Cuttings News

Our Estimating teams have been having great success in the field of Lightning Protection and Electrical Earthing for Data Centres. With considerable experience we help to can deliver your Data Centre project from design, through installation, to planned maintenance. Contact our Estimating team at info@cuttings.co.uk

Our Maintenance Division under the steering of Kevin Fox has seen consistent and sustained growth, even over the recent lock-down period. From individual properties to national portfolios, we can deliver on your Lightning Protection maintenance requirements. Coupled with our network of regional offices, we are able to manage and deliver national contracts both cost effectively […]

Continuing the drive to expand our service range, we are pleased to announce that Cuttings North is now trading. Nick Gill has joined as Business Development Manager and works alongside Operations Director David Ormiston. From this location in Manchester we offer Lightning Protection and specialist Earthing, along with Test & Inspection and Repairs. Cuttings North […]

A milestone event happened in June with the completion of the merger between Cuttings and Orion Lightning Protection to form Cuttings South. This now provides an even greater opportunity for our services to be delivered both regionally and on a national basis. Jason Harfield is our Divisional Director for Cuttings South and he is available […]

Cuttings are proud that our apprentice Daniel Lodge received the award of his NVQ2 in Lightning Conductor Engineering at the annual ceremony on the 5th March 2020, seen here with Training Group chairman Paul Cripps and host for the evening comedian Matt Richardson. Daniel was also nominated as the best Lightning Conductor apprentice. Congratulations Daniel!

Cuttings are proud to have achieved their SSIP accreditation with Achilles to site alongside the Common Assessment Standard that we already hold with them.

Having steered the division to new heights, Kevin has joined the board as Director of Maintenance, seen here being congratulated by MD John Jolly. Kevin has ambitious plans for the year ahead with growth and expansion as a target, while maintaining high customer service.

Cuttings exhibited at the busy and vibrant London Build Expo in November meeting hundreds of clients and contractors. The show was such a success that we’ll be there again next year. Dates to follow.

The operation is now up and running, and headed by Adam Bateman, where they will be focussing on projects and clients in the East of England with a dedicated Estimator, Projects Manager and teams of qualified and experienced engineers.

We are proud to announce Cuttings are among the first UK contractors to be accredited to the Common Assessment Standard (CAS). This scheme will ultimately ensure that contractors only have to pre-qualify with one provider, and we chose the Achilles Building Confidence platform as our preferred assessment route. Less time on pre-qualification means that we can […]

We are thrilled to announce that Adam Bateman is joining the Cuttings family. Adam has 30 years experience in our industry and will bring a wealth of knowledge and will head up our venture known as Cuttings East. We look forward to working with Adam and developing a new regional office, from which we will deliver […]

A follow up on our work at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Congratulations to our client Halsion Ltd, and to the main contractor ISG on the spectacular refurbishment Temperate House. The Grade I listed building is the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world, and thousands of plants had to be removed and stored during the works. […]

We've now taken delivery of 3 of the latest plug-in hybrid cars for our fleet We're now at almost 65% of our car fleet as hybrids, so reducing our impact on the environment. By 2020 our target is 75% and by 2022 it's 100%. Needless to say, but the electric charging points at our offices are […]

Constructionline Level 3 Gold To expand on our Constructionline accreditation, Cuttings have now achieved the Level 3 Gold standard. This adds to our ability to demonstrate our competence to our client base, where we like to think that all customers are in safe hands with us.

The Waldorf, Aldwych We're delighted to be back working at this iconic hotel. As part of a phased refurbishment on this Grade 2 Listed Building, going back to 2005, Cuttings are being brought back to continue with the upgrade of the Lightning Protection System - this stage is the glorious front elevation.

Cuttings are delighted to have been selected to work with Homes for Haringey. Following the tender process, we will start a 5 year maintenance programme for the borough wide housing stock, including Risk Assessments and compliance reviews. Our Kevin Fox spearheaded the tender, and has a growing team including Billy Limby (Testing Manager) and Jason Howard (Repairs […]

The 17th May 2018 was something of a historic day for Cuttings. With the AGM's of both the Steeplejack and Lightning Protection Training Group (SLPTG) and ATLAS being held on the same day we saw our Operations Director Paul Cripps becoming Chairman of the Training Group and our Managing Director John Jolly being elected as […]

John Blanks, our manager in charge of Quality Control took delivery of his new car on his birthday. John has been with Cuttings for 28 years and looks after our post-installation inspections and operative training and development. His new car is our latest plug-in hybrid which now takes our fleet tally to over 50% of […]

It's great to be working back at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew! Having undertaken a site wide programme to risk assess and install lightning protection to all relevant buildings at the site between 2012 and 2014, we are now back on site as the term maintenance contractor and are subcontracted on the ISG refurbishment […]

We are delighted to be working with Reed M&E and Kier to undertake Lightning Protection works at the iconic Alexandra Palace in North London. The redevelopment and refurbishment works continue thanks to contributions from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Haringey Council.      

We are happy to announce a contract with Sisk to provide Lightning Protection at the Quintain project known as Canada Court at Wembley. This development will provide a some 700+ apartments along with retail units and shared amenity space.      

Cuttings are delighted to be working with Balfour Beatty at the University of Sussex to undertake the  Lightning Protection Systems installations to the new East Slope development. This is a large scale project of some 28 buildings to provide almost 2,500 bedrooms. It is already underway and will complete in 2020.      

Cuttings are delighted to be working with Engie at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to undertake the annual maintenance of the many Lightning Protection Systems that are installed. We were selected in 2012 and worked directly with the Estates Management team to provide lightning protection and surge protection to many of the historic and important […]

The Dumont completes the St James' trio of buildings on the Albert Embankment on the south bank of the River Thames. London's new riverfront address with direct views of the Palace of Westminster, London Eye, The City and beyond. Cuttings are proud to have been selected by St. James to work on this prestigious project.

Located in a thriving area of the Borough of Newham, Upton Gardens will consist of 842 new properties, one, two, three and four-bedroom homes. Newham was among one of the Boroughs which played host to the London 2012 Olympics, and as a result is currently benefitting from significant urban regeneration and infrastructure investment. With West […]

The Rugby Football Union is to spend £54m extending the stand outwards to add six levels for hospitality and conference events. Designed by Mott MacDonald, the redevelopment plan will double the available space on the east stand to around 220,000 sq ft but not affect the existing bowl infrastructure and seating. Mace was originally brought on board as […]

Hendon Waterside is an exceptionally important regeneration scheme in the London Borough of Barnet. Cuttings have been working with Barratt London on the site for several years, and we have now been awarded works on Blocks 3B & 3C. The latest phase of the Hendon Waterside development continues the regeneration of the area into a thriving and […]

Park Crescent West was a prestigious Sir John Nash Grade 1 listed building located in Regents Park, substantially bomb damaged in World War 2, now due for a complete rebuild with completion in 2019. Cuttings have been appointed for the first stage of this fantastic development which includes transforming this building into 76 residences. Main Contractor […]

We are proud to announce that we have now achieved OHSAS 18001. This adds to our growing list of accreditations and compliance schemes. Copies of our certificates are available on request - please email us at info@cuttings.london

The iconic lights in Piccadilly Circus are being upgraded and this includes protection against lightning damage which will be provided by us. The Piccadilly Lights owned by Land Securities will undertake the major upgrade from January 2017. The existing screens will be replaced with Europe’s largest single digital screen, which will retain its renowned curved […]