PSSA Newsletter - September 2015

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PSSA Member News
NEWS|ISSUE 9 September 2015
Build UK is formally launched
Townscape provides protection
to East Midlands Airport
Nottingham-based, Townscape Products
Limited, is helping to safeguard jet setters at East
Midlands Airport with its expert hostile vehicle
mitigation (HVM) system.
The British street furniture manufacturer won
the £190,000 contract to supply the airport with
its integrated solution for HVM, the CT range, a
robust perimeter protection system designed to
stop vehicle-based attacks.
The international airport, part of Manchester
Airport Group, required the solution to prevent
unwanted vehicle incursion onto the busy
pedestrian plazas at the entrance of the airport
terminal, adjacent to the vehicle drop-off points.
Townscape supplied 74 of its PAS 68 Counter
Terror (CT) Blocks, 10 PAS 68 shallowmount
bollards and a PAS 68 manual CT Barrier.
Jonathan Goss, managing director of
Townscape said:“East Midlands Airport has more
than four million visitors pass through its doors
each year, so a hostile vehicle mitigation (HMV)
systemwas needed to defend the building, whilst
also providing an open and inclusive perimeter.
“We used our PerfomaCast™ polymer bollard
sleeves to give the shallowmount bollards
an aesthetically pleasing finish and keep the
maintenance and cost low. The CT blocks were
placed at the front of the building to give a strong
visual deterrent, whilst also providing seating for
pedestrians waiting in the pick-up area.”
This is the third airport within the Manchester
Airport Group Townscape has provided its
perimeter protection to.
Other airports across the country include,
Manchester Airport and Bournemouth.
One of the leading HVM systems on the
market, CT Blocks are manufactured at
Townscape’s Sutton-in-Ashfield factory.
Each weigh in at 2.2 tonnes and are made using
a special mix of aggregates designed for ultimate
strength. The CT Blocks only require minimal
groundwork due to their low profile foundation,
making them cost effective to install without
compromising security.
The blocks are positioned where a building is
vulnerable to vehicular incursion and meet the
PAS 68 standard for vehicle immobilisation.
Townscape’s integrated HVM range, which
included blocks, bollards, barriers and planters
has been designed to give an aesthetically
pleasing solution, fitting into the landscape
surroundings. For more information on
Townscape’s integrated PAS 68 hostile
vehicle mitigation (HVM) range visit:
or call: 01623 513355. 
Heald director
shortlisted
for three
Women in
Business Awards
Heald Ltd company director Debbie
Heald (pictured with partner and co-
director Rod Heald) has been nominated
in three categories of the 2015 Forward
Ladies Women in Business Awards.
Debbie has been shortlisted for Yorkshire
and North East region for International
Business of the Year, SME Business
of the Year, and Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics Business
of the Year.
Debbie said: “I’m delighted and proud
that our work has been recognised
in this way. This isn’t just about me -
it’s a reflection of the hard work and
innovation of everybody at Heald.”The
Women in Business Awards, sponsored
by HSBC, are regarded as the premier
forum for recognising and rewarding
talented businesswomen across the UK.
The Yorkshire and North East winners
will be announced at a regional awards
ceremony at the Crowne Plaza hotel
in Newcastle on 29 September. The
regional winners will then go on to
compete in the national awards which
will be announced at a glittering final
on 20 November at the Queens Hotel in
Leeds. Karen Boswell, managing director
of Hitachi Rail and chair of the judging
panel, added: “The standard of entries
for this year’s Women in Business Awards
was outstanding which made selecting
the shortlist extremely difficult. “This
is a testament to the high quality of
our female business leaders across the
regions who are helping the region’s
economy grow.” 
On 1st September is was the formal launch of
Build UK. Build UK brings together 27 of the
industry’s largest Main Contractors and 40
leading Trade Associations representing 11,500
Specialist Contractors, putting them in an ideal
position to transform the construction sector for
the benefit of everyone.
Build UK will be focussing on key industry
issues that can deliver change and they have
published an Action Plan setting out our
priorities which are as follows:
• Image of construction
• The industry’s skills needs
• Effective pre-qualification
• Health and safety performance
• Fair payment practices.
By agreeing and implementing industry-wide
solutions on these issues, Build UK can help to
drive a lasting culture shift that will improve
productivity, deliver growth and make the
industry fit for purpose.
The first meetings of the Contractor and
Trade Associations Forums will take place on
Wednesday 21 October at 10 – 11 Carlton House
Terrace in London (SW1Y 5AH) and please make
sure you have the date in your diary.
For more information go to 
Townscapes hostile vehicle
mitigation (HVM)system at East
Midlands Airport including its
PAS 68 CT Blocks and PAS 68
shallow mount bollards