Working at height doesn’t just mean reaching the top of a lofty atrium: just changing a lightbulb or cleaning a ceiling can present a hazard. So what options for available to shopping centres looking to fulfil their health & safety obligations?

The modern access platform is a wonderful invention, but not all are fine-tuned to the intricacies of working in the modern shopping centre, writes Steve Hadfield

Slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace cost 40 workers their lives last year and cost society an estimated £800m each year, according to the Health and Safety Executive.

Slips and trips are an important safety concern when it comes to the design and maintenance of public and commercial areas, costing UK industry in excess of £500m a year in compensation and legal fees.

When Mamas & Papas’ new store at Westfield had some lofty window displays to contend with, the kids and nursery brand decided to call in the experts

Coverpoint’s Jonathan Doughty serves up his regular foodservice review. This month he visits the new Villandry branch at the Bicester Village outlet mall

Regular sweeping of high-traffic areas is essential in any shopping centre for health & safety, to protect finishes and to present a welcoming image. But which machine is right for the job?

A continuous flow of customers entering a shopping centre combined with the smooth ceramic and terrazzo flooring associated with shopping malls increases the chance of customers slipping within a busy retail environment, particularly on wet days.

After years of wrangling and counter-wrangling in Parliament, the Corporate Manslaughter Act finally becomes law on April 6 this year.