Range of courses covered (1st July 2009)

A-Plant, the plant and tool hire company, has launched a training brochure, detailing the variety of courses that the company provides.

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Environment Agency contract win (1st July 2009)

A-Plant has been awarded two four-year framework agreements with the Environment Agency, covering the hire of tools and equipment and the maintenance and servicing of the Agency's existing fleet of equipment. One of t

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High acclaim (1st June 2009)

Substantial investment in and development of Work at Height safety training at A-Plant has won the company the prestigious Access Industry Training Award at the inaugural International Awards for Powered Access held in

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Preferred supplier (1st May 2009)

A track record for reliable and punctual service coupled with the wide choice of equipment in its hire fleet is reported to have helped win A-Plant preferred supplier status from main contractor, Glass, for a project to

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Ongoing investment (1st May 2009)

Plant and tool hire company, A-Plant will use Safety & Health Expo 2009 to demonstrate its latest initiatives in customer training and health and safety. The company's commitment to health and safety has been recognised

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It's gold again (1st May 2009)

For the second year running, APlant, one of the UK's leading nonoperated plant and tool hire companies, has won a prestigious Gold Occupational Health and Safety Award from RoSPA.

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It's gold again (1st May 2009)

For the second year running, APlant, one of the UK's leading nonoperated plant and tool hire companies, has won a prestigious Gold Occupational Health and Safety Award from RoSPA.

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Setting an example in health and safety (1st February 2009)

Hire companies should ensure that health and safety is not only reflected by the product range they offer but is a central tenet of the company's culture, says Sat Dhai

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Tight access overcome (1st February 2009)

A-Plant Powered Access has supplied narrow electric scissor lifts to Media Structures for television coverage of a Blue Square Premier League football match between Mansfield Town and Oxford United. The units helped ove

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Free site safety pack (1st August 2008)

Visitors to Health & Safety 08 will be able to pick up, free-of-charge, the latest version of A-Plant's Site Safety Pack, part of the company's Setting the Safety Standard campaign which is designed to help customers

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Technical centre opens (1st August 2008)

A new National Customer & Technical Training Centre has been opened by A-Plant in Nottingham. Established as a complementary valueadded service to the company's plant, tool and specialist equipment rental service, the

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Height safety initiative (1st June 2008)

To support the HSE's Shattered Lives campaign, and with particular emphasis on enhancing safety levels for working at height, APlant has introduced a new initiative called 'Be Safe, Be Competent, Choose A-Plant'.

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Hire fleet enhanced (1st June 2008)

To enhance its hire fleet, APlant has placed orders with manufacturers such as Terex, JCB, Doosan Infracore Portable Power, GenSet, JLG, Skyjack and Ausa.

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Safety boost for the hire industry (1st April 2008)

A-Plant will be showcasing a series of new initiatives and products aimed at improving health and safety within the hire industry.

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Vehicle additions (1st February 2008)

A-Plant is enhancing the safety features on new vehicles added to its transport fleet to reduce the possibility of staff falling from height while working on the vehicles.

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Environmental and safety accreditation (1st February 2008)

To enhance its safety and environmental procedures, hire company, A-Plant, is working towards ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation. The company has had an established Environmental Management System for a number of

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Identifies HAV risk level (1st December 2007)

As part of an ongoing commitment to improving health and safety, A-Plant has launched a Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) labelling system for the company's equipment and tool hire fleet.

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Giving clear signals (1st December 2007)

As part of an ongoing commitment to improving health and safety, A-Plant has launched a new Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) labelling system for the company's equipment and tool hire fleet. The new labelling system follows the '

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Dust control equipment to hire (1st August 2007)

A-Plant has added new tools, dust extraction and suppression products and other equipment to the company's hire fleet to help construction companies meet the new Workplace Exposure Limits.

The company has also introduced an

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Dust control equipment to hire (1st August 2007)

A-Plant has added new tools, dust extraction and suppression products and other equipment to the company's hire fleet to help construction companies meet the new Workplace Exposure Limits.

The company has also introduced an

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New version of site safety pack (1st August 2007)

Hire company A-Plant will be putting the limelight on its health and safety drive at the Health & Safety 07 exhibition. Visitors to stand 62 will be able learn about new initiatives to enhance health and safety.

Through its

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  Supporting better backs (1st June 2007)

A-Plant has launched new initiatives and products aimed at improving health and safety.

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Showing solutions (1st April 2007)

A-Plant will be launching new products and initiatives at Safety & Health Expo.

The first is an initiative in support of the HSE's Better Backs Campaign. A-Plant will highlight a range of products, available to hire, that wi

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Delivering safe access (1st April 2007)

After less than three years' trading, A-Plant's Access Safety Training business has climbed to fifth in the rankings for training centres accredited by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).

The company's traini

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Free handbook (1st December 2006)

Training provider TQ Exel of Rooksbridge in Somerset has given strong backing to a 60-page health and safety handbook published by plant, tool and specialist equipment hire company, A-Plant.

The handbook forms part of a site

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Lighting towers (1st December 2006)

To meet temporary lighting requirements, A-Plant has ordered 100 VT1 Superlight lighting towers from GenSet.

Available for hire nationally from A-Plant, the VT1 offers users a host of state-of-the-art features and benefits f

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£5.5m order to boost access fleet (1st October 2006)

A-Plant has expanded its powered access fleet with an order worth in excess of £5.5 million for new products from JLG.

The company says that, with the addition of the new machines, it will be able to offer for hire one of th

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Training sites open (1st October 2006)

A-Plant has expanded its Height Safety Training business, part of its Powered Access Division, with the opening of new training centres at Gatwick and Staines. The company has also been accepted as a member of the British Lad

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Edge protection (1st June 2006)

In the construction of concrete decks and floor slabs on multi-floor and high rise properties, a key aspect of the health and safety considerations will be to provide protection to personnel walking or working near the edges of the decks and floor sl

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Site safety campaign (1st June 2006)

To help raise health and safety standards in the construction industry, APlant has launched a campaign called Making Your Safety Our Priority.

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Site safety pack (1st April 2006)

Equipment rental company, A-Plant will unveil its new site safety pack at Safety & Health Expo.

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Fire-rated solutions (1st April 2006)

A-Plant has delivered more than £400 000 worth of firerated, anti-vandal accommodation units to form a contractors' village of temporary site office accommodation for the £380m Manchester Joint Hospitals Project.

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  Vacuum lifting (1st December 2005)

A-Plant has enhanced its hire fleet of equipment by taking delivery of more than 150 vacuum lifting machines from Al-Vac UK. The order has been placed as part of APlant's ongoing efforts to assist the construction industry in reducing manual handling

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Minimising user risk (1st October 2005)

With total orders placed now worth more than 500,000 A-Plant Tool Hire Shops claims to be the first tool hire company in the UK to offer the new Hilti TE56-ATC combihammer.

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500 TRAINED AT ACCESS SAFETY CENTRE (1st December 2004)

A-Plant says that since it opened its Access Safety Training Centre in February 2004, it has awarded more than 500 operator’s certificates for courses recognised and approved by IPAF.

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Courses take off (1st October 2004)

A-Plant says that since it opened its Access Safety Training Centre in February 2004, it has awarded more than 500 operator’s certificates for courses recognised and approved by IPAF.

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Curbing risks (1st August 2004)

A-Plant has extended its mechanical lifting aids to enable local authorities and contractors involved in kerb-laying to comply with the HSEs move to prohibit the laying of kerbstones by anything other than mechanical means.

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ACCESS TRAINING CENTRE OPENED (1st April 2004)

Recognising the importance of safety training on access platforms, the Powered Access division of A-Plant Specialist Products has launched a new access safety training centre that offers internationally recognised operator training courses.

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EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN CONFINED SPACES (1st April 2004)

To help employers meet the requirements of the Confined Space Regulations 1997, A-Plant Tool Hire Shops (THS) now offers a complete line of equipment for personnel working in confined spaces.

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