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Sports Netting for Spurs Football stadium
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Sports Safety Netting at Spurs Football Ground

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Case Study

One of the exciting projects we have been involved with in 2024 is at the world-famous Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where our expert team installed safety netting above the players’ tunnel entrance. This iconic venue isn’t just home to Premier League football but also a global hub for entertainment and innovation. Ensuring safety in such a high-profile space was an exciting challenge that we were proud to take on!

Safety netting plays a crucial role in venues like this. Positioned above the players’ tunnel, the netting helps prevent falling debris and keeps objects like balls and equipment secure, protecting players, staff, and fans alike. It’s all about creating a safer environment without compromising the stadium’s sleek design or world-class reputation.

At G&M Safety Netting, we’ve been providing professional fall protection solutions for over 24 years. We bring experience, reliability, and a hands-on approach to every project, and working at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was no different. From initial site assessments to final installation, our team ensured everything met the highest safety standards—because when it comes to protecting people, there’s no room for compromise.

sports netting at Spurs Football groundAbout Spurs Football Stadium ‘New White Hart Lane’

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, located in north London, serves as the home ground of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, replacing their former stadium, White Hart Lane. With a seating capacity of 62,850, it is the third-largest football stadium in England and the largest club ground in London. A standout feature of the stadium is its world-first dividing, retractable football pitch, which unveils a synthetic turf field beneath, used for NFL London Games, concerts, and other events.

The stadium was developed as the centrepiece of the Northumberland Development Project, intended to drive a 20-year regeneration plan for Tottenham. This project encompasses the site of the now-demolished White Hart Lane and surrounding areas. Originally conceived in 2007 and announced in 2008, the plans underwent several revisions, and construction faced significant delays and disputes before finally starting in 2015. The stadium officially opened on 3 April 2019, marked by a ceremony preceding its first Premier League match.

The name “Tottenham Hotspur Stadium” was initially intended to be temporary, with plans to sell the naming rights to a sponsor. However, the stadium has yet to be renamed. Fans and some media outlets occasionally refer to it as “New White Hart Lane.”

Whether it’s a cutting-edge football stadium or a construction site, we believe safety starts with us. Our bespoke safety netting solutions are designed to meet the unique needs of every project, big or small.

Safety netting is vital in high-traffic environments like sports stadiums, where player and fan safety is paramount. Our netting minimises the risk of injury and ensures compliance with rigorous safety standards.  G&M Safety Netting specialise in work at height across all sectors as well as supplying temporary safety systems. We are a long standing FASET Member. At our approved FASET training centre, we offer a full range of training courses including NOCN NVQ qualifications in Safety Net Rigging and Occupational Work Supervision. We work to the requirements of BS8454, and our instructors are PTTLs & first aid qualified.

At G&M, we pride ourselves on working with blue-chip organisations across various sectors, and the opportunity to contribute to Tottenham Hotspur’s FC safety measures was another milestone.

Want to know more about how we can help your site or venue? get in touch at 01606 834 630 or email office@gmsafedeck.co.uk.

Working At Height Training
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Working At Height Training Courses

Dates for Working At Height Training Courses in 2024

At our approved FASET training centre, (Middlewich, Cheshire) we can offer a full range of working at height training courses.

Working at height training courses are essential for ensuring the safety of individuals who are required to work in elevated positions, such as construction workers, maintenance personnel etc. These courses aim to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to carry out tasks at heights in a safe and responsible manner.

In the United Kingdom, where safety regulations are stringent, working at height training is particularly crucial. Participants learn how to identify potential hazards and how to implement control measures effectively. Compliance with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 is vital, and these courses ensure that individuals and organisations adhere to these regulations, thereby reducing the risk of accidents and injuries. By investing in working at height training courses, businesses not only enhance safety but also demonstrate their commitment to the well-being of their employees.

See below our current program of courses:

FASET SAFETY NET RIGGERS COURSE

Candidates will learn how to work safely, plan work and resources and install safety net systems to the required standards and apply for a red trainee CSCS card. Consequently, the candidate will be able to gain experience on the job. The trainee must work with a fully qualified colleague who must supervise and sign off the trainee’s work until fully qualified. Upon completion of the FASET Safety Net Riggers course, candidates are provided with a Certificate of attendance (valid for 24 months), FASET training manual and FASET registration. At this point, the candidate is just a trainee. Trainees must complete the NVQ in Safety Net Rigging to become fully qualified.

  • 4, 12, & 18 April 2024
  • 9 & 22 May 2024

FASET STAIR TOWER COURSE

The FASET Stair Tower Course is for operatives or anyone who wants to learn how to correctly and safely install and dismantle stair tower systems. Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance. Competence is proved by GSA3 Assessment.

  • 10 April 2024
  • 24 May 2024

FASET EDGE PROTECTION INSTALLER COURSE

The FASET Edge Protection course is for operatives or anyone who wishes to learn how to correctly and safely install temporary edge protection systems to BS EN 13374:2013+A1:2018. Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance valid for 5 years. Competence is proved by GSA2 Assessment. If successful, you will be able to apply for a CSCS card.

  • 5, 11 & 19 April 2024
  • 23 May 2024

FASET SAFETY NETS FOR MANAGERS COURSE

This course is for the site management team. The WAH Regs 2005 require safety net systems to be inspected every seven days. As a result, you need to control and also manage the installation and ongoing inspection of safety net systems. This can be costly if an independent company is used. Participants are issue a FASET certificate of attendance which is valid for 3 years.

  • 2 & 30 May 2024
  • 4 July 2024
  • 1 August 2024

FASET STEP COURSE – Stair Tower & Edge Protection (STEP) Course

The FASET Stair Tower & Edge Protection (STEP) Course is designed for health and safety advisers, managers and supervisors, and temporary works coordinators, designers and supervisors. You will learn about the management, planning, installation and inspection of STEP systems. It is a requirement of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, that STEP systems be inspected at regular intervals. Subsequently, duty holders responsible for controlling work at height need to be competent to select, plan for and inspect STEP systems. FASET issue a certificate of attendance which is valid for 3 years.

  • 24 April 2024
  • 29 May 2024
  • 3 July 2024

FASET SAFETY NET REPAIR COURSE – Repair Knotless Nets

Safety net repair was historically the domain of safety net manufacturers. As a result, different techniques made it difficult for safety netting companies to repair their own nets. This course is designed for stores and maintenance personnel, supervisors and managers or anybody else who wishes to learn practical skills relating to safety net repair. Candidates are provided with FASET Reference Manual, a certificate of attendance and FASET Registration.

  • 15 May 2024
  • 12 June 2024

FASET PLATFORM DECKING – Manager Training Course

This FASET course covers the inspection planning, management and practical issues surrounding the correct use of Platform Decking on site. ThE course also gives basic information on where Platform Decking systems fall under the various Categories in BS5975, enabling managers to better understand where Platform Decking Systems have a bearing on their role and the level of design required for different types of Platform Decking Systems and the supporting structure.

  • 16 May 2024
  • 18 July 2024

Enquire Now about Working At Height Training

For more information about any of our courses including upcoming course dates and bookings, contact our training team.

Training courses 2024

St Georges Hospital London fall arrest netting on Helipad with helicopter
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Rooftop Helipad Safety Netting St George’s Hospital

Replacement Safety Netting for Helipad on St George’s University Hospital London.

It is now nine years since St George’s Hospital helipad was officially opened in. During this time, five air ambulance providers, including Air Ambulance Kent, Surrey and Sussex, London Air Ambulance and Thames Valley Air Ambulance, have transferred critically ill or injured patients to St George’s, with 1868 helipad landings overall.

Planning for the rooftop helipad began in 2010 after St George’s became the designated Major Trauma Centre for the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network. The hospital helipad, which was the first in south London, took just under a year to build and cost £5million.

We have had the pleasure of working along side BME Services in replacing the netting around the Helicopter landing pad on the hospital roof. This type of working at height is inherently dangerous & requires experience, planning & expert execution.

 

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G&M Safe Deck win the FASET Health, Safety and Training Achievement Award for the M.A.P Safety System

G&M Safe Deck has won the 2022 FASET: Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training Health, Safety & Training Award, sponsored by International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). For it’s M.A.P Safety System and training.

 

Team G&M’s Training Centre Manager, Daniel Lewis stepped up to receive the award at the largest ever FASET AGM & Awards at Tewkesbury Park Hotel on November 24th, attended by 100+ delegates.

 

He said: “It’s a privilege to receive this FASET Award and a testament to all the hard work the G&M training team puts into up-skilling hundreds of construction workers and managers, every year. The M.A.P System was a big team effort across the group, we are delighted.”

 

G&M Group Managing Director, Mark Pickles added: “I am so proud of what our team achieves in our training facilities each year and this award goes a long way to recognising the huge commitment levels towards health and safety and training excellence, year on year. Thanks to all the team for their continued dedication and hard work.”

 

FASET MD Tony Seddon said: “The work of FASET members – sub-contracting and training – is often extremely challenging, complex and is far from simple. And we shouldn’t forget – what they do every day saves lives. And that fact cannot be understated.”

 

For a full list of FASET award winners visit: https://www.faset.org.uk/news/faset-wows-with-biggest-ever-agm-and-awards/

 

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G&M Group – Press Release Jan 22

G&M Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary and Launches G&M Group

 

Leading construction industry work at height safety training and temporary safety systems brand, G&M Safety Netting Ltd/G&M Safe Deck have re-branded – launching G&M Group – in the year the company marks its 20th year in business.

 

Established in 2001-2 by founders Geoffrey Irlam and Managing Director Mark Pickles, the G&M Group – known (and still trading) as G&M Safety Netting Ltd and G&M Safe Deck – is still a family-run business today; delivering quality safety training and safety enhancing products to the UK construction sector’s main contractors nationwide.

 

Based at Middlewich in Cheshire – where there is now a state-of-the-art training facility in place offering a wide range of FASET and other courses to riggers, deckers and managers alike –  the firm has grown to now have operational centres in the midlands and South West, serving the construction, house-building, timber-frame and other sectors country-wide.

 

The decision to re-brand to G&M Group has come as the business is set to launch a series of innovative new products in their 20th anniversary year, which will boost their existing offerings of G&M Safe Deck, G&M safety netting, stair towers, edge protection, rope access and other leading work at height safety products.

 

G&M Group Managing Director, Mark Pickles said: “The launch of the G&M Group brand is a fantastic way to celebrate two busy, successful decades of trade within the construction sector. We are so lucky to have kept some of original team members – including Sean Barber who has worked with G&M from the beginning – and to have such a great team of people in the office training centre and on-site installing. WE are a great team offering the best products, training and customer service.

 

“And with three new safety enhancing, time and money saving products about to launch in 2022, the future looks bright for the G&M Group and our many valued customers. Here’s to the next 20 years!”

 

For more information visit:

https://gmsafetynetting.co.uk

https://gmsafedeck.com

 

Request a quote

For technical enquiries or to request a quotation, contact a member of our sales team on 01606 834 630 or office@gmsafedeck.co.uk. Bulk discounts are available.

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20 Years in business

 

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G&M Training Surges Post Lockdown

G&M were delighted to be featured in Scaffmag recently.

The article details how we have seen a huge surge in demand for work at height and safety systems training from construction workers returning to work post-lockdown.

All the G&M work at height training courses are being run to meet COVID security recommendations; following strict hygiene, PPE and social distancing guidelines, with limited course delegate numbers and plenty of fresh air billowing through our modern, spacious training centre unit.

G&M Managing Director, Mark Pickles said: “These have been trying times for everyone and our region has been hit hard by the pandemic. But the lockdown gave us the time to get ready to provide safe training for the UK construction sector, once the lockdown eased. And it is absolutely fantastic to see the response we have had to our training courses since, with the phone ringing off the hook to get booked in. We are run off our feet, especially with G&M Safe Deck training and hire and sale enquiries.

“Safety is in our DNA at G&M, so setting up and adhering to COVID-security measures has been bread and butter to us. And our popularity and the massive spike in demand for the range of FASET and other temporary safety system, inspection and management courses we offer has been a real lift in tough times.”

You can read the entire article here.

Find more details of our training courses here. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you would more information.

 

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FASET Membership Renewed 😎

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Very proud of this – FASET Membership – the mark of excellence for Temporary Safety Systems

Following a full and thorough audit by FASET Director Tony Seddon we have renewed our FASET Membership. Consequently, as long serving members of FASET, G&M Safety Netting Ltd are a proud member of the premier Temporary Safety Systems trade association. We have contributed, and continue to contribute to FASET and it’s many committees and working groups.

Originally started back in the early 2000’s FASET is the trade association for the Temporary Safety Systems industry.

FASET Members enjoy multiple benefits.  Preferred contractor status amongst the major principal contractors, legal aid, input into FASET committees, group buying power to name a few.

This is a result of the rigorous FASET Audit which covers all of the aspects of being a reputable company. Consequently, Safety Management & Environmental responsibilities are assessed. Along with the company’s ability to manage and maintain their equipment, be it Safety Netting, or other temporary Safety Systems.

Renewed FASET Membership

 

ACCREDITATIONS

Constructionline Gold Member
HAS Accredited Contractor
Safe Contractor Approved
FASET - Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
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