Tenfold increase in profits for Briggs Equipment

Partnership sees local company promoted to the premier league

Briggs makes £5.5 million Investment in Rental Fleet

Gray sacking a warning to businesses

A firm of employment law specialists has warned that Andy Gray’s reported dismissal from Sky Sports clearly illustrates how ‘workplace banter’ can have serious implications for both employees and the company that employs them. According to Michael Slade of Staffordshire-based Bibby Consulting and Support, comments that some people may consider a joke or a ‘laugh’ may not be seen in the same way by the person on the receiving end. Very often they can be construed as workplace harassment. Furthermore the employee and the organisation employing them could be liable for considerable

COOPER SH BECOMES ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY FINALIST FOR FLTA AWARDS 2011

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading provider of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, has made the final shortlist for two of next year’s Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards. Up for the Environment and Safety awards are the company’s Eco Drive and NearGuard systems. Launched earlier in the year, Eco Drive and NearGuard have made lasting improvements on both operator safety and forklift truck operations. As a unique management software system, Eco Drive can measure individual driver performance based on idle time, fuel consumption and productivity saving fleet owners up to £11,000 in fuel

COOPER SH WINS DESIGN 4 SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AWARD AT IMHX 2010

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading provider of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, has won the Technology award at this year’s IMHX Design 4 Safety Awards with its NearGuard Safety Alert System. The awards highlight the importance of safety product design features and recognise the best innovations in helping to reduce forklift truck accidents. Investment in technology has increased over the last few years and has helped to reduce the number of deaths caused by moving vehicles. Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive show a 34 per cent reduction in 2010 compared to the same period in

FORKLIFT SAFETY WARNING FOR FIRMS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

Businesses in the West Midlands that operate forklift trucks are being urged to refresh their health and safety procedures and make sure they can safely cope with demand as industry gears up for the busiest period of the year. A recent study by the Forklift Truck Association found that the region was close to the top of a ‘league table’ showing areas in the UK that had experienced the most forklift accidents. Now, a leading supplier of short-term hire trucks, Briggs Equipment is warning that the next few months could see an increase in serious incidents. Historical studies commissioned by

The Importance of Treating Agency Workers the Same as Employees

The recent media attention in the prosecution of the waste and recycling company Veolia ES (UK) is a timely reminder of the cost of failing to properly plan and have safe systems of work in place for high risk activities. In the incident three years ago, an agency worker was killed while litter picking on the roadside when another road user collided with a company vehicle, shunting it into the man and killing him. Newcastle-under-Lyme-based, Bibby Consulting & Support, which advises local businesses on matters relating to health and safety law compliance, highlights the importance of giving

The Importance of Treating Agency Workers the Same as Employees

The recent media attention in the prosecution of the waste and recycling company Veolia ES (UK) is a timely reminder of the cost of failing to properly plan and have safe systems of work in place for high risk activities. In the incident three years ago, an agency worker was killed while litter picking on the roadside when another road user collided with a company vehicle, shunting it into the man and killing him. Bibby Consulting & Support, which advises over 3,000 businesses across the UK on matters relating to health and safety law compliance, highlights the importance of giving agency

COMPLIANCE COMPANY REBRANDS

A leading UK Health and Safety and Employment Law compliance firm, mhl support is set to re-brand, when it changes its operating name to Bibby Consulting & Support. The company, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire is assuming the name to reflect its integral role within the Bibby Line Group of companies. The main activities of the Bibby Line Group, when first founded over two hundred years ago were in owning and operating ships. Over the years the company has evolved and diversified into other areas including marine services, logistics, financial and offshore services, retail and

BRIGGS SEES RISE IN TRAINING REQUESTS

Briggs Equipment has recently seen an upsurge in applications to attend its customised lifting equipment driver training courses. The West Midlands based materials handling equipment and service provider has over 12 years experience in delivering driver training programmes for UK industry. The courses last from one to five days and can be completed on site or at one of Briggs’ training centres. The structure includes practical and theory tests, a thorough explanation of current legislation with a focus on workforce health and safety legislation and the operator’s safety code. As Ken Stoll,

Are you aware of the Seven Deadly Sins to Business Compliance?

Health and Safety and Employment Law specialist mhl support are to host a free seminar for businesses, highlighting the seven deadly sins of compliance. The specially created seminar will throw light on to what can be, at times, very complicated processes to follow. Avoiding the pitfalls and errors of Health and Safety and Employment law compliance can be a minefield to try and navigate. The free seminar has been designed for directors and senior managers of companies, not only to highlight potential problems, but also to offer advice on best practice to ensure that companies avoid those

New appointments at mhl Support

Health and Safety and Employment law compliance experts’ mhl Support has made two new appointments to its growing team. The company, which is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, has recently seen an upwards trend in business and the latest additions add extra value to the bottom line services that mhl provides to its customers. Lee Sirkin has been appointed Health and Safety and Environment Consultant for the London area. Lee who has lived in the capital all his life, joined mhl after a career working for some of the UK’s biggest mobile telecom companies. With a first class

mhl support replies to the ‘Air Steward’ Resignation Question

Employment law specialist mhl support has recently been inundated with requests from clients asking for the legal position on ‘heat of the moment’ resignations. The influx started after the media highlighted the case of American air steward, Steven Slater, who quit his job in dramatic fashion last week. 38 year old Slater, who walked out of his job with US Airline Jet Blue, is said to have announced, over the plane’s intercom system, that he had “had it” and cursed the passengers who he had recently experienced conflict with while onboard. He is then reported to have grabbed some beer from

CLG Fire Risk Enforcement Notice Should Be a Warning to Businesses Everywhere

A recent enforcement notice issued under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, to a high profile government department highlights the need for a thorough understanding of legal compliance in this area say Health and Safety specialist mhl support. Eland House - the London headquarters for the department of Communities and Local Government (CLG), the department under which fire safety policy falls, were issued with the notice on February 16 by an inspector of the enforcing authority. The findings from the Crown Premises Inspection Group found; “The concepts of ‘responsible’ and ‘

FORGET TO TEST AT YOUR PERIL

Health and Safety and Employment Law specialist mhl support is currently running a campaign highlighting the importance of up to date electrical testing in business premises. The move has been prompted by new legislation which focuses on employees’ capabilities to carry out a fire risk assessment. The issue was highlighted recently when a 500 year old building was engulfed in flames because of abnormal electrical activity. Staff and guests were forced to flee from Naughty Nell’s hotel and restaurant in Shifnal, after a blaze broke out in its cellar at about 10.30pm on Tuesday. The fire,

A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

With the emergence of the Conservative – Liberal coalition government the question now turns to whether the new incumbents will be able to honour pledges and more importantly how it’s going to be achieved. The issue of Employment Law is perhaps one area of the 2010 campaign that should have been given a higher profile. Health and Safety and Employment Law Specialists mhl support has taken the opportunity to study of how the sharing of power will affect both the speed and the extent of change in this area. Michael Slade, Managing Director of mhl support has taken a deep interest in the

NEW SYSTEM VISIBLY IMPROVES OPERATOR SAFETY

Cooper Specialised Handling (Cooper SH), the UK and Ireland’s national distributor of Konecranes lift trucks, has released details of new technology which the company claims will bring significant benefits to terminal and yard safety. NearGuard is a new safety alert system that locates both the direction and proximity of objects in and around hazardous operating areas by using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. “Regrettably, there have been fatalities in the UK whereby the operator has been unaware that individuals were too close to the machines,” says David Cooper, managing