Primark, Cheltenham

Client: Primark
Contractor: ISG Dean+Bowes
Type of works: installation of Kee Guard^® roof-edge protection system.

Maintenance crews accessing the rooftop of Cheltenham’s Primark building can work in complete safety when accessing rooftop plant due to the recent installation of a KeeGuard^® roof edge protection system from Kee^® Safety Limited.

National fit-out and refurbishment specialist ISG Dean+Bowes was contracted to carry out a series of internal and external alterations at the recently opened Primark store on Cheltenham’s high street, including the installation of new air-conditioning plant. Recognising that the KeeGuard^® system can provide effective permanent protection against falls from height, ISG Dean+Bowes specified the system to assure optimum safety for operatives servicing and maintaining this and other equipment.

As a result, the KeeGuard^® roof-edge protection system has been installed to surround the building’s rooftop plant area. Additional features include a self-closing gate to enhance fall protection and still allow ease of access. The new KeeGuard^® system is also quick and easy to erect, which kept installation noise and disruption to a minimum for customers at the high-street store.

The KeeGuard^® system allows the guardrail to be placed in the saddle of an open component, making system assembly up to twice as fast as conventional roof-edge protection systems. The system also allows for considerable versatility in assembly. Individual sections are connected together using standard tubing and Kee^® Safety’s extensive range of components for a strong, rigid and virtually maintenance-free connection. Using these components the system can cope easily with any changes in angle or direction without the need for any additional fabrication work. Each Kee^® Klamp component incorporates an integral set screw to lock the casting safely and securely onto the tube.