The Durham depot said goodbye to Ronnie Donkin after a whopping 13 years of service.
Ronnie received a farewell gift and had a proper send-off upon his retirement from work. The Durham team was in attendance, including Bill Churchill, depot Foreman, who said:
“Ronnie will be sorely missed at Durham as he was an asset to the depot. He could turn his hand to anything and was always very reliable. We wish Ronnie a happy and well-deserved retirement after ...
MGF have introduced a new motorised petrol pump into our hire fleet. The pump is suitable for all double acting hydraulic cylinders up to our 600kN hydraulic strut / 305 UC hydraulic bracing systems.
With a 70 Litre shoring fluid capacity, this new pump is an alternative to our manually operated double acting bucket pumps.
MGF’s partnership with Anglian Water Alliances and The College of West Anglia has finished the 2nd year of its 5 year partnership programme!
Students who successfully completed the Construction – Level 2 (Extended Certificate) course at the College of West Anglia this Summer were guaranteed an interview for an apprenticeship role. The rare opportunity is available with Anglian Water Alliances, or one their trusted partners, including Kier, Barhale, Skanska and others.
MGF’s contribution to the partnership saw Peter Dunnion, MGF’s ...
MGF have introduced further sizes of Endsafe panels into the range. The new panel sizes are 2.4m x 2.4m and 4.0m x 2.0m. These new panels now allow an increased working width of up to 4.0m.
MGF’s Endsafe Panels are a robust, steel excavation panel system used in conjunction with Trench Boxes and Manhole Boxes to safely support vertical soil faces at the open ends. Up to 2 panels can be connected to allow for additional depth, up to a ...
MGF is pleased to announce the launch of a new Waler system and 250kN hydraulic bracing strut.
The new 152UC Waler is available in lengths of 5.0m and 6.0m and is MGFs strongest waler system to date. It has been designed to be used in conjunction with our new 250kN double acting hydraulic strut to support deep, narrow trenches with high wall loadings.
The struts can be installed anywhere along the rail by simply clamping to the 152UC and ...
MGF is excited to announce the relaunch of its most innovative product range to date, GRiPSHORE.
Over the last 2 years since the original launch, the product range has seen several modifications and refinements based on further research and client feedback. The range now has improved bucket pump valves, strut lock off valves, box handles (for ease of use) and plastic sleeves.
New product additions include:
What is GRiPSHORE?
GRiPSHORE is a unique product to the market, lightweight, modular GRP ...
For the fourth year in a row we are delighted to be amongst the winners in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2017, collecting a further Gold Award.
As part of the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), MGF will be presented with a gold award during a ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The award was achieved during a special year for family-safety charity ...
MGF are pleased to introduce the new Aluminium Utility Manhole Brace, the latest addition to their range of Hydraulic Bracing Systems.
MGF Aluminium Utility Manhole Brace is a lightweight, single acting Manhole Brace system suitable for small cofferdams sized between 1.5m & 2.4m. Due to its’ outstanding strength to weight ratio each leg weighs just 35kg, meaning the system is suitable for utility type jobs where plant access is restricted.
Individual legs are simply assembled together using pins and ...
MGF were delighted to help sponsor Sam Hammersley and his intrepid team of explorers as they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for a water aid charity called Dig Deep.
Sam and teams from Sheffield and London Universities were tasked with raising £3,000 before setting off on their African adventure.
They tried street collections, cake sales, a half marathon, charity swims and a cycle from Sheffield to Glasgow when disaster struck and one of the group fell off his bike and ...
MGF Mini Laddersafe is the latest new shoring safety product to be released from MGF.
Smaller and lighter than pre-existing Laddersafe units, MGFs new Mini Laddersafe is suitable for smaller excavations.
Features include back levelling jacks, for increased stability; integrated restraint bar for additional safety whilst installing/removing the ladder and a hinged flooring for ease of access to the clamping bolts.
Designed to work with MGF GRP Ladders and wooden pole ladders, all MGF steel trench sheets and MGF box ...
More than 70 people attended a recent MGF presentation on safety solutions to the risks and dangers associated with excavations.
The event at the University of Central Lancashire was hosted by the Lancashire branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the North West Geotechnical Group.
MGF’s Engineering Director Steve Hesketh, focused on some challenging excavations in and around the Lancashire region and the different types of solutions that were used to deliver these projects.
There has recently been ...
Wishing all of our customers and staff a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2017
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