Scaffolding cliff work ‘not for the faint-hearted’ By SM Newsdesk May 6, 2011 Less than 1 min.Read time LinkedinFacebookXWhatsApp ADVERTISEMENT Click to view video A scenic spot in China’s Hunan province is undergoing a rather ambitious project to build hundreds of metres of cliff paths. As Matt Prodger reports, the work is “not for the faint-hearted”. Click here to see video Tagsscaffoldingchinacliff work SM Newsdeskhttps://www.scaffmag.comThe staff at ScaffMag.com the leading scaffolding site for a digital generation. Most popular ↑ SAIA names teams for 2027 Scaffold Builders Competition Nov 9, 2026 0 Manchester-based AK Scaffolding is on the list for Las Vegas, alongside 4 first-time entrants from the US, Lithuania, Switzerland and Canada. Scaffold firm fined £16,000 after trainee’s fatal fall Nov 6, 2026 0 HSE found that safe zones had not been established when Michael Swales fell 5 metres from a partially erected scaffold near Ripon. Mobile scaffold falls three decks on offshore support vessel Nov 5, 2026 0 Marine Safety Forum reports a three-tier scaffold collapse during repositioning, with seized wheels and no exclusion zone on the deck below. NASC warns on scaffold loads and driver fatigue Nov 9, 2026 0 NASC highlights load security, fatigue and vehicle checks as a new free Truck Driver Toolkit puts scaffolding transport risks in focus. Vistry begins job cuts ahead of January regional shake-up Nov 5, 2026 0 The housebuilder is reducing its operating regions from 25 to 12 and matching build rates to demand as private housing conditions remain difficult. Latest news Business Taylor Wimpey scaffolders’ pay dispute moves to strike ballot 5 hours ago Unite says voting in the Sunderland pay dispute opened on 9 November and closes on 23 November. The dispute involves 19 scaffolders and 31 joiners. Europe Swiss scaffold agreement aims to make loading limits clearer 9 hours ago Australia & New Zealand Acrow lifts FY27 forecast as industrial access work grows 9 hours ago Business Bilfinger Q3 earnings fall 23% despite €1.7bn order intake 9 hours ago - Advertisement - More from News GKR scaffolders help save woman’s life at London project May 7, 2026 A GKR Scaffolding site team has been praised after helping to save the life of a woman who collapsed... Events & Awards Wayne Connolly honoured as NASC opens 2026 awards entries May 7, 2026 NASC has opened entries for the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards, with this year’s apprentice category renamed in memory of... Technology Robot named Douglas begins work on Tilbury Douglas site May 28, 2026 Tilbury Douglas has begun using a humanoid robot to carry out administrative and data-collection tasks on a live construction... News CISRS proposes single global scaffolding training standard by 2028 Apr 27, 2026 CISRS has set out plans to reform its Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme, with proposals that would lead to a... Latest articles Business Taylor Wimpey scaffolders’ pay dispute moves to strike ballot 5 hours ago Europe Swiss scaffold agreement aims to make loading limits clearer 9 hours ago Australia & New Zealand Acrow lifts FY27 forecast as industrial access work grows 9 hours ago Business Bilfinger Q3 earnings fall 23% despite €1.7bn order intake 9 hours ago UK KEWAZO to join debate on getting construction robots onto site 1 day ago UK Safety and Access wins Hackney inspection contract 1 day ago Construction Taylor Wimpey opens redundancy talks over local team changes 1 day ago Australia & New Zealand NZ to end public scaffold certificate register in WorkSafe handover 2 days ago Health & Safety NASC warns on scaffold loads and driver fatigue 2 days ago