There’s more to MabeyPocket Product Guide

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Welcome to Mabey

Operating from 17 depot locations across England, Scotland and Wales, we combine full UK coverage with localised depot solutions.

We have decades of extensive construction industry experience and continue to remain at the forefront of the UK’s temporary works industry by providing quality products and solutions including engineering support, exceptional customer service and continual investment in the products that we offer for hire and sale.

Mabey is a leading supplier of modular and proprietary temporary works equipment for ground support, formwork, falsework, refurbishment and a wide range of other systems in the UK.

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Contents

Trench Boxes 4Aluminium Trench Shield 5System 20 Backhoe Box 5Mini Trenchbox 5Standard Trenchbox 5Rolling Strut Box 6Super Trenchbox 6Manhole Boxes 6Dragboxes 6End Panels 7

Excavation Bracing Systems 8Powershore 10Manhole Brace 10Multibrace 10Shaftbrace 10Super Shaftbrace 11Supershaft Plus 11JC40 Mechanical Bracing Strut 12Light Duty Mechanical Bracing Strut 12Standard Mechanical Bracing Strut 12Super Bracing Strut 12

Trench Sheeting & Light Piling 13Trench Sheeting and Light Piling 14Q-Kap 15Excavator Mounted Vibrators 15Excavator Mounted Augers 15Trench Sheet Extractors 15Quick Release Shackles 16Drive Caps 16

ShoreSafe 17Manhole Safety Platform 18Excavation Fall Arrest and Rescue System 18Ladder Access Platform 18SheetGuard Barrier 19MabeyGuard Barrier 19

Auxiliary Products 20Pipe Lifter 21Manhole Lifter 21Ladders 21Adjustable Props 21Trench Struts 22Roadforms 22Manhole Shutters 22Culvert Puller 22

Site Access & Barriers 23TuffTrak 24EuroMat 24Road Plates 24Trench Crossing Units 25BarrierGuard 800 25

Temporary Bridging 26Quickbridges 27Flat Top 28Rollover 28Footbridge 28Panel Bridges 30Highway and Contractors Bridges 31Multi-span Bridges 31Ramps and Side Spans 31Footbridges 32Towers 32

Propping & Jacking 34Mass 10 35System 160 35Mass 25 35Mass 50 35Mat 125 36Superprop 36Hydraulics and Jacking 37

Formwork & Falsework 38Kwikstage 39System 160 39Mass 50 39Frami Panel System 39

Instrumentation & Monitoring 40Environmental Monitoring 41Hired Monitoring 41Contract Monitoring 42Calibration & Testing 42LIVEsite 43

Specialist Teams 44Contract Services 45Major Projects 46Product Sales 46

Training Academy 47

Mabey Near You 51

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Trench BoxesTrench Boxes are used for rapid shoring of trench runs. These, together with Drag Boxes and Manhole Boxes, provide a quick and easy way of holding the ground stable in a trench without the need to use any other shoring equipment.

Aluminium Trench Shield

Standard Trenchbox

Mini Trenchbox

System 20 Backhoe Box

• Perfect for shielding trenches being undertaken with small excavators

• Lightweight without compromising safety

• Trench widths from 666mm to 1866mm

• Provides quick and efficient ground support for trenches of up to 5.6m deep

• Trench widths from 860mm to 4630mm

• Extension panels available

• Strong, lightweight unit ideal for use in small excavations

• Perfect for installation of sewers and other utility services

• Trench depths up to 3.50m

• Designed for use with small excavators with limited lifting capacity

• Lightweight without compromising safety

• Trench widths from 730mm to 2330mm

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Super Trenchbox

Dragboxes

Manhole Boxes

• Maximum clearance of 2.53m below bottom strut

• High clearance capability

• Enables installation of large diameter pipes, pre-cast culverts or casting ground slabs and walls

• Provide a safe and rapid means of pipe laying

• Trench widths from 680mm to 3110mm

• Trench depths up to 4920mm deep

• Designed for use in conjunction with our trench lining systems

• Allows installation of manhole rings up to 3m in diameter

• Trench widths from 1540mm to 4777mm

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Rolling Strut Box• Struts are vertically adjustable

on rollers, enabling parallel lowering and removal of panels

• Improved visibility when digging

• Trench widths from 960mm to 6710mm

End Panels• End Panels provide a safe

system to close off open-ended excavations

• Modular design allows for compatibility with a wide range of trench depths and widths

• Can be used in conjunction with our wide range of trench lining systems

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Rolling Strut Box

Excavation Bracing SystemsExcavation Support Systems support the ground around excavations to control deformation of adjacent structures, utilities and soil.

Energy from Waste Project, Derby

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Manhole Brace

Multibrace

Powershore

Shaftbrace

• Available in two types - single acting and double acting

• Both types have hydraulic adjustment

• Double acting is compatible with Shaftbrace system

• Higher load carrying capacity than Shaftbrace

• Standard legs cover excavations from 2.5m to 10.3m sheet to sheet

• Flexible solution

• High load hydraulic waler system for trench support

• Struts supplied assembled to required size

• Easy to install

• Strong, four-way hydraulic bracing system giving very large clear working areas

• Standard legs cover excavations from 1.8m to 12.2m sheet to sheet

• Safe and efficient

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Super Shaftbrace

Supershaft Plus

• Strong hydraulic bracing system

• Extends the Shaftbrace system up to 16m excavations

• Bracing struts available to increase the length of the excavation

• Suitable for supporting excavations to give clear openings in excess of 30m

• Preferred choice for petrol filling station (PFS) applications

• Capable of sustaining loads of up to 265kN/m

M1 J19 Improvements

Standard Mechanical Bracing Strut

Super Bracing Strut

• High load capacity strut

• Can be used in conjunction with our wide range of hydraulic systems

• Sizes range from 1.9m to 8.2m

• Flagship product in Mabey’s range of proprietary bracing struts

• Intended applications are high capacity strutting in cofferdams and excavations, and propping to diaphragm walls and capping beams

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Light Duty Mechanical Bracing Strut• Lighter duty version of the

Standard Mechanical Bracing Strut

• Can be used in conjunction with our wide range of hydraulic systems

• Sizes range from 1.9m to 8.2m

JC40 Mechanical Bracing Strut• Designed to be used in

conjunction with the Shaftbrace and Multibrace systems

• Sizes range from 0.5m to 3.9m

Trench Sheeting & Light PilingTrench sheets and light piling are used to support the ground at the sides of trenches and excavations. The strength, speed and flexibility of light sheet piles makes them ideal for all forms of temporary and permanent works.

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Our range of sheeting is designed to cover a range of uses in both temporary and permanent works.

• The overlapping range can be used for a wide range of applications from digging and placing of short sheets in shallow excavations, to full driving in deep excavations

• The interlocking range can be used for applications ranging from shallow riverbank protection to deep, large area cofferdams

• All sections are well matched for use with our hydraulic support systems

• M7/M11 light duty waling is used in conjunction with the M7 or M11 interlocking trench sheet, typically for river/canal bank protection

• Also available are tie bars and anchor piles

• Most sections are available for hire and sale

• All our sheeting sections have a top lifting hole

• All sections apart from M6 and M7 also have a lower lifting hole for a piling hammer or Excavator Plus safety chain.

Trench Sheeting and Light Piling

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Q-Kap

Trench Sheet Extractors

Excavator Mounted Vibrators

Excavator Mounted Augers

• Award nominated universal trench sheet driving tool

• Two sizes available

• Eliminates risk onsite associated with working at height

• Safe and efficient removal of trench sheets and sheet piling

• Three types available

• Each type available in two sizes

• Suitable for driving and extracting a range of Mabey sheeting and piling

• Compact, robust and reliable

• Emits extremely low levels of vibration back to the excavator

• Perfect solution when driving into stiff ground conditions

• Augering breaks up soil, effectively turning cohesive soil into non-cohesive soil

• Three types available

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Quick Release Shackles

Drive Caps

• Used for lifting single trench sheets or light piles into position prior to driving

• No working at height required because of a rope attachment that allows a shackle to be released from ground level

• Range of drive caps available

• Suitable for all sheets and light piles

• Protects the top of a trench sheet during installation

Overlapping Trench Sheets

ShoreSafeSite safety has never been a higher priority. The Mabey ShoreSafe range allows increased health and safety on site, ensuring site personnel are protected when working around excavations.

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Manhole Safety Platform

Excavation Fall Arrest and Rescue System

• Provides a safe and secure area for operatives to work from whilst installing manhole equipment

• Suitable for manhole rings between 1050mm and 2100mm in diameter

• Anti-slip coating to base plate

• Provides fall arrest and rescue capability for operatives working within excavations

• Range of clamps provides a variety of attachment options to suit all types of support

Ladder Access Platforms• Sheet and Box access available

to suit our entire range of sheeting and boxes

• Cantilevered platforms ensure safe access and egress onto and from a pole ladder

• High visibility

• Staircase access also available

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SheetGuard

MabeyGuard

• Edge protection for the entire Mabey sheet range

• Kickboards to protect workers against falling debris

• Simple to assemble

• Fittings to suit any Mabey trench box, drag box or manhole box

• Kickboards to protect workers against falling debris

• Individual panels are lightweight and manhandleable

SheetGuard edge protection

Auxiliary ProductsOur extensive range of groundworks equipment is complemented by a wide selection of site auxiliary products offering customers a full solution for their site needs.

Ladders• Epoxy coated steel ladders for

all your access needs

• Available in a variety of lengths to suit your requirements

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Pipe Lifter

Adjustable Props

Manhole Lifter

• Designed as a non-hydraulic attachment for the lifting and placing of concrete pipes

• Single person operation makes operations safer and quicker with less downtime due to accidents

• Robust props in a variety of sizes

• Suitable for light to medium propping duties

• Rugged construction gives added strength

• Ideal for lifting and transporting manhole rings, cones and base units

• The mechanical operation is capable of lifting the ring securely

• Eliminates need for special slinging points

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Trench Struts

Roadforms

• Designed for bracing timber walings against trench sheets

• Suitable for use in small, shallow excavations

• Four types available

• All roadforms supplied with a coating of concrete release agent

• Roadform stakes are available on request

Manhole Shutters• Adjustable Steel Manhole

Shutters simplify the creation of formwork for casting of uniform thickness concrete surrounds to pre-cast concrete manhole rings

• Three sizes available

Culvert Puller• Designed for the installation of

square or rectangular pre-cast concrete sections

• Each puller has a maximum pull capacity of 10 tonnes

• Can be twinned to increase capacity

Site Access & BarriersMabey offers a range of temporary roadways, site access and barrier systems.

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TuffTrak

EuroMat

TuffTrak is a heavy duty road mat ideal for providing temporary roadways for heavy plant, transport and heavily trafficked access ways.

Manufactured from High Density Polyethylene, the material is tough but remains flexible in use.

• Each mat is 3m x 2.4m x 40mm thick

• Unique chevron traction surface avoiding slippage

• Less weight compared to aluminium or timber mats

EuroMat is the market leading access mat ideal for providing temporary access for lighter vehicles and pedestrians. EuroMat is chemically inert so it can be used on sensitive sites and sites of special scientific interest.

• Simple and fast to install

• Weighs just 36kg per mat

• Available in three versions

Road PlatesSteel road plates provide simple access over smaller site obstacles.

• Available in sizes ranging from 1828mm x 1219mm to 3048mm x 1524mm

• 17mm - 22mm thick

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Trench Crossing Units enable greater widths of trench to be bridged than road plates. They are capable of carrying single vehicles conforming to the Construction and Use Regulations such as cars, buses and lorries up to 40 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight. Trench Crossing Units are available with an anti-skid surface, which increases the weights by approximately 10kg/m².

• No on site assembly required, simply lift into position direct from the delivery vehicle

• Available in 3m, 4.5m and 6m lengths

• Mesh edge protection prevents site debris from entering the trench or watercourse

BarrierGuard 800 was introduced into the UK market to help increase safety standards for both the public and workforces in traffic management schemes. Designed as a smooth-faced steel barrier with a unique stepped profile, BarrierGuard 800 gives a high level of protection.

• Approved by Highways England and the Scottish Roads Authority

• Suitable for curved applications

• Rapid installation

• Emergency Access Points available

• Robust deformable steel safety barrier

Trench Crossing Units

BarrierGuard 800

Temporary BridgingOur comprehensive modular bridging product range, vast engineering skills and our experience in rapid bridge installation makes us unique, and earns us the worldwide reputation of being a reliable bridging supplier and engineering partner.

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Mabey Quickbridges are a modular “off the shelf” solution to bridging requirements. Available in both footbridge and road formats, Quickbridges can be used for pedestrian or vehicular traffic, on public highways or construction sites for both temporary and permanent applications.

Quickbridge units are delivered to site complete with parapets and anti-skid surfacing ready to lift directly from the vehicle onto prepared bases. The simplicity of this operation, together with the minimal end depth provided by the Quickbridge to reduce ramping requirements, can reduce installation time and cost.

Units are available in two formats - Flat Top and Rollover; the latter minimising structure depth for over-bridging applications. A range of standard spans from 6m to 20m are available in both Quickbridge types.

Quickbridges

Quickbridge at Thirlmere, Cumbria

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Quickbridge Types

Flat Top Quickbridges are designed in a traditional “fish belly” format. The units are ideal for either single or multi span applications spanning any obstruction where the unit’s depth can be easily accommodated.

Rollover Quickbridges are available in the same span range and unit widths as the Flat Top unit but is particularly useful where clearance to the underside of the bridge is important in applications such as over bridging where existing structures are awaiting or undergoing repair or strengthening.

Quickbridge Footbridge units have extended the modular rapid deployment principals of the road unit and applied them to a footbridge. The footbridge is available in 6m to 12m units that can be spliced together to provide 18m and 24m bridges.

Flat Top

Rollover

Footbridge

Quickbridge

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Our panel bridging systems can be delivered to site in component form, allowing the construction of major structures in areas of restricted access. The bridging systems can be assembled quickly and safely using a small crane. Final positioning of the structure can be carried out by cantilever launch from one side, pushing the bridge out on rollers and landing on a far bank or by building a skeletal structure and lifting it into position.

Mabey panel bridges can be designed economically for highways loadings, heavy off-road earth moving vehicles or pedestrian use.

Mabey panel bridge systems are in use throughout the world in both temporary and permanent applications. Mabey offers these proven bridging systems together with many years of engineering and installation experience in the UK market.

Panel Bridges

Panel Bridge installation, Pooley Bridge

Panel Bridge Types

At the heart of Mabey’s panel bridging business are highway and contractors bridges. Mabey panel bridges are provided during bridge strengthening or replacement works to minimise disruption to the public.

The availability and speed of construction of Mabey panel bridges enables us to provide rapid over bridge or diversion routes.

The versatile Mabey panel bridging systems can be built into multi-span arrangements using standard components.

Span junction details, pier top beams and bearings can be constructed using items supplied from stock.

Our bridging range is often used to provide ramps into construction sites during excavation works and basement construction.

The versatility of our bridging range is further demonstrated by the use of our Quickbridge units in combination with panel bridges.

Highway and Contractors Bridges

Multi-span Bridges

Ramps and Side Spans

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Single or multi-span footbridges can be constructed using standard components from the Mabey panel bridging range. 2m wide walkway transom and deck units are available from stock, wider deck widths are also available.

Used in both temporary and permanent situations, Mabey panel footbridges can be clad or decked in timber if required for use in rural or sensitive applications. Steel mesh panels may be attached to the trusses to increase safety and prevent debris falling from the bridge.

Using our range of in-house propping systems, we can provide piers and support towers for multi span or elevated bridges quickly and economically.

Mat 125 has been purposely designed to build into stable high load support towers ideal for the support of multi span road or contractors’ bridges. For shorter spans or lighter loadings we can provide Mass 50 piers.

Footbridge piers can be constructed from our Mass 25 system.

Footbridges

Towers

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Panel Bridge at Thirlmere, Cumbria

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Propping & JackingMabey has an extensive range of Propping & Jacking equipment for projects ranging from light propping to heavy duty. We are an industry leader in the hire of propping and jacking equipment.

• Purpose designed propping system offering a 250kN capacity

• Compact 180mm square section

• Includes a comprehensive range of standard bracing members

• Designed for facade retention and structural alterations in buildings

• 500kN vertical load capacity

• Compact 250mm x 250mm section

Mass 25

Mass 50

• Ideal for applications where access is restricted

• Lightweight, modular system for quick installation

• Soldiers weigh less than 16kg/m

Mass 10

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• Unique design provides high load capacity

• Compact 230mm x 180mm prop unit

• Versatile high load system

System 160

• Offers high load capacity and speed of erection

• Each column has a working load of 2400kN

• Adjustable heads and bases

Superprop

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• Industry standard for the support of heavy loads for many years

• 1250kN load capacity

• Can be pre-fabricated and crane handled

Mat 125

Hydraulics and JackingMabey offers a comprehensive range of hydraulic jacks, pressurising equipment and monitoring systems. Many of these products have been developed in-house for use with our high load propping systems through experience and dialogue with our clients. The range includes:

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• Hymat Jacks

• Screw Ram Jacks

• Plain Ram Jacks

• Double Acting/Hollow Ram Jacks

• Climbing Jack System

• Flat Jacks

Mabey offers a comprehensive range of ancillaries to complete the jacking systems including:

• Hydraulic pumps

• Hoses

• Manifolds

• Non return valves

• Variable relief valves

• Pressure gauges

Formwork & FalseworkMabey offers a comprehensive range of products and systems for formwork and falsework applications, including manholes, retaining walls and foundations.

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Frami Panel System

Kwikstage

Mass 50

System 160

• Allows smaller areas to be formed quickly

• Ideal for use in strip footings, shafts, block foundations, retaining walls and parapets

• Suitable for F1 and F2 quality concrete finishes

• Modular scaffold system ideal for all soffit applications

• Wide range of parts to suit all applications including adjustable bases, baseplates, shoring jacks, braces and U-heads

• Unique design provides high load capacity

• Compact 230mm x 180mm prop unit

• Versatile high load system

• Designed for façade retention and structural alterations in buildings

• 500kN vertical load capacity

• Compact 250mm x 250mm section

Instrumentation & MonitoringMabey’s LIVE Instrumentation team provides a unique combination of structural and environmental monitoring techniques, working together with hydraulic control to provide a complete range of solutions for our customers.

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Environmental Monitoring

Hired Monitoring

Mabey offers a range of dust, noise and vibration monitoring equipment, available either as individual units or integrated into our EnviroGuard solution.

The system provides real-time information and reporting via Mabey’s unique LIVEsite web portal, together with email or text alerts should limits be exceeded so that prompt action can be taken.

• Demonstrate compliance with workplace, boundary and site legislation

• Hand-held for local monitoring or available as integrated units

• Environmental enclosure available for boundary monitoring applications

Mabey’s Hired Monitoring solutions provide a “black box” monitoring unit configured to your unique project needs. We offer a wide variety of sensors, including the latest Mabey ‘wireless’ range.

• Fully automated, minimising resource costs

• Wide range of sensors

• Automatic backup and archive

Contract Monitoring

Calibration & Testing

Mabey offers a complete set of high precision geodetic and geotechnical sensors. Combining Mabey’s advanced geodetic instruments and expertise with geotechnical sensors and LIVEsite software, we can offer high precision schemes that provide real-time data to engineers.

• Fully automated, minimising resource costs

• Real-time data acqusition viewable directly on the Mabey LIVEsite

• Ease of understanding and interrogation of data

• Automatic backup and archive

• Accuracies to within 0.3mm (levels)

Load testing services include bridge load tests, anchorages and lift beam tests. We can also help with a wide variety of product testing applications.

• In-house specialist engineers

• Complete design and build service

• On-site load testing

• Testing carried out to national and international standards.

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LIVEsite

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LIVEsite (www.mabeylivesite.co.uk) is the web portal and software package developed in-house by our engineers and is only available through Mabey. LIVEsite has been designed to provide users with clear, easy to use navigation, standard and configurable views and reports. Mabey engineers will preconfigure your LIVEsite portal as part of the system setup process. You can specify how you would like to see the data presented and what parameters need to be set. Three stage trigger levels can be added with set value thresholds. Once these thresholds are breached, an email is automatically generated to nominated users. These alert emails are also sent to Mabey engineers, who can also interrogate the data and advise accordingly.

Specialist TeamsWe have a number of specialist teams to ensure all of your requirements are met.

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Our contracts division extends the level of service offered to our clients by providing full sub-contract design, supply and installation packages managed by experienced, specialist in-house engineers and site teams.

• Providing a complete turnkey solution for temporary works solutions

• Bespoke planning related to your project

• In-house installation teams have experience in working with Highways England and Network Rail on key enabling projects.

From our base near Wigan, our contract services team offers:

• Bridging

• Falsework

• Heavy shoring

• Façade retention

• Temporary roadways

• Barriers

Contract Services

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Major Projects is a specialist team dedicated to temporary propping solutions for the construction, civil engineering and commercial markets.

The team offers a wealth of experience and engineering excellence within a sector that requires a dedicated approach to the design of temporary works on large and complex excavations.

• Providing a first class service from concept to project completion

• Complementary design service

• Bespoke equipment fabrication if required

Product Sales is the selling division of Mabey, offering a range of excavation support products and construction equipment for sale in the UK and overseas.

We utilise our extensive nationwide depot network to supply a full range of specialist equipment, including a range of sale only products.

All of our equipment is manufactured to the highest standards and is supported by a full engineering design service.

Major Projects

Product Sales

Training AcademyThe Mabey Academy provides competency based training in the use of non-mechanical plant under real site conditions.

The Mabey Academy, founded in 2011, provides 13 Cskills accredited courses as well as bespoke training.

We offer courses in all areas of our expertise and as a company with over half a century of experience in temporary works, we are ideally placed to help train your staff.

Our training complements mandatory training and inspection with best practice and product know-how, increased awareness and general competency when using temporary works products. This allows contractors to work with reduced downtime, reduce damages and increase efficiency, allowing projects to progress much more swiftly than otherwise and with increased safety for all those on site.

• Staffed by CITB accredited personnel

• Purpose-built outdoor facilities designed to replicate challenging on-site situations and applications

• Indoor classroom and wash-down area

• Access to the extensive Mabey product range so training can be tailored to suit any type of equipment

• Flexible course duration from 1 to 5 days

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Mabey Training Academy, Garswood

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Find more projects at www.mabey.com

Pooley Bridge, Cumbria

Energy from Waste, Derby

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