When using a crane, you need to use counter weights in order to offset the weight of the load you are lifting. This will allow you to lift a load without destabilising the crane itself – something that could be incredibly dangerous for your lifting processes and for the people working on site. If you are using counter weights for a mobile crane or other type of crane, they need...

Parasols are used to protect an area from heat and sunlight, as well as giving protection from the unpredictable British weather. It’s a good way to offer your customers a better environment if you are in a particular type of business, where you largely rely on the footfall of customers coming into your shop, pub, café or anything else. This is especially true of businesses like restaurants and bars, where...

Commercial fencing is a type of fencing that is highly secure – not necessarily the most aesthetically pleasing, this doesn’t matter for the majority of people who are going to consider this type of fencing primarily, as it will be the security element that is most important. It might be used in places like schools, commercial buildings and office blocks, as well as in places like prisons where security is...

Working at height is a naturally risky process. There are many dangers involved, including the risk of falling, of your equipment malfunctioning or of lowering yourself down unsafely and colliding with other objects. However, in the construction industry, it is expected that you will work at height and that you will be competent at it, so you know how to keep yourself and those around you safe.  An important part...