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

To coincide with the start of #NoFallsWeek, the Ladder Association are pleased to announce the launch of a new ladder label, designed to promote accredited Ladder Association training to ladder users at work and at home! Available to all Ladder Association members, the label (available in portrait and landscape layouts) can be affixed to theirMore Info

Following on from his appearance on ‘The Roofing Show’ in February, our Executive Director, Peter Bennett OBE, was a guest this week on another of Fix Radio’s popular podcasts – ‘The Electrical Show’. Peter joined host Thomas Nagy to discuss the dangers faced by electricians while working at height. They managed to cover a wholeMore Info

The Ladder Association spoke with Dennis Seaton, frontman of Musical Youth and former chairman of our training committee, who’s been recruited by the association’s newest member, Sunbelt Rentals, as a lead training instructor. We listened to his story – and what a journey it’s been! – to learn the parallels between stage and classroom. PassMore Info