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MRS opens Fife training facility

Scaffold system simulates a variety of Working at Height rescue and training drills

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The 324 m² centre features an 8m tall scaffold access system to simulate a variety of industry Working at Height rescue and training drills.

There are also dedicated confined space vessels and crawl spaces with a variety of entry points, for bespoke confined space training.

The new Inverkeithing facility will augment the company's long-established site at Crossgates in Fife which already offers a purpose-built 17m high tower for work at height training

MRS Training & Rescue was first established as a mines rescue station in Cowdenbeath, Fife in 1910

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