Case Study: Waste Water Site
Client:
UK water treatment company
Distributor:
Problem:
The waste water site engineers regularly require access to 6m deep settlement tanks. Historically, access was provided by the construction of scaffolding and insertion of a staircase or ladders. The construction of scaffolding required a team of scaffolders and a day to construct. This process was time consuming and proved to be an expensive job, taking up to a week to get scaffolders mobilised, the scaffold built, job completed, and then the scaffold removed. Additionally, downtime of the plant itself was an issue and cost, even though the maintenance work itself is a very simple task that does not take long to perform.
Solution:
An Xtirpa Mezzanine clamp with Xtirpa 610 Davit, with Globestock SAVER fall arrest block and a Globestock personnel winch.
This system can be utilised for raising/lowering personnel into the settlement tank and delivers a fall arrest recovery plan (due to the deployment of the SAVER rescue block). All of this equipment can be assembled in under 20 minutes, with the entrant able to complete the maintenance work immediately after setup. This means the engineers can react to tasks quickly. The cost of the job has now been drastically reduced; there are multiple tanks at the site, so the savings run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Full training on setup and use of the equipment was provided by Globestock’s distributor, leading to engineers being self-sufficient in accessing deep tanks.
There is a video showing how to setup this system available here.
To discuss how Globestock can solve your access problems, call 01691 654 966 or email [email protected].
Globestock Launch New Brand – Guard Load Arrest
In an exciting and major development for the load arrest market, Globestock have launched a fresh new brand to promote of their range of load arrestors.
See the new website here.
The new brand sees a complete redesign of the product names, labels, colour, appearance and accompanying documentation. But be assured, the products are still the same super-high-quality and tried and tested design inside. Each model will continue to be manufactured by Globestock of course, to guarantee the highest possible standard.
Brian Cole, Commercial Manager, is enthused by the development:
“Guard Load Arrest’s reinvigorated branding modernises the range and increases appeal to end users, especially in the Stage and Entertainment sector, where utilising a Guard Load Arrest device alongside a primary lifting hoist delivers and independent safety function, providing complete redundancy. The product range offers secondary suspension for weights from 150 kg to 1500 kg, and developments are already well-underway to expand the range even further.”
It’s been a long time in the planning, so we’re over the moon to be able to finally share the new brand with customers. This is a massive step forward, and we invite all our distributors to make the most of the compelling new branding with us.
For more information please refer to the Guard Load Arrest website or get in touch. Email: [email protected]
GLOBESTOCK REACHES 40 YEARS SINCE INCORPORATION
Globestock celebrates a significant milestone in 2022, 40 years since its incorporation in 1982.
That’s four decades of design, engineering, manufacturing, and supplying high-quality solutions for confined space access, working at height, and load arrest. Throughout its 40-year history, Globestock has been based in the market town of Oswestry, taking immense pride of its British manufacturing heritage; engineering market-leading products.
Since 1982, the company has been growing from strength to strength. The growth is highlighted by the recent partnership with Xtirpa, whereby Globestock became a major distributor of Xtirpa’s superb range of made-in-Canada products. This collaboration exceedingly advanced and expanded Globestock’s equipment offering, whilst continuing to maintain the highest standards they are renowned for.
Privileged to be centrally positioned to serve the UK, over the last 40 years Globestock have drawn in expertise from the West Midlands and Mid Wales regions, resulting in an outstanding team of people. Globestock boasts an in-house design and development department, CNC machines, bespoke testing and training facilities, not to mention the fantastic manufacturing capabilities, all in the same building.
Globestock clearly remain committed to assuring uncompromising quality and rigorous attention to detail in everything they do, delivering unsurpassed user confidence in the equipment and, ultimately, saving lives.
Patrick Evans, Managing Director of Globestock for the past 24 years, comments:
“As we celebrate 40 years of incorporation, we have immensely enjoyed reflecting upon the many achievements we’ve made, and we look forward to the future. Over the years, we’ve seen huge progression and development, but one thing remains the same – the value of our British manufacturing heritage and the expertise of our dedicated colleagues. Happy birthday Globestock!”
Looking ahead, Globestock have exciting projects already underway that promise to deliver further progress and growth; a rebrand and relaunch of their Guard load arrest devices, and further expansion into the European and North American markets. Many new products, such as a Leading Edge fall arrest block and alternative rope material options are also in the pipeline. There’s a lot to watch out for at Globestock!
For more information on the range of products please visit www.globestock.co.uk or contact the knowledgeable team.
NOTICE: CHANGES TO FALL ARREST CONNECTORS
We’re pleased to announce that we will soon be upgrading our G.Saver and G.Stop fall arresters to be ANSI certified. Doing so will enable the products to be sold in the USA.
As part of the upgrade we are required to change the type of connector that is fitted to the end of the product’s rope. Currently, a twist lock karabiner is utilised. However, this will soon be changed to a snap-hook style connector, with locking gate. The new style connectors will also be certified to EN362 and feature a load indicator. Please see the below images for illustration.
The change will apply to all G.Saver and G.Stop products.
Please contact us if you have any questions.