THE Ladder Association, a not-for-profit body dedicated to promoting safe ladder use, has produced a safety guide for users of telescopic ladders – an increasingly popular piece of equipment for working at height – following recent reports of unsafe products in the UK. The guide provides key safety information for members of the public, includingMore Info

The Ladder Association’s first ever national conference – Stay one step ahead in your industry – had a capacity audience in attendance at The Midland Hotel, Manchester, on March 10th 2017. It immediately followed the Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM), at which members received reports from the technical and training committees, together with a marketing presentationMore Info

The Ladder Association has joined Working Well at Height, a new work at height safety campaign launched by the Access Industry Forum (AIF) in partnership with construction industry safety initiative – Working Well Together. Falls from height is still the biggest causes of accidents in the construction industry and while huge strides have been takenMore Info

The Ladder Association was saddened to learn of the death of a worker who fell from a ladder while working for the Bus Company, Go Ahead London, which was fined £600,000 for neglecting safety procedures. The worker was using a ladder to access the top of a fuel tank when he fell two and aMore Info

FIRST launched in 2007 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and now run and managed by the Ladder Association, the annual Ladder Exchange continues to keep people safe by encouraging users of old or broken ladders to trade them in for new ones, at a discount, at member companies across the UK. The 2016More Info

As reported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)*, the national truck, bus and plant division of Volvo has been fined £900,000 after one of their workers fell from a faulty stepladder and suffered serious head injuries. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker was servicing a large delivery truck in September 2015 when heMore Info

It is with great sadness that we have been advised by Clow Group on the recent passing of Alan Keates. Alan had been with the Clow Group since 1982 and was one of the co-founders of WJ Clow (Midlands) Ltd. Warm, personable and outgoing, Alan was very well known and respected throughout the Ladder Industry. He leavesMore Info

The Ladder Association has announced the return of its Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) for 2017 – now called Members’ Conference – which will take place at The Midland Manchester between 9-10 March. This year’s event will host the AMM alongside must-attend special presentations and panel sessions set to explore the changes coming to the industry,More Info

Despite the downward trend in the number of falls from height, this is not the time for complacency says the Ladder Association in response to the HSE’s annual ill health and injury statistics published on 2 November 2016. Regardless of a drop in fatalities from 42 in 2014/15 to 37 in 2015/16, falls from heightMore Info

Launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2007 and now managed by the industry’s trade body, the Ladder Association; the Ladder Exchange has returned for 2016 and will run from 1st October – 31st December. Since 2007 the campaign has resulted in thousands of dodgy and downright dangerous ladders being removed from service andMore Info