The 2013 Ladder Exchange Is Underway
16 Oct
This year’s Ladder Exchange has been extended by a month, to allow homeowners more time to exchange ladders that they discover are faulty over the Christmas period. For a lot 
of homeowners, Christmas is the only time they really use a ladder, for putting up lights and decorations, for putting up the tree and for getting seasonal items out of the loft, so it makes sense for the Ladder Exchange to cover this period.
Anyone who finds their ladder is not fit for service, whether it is broken, rusted, bent or wobbly, can exchange their ladder for a new one at a discounted price at participating retail outlets. This means more unfit ladders are removed from homes and workplaces, reducing the risk of ladder based accidents. The Ladder Exchange scheme, run by the Ladder Association, has been going since 2007 and has replaced thousands of ladders already. The extension this year aims to replace even more, so between the 1st of September and the 31st of December, people should take advantage of the campaign.
2013 will also the see the first year of dedicated campaigns during the Ladder Exchange period. Over the four months, inspection, training, best practice and home use will be the topics of focus and the aim of the educational resources is to further reduce the risk of accidents caused by broken ladders and incorrect use.
The Ladder Association will also be continuing the popular ‘Idiots On Ladders’ photo competition, where members of the public are encourage to send in photos of precarious and unwise ladder use. The winner in 2012, in the first year of this competition, was a picture of a man fixing a chimney, balanced on a ladder that was wedged in the gap between two houses, between the roof of one house and the chimney he was working on (see left).
Even if your ladders are fit for purpose, encourage friends and relatives to take advantage of the scheme and also to submit photos of more ‘Idiots On Ladders’. If you're in the market for a new ladder come on over to our main Midland Ladders Store where we have the best selection at the best prices in the U.K.
of homeowners, Christmas is the only time they really use a ladder, for putting up lights and decorations, for putting up the tree and for getting seasonal items out of the loft, so it makes sense for the Ladder Exchange to cover this period.
Anyone who finds their ladder is not fit for service, whether it is broken, rusted, bent or wobbly, can exchange their ladder for a new one at a discounted price at participating retail outlets. This means more unfit ladders are removed from homes and workplaces, reducing the risk of ladder based accidents. The Ladder Exchange scheme, run by the Ladder Association, has been going since 2007 and has replaced thousands of ladders already. The extension this year aims to replace even more, so between the 1st of September and the 31st of December, people should take advantage of the campaign.
2013 will also the see the first year of dedicated campaigns during the Ladder Exchange period. Over the four months, inspection, training, best practice and home use will be the topics of focus and the aim of the educational resources is to further reduce the risk of accidents caused by broken ladders and incorrect use.
The Ladder Association will also be continuing the popular ‘Idiots On Ladders’ photo competition, where members of the public are encourage to send in photos of precarious and unwise ladder use. The winner in 2012, in the first year of this competition, was a picture of a man fixing a chimney, balanced on a ladder that was wedged in the gap between two houses, between the roof of one house and the chimney he was working on (see left).
Even if your ladders are fit for purpose, encourage friends and relatives to take advantage of the scheme and also to submit photos of more ‘Idiots On Ladders’. If you're in the market for a new ladder come on over to our main Midland Ladders Store where we have the best selection at the best prices in the U.K.