About Us
A precast concrete block that is used to anchor structures, hoardings, fencing and scaffolding securely and rigidly in place.
Adhering to the highest standards in safety regulations gives you peace of mind with every single project.
Setup by company founders Chris Simpson & Steve Batkin in 2008, Anchor Bloc™ was first used for the securing a free standing personnel walkway for EDF energy during a renovation project on West Burton Power Station.
In the early days, they only had the facility to pour 1 x 1000kg AnchorBloc™ per day, which would be cast, stripped, cured and delivered instantly to site in order to meet the projects tight deadline.
Today, the company holds over 2,500 tonnes of the AnchorBloc™ product ready to be hired, sold or used in its many projects and hoardings.
We set out with a passion of changing the way the industry looked at securing temporary structures. To offer a truly tested, proved and calculable product and a level of service unsurpassed by any competition with a direct one-to-one client relationship.
With years invested in research and development, it has enabled us to offer a unique and unrivalled versatile product, meeting the demands of any application it is required to perform.
Having a vast network of contacts in the events, construction, road haulage, scaffolding and temporary fencing sectors allows us to be able to deliver our services with expertise and precision.
With our mission to produce a truly tried and tested product, we really have gone the extra mile to give peace of mind and security. Each one of our products has undergone vigorous safety testing by renowned class experts Lloyds British.
Pushed to failure, our blocks have been proven in accordance with BS5975:2008 as part of CDM 2015 regulations, meaning you can rest assured that your product is compliant with the latest HSE standards.
In conjunction with our testing, we are also proud to be supporting members to a range of industry bodies and associations active in ensuring and improving the safest practices and standards.
Health, safety, quality and environment (HSQE) are of paramount important to us and our strong HSQE culture means that we keep people and the environment safe with every job. We’re proud to be Achilles Building Confidence Certified. View Certificate of Audit.
We are firm believers in training our employees to the highest standards. All our operatives are as a minimum CSCS / CISRS trained with supervisors being 2 – day.
SSSTS CITB trained and managers being 5-day SMSTS CITB trained. All scaffold components are installed by suitably accredited CISRS operatives, ranging from advanced scaffolder, scaffolder, trainee scaffolder, labourer. Associated trades such as the sheet cladding installation will be undertaken by operatives with the appropriate skilled worker card.
Scaffold elements handed over and inspected by certified advanced scaffold inspector employed in-house to AnchorBloc Ltd. All of our machine operators are NPORS CITB Accredited for both telehandler and counterbalance forklift types. Slinger/signallers are used when applicable for the lifting of the AnchorBlocs and we have access to a nominated person NPORS registered for lifting activities and production of a lifting plan. When MEWPS are required the operators have IPAF plus accreditation for machine categories 3A A+ and 3B+
All operatives have current occupational health verification and there is a nominated first aid on each site. We are currently working towards a mental health first aider for our premises and each site where we operate.
Manual handling is rigorously assessed for each and every project and has been minimised by the system design and methodology of installation and subsequent removal.
All operatives are issued with an appropriate branded and colour-coded PPE that is relevant to their trade or role as part of the team.
ADHERING TO THE HIGHEST IN SAFETY STANDARDS
