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Great First Half of 2023 at G&M Safe Deck

The last 6 months has been one of our strongest

In business for over 20 years and supplying industry leading safety decking since 2011, G&M are pleased to be going from strength to strength in 2023. Despite forecasts earlier in the year of a slump in house building (House building set to slump in England, warns trade body) we have been busier than ever this year.

Recently we saw 600m2 of safety Decking go out of the door on hire for 6 months to new sites in Shropshire and Stoke on Trent.

More and more of our G&M Hatch system is flooding out onto construction sites across the UK – helping to make the construction industry safer, one project at a time.

Low level platform decking system
Low level platform decking system

Innovators in Construction Site Safety & Efficiency

We are still finding time to continue to be innovators. G&M are always looking for ways to improve construction site safety and efficiency when working at heights – even when those heights are not very high. Following successful trials of our low level decking system earlier in 2023 Redrow Homes have now invested in this System.

Customer Service at its Best

We know that the key to our success is looking after our customers and customer service is at the heart of what we do. Last month we were also pleased to help a customer who was let down at short notice. G&M stepped in to provide decking for 4 sites to start in Halewood, Prescot, Widnes and St Helens, with over 700 hundred houses in total. The safety decking for this project was all sorted for the customer within 2 hours!

Safety Decking at Wincham Brook, Northwich
Safety Decking at Wincham Brook, Northwich

Aerial views of G&M Safety Decking in action at Wincham Brook in Northwich (July 2023).

 

At G&M we specialise in the design, supply, installation and testing of a wide range of fall arrest products and systems in line with current legislation to ensure site personnel are safe when working at height. We also offer a comprehensive training programme to ensure site personnel are competent when working at height.

Whatever your working at height requirements don’t hesitate to get in touch!

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Leading The Way in Site Safety

Leading House Builder Persimmon Homes is requiring recognised training for all installers of platform decking on their sites.

In April 2023 we were proud to welcome all from Persimmon Homes to our purpose built dedicated training facility training facility in Cheshire for their 1st FASET Platform Decking for Managers Course.

The course was run in conjunction with FASET – the established trade association and training body for the safety netting and temporary safety systems industry read more.

Persimmon Homes based in York is one of the UK’s premier housebuilding companies. They are leading the way in site safety by bringing in new competency requirements for safety decking contractors.  By the start of next year Persimmon Homes are requiring all installers of platform decking on their sites to hold FASET CSCS Blue cards for installing platform decking. The CSCS Card scheme provides the Site Manager with quantifiable proof of training and assessment. They are also looking for installation companies to hold the FASET SSiP  (Safety Schemes in Procurement) audit certificate to demonstrate corporate competence.

We have also since welcomed mangers from Wain Homes, Morris Homes and TJM Projects on the FASET Platform Decking for Managers Course and looking forward to welcoming more in the coming months.

G&M Safety Netting offer a full range of FASET & other work at height training courses for 100’s of construction workers and managers every year here. Read more about our  FASET Platform Installer Course and our FASET Platform Decking for Managers Course.

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Award winning G&M M.A.P Safety System

G&M Safe Deck has won the 2022 FASET: Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training Health, Safety & Training Award, sponsored by International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). For it’s M.A.P Safety System and training.

 

Team G&M’s Training Centre Manager, Daniel Lewis stepped up to receive the award at the largest ever FASET AGM & Awards at Tewkesbury Park Hotel on November 24th, attended by 100+ delegates.

 

He said: “It’s a privilege to receive this FASET Award and a testament to all the hard work the G&M training team puts into up-skilling hundreds of construction workers and managers, every year. The M.A.P System was a big team effort across the group, we are delighted.”

 

G&M Group Managing Director, Mark Pickles added: “I am so proud of what our team achieves in our training facilities each year and this award goes a long way to recognising the huge commitment levels towards health and safety and training excellence, year on year. Thanks to all the team for their continued dedication and hard work.”

 

FASET MD Tony Seddon said: “The work of FASET members – sub-contracting and training – is often extremely challenging, complex and is far from simple. And we shouldn’t forget – what they do every day saves lives. And that fact cannot be understated.”

 

For a full list of FASET award winners visit: https://www.faset.org.uk/news/faset-wows-with-biggest-ever-agm-and-awards/

 

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Safety Decking Hybrid System
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G&M Safe Deck – Hybrid System

G&M Group launches the G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system –

Designed to dovetail with scaffolding – expanding their range of industry-leading working at height protection systems

The all-new working G&M platform hybrid connector has been designed to allow the standard system to be used with industry standard 48.3mm steel tube and fitting scaffolding or key clamp fittings – with G&M’s market leading Safe Deck panels fitting on top as the working platform.

The fast, safe and innovative G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system is the one of the first systems of its kind to be brought to the UK construction sector – offering maximum versatility, ease of use and productivity on-site.

The G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system is fully compatible with scaffold jacks or base plates. This enables a wide variety of bay configurations to suit project sizes and, like G&M Safe Deck itself, it is also another freestanding system solution allowing the mix of steel or plastic legs to be utilised, for maximum ease of use.

Fully compatible with existing base/head units and tested to load Class 4 to BS EN 12811-1, the G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system is available for nationwide hire or purchase from the UK-wide G&M Group depots.

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G&M Group Managing Director, Mark Pickles said:

“The G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system is the next generation of our market-leading, highly cost-effective working platform system that’s taken the UK construction scene by storm.  It offers quick and simple superior protection of site personnel whilst working at height and the ability to be able to dovetail with existing scaffold temporary works, safely and compliantly.”

“Along with G&M Safe Deck freestanding and our Modular Access Platform (MAP) system, this new hybrid system is the third major product launch since the pandemic and showcases the prolific safety innovation we offer our housebuilding, timber frame, scaffolding and other construction clients right across the country.  It’s cost effective, quick and easy to use we are excited to launch it to our nationwide clients.”

The all-new G&M Safe Deck Hybrid system is available for hire and sale nationwide now.

 

For more information visit:

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For technical enquiries or to request a quotation, contact a member of our sales team on 01606 834 630 or office@gmsafedeck.co.uk. Bulk discounts are available.

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Taylor Wimpey Homes approved supplier 😎

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G&M Safe Deck Ltd

Now approved product Supplier for Taylor Wimpey 

More Information

G&M Safe Deck Ltd are proud to announce we are now an approved group supplier for Temporary Safety Systems and safety products. We are currently supplying the G&M Safe Deck System and access hatch into Taylor Wimpey projects in the North West and neighbouring counties.

As an approved group supplier we are currently working with Taylor Wimpey to develop a new product that is set to revolutionise safe access.

G&M Safe Deck Ltd both supply and install the G&M Safe Deck System and related products into the construction industry and House Building sector. Our products are available for hire and sale. Training on our products is available for all customers, ranging from product awareness to certificated courses and CSCS cards for installers. 

For more information please contact us or call on 01606 834630 or email office@gmsafedeck.co.uk   

 

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Free Standing Crash Deck – Safe Deck Excellence

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After 2 years of development we are proud to announce a new innovation. A free standing crash deck.

Free Standing Crash Deck – Why?

In 2018 and 2019 we exhibited the Safe Deck system at the safety and health expo. We received a lot of positive feedback from the visitors to the show. In the main visitors to our stand were impressed with the G&M Safe Deck system and commented how much more versatile it would be if it was freestanding. As a result of this feedback, we went into R&D and started the process of designing a component that would enable the safe deck to free stand. After several prototypes and some small modifications to existing components we are successful.

The new component fits onto either end of a leg tube, this makes a brace. The brace connects the base plate to the head plate across 2 panels. Consequently, turning a square into 2 triangles. This works because triangles are the strongest shape and are rigid, meaning there is no need for a supporting structure to contain the deck. With a completely free standing platform edge protection would need to be incorporated to enable safe access.

 

 

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FREE STANDING CRASH DECK – BENEFITS

  • No need for a structure to contain the safe deck
  • Build your structure around the deck
  • Tube & fit Edge Protection easily fitted
  • Standalone working platform
  • Elevated temporary walkways
  • Temporary access platforms for wagon loading and off loading.
  • Event staging
  • Void infill
  • Lightweight
  • External or Internal access
  • Non conductive for use in rail or utilities
  • Non-slip surface
  • Loadable to 2kN/m2
  • Resistant to chemicals and UV
  • Tested by a UKAS accredited test centre
The only free standing plastic system

G&M Safe Deck is the only plastic freestanding system currently available anywhere in the UK. Consequently, we can provide a deck that a structure can be built around. As a result, the risk of internal falls is eliminated at the start. So everybody has a safe area to work in.

For more information, a quote, hire or sales. Contact us.

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New Load Testing for Safe Deck

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G&M Safe Deck undergoes new load testing

Following feedback received at the Safety & Health Expo 2019 we have engaged in new load testing. Some visitors to the Safety & Health Expo who visited our stand asked us if the system could potentially take more loading than we currently have tested for. We always knew that we could with an additional support increase the loading capacity for the system. We have now undergone additional load testing. This has backed up what we already knew with test data from a UKAS accredited test centre.

What is Load testing?

Load testing involves applying loads to a component to ascertain what load it can take before and when it fails. All company’s that offer products that provide a working platform, a place of work or access or egress to or from a place of work must be able to demonstrate the equipment in use can safely take all the foreseeable loads it has been designed for.

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New load testing – what we tested

We tested an 9 year old Safe Deck panel from the original production run of 1500 panels. We are not surprised to see that it performed as well as a brand new panel and withstood all the tests it was subjected to. The panel received a load of 7.5kN prior to failure. Also tested was an half panel of an similar age. This panel was tested along the cut edge which is the weakest edge. The half panel was able to take a load of 3kN at the weakest point without any support under the cut edge. It is standard practice for an installer to install an additional support under any cut edge. This is what we tested next…..

We tested a brand new Safe Deck panel. Consequently we applied a load with a centrally positioned support resulted in a massive increase to the load capacity of the 1m x 1m Safe Deck panel. Unbelievably it was able to reach a load of 16kN over a 50mm2 plate with out giving way! Adding an additional support centrally massively increases the working load far beyond what we thought it would.

So, what can it take?

G&M Safe Deck as a reputable company has to consider the way the system will be used by operatives. We aim to do this by applying a reasonable safety factor to any stated load capacity. This is likely to be 50% of the maximum applied load.

For more information contact us. For quotes, hire or sales call us on 01606 834630

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Safe Deck business oportunity

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G&M Safe deck business opportunities have never been greater. house builders are moving away from bean bags and traditional bird cage scaffolds. As a result there is a gap that needs to be filled. So, why not fill it? Invest in a G&M Safe Deck system and your future business.

If you are a scaffolding contractor working within the house building sector, an exciting new business opportunity exist for you. Amongst the major house builders G&M Safe Deck is a preferred system and is a standard solution for safe working & access at height. With more new sites opening up in the Midlands, Cambridgeshire, and South Wales the need for local G&M Safe Deck installers is growing. Consequently the opportunity for new business has never been greater.

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Why should I invest in G&M Safe Deck?

G&M Safe Deck has been rigorously tested. We have the necessary testing data to back our claims. Consequently we can ensure you the system is robust and can stand up to many years of use in site conditions day in day out. We are the only manufacturer of plastic decking that has tested panels that are over 9 years old. As a result we can prove older panels perform as well as a brand new one.

G&M Safe Deck is the only available crash decking system that you can build a scaffold through. This unique feature of the Safe Deck panel enable you to leave the system in place. So when the need arises for a party wall scaffold you can just build it through the deck. Consequently the workspace remains safe and there is no need to strip out the decking and re-install following a scaffold install. Consequently principal contractors can see the benefits of the G&M Safe Deck system over other similar systems.

There is also no need to prop the floors following an G&M Safe Deck install as the system is lightweight. The panel is the heaviest part and is just over 10kg. Therefore considerable time and cost can be saved by using our system.

The team at G&M Safe Deck / Safety Netting Ltd have many years of experience in the Temporary Safety Systems industry. Consequently we can provide you with the right start when investing in one of our systems. Our FASET trainer literally wrote the training course, so be rest assured we can support you all the way. Our sales manager is also an industry expert and had over 16 years of experience in the industry so can advise you on the options available from hire to sale and training.

Do I need training?

Yes training is required. We can provide CSCS carded training through our FASET Training centre. Consequently there is no need to train your scaffolders! Save your CISRS card holders for the façade scaffolding and train their labourers. This way your scaffolders can install the façade scaffold whilst the labourers install the decking. As a result everybody is earning you money!

Call us to find out more 📲 01606 834630.

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Safe Deck Benefits – What they are!

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Safe Deck Benefits – What are they?

G&M Safe Deck has various benefits over other similar crash deck systems. One of which is the ability to cut down the Safe Deck panel into smaller sizes. Consequently this cuts down on waste.  Enabling the owner to recycle damaged panels rather than discarding them. Another benefit is the ability to pass scaffold tubes through the panel. Therefore reducing the need for alterations during use. Thereby reducing cost along with the risk arising from voids where the decking and scaffolding interface.

Safety DeckingAs seen in the image. Where the scaffolding is installed there is no void. With other crash deck systems there would be a void. There would also be the need to edge protect the void to prevent persons from falling into it. Sadly on most sites this does not happen.

The G&M Safe Deck system has increased the overall safety of operatives who work to install floors or trusses in the house building industry. Consequently the risk of falls from height are drastically reduced where Safe Deck is in use.

Safe Deck benefits – Why? bean bags are cheaper

Whilst it is true that bean bags are a far cheaper option. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are the best option. This is because bean bags allow the fall to occur. Consequently bean bags sit as low down the hierarchy of control measures as you can get. The HSE will always expect any contractor to PREVENT the fall wherever possible. Therefore using a decking system that eliminates the chances of a fall occurring throughout a working area is the way to go. G&M Safe Deck is such a system. As seen in the image above there is no void through which a person could fall. Consequently the work at height regulations are satisfied.

For more information, a quote, hire or a sales call. Contact us.

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