News WELSH CONTRACTOR ENJOYS ‘BESTEVER YEAR’ ❖ BGB Scaffolding is reaping the awards after winning new contracts and achieving a 50% increase in turnover. The firm has enjoyed its “best-ever year” by growing its workforce to 26 people and receiving top industry prizes. Led by Managing Director Ben Badham, the Kinmel Bay-based firm was named Business of the Year (under 100 staff) at the second annual Welsh SME Business Awards in Cardiff. They also took home the overall winner prize, and in past weeks trainee Jamie
LEACH’S ENTERS THE SYSTEM SCAFFOLDING MARKET ❖ Scaffolding tools and safety product suppliers, Leach’s, have become the exclusive UK distributor for the MonZon No Limit Scaffolding System and its weather protection system PROTECT IT. The Swedish made MonZon system, which its makers claim to be the safest, lightest, most flexible and fastest scaffolding system, is now available from Hereford-based Leach’s. MonZon’s No Limit Scaffolding System is completely aluminium and it uses a metric grid system that allows scaffolders to erect scaffolds from 25 to 300cm in any 90-degree direction. “Leach’s has signed a letter of intent to exclusively distribute our products in the United Kingdom,” says Jonathan Månsson, CEO/Founder of MonZon.
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“I have known the company Leach´s for many years and have followed their development regarding tools and safety products to our industry with great respect. The interest in flexible, lightweight and safer scaffolding is growing all over the world, which we see in the markets we are currently in. “Through Leach’s now comes our long experience that extends over three generations in implementing innovative scaffolding solutions to future MonZon users in the UK. Together, we will provide our industry in the UK with scaffolding and weather protection that is light and strong to improve ergonomics and environmental aspects without compromising safety,” Jonathan added.
Hargraves won the Apprentice of the Month title at the CITB National Construction College (NCC) in Birmingham. BGB Scaffolding has also reinforced its partnership with Orsted, the global leader in offshore wind, supplying and constructing scaffolding on the world’s two largest windfarms Walney Extension off Barrow-in-Furness, and Hornsea One off the east coast of Yorkshire. Looking ahead to 2020, the 38-year-old is aiming for a further 20% turnover rise and has revealed the business is now operating on three further sites on the south east coast.
