The big freeze grips the scaffolding industry

ADVERTISEMENT

As the recent snow and ice effects many parts of the UK today, we wanted to find out how it was effecting our scaffolding industry and how it’s making a hard job.. even harder.

We reached out to our twitter followers to send us your snow pics from around the UK under the hashtag # Snowyscaffs. You did not disappoint here is just a few of our favorites:

@mickywatt Tweeted:  “This was the view of ISL’s yard this morning at Consett, northwest of County Durham”:-

scaffolding snow

scaffolding snow2

@JasonGibbsScaff let us know how cold it was in London on Cannon Street, McAlpine site :-

snow scaffolding london

 Meanwhile some scaffs are making light of the snow and ice with a bit of snowman buliding @GazGdavies tweeted us this scaff snowman:-

scaffolding snowman

Have you been affected by the snow ? let us know in the comments below.

SM Newsdesk
SM Newsdeskhttps://www.scaffmag.com
The staff at ScaffMag.com the leading scaffolding site for a digital generation.

Most popular ↑

Contractor injured in fall during Port Kembla scaffold erection

ABC reports that a contractor was injured in a fall during scaffold erection at BlueScope’s Port Kembla steelworks on 29 October. SafeWork NSW inspectors visited the site.

Ibstock issues profit warning as brick demand weakens

Ibstock has reportedly cut production and lowered its earnings expectations after third-quarter brick sales fell short of forecasts.

Shield tackles hilltop access challenge in 19-day scaffold build

Shield erected access around the 38-metre Lansdowne Monument in 19 days despite a steep, rutted route that kept vans and lorries away from the hilltop.

Scaffolding firms face tighter harassment duties from 30 October

Stronger harassment duties and new union-access rules take effect across Great Britain on 30 October, with implications for firms working on client-controlled sites.

PHD Access joins £190m Dungeness A decommissioning team

Aureos has named PHD Access as its scaffolding partner for the removal of eight 800-tonne boilers at Dungeness A. The overall programme is worth up to £190m.

Latest news

NIE Networks tenders £4.8m scaffolding framework for power infrastructure

NIE Networks is seeking scaffolding services across Northern Ireland's electricity infrastructure through two lots, with an initial four-year term and extension options.
- Advertisement -
More from

GKR scaffolders help save woman’s life at London project

A GKR Scaffolding site team has been praised after helping to save the life of a woman who collapsed...

Wayne Connolly honoured as NASC opens 2026 awards entries

NASC has opened entries for the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards, with this year’s apprentice category renamed in memory of...

Robot named Douglas begins work on Tilbury Douglas site

Tilbury Douglas has begun using a humanoid robot to carry out administrative and data-collection tasks on a live construction...

CISRS proposes single global scaffolding training standard by 2028

CISRS has set out plans to reform its Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme, with proposals that would lead to a...
Latest articles