Weighing in for a record

Avery Weigh-Tronix has set a new Guinness World Record for the most people weighed on a scale at the same time. A total of 130 people stood on one the company's Bridgemont weighbridges at the Recycling and Waste Management show at the NEC, weighing in at 10,600kg.

Independent adjudicators declared that Avery Weigh- Tronix had met all of the criteria for the record The final step is for Guinness to check the adjudicators and independent witness reports. The accuracy of the mass weigh-in was verified before the attempt with each individual having his or her weight checked before being counted onto the weighbridge.