Brandsafway (SGB) focus on commercial scaffolding services as well as training, hire & sale, mechanical and powered access equipment enabling customers to work safely and efficiently at height. Dating back to 1919, Brandsafway is one of the industry’s best known and well-respected names within the access services field.
SGB is part of the Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services group. Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services is a leading provider of specialty services to the global energy market. Its extensive portfolio of specialized industrial service offerings including scaffolding, coatings, insulation, refractory, forming & shoring, cathodic protection, mechanical services and other related crafts. Brand operates in five key market segments: Upstream/ Midstream, Downstream, Power Generation, Industrial and Infrastructure.
Brandsafway in Glasgow is responsible for refurbishing, servicing and inspecting access equipment before it is supplied to their clients. Part of this service involves surface preparation and applying finishing and protective coatings. The coatings are spray applied using compliant spray equipment to maximise transfer efficiency and control coating film thickness.
Richard Cassidy (HSE Lead Brandsafway) needed to ensure their spray equipment operators were fully trained. To do this Richard contacted Mick Warren from Spraytrain.com, Spraytrain.com provide spray equipment operator training for operators using: – airspray, airless, air assisted airless and electrostatic spray equipment. The training course was presented in Glasgow to minimise interruptions in production. The course was part theory with assessment, and part practical with Spraytrain.com’s own publications providing reference books for each student.
