Product category:
Slip, trip and fall protection
News Release from: The Access Group
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 October 2005
The Access Group expands 50 per cent in
18 months
The Access Group has marked an astonishing period of expansion by appointing Rikki McCrorie and Ian Rennie to key positions within its fall protection and testing and maintenance divisions.
The Access Group has marked an astonishing period of expansion by appointing Rikki McCrorie and Ian Rennie to key positions within its fall protection and testing and maintenance divisions respectively The appointments mean that the company now has over 40 employees, an increase of more then 50 per cent in the last 18 months alone
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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A statistic that managing director, Stuart Cameron, feels demonstrates the new emphasis on safe working at height: "The introduction in April of the new Working at Height Regulations elevated the importance of safe working at height across all industries and, in order for The Access Group to flourish in this new climate, it was imperative that we had the right personnel in place.
"As with all the appointments we have made in the last 18 months, Rikki and Ian have the ideal mix of experience and enthusiasm to help take the company forward in what is now an exceptionally competitive market place".
Re-joining The Access Group after a three-year absence, Rikki has been appointed as key account manager for the fall protection division's Scottish region.
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His career in the access industry spans close to fifteen years, during which he has worked as contracts manager, sales director and safety projects engineer for some of the UK's leading access companies.
Having worked in the access industry for 18 years, Ian Rennie also brings a wealth of experience to his role as testing and maintenance operations manager.
Since starting out as a rope access technician, during which time he worked on the likes of the Manchester Arena and the QE2 bridge, he has progressed to work as a project manager and manager of safety installations for two industry-leading names.
In addition, Ian was an IRATA assessor for its training programme from its conception in 1990 through until 2003.
"Both Rikki and Ian were looking for new challenges and were eager to join a young and developing company that would provide them with a chance to make their mark on its continued growth and success," continues Stuart.
"I have every confidence that they will both play a major role in our on-going development and future successes".
The Access Group has also appointed John Earnshaw as project manager for its facade access division.
Taking responsibility for the design, procurement, installation and commission of facade access systems nationwide, John had spent the last two years working in the Middle East for the Qatar national oil company.
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