Bondeck

Bondeck is pleased to announce the success of loading-out trials on its safety decking platform (specially strengthened installs only). Following testing and load calculations, we are now in a position to offer a limited loading out facility.

In most build situations, the loading requirement will simply mean the ability to work off, and load out, the decking platform for topping brick / blockwork out for joists and trusses. The system will allow stacks of ten 440X215X100 7N Blocks (or equivalent). These stacks must be placed according to guidelines provided and the loading must not be exceeded.

The images below were taken on the Morris Homes site at Castle Gate and show work in progress on a loaded platform. There are limitations to loading (details supplied on request) and the system has additional support to uprate the platform.

Please note: The platforms shown are specially strengthened and loading MUST NOT be carried out on normal Bondeck installations. Please contact us for full details.

Following our successful accreditation to the CHAS safety scheme in 2009, Bondeck has won accreditation to the prestigious NHBC Safemark scheme.

The NHBC Health and Safety Competence Assessment Scheme for Contractors is recognised by the umbrella organisation Safety Schemes in Procurement.

This award further demonstrates Bondeck’s absolute committment to Health and Safety best practice.

Bondeck’s Commercial Manager - Peter Bond, commented on the award “Health & Safety accreditation is becoming an essential part of securing a place on the tender lists of the major commercial developers. Housebuilders Morris Homes and Bellway Homes now require Safemark and no doubt many other blue chip housebuilders will follow their lead”.

Bondeck remains committed to best practice in everything we do. We take safety seriously and these awards satisfy the onus on developers under CDM regs to demonstrate due diligence in sub-contractor selection.

Peter Bond added ”We continue to develop our safety systems and procedures as well as focussing on the professional development of our management and staff at all levels”.

Bondeck has just completed a fall prevention project for a large timber frame build for a developer in Cambridge.

The 5 timber frame buildings with an area totalling 550m2 were successfully decked out in under 2 days with our teams working in a rolling programme to keep ahead of the trusses being fitted. This enabled work to proceed without a single delay to the delight of the site manager and the joiners.

The joinery foreman commented how much more quickly and safely the project progressed than usual. “This is the first time I have worked on a safety deck. It saved us a lot of time and obviously is much safer than bean bags which don’t stop you from falling and can’t be worked off. I also appreciated your guys working through the rain to keep things going. Superb job”.

Bondeck will price for any trad, timber, steel frame or other type of build.