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Building On Partnerships For New Production Facility

There can be few companies that know more about Latchways’ new production facility has a 3,000 There was, inevitably, only one choice for a rooftop fall systems, whilst the other side has office space,
the range of roofing profiles than Latchways, the square metre roof of naturally curved Kalzip protection system. Designed by Latchways’ in-house meeting rooms, a cafeteria and a new training centre
leading fall protection systems provider. So when aluminium standing seam roof sheets which were design and specification team, a 565 metre long series for Latchways’ training programmes.
Latchways decided to build a new production facility site rolled at eaves level, with the outer sheets of Constant Force® post perimeter systems were
on land adjoining their headquarters in Wiltshire, they spanning over 60 metres in a wave form. The roof installed, following Kalzip’s approved procedures, by Stuart Pearson, commercial manager at Latchways,
looked to Kalzip to provide their roofing system, a also includes a number of in-plane GRP rooflights one of Latchways’ registered installers, HCL Safety Ltd. commented “The project exemplifies what can
company they have worked with for almost 20 years. and photovoltaic panels. Covering the wall elevations be achieved through good working relationships
is a combination of over 2,000 square metres of Tata Building work started in February 2013 and has between the manufacturer, and approved contractors
Latchways has worked closely with Kalzip, and Steel built up and composite wall cladding panels. recently been completed. The new facility will bring and installers - a principle that Latchways retain as
other major roofing manufacturers, to ensure that all Latchways’ operations, which were previously core throughout our fall protection business. We
their protection systems have approval for use on Local company Gaiger Brothers were the main spread amongst other locations in Devizes and are delighted with the finished building, which was
a wide range of roofing profiles, and that they do contractors, with the roof construction and cladding nearby Calne, onto the same site. The facility will also achieved within a strict budget and time frame. The
not compromise any roof manufacturer guarantees. sub-contracted to Birmingham-based Sky Green provide capacity for future business growth. One side result is an extremely attractive building which is an
Latchways and Kalzip also share a strong belief in who are part of the Teamkal Network and approved of the building serves as a warehouse and holds the asset to the infrastructure of the Hopton Park industrial
rigorous independent testing to ensure their products to install the Kalzip range of products. production lines for Latchways horizontal ManSafe® estate.”
not only meet, but in many cases exceed, the
required standards.

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registered trademarks of Latchways plc