The Ladder Association’s 2016 Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) finished on Friday, 4 March, wrapping up a productive and engaging event for the ladder industry. The event saw key Ladder Association members and industry leaders come together at The Glasshouse Hotel in Edinburgh to discuss hot topic issues that will affect the industry in the comingMore Info
Archive | News
2016 Annual Members’ Meeting Announced
The Ladder Association has announced that it will hold its Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) over the 3rd and 4th of March at The Glasshouse Hotel, Edinburgh. The AMM is the annual must-attend event in the ladder industry, where Ladder Association members and prospective members come together to socialise, discuss the future of the industry andMore Info
2015 Ladder Exchange reduces risk of falling from height for ninth year in a row
RUNNING from 1 September to 31 December, the Ladder Exchange finished its ninth year on a high note, as ladder users across the country seized the opportunity to replace broken and bent ladders for safe, new ones at a discount. Launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2007, but now run and managed by the LadderMore Info
The Ladder Association leads the way to new BSI roof ladder product standard
THE Ladder Association, the trade body for the UK ladder industry, has confirmed it is leading the development of a British Standards Institution (BSI) UK product standard for portable roof ladders. It follows agreement from the BSI to a business case from the Association, setting out the imperative for the introduction of a standard, whichMore Info
Ladder Association applauds BBC Fake Britain episode exposing fake ladders
THE Ladder Association, the trade body representing the leading manufacturers, suppliers and ladder training companies in the UK, has strongly endorsed the warning about fake ladders broadcast in a recent episode of Fake Britain – the popular BBC series starring Matt Allwright that reveals the extent of counterfeit products in the UK. The programme –More Info
2015 LADDER EXCHANGE ANNOUNCED
THE LADDER ASSOCIATION has launched this year’s Ladder Exchange, which will run from 1 September to 31 December. Established by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2007 – and now run and managed by the industry trade body – the campaign has already resulted in thousands of ’dodgy’ ladders being taken out of service.More Info
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR THE LADDER ASSOCIATION
Martin Brooke, sales director at Nottingham-based Bratts Ladders, is the new chairman of the Ladder Association. He took over from Cameron Clow, managing director of access specialists the Clow Group, at the association’s Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) at the Moxhull Hall Hotel, Wishaw. A surplus stock broker and sales agent before joining Bratts Ladders in 2003,More Info