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SCA GROUP NEWSLETTER Issue 4 SCA Group Newsletter January 2016 IN THIS ISSUE At SCA we embrace all things Christmassy, and we had great fun on Friday 18 th December taking part in our own Secret Santa, and raising some money for charity by getting involved with the ITV Text Santa campaign. A simple text message was enough to raise £5 or £10, and SCA joined in the millions of people across the UK taking part to help the charities Macmillan Cancer Support, Make- A-Wish UK and Save the Children raise some much needed funds. We had a great time taking part, and we hope you did too! So with the Festive Season over, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of our staff, clients, suppliers and friends a Prosperous New Year, and we hope that you all had a very peaceful Christmas and are embracing the opportunity of a new year like we are. This past year has been one of transition for the business with previous Managing Director, Steve King, taking a small backwards step to become our new Chairman, although his passion for the business remains as strong as ever! Existing Director, Lee Bennett, has now taken over at the helm, and is relishing the role and the opportunity to take the business forwards and bring further successes to the table. Our Marine Divisions remain exceptionally strong and well-positioned, and our venture north of the border in Govan is keeping us plenty busy! But our Commercial Scaffolding and Multi- Discipline Divisions are where we are experiencing real growth. Our activities across the region are growing at a significant pace, and the provisions we are able to offer are continuously expanding and diversifying which gives the business a solid platform for the future. We hope you enjoy our latest newsletter, and should you require more information about everything we do, visit our website at www.sca-group.com SCA’s Rope Access Team We have a team of vastly experienced and qualified technicians ready to carry out any number of services from cleaning through to maintenance, and even landscaping. Offshore Maintenance SCA’s IRATA technicians have been employed working offshore protecting and recoating Wind Farm Turbines and Sub-Stations Happy New Year from all at SCA

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SCA GROUP NEWSLETTER Issue 4

SCA Group Newsletter

January 2016

IN THIS ISSUE

At SCA we embrace all things Christmassy, and we had great fun on Friday 18th December taking part in our own Secret Santa, and raising some money for charity by getting involved with the ITV Text Santa campaign.

A simple text message was enough to raise £5 or £10, and SCA joined in the millions of people across the UK taking part to help the charities Macmillan Cancer Support, Make-A-Wish UK and Save the Children raise some much needed funds. We had a great time taking part, and we hope you did too!

So with the Festive Season over, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of our staff, clients, suppliers and friends a Prosperous New Year, and we hope that you all had a very peaceful Christmas and are embracing the opportunity of a new year like we are.

This past year has been one of transition for the business with previous Managing

Director, Steve King, taking a small backwards step to become our new Chairman, although his passion for the business remains as strong as ever! Existing Director, Lee Bennett, has now taken over at the helm, and is relishing the role and the opportunity to take the business forwards and bring further successes to the table.

Our Marine Divisions remain exceptionally strong and well-positioned, and our venture north of the border in Govan is keeping us plenty busy!

But our Commercial Scaffolding and Multi-Discipline Divisions are where we are experiencing real growth. Our activities across the region are growing at a significant pace, and the provisions we are able to offer are continuously expanding and diversifying which gives the business a solid platform for the future.

We hope you enjoy our latest newsletter, and should you require more information about everything we do, visit our website at www.sca-group.com

SCA’s Rope Access Team We have a team of vastly experienced and qualified technicians ready to carry out any number of services from cleaning through to maintenance, and even landscaping.

Offshore Maintenance SCA’s IRATA technicians have been employed working offshore protecting and recoating Wind Farm Turbines and Sub-Stations

Happy New Year from all at SCA

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SCA’s very own Pat Murphy is at it again and is seen here receiving yet another award for his dedication to Health & Safety practices – Congratulations to Pat and his team!

It seems that Pat Murphy is leading a crusade towards best health and safety practices on all SCA sites and has picked up yet another award in recognition of this, on this occasion from SCA’s client, Vinci Construction UK.

Pictured below accepting his award with Vinci representative, and right, receiving thanks and recognition from SCA Health & Safety officer Garry Dow, Pat has been bestowed the award for the vigilance he

displayed on site, which may well have prevented serious injury to the parties involved.

Instead of passing the potential danger by and ignoring the issue, Pat recognised the unsafe practice taking place on site by the third party, and brought it to the immediate attention of the persons involved, and then to the client, which led to the potentially harmful actions ceasing straight away. Had Pat not acted as he did, there was a good chance that injury could have been caused in this instance, and his due care and attention was recognised by the client by way of this safety award.

SCA’s Health & Safety officer, Garry Dow, expressed his pride at the actions of Pat Murphy and encouraged his exemplary attitude and performance to be a shining example to all. “I would love to be handing out high praise and awards all day long if it meant that everyone was being as vigilant as this all the time”, commented Garry.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about our Health & Safety activities, contact Garry Dow on 01202 820820 or by email:

CONTACT [email protected]

SCA’s Commercial Scaffolding team have received recognition in the Pride In The Job 2015 Awards from Barratt David Wilson Southampton.

The Pride in the Job Awards scheme is run by the NHBC (National House-Building Council) and recognises individual excellence in the field of new home construction. The NHBC is the UK’s leading standard-setting body and provider of warranty and insurance for new homes, and works closely within the industry to continually improve standards and provide consumer protection from home-buyers.

Pride in the Job is the only UK-wide competition that is dedicated to recognising

and rewarding the contribution made by site managers who strive to echo the sentiments of the Council and achieve the highest standards in house-building. The award has been pivotal in increasing the standards of construction for over thirty-five years and is the highest industry accolade that can be bestowed upon the recipient. It is representative of the success of the individual site manager primarily, but also of his team and associated trades.

The SCA Group pays tribute to both Phil Cripps and Jim McCann of Barratt David Wilson Southampton for being two such recipients of this prestigious award, and we take pride in our association with Phil and Jim and the success we have jointly achieved on the Seacrest Gardens and Hawthorn Meadows new build sites.

The SCA Group has a long-standing relationship with Barratt David Wilson and has worked on a number of large construction projects with them, and this is further testament to our performance in the commercial environment, and our desire to achieve excellence in every aspect of our work.

You’re In Safe Hands

Commercial Scaffolding Taking Pride in Their Work

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NEWS STORIES

SCA’s Marine Operations go from strength to strength in the UK Our scaffolders can be found in dockyards up and down the country performing invaluable access services

Fixed Site Management SCA can provide a full package for managing fixed site locations with multiple trades

Rope Access Technicians in Action Our highly qualified Rope Access operatives are working across the UK on a variety of projects involving repairs, protection, maintenance and much, much more.

At SCA, we take great pride in our exemplary Health & Safety record, and our dedication to continuous improvement, the protection of our employees, and the management of risk in our working environment.

SCA has come a long way from humble beginnings, but the necessity to cascade a clear, workable Health & Safety Policy throughout the company has always been at the forefront of our operations.

As part of our ongoing strategy and thirst for Health & Safety excellence, SCA has recruited Garry Dow (TECHIOSH) as the new company HSEQ Manager. Garry has been tasked with taking SCA to the next level of Policy & Procedure Management, Safety Implementation, and Employee Training Programs for our continuous improvement in all aspects of our work.

A number of existing policies have been updated and improved, and a new ‘Place of Work Risk Assessment’ incentive has been launched (amongst others), all with the aim of keeping our employees as safe as possible in potentially dangerous environments.

And it seems as though Garry’s hard work and dedication is paying off already with safety awards not just being received by the company, but more encouragingly, being awarded to employees performing above and beyond the normal call of duty.

Pat Murphy (see story above) continues to be a shining example to all of his colleagues, and high praise was bestowed upon two other SCA employees of late for their vital intervention that stopped a serious fire breaking out. Tony Brooks and Rob Billinghurst noticed a smoldering lighting

tower in the dock bottom and averted a larger incident by isolating the tower and reporting the hazard immediately. As the tower eventually caught fire, widespread damage was prevented by their actions, and the outbreak was quickly brought under control. Well done to all of you!

“Read All About It!”

Our dedication to Health & Safety, and our hands on approach to promoting a positive culture throughout the company cannot be questioned, and our qualifications, audited memberships and accreditations are testament to this.

And if you don’t believe us, you can read it for yourself in the upcoming March edition of “Building Design & Construction Magazine” scheduled to be released in March 2016. The BDC Magazine is a well-supported publication and the article focuses on how SCA has established itself as a leading Multi-Discipline Contractor that has a robust Health & Safety work ethic and an unwavering attitude to employee protection.

Garry Dow, who was interviewed as part of this excellent article, is excited that SCA gets the opportunity to showcase the company’s abilities and Health & Safety record, and hopes that you will all take the time to have a read. No doubt he will provide a reminder for you nearer the time!

Remember, you can keep up to date with all SCA Group news by visiting our website www.sca-group.com

Latest SCA Group News

Barry Westbrook and Mark Chaffer proudly displaying our recent Pride In The Job Award from Barratt Homes.

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In the summer of 2015, SCA Group’s Site Services team were contracted to carry out the huge task of restoring the Midland Road Bridge in Bath to its former glory. The bridge had become tired and the old surface was damaged, so SCA’s all-encompassing service provision was at hand to complete the project using an array of skill sets, specifically put together to carry out this multi-discipline project.

The project itself involved strategic planning and multiple work phases achieved in a short timescale, commencing with the erection of specialist access scaffolding and SCA’s protective Shrink Wrap encapsulation solution. Firstly, SCA’s scaffold technicians were required to erect the suspended crash deck to the underside of the

road bridge and access provision the full length of the structure to reach the side steel structures. The scaffold was then fully contained allowing protected access to all areas of the steels.

Once the scaffold was complete, SCA’s Industrial Coatings specialists began the process of washing down the existing steel structure and preparing it for the recoating phase of the contract. The surfaces were grit blasted first, and the specific coating system was applied thereafter, from primer through to a final finish of the colour specified by the main contractor.

Our team was selected for this project primarily for the ability to complete the project under a single source of management.

The Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) has contracted Wates Construction to complete a £24m building project for a new campus based at Maritime House, and the SCA Group will be on hand to provide the access scaffolding.

Set to open in September 2016, this ambitious project initially struggled to achieve the necessary planning and investment which set the project back a whole year, but now firmly back on track, the 58 week project is well underway.

The end result will be a world class educational facility delivering better learning, improved attainment and higher achievement for students, as well as opening up new resources for the wider community.

The new, purpose-built campuses at Maritime House and Osprey Quay will ultimately replace the existing schools and colleges spread across the area, bringing all the centres of education together into a single site, and adding in a Sixth Form centre, performing arts theatre, heated swimming pool and sports hall. The brand new complex will cater for 3 to 19 year olds and build upon an already impressive reputation established in Environmental Sciences and Sports Studies.

SCA’s skilled scaffold management team will work closely with the main contractor and ensure that all scaffold activities are coordinated with the many other trades on site, bringing the project home under budget and within the expected timescales, and we, like the people of Portland, are extremely excited to see the final result!

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this project or our Commercial Scaffolding division, contact Barry Westbrook on 01202 820820 or by email:

CONTACT [email protected]

CASE STUDY

Portland Academy Project SCA’s Commercial Scaffolding Division.

Midland Bridge SCA Multi-Discipline Services

The rejuvenated steel works at Midland Road Bridge, Bath, seen here refurbished and recoated by SCA technicians – A hugely successful project for SCA

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SCA has always had a diverse approach to everything that we do, and the days of focusing solely on scaffolding on ships seem a distant memory. We continue to be at the forefront of the Marine industry, but as a business, we are much, much more than that, and our skills, abilities and services extend way beyond access scaffolding and containment.

For a brief summary of all aspects of our business and the type of projects we are currently involved in, see the information below, and don’t forget that there is much more to SCA than meets the eye, so no matter what your enquiry, get in touch and we will happily discuss how we can help!

Multi-Discipline Services

SCA are forging quite a reputation in their ability to offer multiple services for a single contract, thus eliminating the need for complex relationships with multiple suppliers working on the same project.

The benefits of this relationship are huge and can reduce budgets, lost time and completion forecasts dramatically, and SCA are keen to harness these advantages and continue to evolve their multi-discipline offerings.

We have provided Access Scaffolding and Surface Protection services on a number of rail and road bridges across the UK and are currently working on the London Underground in this capacity. All of our operatives are trained to work trackside, and our paint technicians are highly skilled in painting and blasting services.

For more information on our vast array of provisions, see the article on the next page or visit our website:

www.sca-group.com/services

Contract Scaffolding

Our Contract Scaffolding division continue to forge fantastic relationships with House Builders and Construction Companies across the Midlands, London and South of the UK.

Alongside this, we have applied our skills, experience and considerable expertise to the ongoing decommissioning project at the Harwell Nuclear Plant. SCA were asked to

design and construct specific scaffold access and containment that would allow access to the shield-plugs and fuel channels in the core of the now redundant British Experimental Pile Zero reactor (BEPO).

SCA have continued to work closely with contractors on site and provided unrestricted access to the radiologically controlled area by way of a specialist platform sealed with a double skinned layer of containment.

This was not only an interesting project to be involved in, but also, a successful one from everyone’s point of view. Thanks to the combined efforts on site, the reactor has proven to be much less expensive to disassemble than previously anticipated.

Industrial Coatings

Our Painting and Surface Preparation technicians have been working tirelessly across the country, protecting and recoating bridges and structures. Work has been carried out trackside under possession and as a combination of day and night shifts to get the job done to strict specifications and contract requirements.

Bowes Park Footbridge was one such example, which involved mechanical preparation of the underside and parapet surface areas, both internally and externally, and then full recoating and protection of these sections.

The job was completed to a high standard as dictated by Network Rail criteria, and in line with budget and time constraints stipulated by the contract. SCA’s scaffolding team was also on hand to provide the access required to finish the project.

If you have any questions about any of the projects we are involved in, or how any of our services can be of use in your next contract, be sure to contact us first with all of your needs and requirements:

T: 01202 820820

E: [email protected]

W: www.sca-group.com

SCA GROUP ACTIVITIES

Bridge Renovation SCA’s Multi-Discipline team can provide specialist access and containment for bridge renovation, as well as the Surface Preparation expertise to finish the job

Devegetation on UK Railways SCA’s teams are maintaining the UK rail infrastructure by managing surrounding verges and landscapes and protecting the tracks from slips and falling debris

Commercial Scaffolding SCA’s scaffold team providing access for tank cleaning on the IOW

What else have we been up to?

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SCA’s dedicated Site Services management team have worked extremely hard to be able to offer an all-encompassing solution to the management of multiple trades in a wide variety of locations, and with an unlimited combination of services. Our wide and varied skill set allows us to present to the client a professional solution to all manner of problems, catering for a range of requirements.

The cost and time saving benefits of single management are obvious, and SCA have created a service proposition that can cover multiple trades to successfully harness these advantages, and deliver to the client a package that achieves ultimate goals, improved efficiency, project completion, and / or higher standards of safety and workmanship.

With permanent offices in the North (Scunthorpe) and South of the country (Bournemouth), and satellite set-ups in between, SCA offer true UK-wide coverage for all of our main service capabilities – Industrial Coatings, Rope Access, Specialist access and containment, as well as many, many more associated trades. Packages are delivered on an individual trade basis, or as a Multi Discipline offering, all determined by the nature of the contract or ongoing works.

Some of the specific trades that SCA can offer include:

• Industrial surface preparation and coating

• Brickwork repairs • Geotechnical Services • Offshore facility maintenance • Confined Space working • Landscaping, Devegetation and

Arboricultural Services • Commercial access scaffolding • Electrical and Mechanical Facility

maintenance • Specialist Containment and

Weather Protection So if there is a stretch of railway line that needs tending to due to overgrowth of surrounding greenery, or a cliff face that needs protection from landslips or falling debris, or an industrial facility that is in need of a maintenance service provider, we have the skills, qualifications and expertise to create the perfect solution for you.

We can combine all or some of our trades to tailor-make a solution for the management of a fixed site location, utilising experienced and qualified supervision and technicians to carry out specialised access or surface preparation activities for example.

These provisions lend themselves perfectly to repair and refurbishment, or protective services, to name a few, and can create the perfect solution for your needs.

The SCA Group is Link-Up approved, are full members of the NASC, and has achieved IRATA membership. This gives the company strength and suitability to working in testing and potentially dangerous environments, such as the country’s network of railway lines and stations, or offshore facilities.

For any further information about our Multi-Discipline service proposition, please call Tony Hugman on 07881 336144 or at Head Office on 01202 820820.

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“The past few months have been a hugely enjoyable challenge for me personally. We are all eternally grateful for the hard work and passion that Steve has put in to the business, and indeed continues to do so, and I hope I can continue his legacy, and add my own personal touches to the ongoing development of our fine business. SCA has grown as a family over the years and that is something I am very keen to carry on, and we continue to search for new ideas and areas to invest in to protect the future of SCA for many, many years to come. I hope that you all had a peaceful, joyous Christmas and a very happy New Year. Here’s to 2016!”

It’s A Team Effort SCA’s Multi-Discipline Services

Closing comments from the Managing Director