TRAD Scaffolding Contractors, which celebrates its 50th birthday next year, has announced that its longstanding employee Peter McShane has been appointed as Managing Director.
“I am delighted to announce that Peter will be managing TRAD Scaffolding,” said Des Moore, CEO of the TRAD Group. “Peter has been with TRAD since 1993, having already had a great grounding in scaffolding working with his Dad and uncles since leaving school. He was a trainee when he started working with us and has worked his way up on the tools and into management positions, demonstrating his real dedication to the business.”
The new appointment comes as the TRAD Group responds to the Covid-19 pandemic and its effect on the business. Earlier this year, the Group announced the merger of TRAD Hire & Sales and TRAD Safety Systems to create a single company – TRAD UK.
Meanwhile, TRAD Scaffolding continues to build on its reputation within the industry, bringing in new efficiencies and working with proprietary scaffolding systems to ensure safe and cost-effective projects at all times.
The business has continued working during the pandemic, providing crucial support that allowed construction to continue where safe. This commitment has resulted in TRAD Scaffolding securing orders of in excess of £10m during the Covid-19 period alone and the company’s pipeline of work for the financial year ending August 2021 looks extremely promising.
“It has been undoubtedly a very difficult time over the last year or so with Brexit first and now Covid-19 having an enormous impact on the construction industry,” said Mr McShane.
“During this time however, it has been important to remain focused on our clients’ requirements and expectations and, just as importantly, our staff safety and welfare. I am very proud to be appointed as Managing Director, with the responsibility for looking after both our staff and our clients as we move into a very different future.”
This appointment, along with those recently made at TRAD UK, demonstrate the Group’s commitment to nurturing and supporting the talent and knowledge within the business to ensure continuity as it grows.
“It’s part of our culture to give opportunities to people within the business, rather than bringing people in from outside,” said Des Moore.
“We believe in investing in our people and giving everyone a chance to succeed. Many of our people have come through from the tools, and so they understand construction sites and the particular challenges they bring. We embrace diversity at TRAD and we don’t discriminate – the best people for the job are always there if you give them the chance.”
“Some would say being appointed Managing Director in such an uncertain period could be seen as unenviable,” commented Mr McShane.
“But, as someone who has been supported, mentored and given the opportunity to progress through TRAD from an early age, I would say that it’s an honour to lead the company that I have grown up with and love into the next chapter of its great history.”
The NASC is recognised as the national trade body for access and scaffolding in the UK, producing a wide range of industry guidance for scaffolding contractors, their operatives and their clients. Members of the NASC are strictly regulated to ensure a continuous high standard of scaffolding practice.
The Scaffolding Association is the largest trade organisation in the UK scaffolding and access sector, campaigning to raise standards of safety, quality and workforce skills.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – actively involved in the promotion of safety and the prevention of accidents in all areas, demonstrating our commitment to safety and providing us with operational guidelines.
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized Quality Management System (QMS) standard that can benefit any size of organization and is designed to be a powerful business improvement tool.
TRAD UK have been audited by BSi and are accredited to ISO 9001:2015.
POLICY STATEMENT
TRAD UK are established market leaders in the scaffolding hire and sales / fall prevention solutions market sector. The company has developed plans for continued organic growth for increasing market share and a commitment to continually improve the service we provide to our loyal customers. This will be achieved by our fully trained and professional teams supplying the highest quality products and delivering the highest quality service.
TRAD UK recognises the importance of the quality of our products, operations and service to achieving our company quality objectives. Our quality objectives have been planned and established with quantified, measurable goals that drive improvement and focus on maintaining and improving customer satisfaction. TRAD UK’s Senior Management have provided the resources and funds necessary to implement this policy and to achieve its quality objectives. It is, therefore, our policy to operate a Quality Management System that fully complies with the requirements of ISO9001:2015. This policy will be reviewed regularly to ensure its relevance to the strategic direction of the organisation.
The TRAD UK Top Management Team have shown commitment to satisfying all applicable requirements and compliance with customer, regulatory and statutory requirements, with industry codes of practice and relevant product standards (BS and EN). We also commit to continually improve our Quality Management System for sustained customer satisfaction and to continually meet the requirements of all interested parties.
This policy will be communicated to all employees and organisations working for and on behalf of TRAD UK and will be made available to all interested parties upon request.
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme for fleet operators which aims to raise the level of quality within fleet operations, and to demonstrate which operators are achieving exemplary levels of best practice in safety, efficiency, and environmental protection.
CHAS is established as the market leader for health and safety pre-qualification in the UK. It is available to suppliers (those who provide goods and services) and to organisations (buyers) looking for suitably competent suppliers.
Constructionline is the UK’s largest Government-owned register of contractors and consultants for the construction industry. Constructionline standards are high, all suppliers are pre-qualified to the official Government pre-qualified standard.
BuildingConfidence is recognised as the standard for supplier excellence within the industry. Major contractors are using the service to evaluate their supply chains, drive up performance and forge longer lasting relationships with key suppliers.
BM TRADA membership and subsequent annual Scaffold Board grading accreditation allows TRAD to inspect the quality of their scaffold boards both new and in service. This ensures that the quality of their scaffold boards are always measured and comply with the current BS2482 – 2009 standard.
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Work Categories:
Fall Protection Safety Systems: Fall Protection Safety Systems
Supplier & Service Provider: Access Equipment Hire Provider
Industry Roles:
Construction Contractor, Supplier
Category Related Activities:
Ladders / Step Ladders, Selection & Control of Subcontractors, Working at Height
