Latest News
Wood has been awarded a new multi-million dollar contract by Total, supporting their Lindsey Oil Refinery located in North Killinghome, Lincolnshire, UK. The five-year contract is to provide onshore maintenance services and includes the option to be extended up...
Claims of New Scaffolders Card Scheme Are Unfounded
Claims the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Scaffolding Association are working to create a new card scheme are unfounded according to...
CISRS International Training Continues To Spread And Strengthen
Safety and Access have announced that following the stringent CISRS audits this week both of the partnership ventures for international CISRS training in Korea...
PROJECT NEWS
Palmers Provide Innovative Scaffolding Solutions at Carlisle Rail Station
Scaffolding contractor Palmers Scaffolding UK Ltd are providing innovative scaffolding, public protection decks and access solutions for Galliford Try at the historic Carlisle Railway...
TRAD Southern begin Cladding Removal project at Success House
TRAD Southern is supporting Axis in the removal of cladding from Success House in South East London, by erecting system scaffolding to the full...
SAFETY NEWS
Scaffold Inspectors Prosecuted After Roofers Fall
The HSE have prosecuted two scaffold Inspectors after a worker fell through a gap between the scaffolding and the building, resulting in serious injuries.
Greater...
Scaffold firm fined 27K after untrained worker falls
A scaffolding company has been fined after a worker was left in a coma after falling from scaffolding.
Bristol Magistrates Court heard how an employee...
FEATURED ARTICLES
Cladding Removal Puts Pressure on Scaffolding Supplies
The need to make the UK’s high rise tower blocks safe is putting pressure on scaffolding supplies. Across the UK scaffolding contractors are already...
The 9 Most Dangerous Jobs in Britain
A list of the most dangerous jobs in Britain has been published. Scaffolding and Roofing has finished high on the list, and even with...
Reaching for the sky – A potted history of scaffolding
It’s known that the use of scaffolding dates way back to prehistoric times because holes still exist in the walls of Palaeolithic caves at Lascaux...
LATEST INNOVATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
SMART Scaffolder launches its latest update 2017
SMART Scaffolder are constantly adding new functionality to their design, estimating and TG20:13 compliance software. In their latest release, they have added some exciting...
NASC Release TG20:13 eGuide Version 1.2
The NASC has announced the availability of version 1.2 of the TG20:13 eGuide, released in July 2017.
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) say...
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INTERNATIONAL
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Allround FW System Launches at Layher Open Day
Layher UK announces the launch of a new product at it's innovation open day.
Global system scaffolding giants Layher announced the UK launch of it's Allround...
Avontus Case Study: Niles Plant Services LLC
The Company
Based in Bay City, Michigan, Niles Plant Services supplies scaffolding and related services to clients throughout the United States. The family-owned business focuses...
