Hoarding Services – Keeping Constructions Safe, Secure and Within Regulations

Whereas one meaning of hoarding is a compulsive behaviour that leads you to hang on to objects that aren’t necessarily important or valuable; our hoarding services are designed to provide security for items that are very valuable.

At Express Site Solutions, we provide scaffold hoarding and construction hoarding solutions to provide an effective, clean and well-presented perimeter, acting as not only a security measure, but also as a marketing tool. Hoarding is a vital means of not only protecting construction sites, but also their employees and the general public.

Security

As well as preventing members of the public and unauthorised personnel from entering a site where they could potentially be put under, or cause danger to others, construction site hoarding also acts as a deterrent to any would be thieves. Hoarding can be put up around a whole site, or around a certain area that requires extra security, for example, an area where expensive tooling or machinery is stored.

Regulations

In the building industry, hoarding is vital. For all constructions sites, there are government Health and Safety regulations in place that state the need to protect the general health and safety of the general public. Hoarding provides the perfect barrier to prevent members of the public from wondering onto a building site, protecting them as well as construction workers from potential accidents.

As well as Health and Safety regulations, there are also a number of regulations that apply specifically to construction. The Construction Regulations act of 2007 states that contractors must take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to the site (members of the public), and that health and safety requirements must be specific to each site, requiring more robust measures for sites with a high hazard level. By complying with these regulations, builders can focus on completing their project. Hoarding solutions help contractors to meet all necessary standards.

Marketing

If hoarding is blocking a shop, or business front, hoarding can be made to suit client specifications. For example, if customers need to enter a shop through a different entrance, hoarding can be printed with the brand, and with instructions informing customers that the business is open as usual, but they will need to follow alternative directions to gain entry. Without doing this, a business may lose custom if customers and clients assume that they are closed. Hoarding solutions can provide the ideal marketing tool for a construction project, particularly if it is for a residential development, or perhaps a public building. Hoarding can be printed or plastered with marketing material, informing people of plans for the construction site.

If you are looking to find out more about construction site hoarding and other security solutions, you can visit expresssitesolutions.co.uk or call us on 0208 365 1005 to make an enquiry.