The complete guide and buying of Scaffold Towers and Tools

Welcome to Towers & Sanders, manufacturers of the 'Lewis' Scaffold Tower Systems

British made affordable Scaffold (Scaffolding) Towers, Stairwell Access Towers, Steps and Ladders, Podium Steps and all other access towers.

Terms of Sale

Your Rights

Towers & Sanders Ltd, is a UK based company and complies with UK consumer law including the Distance Selling Regulations. This means that shopping with Towers & Sanders is safe. You won't get ripped off, you’ll get your parts and we’ll sort out any problems you have. Our Terms and Conditions do not affect your statutory rights.

Distance Selling Regulations give you the right to cancel an order and return any goods that may already have been dispatched, (see Returns for Refund) up to 7 days from receipt. Our returns policy allows 28 days.

Returns

For information on Returns, call us on 0845 257 5991. Towers & Sanders Ltd conforms to the Distance Selling Regulations, which are designed to protect you when buying items by Mail Order. We offer a flexible returns policy and are happy to accept items back for a refund or exchange if they don’t fit, you’ve ordered the wrong things, the items are damaged or faulty upon receipt or you simply don’t like what you’ve ordered.

Towers & Sanders Ltd reserves the right to apply a 10% handling charge to all goods returned and 20% on all orders cancelled without notification at least 3 working days from receipt of the original order.

Pricing

Prices exclude VAT (Value Added Tax)* this will be charged at the standard UK rate of 15%. VAT does not apply to orders that are to be shipped outside the E.U. or to Tax Free areas such as the Channel Islands. These areas will be priced and billed with VAT deducted.

While we do our best to ensure prices are up to date and correct, errors may occur and in this case you will be contacted before your order is shipped.

Payment

Towers & Sanders Ltd accept most major credit cards for online orders. You will be asked to enter your card details and the name and the address of the cardholder when you place the order. These details will be checked and we may hold an order until we receive the correct details. You will be contacted if we find the card or address details to be incorrect. We only bill your card when your order is ready to be dispatched.

For offline orders Towers & Sanders Ltd accepts (£) Sterling Postal Orders, Personal Cheques, (£) Sterling Bank Drafts and (£) Sterling Bank Transfers. We recommend that you do not send cash through the post. Due to varying Exchange Rates all payments made to Towers & Sanders Ltd (2008) Ltd must be in UK Pounds (£) Sterling.

Credit Card Security

We take online security extremely seriously and have taken several steps to ensure that your payment information is processed confidentially and accurately.

Towers & Sanders Ltd offer the use of secure servers where information is protected by Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the industry standard encryption technology. SSL works with Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, AOL and other browsers. This encryption makes it virtually impossible for unauthorised parties to read any information that you send us.

When your order is processed your encrypted credit card number is removed from the web server.
This means that there is no way that someone can obtain your credit card number from Towers & Sanders Ltd so you can order with confidence!

ADDITIONALLY, WE DO NOT AND WILL NOT SHIP TO ADDRESS'S OTHER THAN THAT TO WHICH THE CREDIT CARD IS REGISTERED. THIS ALLOWS OUR CUSTOMERS AND OURSELVES TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PAYMENT SECURITY.

Privacy Policy

Towers & Sanders Ltd are committed to protecting your privacy. When you make an online order, we need to know your name, e-mail address, credit card billing address, delivery address, credit or debit card number and associated details. This allows us to process and fulfil your orders and to notify you about your order status. We will also require a landline telephone number in case we need to contact you and for international orders this number may be given to our couriers in order to help with the delivery of your goods. You have trusted us by giving us these details and Towers & Sanders Ltd promise not to use these details for any other reason other than processing your order or informing you about the products and services of Towers & Sanders Ltd. We will not pass any of your details on to third parties for profit or otherwise.

Cookies

Cookies are tiny text files, which are stored on your computer and the Towers & Sanders Ltd website uses these files to remember what currency you want to view the site in, what items are in your basket and various other things which are all in place to make the site easier to use. All shopping websites use cookies and without them the site would not work.

Accuracy of information

We put a lot of time and effort into describing and photographing the products we sell using manufacturer's websites, catalogues, our own photography studio and often our own descriptions of the products. Although we aim that every picture and description is 100% accurate, mistakes do occur so let us know if you see or read something that isn’t correct. If you have purchased something based on a picture or description on the website which turns out to be incorrect we will be happy to replace or refund the product (unused).

Changes

If we decide to change our Terms and Conditions, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Site Usage

Towers & Sanders Ltd disclaims damages of any kind, compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties implied or otherwise relating to use of this site.

All pictures, material, code, intellectual property and descriptions are the property of Towers & Sanders Ltd (2008) Ltd. It may not be copied or used without the express permission of these parties

Misleading information can cost you!

PASMA Unfortunately we are faced with unscrupulous competitors with that buy towers in from China with no understanding of the sub standard quality they are pouring on to British shores, they even mislead people in to thinking these towers have a BRITISH STANDARD KITEMARK certification or have been tested to EN 1004 (tested by WHO?). This is wrong and a real problem for UK Manufactures and that's why the government has set down a new law, (Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008.)

We will not mislead, we can not mislead, We are PASMA manufacturing members

Pasma Manufacturing members are those companies who are licensed to manufacture Mobile Access Towers to BS EN 1004 : 2004, and which carry the current British Standard KITEMARK or other equivalent mark of approval (e.g. TUV, NF Mark, etc.). Hirers, dealers and training members have, as a requirement of their membership, to use mainly Mobile Access Towers which carry the current British Standard KITEMARK or equivalent mark of approval.

The complete guide to scaffold & mini scaffold towers

Scaffold Towers (Click here for Scaffold Towers in more detail)
Scaffold towers (also known as scaffold towers, tower scaffolding or tower scaffolds) are used around the world as a stable platform at height, from which work can be done to the outside or inside of a building, a wall or any other construction of considerable size.

Scaffolding Tower Types (Click here for Scaffolding Tower Types in more detail)
The different types of scaffolds include the independent scaffold, the single pole scaffold, the suspended, or swing stage, scaffold and the hanging bracket scaffold.

Scaffolding Tools (Click here for Scaffolding Tools in more detail)
The main tools involved in scaffolding are basic construction tools, ladders, power machines and also very specific safety equipment such as safety glasses, ear protectors, fall arrest equipment and so on.

Mobile Scaffold Towers (Click here for Mobile Scaffold Towers in more detail)
Mobile scaffold towers are a type of scaffolding tower that have casters attached to the end of all standards on which they stand: these can be swivelled and moved around to be employed as work support in different locations without less need of dismantling and then reconstructing them.

Steel and Aluminium Scaffold Towers (Click here for Steel and Aluminium Scaffold Towers in more detail)
Aluminium and steel are the most commonly used materials around the world for scaffolding and tower scaffolds. While iron is the expensive option, it is the one which will inevitably last longer and represents a good investment for people who must use a scaffold tower on a regular basis. Aluminium, the cheaper option, is light thus easy and quick to move the scaffold tower from one location to another. It corrodes and becomes unsafe to use much more quickly than is the case with steel but for DIY, domestic or one-off users it is a more feasible option.

Scaffolding Regulations and Maintenance (Click here for Scaffolding Regulations and Maintenance in more detail)
Maintaining a scaffold or tower scaffolding is of crucial importance, especially if the structure is intended to last for a long time. All scaffolds must pass a safety standard test and be labelled thereafter with the sticker or label of the appropriate regulatory body.

Scaffolding and Scaffold Tower Hire (Click here for Scaffolding and Scaffold Tower Hire in more detail)
Scaffolding towers and scaffolding can either be bought or hired. Different situations will favour a different option but generally, for one off uses scaffolds are usually hired but if regular use is likely to be necessary they are purchased.