PICTURES BY TOM BANKS
Raising the standard
TRL stands for quality on Teesside and beyond
If you need someone to share the load , speak to Teesside Rigging & Lifting .
TRL is a strong , independent , ambitious company with more than 30 years ’ experience of servicing the engineering construction industry , covering all aspects of steel erecting , rigging , lifting and site services for projects both in the UK and overseas .
Founded in 2008 by managing director Steve Smith , TRL has steadily grown and continues to expand , with quality and customer satisfaction at its heart .
“ We are committed to offering the highest quality services while delivering exceptional customer satisfaction ,” says Mr Smith .
“ We treat every customer – existing and potential – with the same level of dedication and commitment . This trait has made us a trusted supplier to the engineering construction industry .
“ We recognise that clients need to be able to get on with the job safely and with minimum disruption and downtime . All scopes of work and lifting operations are properly planned , supervised and carried out by competent people in compliance with all current statutory legislation requirements .”
As well as its head office at North Tees Industrial Estate , Stockton , TRL also boasts a modern 7,500-sq ft training centre . The firm has ECITB , OPITO and LEEA accreditations , is FAPL accredited and has achieved the quality standards of ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2008 and BS OHSAS 18001 and 45001 .
With projects ranging from 26 tons to 5,500 tons , TRL is specifically audited on the provision of steel erecting and training and consultancy for rigging and lifting and associated services .
Recent projects have seen involvement on MGT Teesside , Tees Renewable Energy Plant and Anglo American ’ s Woodsmith mine where , with a team of primarily local tradesmen peaking at more than 100 workers , it erected thousands of tons of complex steel structures safely and effectively .
“ We are extremely proud of what we have achieved with our training services and the site-based projects we have been involved with ,” says Mr Smith .
“ We keep setting our standards very high and we have been able to meet them because of the people we employ – a company is only as good as the people who work for it .
“ Without the hard work , commitment and knowledge of our people , we have we could not have grown as and the position we are in and the order book we have is testament to their hard work .”
Once it had cemented a reputation as one of the UK ’ s leading rigging and lifting training facilities , TRL set about establishing itself on the international stage .
The firm then went through the process of gaining approval to run the ECITB International Training Competence in Engineering training programme .
This allowed it to expand and it now has a global reach through its ICE ( ECITB : International Competence in Engineering ) training programmes and assessments .
“ The projects we have undertaken internationally have been incredibly successful ,” says Mr Smith .
“ From our Teesside base we have far-reaching partnerships delivering training and personnel across the world . We have successfully delivered training programmes in Ghana , Morocco , Algeria , Dubai , Kuala Lumpur , Miri , Calgary and Houston .
“ All our personnel are fully qualified instructors who have spent years in the field building up their expertise in their specific discipline .
“ They are now being utilised by our clients in a dual role , being able to deliver internationally recognised qualifications to the workforce that are transferrable worldwide via the
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