Published: 27 August 2024 In the UK standards are developed, published, and managed by the British Standards Institution. BSI was formed in 1901 and granted a Royal Charter in 1929. In 1942 they were recognized by the UK government as the nation’s only standard body. Nearly every country has a national standards body. For example,More Info

Those of you who’ve been following our updates on the Office for Product Safety and Standard’s (OPSS) Product Safety Review will remember we submitted our response to the consultation on behalf of our members back in November. As part of the King’s Speech earlier this month, we’re pleased to report that the new UK GovernmentMore Info

Congratulations are in order for one of our members, TB Davies (whose Managing Director David Gray is also Chairman of our Association), as they announce expansion of their Cardiff manufacturing facility. T.B Davies manufactures and distributes a range of access products for working at height, including steps, ladders, towers, and podiums for professional, trade andMore Info

Ongoing research has proven there is a real and serious issue with the availability and use of substandard imported ladders on the UK market. To tackle this issue, the Ladder Association has been working in partnership with Suffolk Trading Standards Imports Team (Suffolk Imports Team), East of England Trading Standards Authority, the Health and SafetyMore Info

Last month we highlighted a significant number of dangerous ladders from China that had been stopped at Port and thankfully didn’t make it into the homes of unsuspecting consumers here in the UK. Since then, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a further 10 Product Safety Reports (another 4 from AprilMore Info

Published: May 2024 You might have noticed that a lot of the Ladder Associations work, and its requirements for membership, are based around product standards, and particularly EN 131, the product standard for portable ladders. But standards are not just about products. A standard is an agreed way of doing something That could be designingMore Info

PRESS RELEASE – 17 May 2024 Consumers at higher risk when buying telescopic ladders from online platforms Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has highlighted the increased risk of accidents for consumers who buy telescopic ladders from online platforms as opposed to physical stores. The market research study, funded by the Office for ProductMore Info

We watch with great interest as the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) release their regular Product Safety Reports, as often, they’ll show confirmation of unsafe imported ladders having been stopped, tested, and subsequently rejected, at Port. In April alone, 17 safety reports hit our inboxes of ladders that were all deemed as ‘presentingMore Info

Our Executive Director, Peter Bennett OBE, continued to fly the flag for ladder safety when he appeared recently on the ‘Professional Builder’ podcast. Hosted by Lee Jones, editor of the popular and well-established SME trade magazine, Peter introduced the Ladder Association and how we support businesses of all sizes to stay safe when working atMore Info

By David Gray, Chairman of the Ladder Association and Managing Director, T.B Davies At the Ladder Association, we want everyone who climbs a ladder to come back down safely, and at T.B Davies, our commitment to safety when working at height is at the core of our operations. No Falls Week aligns perfectly with ourMore Info