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News Release from: Latchways | Subject: Mansafe worker safety systems
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 March 2000
Unistrut installs Mansafe in Kew Palm
House
The famous Victorian Palm House in the Royal Botanical Gardens has recently undergone installation of a Latchways Mansafe system.
The famous Victorian Palm House in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, has recently undergone installation of a Latchways Mansafe system courtesy of Unistrut Monthly maintenance will employ the system for cleaning and replacement of damaged glass, which is constantly under pressure from rapid plant growth of the tallest tree palms of the tropics worldwide
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Mar 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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