Sam Thomas, area sales manager at Latchways, said: "It’s great to have Lloyds British on board as a registered installer, we are very excited about increasing our presence in the industrial sector."

Latchways is a manufacturer of fall protection products and systems for working at height, and is acknowledged as the first company to develop and market engineered cable-based fall arrest systems. The company supplies fall protection systems across different sectors including utilities, construction, oil and gas, aerospace and construction.

James Bright, Operations Director, at Lloyds British, stated: "We’re delighted to have joined forces with Latchways and increase our offering and presence in engineered fall protection systems. From overhead cranes to industrial rooftops, we will now be placing major focus on introducing new exciting safety technologies to our customer base in cooperation with Latchways."

Lloyds British will be supplying a number of Latchways’ fall protection systems suitable for industrial environments including: horizontal and vertical cable-based lifelines for applications such as overhead cranes, quay cranes and plant access. They will also be supplying the MSA Latchways Personal Fall Limiters (PFLs) and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) for use in the OGPE and marine industries. To complete their already extensive line of PPE, Lloyds British will also for the first time be able to offer the latest in self-rescue, with the MSA Latchways Personal Rescue Device.