Laidlaw Ltd. News

Laidlaw has been supporting Fire Door Safety Week for a number of years. The campaign aims to engage and educate building owners and building users on how to fit, maintain and use fire doors properly. Fire Door Safety Week runs from 23rd to 29th September this year. The campaign brings to light not only the issues in specifying a compliant and certified fire door but also the importance of correctly maintaining them, these are not fit and forget products. They rely on fire doors to work correct...

The certifications are a testament to Laidlaw’s continuous improvement across the business, especially across health and safety, environmental management and quality management. Each certification involves rigorous assessments and external audits to ensure compliance with strict guidelines which provides customers with an assurance of Laidlaw’s safe and responsible practice. Laidlaw underwent a four-day audit in order to gain re-certification for three ISO standards. They are; ISO 9...

Having acquired the business in 2016 following the collapse of Leaderflush Shapland Limited part of LIG, the management team set the ambitious challenge to reorganize and grow the business. Building solid foundation Commenting on the further investment in Laidlaw, Chairman and CEO Steve Lee said: “When we acquired the business we knew that we had a terrific brand with a heritage of 140 years, however, it was evident that under-investment from the old group meant we needed to take a longe...

Constructionline is the UK’s most connected provider of procurement and supply chain management services. The online platform introduced two new levels of accreditation in order to accommodate their network’s broadening needs back in Autumn 2017, Laidlaw has achieved the level-three gold membership ever since. Maintaining a gold standard involves comprehensive assessments in areas such as environmental management, diversity and equality, and quality management as well as increased s...

The Green Apple Awards launched in 1994 by The Green Organization look to recognize, reward, and promote environmental best practice around the world. A ceremony was held at The Houses of Parliament on Monday 12th November where businesses, governments and organizations from across the globe joined together to celebrate best practice. The award win highlights the hard work demonstrated by everyone at Laidlaw, as well as the continued commitment and investment in more sustainable and mindful pra...

Laidlaw’s Marketside premises has served the team and their customers well over the years, but the Bristol team needed to find a more suitable space to help futureproof the sales center. Best serve and communicate The new Temple Quay office is a temporary solution whilst Laidlaw looks for the perfect location to house their wonderful team. They are searching for a more permanent premises that will allow them to stock more product and best serve and communicate with their customer base....

2017 has sadly provided a litany of high profile fire-related disasters and brought the need and awareness for better fire safety to the forefront of everyone’s mind. Fire doors are critical Fire Door Safety Week (September 25 – October 1), is a timely opportunity to bring to light the critically important role of fire doors in building fire safety and to remind responsible individuals of the legal requirements and to give tips and guidelines to reinforce this c...

Laidlaw are passionate about the fact that selecting the correct fire door hardware can save lives Fire doors are a crucial part of the passive fire protection of every commercial, public and multiple occupancy building. They save lives and property. Fire safety information and education on this topic is so important and this is why Laidlaw endorses Fire Door Safety Week this September, raising awareness of the critical role of the fire door. With over 3 million new fire door...