 68th and the new JCB Hydradig was launched. A In March 2020, JCB marked the birthday in 2013, a new independent new range of JCB powered access equipment production of the 750,000th backhoe economic report revealed the company was launched, along with JCB’s first electric loader before the world became a very supported 24,000 jobs in the UK and excavator, the 19C-1E electric mini excavator different place as the Covid-19 pandemic contributed £545 million to the British which could work indoors, underground and took hold. When the company’s Exchequer. Hundreds of employees close to people in urban areas. Also launched production lines fell silent in March, JCB also gathered outside the world HQ for was the X-Series range of tracked excavators turned its attention to helping those in a commemorative photograph marking and site dumper manufacturing began at the need during the unprecedented times. the production of the one millionth JCB World HQ in Rocester. In India and the UK, company chefs machine. It was also a momentous year JCB announced a £50 million prepared more than 200,000 meals for for JCB’s Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford investment in a new factory to produce those most in need. A Staffordshire as he became Lord Bamford after being cabs in Uttoxeter. production line closed down as a result of invited by Prime Minister David Cameron JCB set a Guinness World Record for the Coronavirus crisis was re-opened to to be a Conservative working peer in the the fastest tractor at Elvington Airfield produce prototypes of special housings House of Lords – prompting hundreds in Yorkshire. Called Fastrac One, the for a new type of ventilator following a of messages of congratulation to flood in tractor reached a speed of 103.6 mph national call to action. from around the world. with motorbike racer and lorry mechanic JCB also reopened its Innovation In 2014, Lady Bamford presented Guy Martin in the driver’s seat. JCB then Centre at the World HQ in Rocester so a cheque for £2 million to HRH The embarked on an ambitious plan to break that employees could volunteer to make Countess of Wessex for the NSPCC after its own record and developed Fastrac medical grade visors for NHS staff on the a marathon company-wide funding raising Two – which is 10% lighter and even more company’s 3D rapid prototype machines. drive. Employees raised £1 million and the streamlined than its smaller brother. In By the time production lines amount was doubled by Lord Bamford. In October, Fastrac Two hit an astonishing re-opened in June, JCB was also India production started at JCB’s new £62 peak speed of 153.771mph on its way previewing the construction industry’s million Jaipur factory complex and plans to recording an average of 135.191mph first hydrogen-powered excavator. were announced for a £20 million new HQ at Elvington. In 2019 Chairman Lord The 20-tonne 220X excavator powered for JCB Germany in Cologne. Bamford officially opened a new £50 by a hydrogen fuel cell has been The next few years saw the introduction million headquarters for JCB Germany. undergoing rigorous testing at JCB’s of the new 3CX Compact backhoe loader, quarry proving grounds for more than a machine 35% smaller than its bigger ENTERING ITS 75TH YEAR 12 months. JCB is the first construction brother designed to work on increasingly As JCB entered its 75th anniversary year, the equipment company in the world to congested building sites, the production of sad news was conveyed in January that Bill unveil a working prototype of an excavator the 200,000th Loadall telescopic handler, the Hirst, the third employee recruited by the powered by hydrogen, considered by production of its 100,000th mini excavator company in 1947, had died at the age of 86. many to be the fuel of the future. <<
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BOOTS MADE FOR WORKING AS FAMILY NOTCHES UP 600 YEARS’ SERVICE One family had an extra reason to toast JCB’s milestone.
he Boot family started its long association with JCB in 1949 when Bill Boot clocked on for the first time at the company’s factory in Rocester, Staffordshire. In Tthe years that followed, 27 Boot family members, including nine grandsons and three great-grandsons, have followed in Bill’s footsteps, registering a 600 years’ combined service to the company. Bill Boot and his wife Lucy – who worked in the JCB canteen – had nine sons and a daughter. Nine of the children - Tony, Dereck (correct), Ken, Bob, Bill, Dennis, Les, Ron and Ruby – went on to work at JCB followed by grandchildren and great-grandchildren. age. My dad, Dereck, would come home “It is amazing The milestone had just been reached as and tell us stories of the company and Mr to think of how JCB prepared to mark its 75th anniversary JCB and that sparked my interest. I’ve on October 23rd. made so many great friends and have so many years’ Today the late Bill Boot’s legacy many memories of the place. It is amazing service our family continues as 11 members of his family to think of how many years’ service our still work at JCB, including five of his family has put in – 600, it’s astonishing!” has put in – 600, grandsons and three of his great-grandsons. Gary’s identical twin brothers Andy it’s astonishing.” Bill’s son Bob, aged 81 and living in and Steven both work at the World HQ in Cheadle, Staffordshire, started work at JCB Rocester. Andy, 53, said: “I think how it has Denstone, who has worked for JCB for 20 in 1956 on a temporary contract and ended panned out over the generations has been years, said: “There is definitely something up staying for nearly 44 years. He said: “It brilliant. I joined in 1983 on a Youth Training in the blood of the Boot family that makes is a company that has changed so much, but Scheme and haven’t looked back from there.” us want to work at JCB. so many things have stayed the same. It may Steven, also of Rocester, added: “Being “Knowing that Dad, Grandad and Great have factories in all four corners of the world identical twins makes it difficult for our Grandad all worked here really does make but it is still based on the values that started colleagues, but to be honest, there are so me sit back and think. I’m really not sure it up in Staffordshire 75 years ago.” many Boots I find it difficult to keep up what our family would have done for a Bill’s grandson Gary Boot of Uttoxeter, myself on some occasions!” living if it wasn’t for JCB. I have a six-year- who is 58 and retired in September, said The fourth generation of Boots working old daughter and my brother Daniel has his family was very proud of its JCB links. at JCB is made up of great-grandsons, a six-year-old son. So, you never know, Gary, who started working for JCB in 1986, brothers Shaun and Daniel Boot and their I wouldn’t be surprised if they decide to said: “I always wanted to join from an early second cousin Leigh Boot. Shaun, of follow in the family tradition.” <<
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HAE EHA WELCOMES NEW MARKETING EXECUTIVE
AE EHA has welcomed back Annabel Trelfa to the team after fi nishing her degree in marketing at Sheffi eld Hallam University. Annabel joined the HAE EHA marketing Hteam in 2018, spending 14-months on placement to gain crucial experience and skills for the world of work, before returning to university for her fi nal year in September 2019. She said: “I am thrilled to be back and to be able to apply my fi nal year studies in the working world. I learned so much from my placement year and look forward to the new responsibilities and challenges in my new job role.” “I am thrilled to be back and to be able to apply my fi nal year studies in the working world.”
STUART CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
arketing Executive He added: “We have a great Stuart Tyrell has hit his team at HAE, everyone gets on 10-year anniversary and, especially after the challenges working at HAE EHA. of 2020, I feel we’ve all bonded MStuart joined the team in more even though we’ve seen November 2010 and has been far less of one another. HAE is in a number of roles within the the longest I’ve ever been with a organisation, but ultimately found company and the most rewarding his passion in the marketing of my career. I have new challenges department. to look forward to in 2021 and He said: “I didn’t know what I I feel better placed than ever to wanted to do with my career until tackle them.” I started at HAE and I fell in love with marketing early on in my role. I particularly enjoy meeting, and “HAE is the longest I’ve ever engaging with stakeholders at events and trade shows and fi nd great been with a company and the satisfaction in delivering services and bringing results for our members”. most rewarding of my career.”
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Appointments.indd 26 04/02/2021 11:57 TEAM UPDATE www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk
GREGG’S READY TO ROLL FOR MHM he MHM Group has appointed Gregg Taylor as its new Sales Manager. A part-qualifi ed chef, and self-confessed ‘foodie’, Gregg brings to MHM a wealth Tof experience, having completed more than 28 years’ service in both the power generation and hire markets. He will be responsible for the UK-wide promotion of the complete MHM product portfolio which currently encompasses new and quality used generators, lighting towers and the recently- introduced bulk fl uid storage tanks. Gregg said: “Although I’ve only been with the company for a short period, I am already impressed with ‘can-do’ ethos that all the members of the team have embraced. The thirst for innovation and the pro- BABY HUGO environmental credentials of the Group were evident the moment I stepped through the MHM head offi ce.” ARRIVES ONE WEEK MHM’s Group Managing Director Mat Llewellyn said: “I am delighted to have secured the AFTER MATERNITY appointment of Gregg. His knowledge and expertise will add a new dimension to our sales team. I am LEAVE STARTS looking forward to working with him.” MHM’s environmental qualities have recently been elly Raven, who works in Membership Support reinforced with the distinction of a Green Apple for HAE EHA, and her partner, Alex, have award for best environmental practice for their welcomed their fi rst baby into the world. ‘Green Site Power Package’, a solar, battery power Kelly, who has worked for the combination for low-emission electricity on sites. The Korganisation since 2019, went on maternity leave company was due to receive its award in November on November 27th and just one week later, on at the Palace of Westminster. December 4th, gave birth to baby Hugo The MHM Group supplies a range of equipment The whole of the team at HAE EHA would like to throughout the UK and Ireland via its nationwide wish her and Alex the best in their new roles as parents. three-depot network and its head offi ce is based in Port Talbot, South Wales. <<
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Appointments.indd 27 04/02/2021 11:58 REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL INDUSTRY
Covid-19 had an immediate impact on Construction through the closure of sites and application of social distancing rules. The ongoing impact concerns both the practical implications a ecting materials, labour and timing and the pipeline implications of demand for construction work.
WINTER 2020 / 2021 In association with HAE
PROGRESS In the past month the housing market pro ts almost halve during H1 but now Over the past ve months we’ve tracked in has surged with August reported the claims to have production rates back. these reports the impact of site closures and busiest month in 10 years, buoyed Laing O’Rourke is streamlining back o ce re-openings, seeing the varied fortunes of by the stamp duty holiday. People are roles with a 2% reduction. the construction market across its di erent making choices about future lifestyles sectors. We’ve seen the instantaneous slump with changing priorities, including more COSTS to minimal activity as lockdown came into working from home. The ip side is a However, others have been hit too hard place, and the rapid re-establishing of work desertion of o ces, either by choice as by the slowdown over lockdown, Cruden, on sites once it was lifted. businesses recognise the e ciencies for example is entering administration. With on site activity progressing, we shifted and cost savings of home working, or Civil contracting rms are tentative about our attention to the pipeline of work ahead. by necessity as premises are not able to prospective growth, having experienced a In contract award data, again we see the slump accommodate previous numbers once dramatic reduction with new groundwork through the lockdown months with work social distancing practices are applied. being put on hold in favour of focusing on hold followed by a spike in July with a resources on building out current projects. urry of back-to-normal activity. August has HOUSING Companies are counting the cost of seen a settling in these numbers, although While all sectors of the housing market Covid 19 in terms of additional spend on we anticipate the ow of new work through appear to be bene ting, especially the prime protective equipment and irrecoverable the rest of this year to be slow, especially in market with home o ce and outdoor space, costs of furloughed employees plus residential and commercial sectors. there is a regionality to these changes, while other costs relating to changing working 10 out of 12 regions have seen house price practices all this is reaching millions of OUTLOOK rises (averaging 1.7%, unusual for August), pounds on top of standard expenditure, a Overall this is likely to result in something London prices are down 2%. The Berkeley double whammy alongside loss of revenue around a 20% reduction in construction Group is upholding its forecast for a as work is put on hold. output across the year, which could be pre tax pro t of £500m and has made a regarded as a good result considering two £280m payout to shareholders. Bellway is MATERIALS months of inactivity. The worst a ected reporting a partial recovery in sales rates; A key concern remains the supply of sectors are private housing and commercial similarly, Persimmon is buoyed by a strong materials which relies upon healthy construction. However, there are very start to the second half, despite a pro t businesses throughout the chain. di erent prospects for these two sectors. slump in H1. Barratt saw turnover and The reality is one of mixed fortunes.
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Barbour.indd 28 04/02/2021 12:00 For example, Ibstock is closing three brick factories with a loss of 375 jobs. Meanwhile Michelmersh is reporting strong demand for bricks (with June 2020 revenue outstripping June 2019) and Forterra reports its brick and block sales recovering to 90% of pre- pandemic levels thanks to increased trading post lockdown making up on the shortfall that resulted in profit losses for H1. However it has lost 225 jobs in cost cutting. Many product manufacturers still have staff on furlough, so there will be further change ahead. Severfield, Britain’s The tension this creates has the potential green deals on insulation and regulation biggest steelwork contractor, is seeing to engender cut-throat bidding and does not around products such as gas boilers, will orders shrink, but remains optimistic. bode well for job prospects in the industry. provide a push towards green technologies Hire rates are back to pre pandemic LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index has and a potential boost to the market. levels, according to Speedy, while the reported that those working in construction Builders’ Merchant market recovery is are less optimistic about their futures BREXIT somewhat obscured by the costs incurred than they were a month ago. According With the timeline closing down on the by Travis Perkins in closing 165 branches to HMRC statistics, almost 10% of the UK’s departure from the EU, the impacts and losing 2,500 staff. £30.9bn paid out through the furlough of Brexit on construction are once again scheme was claimed by building firms. a significant focus for the Construction EMPLOYMENT Leadership Council which has launched Approximately half of construction firms are FUTURE POTENTIAL a Brexit crisis team, the Brexit Working issuing profit warnings for the first six months The rethinking of priorities and change to Group, to advise government. of the year and there is widespread expectation lifestyles brought about through lockdown This looks at the four key areas likely to that anything like normal profit levels will not has the potential to have long lasting effects be affected: Movement of people, movement be seen until well into next year, a challenging on how we travel, use spaces and plan for of goods and materials, standards and prospect for all but the healthiest of businesses. the future. New incentives in the form of alignment and data adequacy. <<
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p30_IFWin20.indd 1 19/01/2021 11:14:24 HSE UPDATE ON VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
he law requires employers ventilation while maintaining a to ensure an adequate comfortable temperature. It will If you have any supply of fresh air in the apply in most workplaces and questions or need workplace and this has not includes guidance on: further help, please contact Tchanged during the pandemic. Good • balancing ventilation with keeping Business Guard by emailing ventilation, together with social people warm [email protected] or distancing, keeping your workplace • identifying poorly ventilated areas call 44 (0)121 380 4612. clean and frequent handwashing, • how to improve ventilation can help reduce the risk of • ventilation in vehicles It is also important to check spreading coronavirus. the offi cial guidance on the HSE’s updated guidance will help The new ventilation and air www.gov.uk as it is frequently you identify poorly ventilated areas conditioning guidance is part of the updated. of your workplace and provides organisation’s advice on making steps you can take to improve your workplace COVID-secure. <<
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Business Guard.indd 31 04/02/2021 12:01 BREXIT UPDATE ‘THE CATALYST FOR A BRIGHT NEW DAWN’
Philip Allott, Managing Director, Allott and Associates Ltd - Public Relations & Marketing Consultants looks at the future for HAE EHA members as leaving the EU becomes a reality.
owever HAE EHA The UK now needs to plough its own This nation has a great reputation for members feel about furrow and make its own way in the world. standing together to make things happen, Brexit, the reality The country has always seen itself as being evident in the rst lockdown during is that the UK nimble and able to adapt to changing the Covid-19 pandemic when Britain’s has now left the circumstances, rising to the challenge biggest companies, such as Dyson, European Union. of being a sovereign country. Striking Airbus UK, Jaguar Land Rover, Vauxhall The country has been going through the individual trade deals with di erent nations and Rolls-Royce rallied round to change H nal transitional stage. should not therefore faze it. production and manufacture thousands
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Publis Affairs - Brexit.indd 32 04/02/2021 12:04 ‘With the potential to lower corporation tax, there is no doubt HAE EHA members will play their part.’
UK has reached agreements with more than however those involved in manufacturing 50 countries or territories, according to the with markets abroad may need to declare Department of International Trade, including more of the components used in the process Japan (value to the UK in 2018 was £29.1bn), as duty could be calculated and payable Switzerland (£32.4bn), Iceland and Norway when exporting to Europe. (£26.8bn) and South Korea (£14.8bn). HAE EHA members with head offices The UK’s eighth largest non-EU trading overseas will also need to ensure that they partner, Canada, is also looking forward are compliant for the transfer of personal to reaching a deal. Prime Minister Justin ID data to the subsidiary in the UK, and Trudeau recently told the Financial Times: vice versa when companies’ owners are “Canada is a really easy one, we’re there for based in this country. it and we’d like to do it.” But what about the real mega-deal – GDPR MERGING pulling off a free trade agreement with our Even if negotiations between the UK and the biggest market, the EU? At the time of EU don’t reach a trade deal, businesses will going to press, the UK’s chief negotiator still need to comply with updated UK data Lord David Frost was locking horns with protection laws, post-Brexit. The modified his European Commission counterpart. UK legislation will result in the 2018 Data Progress seemed slow and kept running Protection Act and current GDPR rules into roadblocks but behind the scenes being merged to create UK GDPR. there is the basis of a deal to be done and In a nutshell, from the end of the put before the European Parliament for transition period the UK becomes a ‘third ‘While there are still ratification before the Christmas recess. country’ to the EU and data transfers plenty of trading If all else fails, the UK will fall back on within the European Economic Area partners around the the WTO treaty GATT (The General (EEA) will be subject to restrictions unless globe waiting to be Agreement on Trade Tariffs). This does the European Commission grants a status signed, sealed and mean tariffs but these are not massive, called ‘adequacy’, which is awarded if delivered, so far the UK mostly ranging between 2% and 5%. countries are judged to have similar data has reached agreements Some practices will need to change, that’s protection rights as the EU. If there isn’t an with more than 50 inevitable, but seeing it in a negative way agreement on the adequacy side of things countries or territories.’ would be the wrong way of looking at it. documents will need to be exchanged using The UK market to some extent became SCC (Standard Contractual Clauses). slightly sluggish and bloated when it took Leaving the EU shouldn’t be seen as a of ventilators for the NHS as part of a on board stuff from the single market. change for the worst, but an opportunity ‘war time effort’. Providing the British government doesn’t for businesses to take advantage of the UK’s Aside from the advantages our get carried away with over documenting new status as a sovereign global trading membership of the EU clearly provided, it and gold plating everything the new trading nation befitting the sixth largest economy did mean we have been restricted in what arrangements will allow a much more agile in the world. With the potential to lower we can do, whereas now the UK is busy response when opportunities come along. corporation tax, there is no doubt HAE using the flexibility of not being part of EHA members will play their part and rise a rigid trading bloc by arranging its own MANUFACTURING to the challenge. trade deals with the world from 2021. DECLARATIONS With a covid-19 vaccine now available, While there are still plenty of trading It is hoped life outside the EU should not be 2021 has the potential to be a very partners around the globe waiting to be too disruptive for the majority of HAE EHA ambitious and successful year for HAE signed, sealed and delivered, so far the members and it will be business as usual, EHA members if we all make it happen. <<
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Publis Affairs - Brexit.indd 33 04/02/2021 12:04 TRAINING
TRAINING PROGRAMME RETURNS HAE EHA has organised another of its successful Management and Leadership Programmes (MLP) for early 2021. If your company is CITB-registered and classifi ed as ‘in-scope’ then this course is ideal for your hire centre managers, both new and experienced.
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Training.indd 34 04/02/2021 12:05 TRAINING www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk
Day 4 - Business Risk Management: • £70 SSSTS Short Duration Grant for Day starts with delegates completing Tier 2 courses a SWOT analysis based on case • £600 Achievement Grant (claimed studies. Customer service follows and upon completion) the day is completed with delegates • £110 cost reduction on the SSSTS pulling together an initial project exam from the CITB Grant Eligible plan for implementation of work. Training (GET) Fund << Day 5 - The HireTrain Game: Following the delegates reviewing process, pitfalls and wins regarding their projects, everyone gets to run a This fi ve-day training business for a year in a day. programme is available All delegates get project work to to all HAE EHA members. implement in the workplace which For further information on the tutor supports, both in person up-skilling your workforce, and online. email [email protected] or call 44 (0)121 380 4617. PROGRAMME BENEFITS Delegates will achieve a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Supervising Hire and Rental Operations - Equipment, Plant and Tools (Construction). They will also be awarded a Site Supervisor Safety Training (SSSTS) Site Safety Certifi cate. In addition, hire companies whose managers have completed the programme will gain advantages when being audited for SafeHire Certifi cation.
PROGRAMME COSTS PROGRAMME CONTENT The programme costs £2,000 plus Day 1 - People: Delegates complete VAT which includes all the training, assessments on themselves and each induction and the two on-site NVQ other, discussing communication, assessments required to complete team work, delegation and the qualifi cation. This amount can motivation, and fi nding out how to be invoiced in instalments upon get the best out of their own and request. CITB-registered companies their teams skills. can claim grants which would Day 2 & 3 - Risk Management: Focuses bring the overall cost down to on Health and Safety key topics that £1,220 plus VAT. affect our industry and our clients. Must haves for hire companies, risk CITB GRANTS AND assessment and safety-sells are also FUNDING EXPLAINED covered, with delegates getting the CITB-registered companies have opportunity to implement a safety access to this programme with the project back at work. following grant and subsidies:
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Training.indd 35 04/02/2021 12:09 EMPLOYERS URGED TO SUPPORT HOME WORKERS New report reveals remote working during Covid-19 lockdown increases ‘Zoom fatigue’.
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Zoom Fatigue.indd 36 04/02/2021 12:10 orking remotely depletion experienced by employees engaged Support and encourage healthy recovery during the UK’s in remote working and their increased need time following remote working, for rst Covid-19 for daily recovery time, taking into account example through extra-curricular activities lockdown led various digital media applications used to such as sports, family time, o -screen to an increase complete a range of work tasks. activities and by creating workspaces at in employees The research, carried out by Karin Moser, home, where possible. su ering from ‘zoom fatigue’ while Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Provide support to employees who Wgenerating a need for longer recovery LSBU’s Business School, is the rst study already have extra demands on their time time, according to new research by of its kind in the UK to show how remote and resources because of caring and family London South Bank University (LSBU). communications can harm employee responsibilities or pre-existing health issues. The study, entitled ‘An Investigation of Self- wellbeing at work, if left unregulated. Karin said: “Whereas previous research Control and Self-Regulation as Mechanisms The researchers conducted a daily looking at remote working practices in the Linking Remote Communication to diary study surveying a cohort of 102 UK UK focused on employee productivity, this Employee Well-Being during the Covid-19 employees working remotely across a 10-day study is the rst of its kind to demonstrate Pandemic’, looks at the levels of energy period during full national lockdown. The that these practices pose a threat to survey results report an 80% employee employee wellbeing. Karin Moser, Professor of response rate, with a 67% daily response rate. “The pandemic has thrown much Organisational Levels of exposure to remote of the workforce into one huge online Behaviour at communication were assessed by asking experiment, forcing the majority of LSBU’s Business School. participants how many minutes they had employees to work from home suddenly. spent each day using text-based media This has left sta with no previous (texting, emails), video conferences (Slack, experience of remote working, with little Skype, Zoom, MSTeams), voice-based time to prepare and adjust. media (phone calls), social media (Twitter, “The danger is that many work routines Facebook, Snapchat), collaborative platforms are now dictated by what technology (Slack, Workzone, Blackboard, Glip). packages are available, giving the user The research showed: little time for re ection on whether what’s • Remote working generally leads to increased been provided is adequate. Meanwhile tiredness or ‘zoom fatigue’ for employees employees are also lacking the necessary and a greater need for longer recovery time skills training to help them collaborate and compared to on-site o ce work. lead virtually. This business practice is not • Communication via video calls is more sustainable, and in the long-term, will have tiring to deal with than other forms detrimental impacts on employee health of digital communication, such as and productivity.” emails, texts, or chats, as video calls Professor Moser’s paper was rst require higher levels of self-control and presented in 2020 at the annual virtual regulation of emotion. Academy of Management (AoM) meeting, • Daily uctuations in di erent forms as part of the Covid19 Organisational of remote communication between Behavior Plenary. The ndings are the employees is detrimental to the overall result of a collaboration between research wellbeing of the workforce. teams at LSBU, Aston University, and the University of Wuppertal, Germany. << ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS Based on these ndings, Professor Moser’s study recommends that employers should: Be aware of employees’ need for adequate time to recover from the demands of remote working. “London South Bank Give their sta additional breaks and University (LSBU) stipulate no working beyond core hours. Encourage employees to shut down digital conducted the devices such as laptops and work phones, recent research into outside core working hours, in order to
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Zoom Fatigue.indd 37 04/02/2021 12:10 PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE awaiting an announcement on the way forward. As a reminder, we called for a longer transition and support for product and fuel innovation to develop a wider range of choices and reliable alternatives to diesel. The association is working closely with counterparts across construction and logistics to ensure we are sharing latest thinking and maintaining a robust stance with o cials. Environmental issues remain a key focus for the sector both in the UK and across Europe, where we work with colleagues at the European Rental Association (ERA) and particularly, on the ERAs Sustainability Committee.
THEFT AND FRAUD: Working with members, we continue to BREXIT: con dence for individuals and businesses share information about incidents and Negotiations between the UK and EU alike, but restrictions remain in place. attempts to commit crime against hire on the post-transition relationship are These measures are periodically reviewed, businesses. The Hire Security and Fraud continuing and it looks increasingly likely and each UK nation has responsibility. Forum is a key ally in this work as this is that a ‘thin deal’ addressing the movement of HAE EHA produces regular Covid made up of security and risk professionals goods between the UK, EU and speci cally updates and a full series of these can be found from across the sector. HAE EHA is also Northern Ireland will emerge. Meanwhile, on our website. Meanwhile, hire businesses represented on the Combined Industries the UK has adopted World Trade are supporting the NHS, councils, and the Theft Solutions (CITS) Board where we Organisation (WTO) rules from January 1st. military in this work, just as with the testing continue to share good practice and advice, facilities. We want to highlight this work in but also ensure that ministers and policing COVID19: our discussions with Government. colleagues are aware of the increasing Multiple vaccines are now being levels of crime, particularly fraud, being distributed across the UK, with the RED DIESEL: faced. Work to form a new national unit is most vulnerable being prioritised for HAE EHA responded to the Treasury advanced and we hope to see a phased start inoculation. This should help build greater consultation last autumn and we are to its work this spring. <<
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Airport House T 020 8288 3539 Purley Way F 020 8288 3567 debt collection? Croydon E [email protected] CR0 0XZ W www.redwoodcollections.com WORKING GROUP UPDATE DIGGER AND DUMPER OPERATIONAL SAFETY Working group draws attention to dangers and urges more reporting of incidents
spate of health and procedure around checking and safety breaches and fi nes servicing hi-tip dumpers. involving digger dumpers In order to understand the size of has prompted HAE EHA the challenge and determine trends, Ato highlight the inherent dangers the Data Collection sub-group and the need for both members arranged for a dedicated link to and non-members to come forward be established on HAE’s website to to report incidents or accidents, no collect information about accidents matter what the size or scale. and incidents. HAE EHA and the Supply Chain The link is live and can found at Board can work with manufacturers, www.hae.org.uk/accident-reports/ hire businesses and the public to The Standards sub-group has improve safety in this area. examined what messages HAE The HAE EHA Digger and Dumper EHA is seeking to impart to Operational Safety Working Group has equipment and how best to get been working hard to address the issue users to engage. since it was formed in 2019. It formed It has determined that the use following a fatal accident involving a of the short videos has helped TP hired dumper that overturned in 2018. reduce user incidents and more HAE EHA received feedback from data needs to be collected to members and called an initial Digger show trends and make people and Dumper Round Table meeting on aware this really is an issue. It is May 22nd 2019. A follow up meeting also looking into the possibility of ‘Tip are being considered to highlight took place in July and it was agreed and Tell’ being fi tted to every vehicle the campaign. The sub-group is to seek representatives to join a as part of the hire process. also seeking more clarity on how sector working group. At HAE EHA’s Delegates have agreed to work manufacturers are incorporating conference held at Loughborough together on a script for any HAE safety features into equipment and University in October, Frank Elkins COO video / VR modules. working together to promote this. Travis Perkins, spoke about the tragic The national lockdown and dumper incident and outlined the aims subsequent furloughs had impacted of the HAE EHA working group. on working group meetings and there CALL TO Working group members have is now a need to ascertain which ACTION: shared experiences and identifi ed members still wish to participate If you encounter or become common areas around the use of hi- and who they will put forward to aware of an incident where tip dumpers and mini excavators. represent their organisation. Some an accident of any description It was agreed that the most new members have come forward, happens while a digger or appropriate way to address the including hire organisations, dumper is being used, please let issue was to form four sub-groups manufacturers/suppliers and other us know. Report incidents and to work on this matter. These are: industry stakeholders. accidents to the working group. Data collection, Standards, Technical More members are urged to This can be done anonymously / Manufacturers and Awareness use the portal to submit data and by visiting at www.hae.org.uk/ and Neil Bravery (SHC Centres) help move the compaign forward, accident-reports/ has presented a draft workshop and an interactive video(s) and VR
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Health and Safety.indd 40 04/02/2021 12:12 WORKING GROUP UPDATE HEALTH&SAFETY Digger & Dumper Safety Breaches
DUMPER TRUCK OVERTURNED, TRAPPING EMPLOYEE
construction company was fi ned after a It was also identifi ed that the company had failed to driver was trapped when a dumper truck undertake a risk assessment or prepare a construction overturned at a site in Liskeard, Cornwall. phase plan. These measures, along with a suitable site Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how an induction would have identifi ed that the employee did Aemployee became trapped when the truck overturned not have the required competence, training, skills and on the construction site in April 2019. The employee knowledge to ensure that the work was carried out was not wearing a lap belt and was operating the safely and the dumper operated in accordance with its dumper truck without deploying the roll-over protective operator’s manual. structure. He suffered multiple crush injuries to his body, Jim Elliott of The Grove, Crow’s Nest, Liskeard, when the dumper overturned. Cornwall was found guilty of breaching Section 13(1) of An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (HSE) found the company, Jim Elliot & Son, had 2015. The company was fi ned £850 and ordered to pay failed to assess the competence and the skills of the £2,000 in costs. operator ahead of work on the refurbishment project. Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Georgina The company also failed to induct the employee on Symons said: “This incident could have easily been starting work at the site thus failing to identify that prevented if the company had assessed the risk related the employee had the necessary skills, knowledge and to operating site dumpers and ensured that its workers experience to operate the dumper. had the skills and competence necessary to do so safely.”
ESSEX BUILDING FIRM’S ‘SYSTEMATIC FAILURES’ LED TO DUMPER CRUSH
family building fi rm has to have different gradients, with used their personal judgement of been fi ned £225,000 after some edges steeper than others. how to tip safely, including how a 32-year-old worker was Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court close they get to the edge and crushed to death when was told the company had not whether to wear seatbelts. Ahis dumper truck overturned. carried out effective risk assessments Investigators found tipping should David Green died when the into how dumper truck operators have taken place at ground level, dumper truck he was driving safely navigated the large mounds which would have eliminated the risk. overturned at Rose Builders’ of soil on the site. Other workers Rose Builders was ordered to pay a Summer Park development in Essex. interviewed by the HSE said they £225,000 fi ne plus £11,822 costs. >> He was pulled from underneath the vehicle after it fell from the top of an 11ft-high mound of soil at a building site in Lawford. Despite initially being employed by Rose Builders as a ground worker, he soon began operating tipper trucks despite not having the required training. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation also found that Green was not wearing a seatbelt. The spoil heap being worked on was 11ft to 12ft high, and post incident it was found
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Health and Safety.indd 41 04/02/2021 12:13 HEALTH&SAFETY Digger & Dumper Safety Breaches PROJECT MANAGER AND DIRECTOR SENTENCED AFTER DUMPER DEATH company director and His injuries were consistent Sole director of Pro’conn Limited, project manager have with being struck by the rollover the principal contractor at the site, been sentenced after protection structure (ROPS) bar of Kevin March of Pontcanna, Cardiff an untrained and the overturning dumper truck. also pleaded guilty and received Aunsupervised worker was killed An HSE investigation found that a 32-week custodial sentence when the forward tipping dumper the access ramp was uneven, made up suspended for 12 months and was truck he was operating overturned. of loose ground; and the slope and ordered to pay £20,000 in costs. Swansea Crown Court heard how cross slope of the ramp exceeded the Speaking after the hearing, HSE on 1 October 2016 the employee was dumper truck’s machine maximum inspector Paul Newton said: “The working alone at a construction site in operating capacity. risks associated with untrained West Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan. Untrained operators regularly operators using construction vehicles He was operating a dumper truck used construction vehicles on routes on uneven ground with excessive around a construction site which had that were not suitable for the slopes are foreseeable. This was a no designated traffi c routes. vehicles and there was no effective tragic and wholly avoidable incident. The worker was operating the management of health and safety on “Those responsible for managing vehicle when it overturned causing him the construction site. health and safety on construction sites to either be thrown or jump from the Project Manager at TSD group should ensure that traffi c routes are vehicle. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Graham Kuhlmann of Bridgend safe, designed and managed for the The 38-year-old man was found pleaded guilty to safety breaches and vehicles using them; and only those two days later with fatal crush received a 21-week custodial sentence with the necessary skills, training injuries at the bottom of a ramp, suspended for 12 months and was and knowledge should be asked to which formed part of a spoil heap. ordered to pay £5,000 in costs. operate construction vehicles.”
“Those responsible for managing health and safety on construction sites should ensure that traffi c routes are safe, designed and managed for the vehicles using them.”
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Health and Safety.indd 42 04/02/2021 12:13 HEALTH&SAFETY www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk
Safety Breaches Throughout The Industry CONCERNS WERE RAISED OVER DANGEROUS DEMOLITION
odmin builder Thomas Sturgess, has been sentenced after concerns over an unsafe demolition site were raised. BBodmin Magistrates’ Court heard that during December 2017, concerns were raised by members of the public about potentially dangerous demolition taking place in Webber Street, Falmouth. HSE received a number of photographs from concerned members of the public showing extremely poor and unsafe working practices. Workers were observed standing on top of the building to demolish it with no control over working at height safely. The pictures suggested workers were at risk from falling through or from the buildings undergoing SCAFFOLDING demolition and members of the public were COMPANY very close to the site which was inadequately fenced off. An unannounced visit was made FINED AFTER by the HSE whereby all further demolition work was prohibited. SCAFFOLDING An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that safety measures COLLAPSED fell signifi cantly below the expected standard. The buildings were being demolished in an scaffolding company has been fi ned for safety unsafe manner with little or no planning with failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in regard to their structural stability. Maidenhead while it was being dismantled. There were no welfare facilities on site, no High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how the risk assessments and no demolition plans or Acollapse could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life. asbestos survey available. Overall there were An investigation was carried out by the Health and Safety a number of health and safety concerns and Executive following the incident. It was found that the there was apparent lack of skills, knowledge underlying cause of the scaffold collapse was a lack of training and experience on behalf of the defendant and adequate instruction. owing to his lack of site management The worker carrying out the dismantling of the scaffold experience, knowledge of relevant health and and removal of the scaffold ties was not adequately trained. safety legislation and safe working practices Subsequent high winds acting upon the monofl ex sheeting and completely ineffective skills, knowledge on the day of the collapse then caused the scaffold to act as a and experience to undertake such a project. “giant sail” and subsequently toppled over into the street. Thomas Sturgess of Lanviet, Bodmin, Formula Scaffolding (London) Limited of Church Lane, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation Chessington was found guilty in their absence to breaching 20(1) of Construction (Design & section 3(1) of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and have Management) Regulations 2015. He has been fi ned £160,000 and ordered to pay costs of £11,533.36. been given a 180-hour Community Order and ordered to pay costs of £9,428.84. >>
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Health and Safety.indd 43 04/02/2021 12:13 HEALTH&SAFETY www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk
EMPLOYEE FATALLY CRUSHED AFTER TRANSPORT COMPANY FAILINGS
transport company has been fi ned after a An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive worker was fatally injured when the pallet (HSE) found that the weight of the pallet was recorded of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver as 1,200 kg but the actual weight of the pallet was in fell onto him. excess of 1,400 kg. The pallet was therefore in excess of AHigh Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how, an the 1,000 kg weight limit set by the pallet network for agency driver was carrying out a delivery for Reason tail-lift deliveries. The investigation also found that the Transport UK Limited at Fraser Road, High Wycombe. driver had worked for the company for two weeks and The driver was delivering a pallet of stone tiles using had not received any training for the safe delivery of a tail-lift and a manual pallet truck. He spent several pallets using a tail-lift. minutes struggling to lift and manoeuvre the pallet Reason Transport UK Limited, now in liquidation, onto the truck’s tail-lift. When he eventually succeeded pleaded guilty to breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and in doing so, he lost control of the pallet, which fell onto Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and have been fi ned £5,000. him, causing him to suffer fatal crush injuries.
WOODWORKING COMPANY TO PAY £56K FINE AFTER WORKER SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURIES
oodworking company, jacket and t-shirt became entangled, Peter Ramsey & Sons drawing him into the machine. He (Denholme) Timber sustained a torn tendon in his left Ltd, has been fi ned fourth fi nger, a broken left wrist, a Wafter a worker became entangled break to his little fi nger and nerve in an unguarded drive shaft and damage to his left arm. suffered serious injuries. An investigation by the Health and Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard Safety Executive (HSE) found that the that, the worker was working on an company failed to appropriately assess automated wood planer machine the risk posed by the machine following which is used to process large pieces of the installation of a new conveyor line. wood into different sizes ordered by Peter Ramsey & Sons (Denholme) customers at the company’s Wellington Timber Ltd Wellington Street Street sawmills in Bradford. sawmills Bradford pleaded guilty to The worker reached over an breaching Section 2 (1) of the Health unguarded rotating driveshaft to & Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The adjust a piece of wood after it had company has been fi ned £56,000 and come out of the machine, his hi-vis ordered to pay £3,484.84 in costs.
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Health and Safety.indd 44 04/02/2021 12:14 HEALTH&SAFETY www.hae.org.uk www.eha.org.uk
WORKER TRAPPED UNDER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
council has been fi ned after two employees when the vehicle rolled instead of remaining within the were injured when their all-terrain vehicle relative safety of the cab, and strapped to their seats, the (ATV) overturned on a golf course. men were thrown out. Two employees of West Dumbartonshire Accidents involving this kind of vehicle are all too ACouncil were working as greenkeepers at Dalmuir common, and although they are designed for off-road Municipal Golf Club when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) they driving, if used incorrectly they can very quickly become were riding in slid down a hill and overturned several times. unstable. In 2016/17 30% of all fatalities in agriculture, They were thrown from the ATV but one of them ended up forestry and fi shing were caused by overturning vehicles underneath it. The driver suffered a spinal fracture while or being struck by a moving vehicle. his passenger was left with multiple serious leg injuries. The HSE found that no risk assessments or safe systems of work had been written for the use of the 13 year old Although this equipment can be hazardous, it also vehicle. Had these been undertaken the council might makes the work easier and often safer, for example have recognised the hazards associated with off-road transporting heavy loads to remote areas. driving and the use of an older vehicle, and managers Tip 1 – When considering the introduction of an could have ensured that both the ATV itself and the ATV, review ground conditions and steep slopes and way in which it was used were safe. The council pleaded determine which of these are likely to be within the guilty to breaching Regulation 26 of the Provision and vehicles limitations. Consider whether these need to Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) and be fenced off or marked in some way in order that staff Regulation 3 of the Management of Health & Safety at retain awareness of which places are out of bounds. Work Regulations 1999. It was fi ned a total of £8000. Tip 2 – Ensure that the vehicle meets the standards The charge was brought under Regulation 26 of required within PUWER for mobile equipment. PUWER because it requires that employers should Even where the equipment met the standards of minimise the risks from mobile equipment rolling over. its day, it will still need to be brought up to current In particular, the council was charged with breaching safety requirements. Regulation 26 (1)( c) which requires that there is a Tip 3 – Make sure that relevant staff receive “structure giving suffi cient clearance to anyone being training both in the operation of the vehicle and in carried in the vehicle”. The ATV in question had no the contents of your safe system of work. << rollover protection or seat belts fi tted. As a result,
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Health and Safety.indd 45 04/02/2021 12:14 NEW YEAR NEW FOCUS ANNA TURCHENKO gives us some tips on how to shape up for 2021.
e’ve all been looking forward to 2021 With this in mind, now is the perfect time to begin planning for and saying goodbye to 2020. A new year 2021 and getting those New Year’s Resolutions in place. always brings a sense of new beginnings We have come up with our top 10 resolutions that can help and fresh opportunities, and this rings you make 2021 a year to remember for all the right reasons. Weven truer this year. GET FIT Getting in shape is the most popular New Year’s Resolution of all – 47% of people say that they would like to exercise more in the new year. After our festive indulgences, we want to get back to feeling fresh and energised — and nothing beats exercise for that. You can keep track of your exercise with an activity tracker that counts your steps, distance covered, calories burned and records your sleeping pattern. These bracelets have a dynamic heart rate measuring function to improve your sport performance and a sensor to monitor your blood pressure and oxygen level.
DRINK MORE EAT HEALTHIER SUPPORT WATER Improving our diets is one CHARITIES AND Often our working day can of the most common New SOCIAL CAUSES become so busy that we Year’s Resolutions every A little extra awareness in forget to do the most basic things, like year. But when you are having a hectic your choices can go a long way. One drink enough water. Research has shown day, it’s very easy to skip lunch or grab example is a bag made from recycled that even a body water loss of 1-2%, whatever snacks you can on-the-go. water bottles that supports Plastic which is considered mild dehydration Preparation is key. A lunchbox can Bank, a social enterprise headquartered already, impairs cognitive performance help you ensure that you have got in Canada which aims to clean up and your general health. The NHS healthy choices to hand. By preparing plastic waste from our oceans while recommends that adults should drink your meals at home, you can save time providing valuable opportunities for around 1.2 litres of water a day. and money and take control of your diet! impoverished communities. If you buy water bottles from the Impact collection, 2% of every bottle sold is donated to Water.org to change lives with safe water.
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Resolutions.indd 46 04/02/2021 12:15 GET ORGANISED Staying on top of things can help minimise stress, keep our energies focused, and keep us feeling positive. If getting organised and staying organised is on your list for 2021, then writing things down in a diary and/or on a calendar is a great starting place. Branded calendars and diaries also make very welcome gifts that guarantee year-round brand exposure.
THINK MORE ECO It’s more important than ever to do our bit for the environment and this doesn’t have to be di cult. Every day, millions of plastic bottles are thrown away. Thanks to growing demand, there are eco alternatives for so many everyday items such as this umbrella, made from 5 recycled PET bottles. Furthermore, umbrellas generate over 1,100 impressions over their lifetime, providing excellent exposure for your brand!
READ MORE OR LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS Reading increases your vocabulary and comprehension, helps to prevent age-related cognitive decline and increases your ability to empathise. It can also reduce stress, and help you sleep better. Whatever your interest is, there is a book about it! While we cannot always nd the time to read, audiobooks are a great way to get the bene ts of literature. You can listen to anything from your favourite autobiography to Stephen Fry narrating Harry Potter.
EXPLORE NEW ORGANISE YOUR SPEND HOBBIES MIND LESS TIME Is there a hobby or pursuit The increased awareness ON YOUR you have always been about mental health and PHONE interested in but never quite found the wellbeing in recent years has been We often nd ourselves glued to our time to explore? 2021 is the year to go most welcome. Bene t from the clarity phones, even without meaning to. It for it! Interested in trying your hand at that calming and organising your starts with checking your email, then arts, cooking or a new sport? mind brings, whatever your line of checking your LinkedIn and before you Alternatively, why not improve your work. Journaling is an increasingly know it, you have been scrolling for an chess game? This way you can improve popular way of nding that clarity. hour through your Instagram feed. your work-life balance, especially if A journal can help you to get your It is recommended that we spend working from home makes it hard to thoughts down on paper and get no more than two hours per day on you to nd that ne line. things o your chest. our phones, but even average users are scrolling for nearly ve hours per day. A phone safe is a unique and brilliant way of getting screen-time down.
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JCB’S ELECTRIC MINI BECOMES MACHINE OFF-BOARD RAPID CHARGER TO SUIT ALL FOR ALL SEASONS JCB E-TECH MACHINES JCB is to offer a fully glazed cab on the 19C-1E – an industry JCB has developed a new rapid Universal Charger, compatible fi rst for the electric mini excavator sector. This development with current and future E-TECH electric models. Working with will increase its appeal in countries with a colder, wetter machine electrical systems from 48V to 96V and above, the JCB climate. The machine will use the same spacious cab as JCB’s Universal Charger offers customers a future-proofed off-board conventional 1-2 tonne models and will be equipped with an rapid-charging solution, to allow extended working capability electric heater to provide instant heat to demist windows and with battery electric construction and industrial machinery. warm the cab working environment for the operator. All JCB E-TECH equipment is supplied from the factory with With a large glazed area, the ROPS/FOPS cab is equipped a standard built-in charger and rapid charger preparation, with easy to replace laminated fl at glass. It has a 70/30 front allowing customers to simply plug into the JCB Universal windscreen split, with clear jointing, for an unobstructed view Charger for a high-speed boost to battery performance during of the digging area. Indeed, the JCB cab offers a clear view all the working shift. The charger unit, which is available through around the machine, with no requirement for mirrors to meet JCB dealers and JCB Parts, can easily be transported to site and EU safety standards. The cab uses the same LED working lights located to suit the individual operation. and wipers as the diesel models, making it easier to work in poor By offering a Universal Charger, rather than chargers visibility or during hours of darkness when required. dedicated to each product line, JCB is delivering a single When operating the machine with the heater on, there is rapid-charge solution, which can be used across a fl eet of zero impact to the machine’s digging or tracking performance. machines on site or in the depot. The unit is capable of And most importantly, the superior battery capacity allows a recharging the 19C-1E electric mini excavator from zero full day’s shift to be worked. charge to full in just 2.5 hours and can be used to top-up The addition of a cab option will increase the appeal of the machines during lunch breaks or when they are not in use. 19C-1E in Nordic countries and in territories with poor weather The JCB Universal Charger requires a standard 415V conditions, where a three-phase electrical canopy is not suitable. supply and comes The E-Tech cab provides with both four and a dry, comfortable fi ve-pin connectors, operating environment to suit site power throughout the working provision across day, with a locking door Europe. It will also be adding to the security offered in the North of the machine for American market and contractors and rental across the world. companies.
LOADALL GOES ALL ELECTRIC AS ZERO Key features of the new Loadall include: EMISSIONS TAKE CENTRE STAGE • Dual electric motors for drive and lift deliver increased effi ciency JCB is launching its fi rst ever electric Loadall model as the • Brake regeneration boosts battery charge expansion of its E-TECH range of zero-emissions machines • Regenerative hydraulics increase effi ciency gathers pace. • Full shift operation capability More than 43 years after the company pioneered the concept • Range of charging options, including on-board and rapid charging of telescopic handlers, the wraps have now come off the 525-60E, The 525-60E uses two proven electric motors, one for the driveline a full electric version of the popular Loadall. Designed to deliver and the second to power the hydraulic system. The 17kW traction the same performance as the conventional diesel-powered motor drives through a permanent four-wheel drive dropbox, to machine, the 525-60E offers a zero-emissions load handling proven JCB drive/steer axles. The 22kW hydraulic system motor solution to construction, industrial and agricultural customers. powers a fi xed displacement gear pump, delivering a maximum JCB Chief Innovation Offi cer Tim Burnhope: “JCB has 80 litres/min of fl ow. taken a pioneering lead in the move to electric propulsion in Flow is proportional construction, agricultural and industrial machinery, having to joystick position successfully introduced the 19C-1E mini excavator and the 30-19E and the lift end is Teletruk to the market. controlled by an “As world market leader for telescopic handlers, the launch of electro-hydraulic valve the JCB 525-60E Loadall takes equipment electrifi cation further block, with hydraulic into general construction, industrial and agricultural markets, regeneration on boom offering a zero emissions load handling solution with no lower and retract. compromise in performance or productivity. We are very excited about the prospects for this machine.”
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What's New JCB.indd 48 04/02/2021 12:22 JCB EXPANDS E-TECH LINE WITH ELECTRIC FIRST EVER ELECTRIC SITE DUMPER DUMPSTER MODEL JCB is launching its fi rst ever electric site dumper with the JCB has introduced an electric version of the popular HTD- unveiling of a one tonne high-tip model powered by lithium-ion 5 Dumpster tracked carrier, expanding its growing range battery technology. Designed to work indoors, underground and of innovative fully electric E-TECH models. The addition of in emissions-sensitive areas, the 1TE electric dumper is an ideal electric drive makes the machine suitable for urban and indoor partner for JCB’s market-leading 19C-1E electric mini excavator. applications which require low noise and zero exhaust emissions. It also comes with the brand new optional ride-on SmartStep Key features include: for enhanced versatility, safety and operator comfort. The feature • Zero emissions and low noise levels isolates power to the tracks if the operator steps off the step while • Fast charge capability moving, but still allows power to the skip and hydraulics. When • Full shift operation in typical use the SmartStep is folded up, all hydraulics are enabled and the • High-tip skip design to allow loading into skips and operator can walk behind. larger containers The 1T-E site dumper is a durable, compact machine with a Key features of the machine include: full steel skip and heavy-duty articulated chassis. The machine • 9kW electric motor delivers travel speeds of up to 3km/h replaces the individual wheel motors of the hydrostatic 1T-2 with • Maximum two-hour charging time conventional drive axles and a drop box, to provide full-time all- • Zero emissions at point of use wheel drive. A 7kW hydraulic motor delivers drive to the drop box, • 500kg capacity and 1,450mm skip ground clearance in while a second hydraulic pump is used to power the machine’s tipping position standard hydraulic circuit, for steering and skip lift. • Walk-behind and ride-on capability The power is supplied by two 5kWh lithium-ion batteries, The E-Dumpster is powered by a 48V lithium-ion battery pack capable of providing full shift operation in normal use. The that can be recharged using a standard 240V or 110V electrical batteries can be recharged from conventional site electrical supply. Maximum recharge time is just two hours, making it supplies, with 110V and 230V cables available. In addition, the possible to top up the battery when not in use during the optional JCB Universal Charger can be used to rapid charge the working day or overnight. batteries for extended operation. Designed to meet the needs of contractors and rental Designed primarily for European and North American markets, companies, the E-Dumpster provides a zero-emissions carrying the 1TE delivers zero emissions at the point of use and low noise solution for indoor work, tunnelling applications and other levels, making it ideal for indoor, underground and emissions- urban sites requiring zero emissions equipment. With no internal sensitive working sites. A ROPS frame is standard, along with LED combustion engine, service and maintenance requirements are amber and green lap-belt beacons. The dumper also comes with also greatly reduced, boosting uptime and availability. powerful LED working lights, providing maximum visibility in low light conditions. Productivity and performance are identical to the conventional diesel model, both in travel speeds and in tipping cycle times. The machine offers a maximum payload of 1,000kg and a maximum load over height of 2,392mm.
JCB INNOVATION LEADS THE WAY IN CLEAN With compact 1.0m3 dimensions, the JCB power pack is supplied ELECTRIC CHARGING with fork pockets on each side of the steel canopy, to allow for easy JCB is launching a range of power packs to support its growing line of on-site manoeuvrability. The units can be pallet mounted or stacked, fully electric machinery, offering zero-emissions electrical back-up to to maintain a small footprint when space is at a premium. remote and urban construction projects. JCB power packs provide a zero-emissions solution to varying The maintenance power packs will feature: on-site electrical demand, creating no noise or vibrations at the • Zero-emissions electrical supply and back-up facility point of use and allowing longer operation of machinery in urban • Four or eight batteries giving 23 or 46 kWhr of storage capacity and emissions-sensitive areas. The power packs are a further • 8kW/10kVA single phase output demonstration of JCB’s leading role in the move towards a cleaner, • Robust, stackable 1.0m3 frame, with fork pockets for easy handling low-emission future for construction equipment, building upon The JCB power pack range will be available with a choice of the growing range of JCB E-TECH electric machinery that will be four or eight automotive quality, maintenance-free lithium-ion available to customers. batteries. There is no requirement for daily checks, making them ideal for rental companies and contractors. The batteries’ depth 0800 083 8015 of discharge is optimised to prolong the battery health and even www.jcb.com/en-gb/products after 2,000 full charge and discharge cycles (expected to be over 10 years), the batteries are guaranteed to still have over 85% of their capacity left. Packaged in a robust steel canopy, the JCB power pack can be recharged from a mains supply, or an on-site generator. It can then be positioned within emissions-sensitive areas, such as indoors or in tunnelling projects, to provide a zero-emission recharge facility for machinery like JCB’s E-TECH 19C-1E fully electric mini excavator. The power packs can also be used to deliver back-up electricity on site, for lighting and security during the night, when site generators may be turned off.
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