Cladding contractors will be interested in a new CD produced by Nationwide Access on the company's PowerClad hydraulically-operated cladding panel placement system designed for both horizontal and vertical cladding panels. Copies are available online from Nationwide's website at www.nationwideaccess.com, from any of the company's 50 depots, or by telephoning 0845 745 0000.

The new CD includes extensive video footage that shows, step by step, how both the horizontal and vertical PowerClad systems operate and highlights the substantial cost savings that are being consistently achieved.

PowerClad offers unrivalled increases in cladding productivity and enables a smooth and consistent workflow to be accomplished. It also drastically reduces the likelihood of costly panel damage, and is a significant boost to improved installer safety. So much so that the product recently won the Quality in Construction Award 2003, beating submissions from a large number of leading construction equipment companies. It is designed for use with selected scissor lifts in the Nationwide fleet from all the main manufacturers including Genie, UpRight, Liftlux and Skyjack. The product is CE marked and fully patented across Europe.

Nationwide Access is part of the publicly-quoted Lavendon Group plc and is headquartered in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Its hire fleet is twice the size of its nearest UK competitor and all of the company's depots comply with Nationwide's ISO 9002 accreditation. The Group is also the European market leader in powered access, trading under the name Zooom in Germany, France, Spain and Austria.