Installation

Best Practice

Link 51 places great emphasis on the safe design, installation and technical performance of all company products.

As a founder member of the Storage Equipment manufactures’ Association (SEMA), the national trade association for storage equipment in the UK, Link 51 ensure that, wherever possible they conform to all applicable industry standards covering installation, including installation health and safety practice.

Link 51’s method statements and procedures are based on published SEMA guidelines, and Link 51 fully supports the Storage Equipment Installers Registration Scheme (SEIRS) operated by SEMA. This is a recent initiative endorsed by the HSE to promote and develop nationally recognised health and safety standards and training in the storage equipment installation industry.

Link 51 also supports the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). This scheme covers 220 occupations including trades, technical, supervisory and management. The CSCS card lists the holder’s qualifications and is valid for either three or five years. It also demonstrates that they have health and safety awareness as all cardholders have to pass the appropriate CITB-Construction Skills Health and Safety Test.

Finally, Link 51’s quality assurance systems, assessed to ISO 9001:2008 cover not only manufacturing, but also installation, ensuring that all processes are formalised and regularly audited.

In practice, installation is undertaken towards the end of a structured “inception to completion” process, which ensures that all of the aspects of the project are in place to ensure successful completion.

The Installation Team

Under the control of the Contracts Manager, the Installation Co-ordinators arrange and confirm the various elements which need to come together, including the contracted Installation Team, materials (to the agreed programme) and hire equipment. A skills matrix ensures that only suitably trained and qualified Installation Teams are selected for specific installation types, and a system of toolbox talks and on site quality auditing by Link 51’s Installation Quality Manager ensures that all training is up to date, and that Link 51’s high standards are always maintained on site.

It is also Link 51 policy to ensure that all installations are carried out under the supervision of a SEIRS registered installer.

The Installation Co-ordinators work closely with the client and all internal departments, including a dedicated and experienced team of 6 Project Managers and 4 Installation Supervisors (under the control of a Field Manager) to ensure that customer expectations are maintained, and that Link 51 are able to operate within site constraints and with other trades where required.