Henchman is a byword for quality in the garden ladder market.  The family-owned firm was founded in 1994, from a collaboration between father and son Mike and Tom Kitching.  The idea arose from a near-miss fall from the stepladder, and the need for a GCSE design project, and Henchman have been dominating the market ever [...]

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) bought three of the longest turntable ladders ever built, two years ago; They have a maximum reach of 64 metres (just under 210 feet), equating to 23 stories.  These mammoth ladders, based at Dagenham, Old Kent Road and Wimbledon, are capable of evacuating multiple casualties using lifts on the ladder, [...]

  Ladders don't come with a best before date as a general rule.  If your ladder is 10 years old it may be ready to replace, or it may be serviceable for another 10 years with proper maintenance and storage.  That said, 10 years is a good point at which to take stock and decide [...]

With the double Bank Holiday coming up on-call emergency doctors across the UK will be bracing for some ladder-related cases coming through the doors of A&E.  Figures for domestic ladder accidents suggest that 48,000 people present at hospital following a fall from a ladder in or around the home.  Most of these ladders will be [...]