Teal Scaffold bags contract on £19M social housing project

ADVERTISEMENT

North-West-based scaffolding firm, Teal Scaffold continue a strong year of growth after securing a contract with clients, Sovini Construction on their £19m social housing development.

Teal Scaffold who are part of The Sovini Group is set to deliver a bespoke access solution service to support their client’s largest development to date, building over 145 affordable homes.

Clients Sovini Construction are seeking to create thriving and inclusive communities through its development framework. With an aim to combat high housing costs, through the delivery of good quality, affordable homes – they will deliver over 1,000 new homes within the next five years.

Teal Scaffold, secured the substantial contract in July and have started work on the nine-acre development the final week in August.

Located in Netherton, Bootle, the project will provide employment opportunities to local work-at-height professionals.

The scaffold will be erected to a full height, to create a safe, compliant structure with multiple configurations with additional safety precautions enabling multiple tradesmen to work on the new build apartment block.

Commenting on the contract announcement, Anita Harrison-Carroll, Managing Director of Teal Scaffold said: “We are incredibly proud to be supporting our partners Sovini Construction on the Groups largest social housing project to date. This project demonstrates the breadth and depth of Teal’s offering, and our ability to handle ever-larger projects”.

Steve Parrington, Managing Director of Sovini Construction added: “As proud partners of The Sovini Group we are delighted to be able to utilise the groups full supply chain. We have witnessed Teal Scaffold’s expertise and industry knowledge first hand, so it was a no-brainer to bring them aboard for this major project with us”.

Operating regionally from its Knowsley headquarters, Teal Scaffold are set to continue their monumental growth with plans to expand, adding a second base to their portfolio.

Head of Operations at Teal Scaffold, Dan McGregor added: “It is a pleasure to be involved in Sovini Constructions largest development to date. We are thrilled to add them to the long list of new projects and clients we have secured since our inception to the industry in 2018. This project has created opportunities for our local colleagues to develop their expertise, whilst also tackling the social housing shortage within the ever-growing city of Liverpool. Our growth across the North-West continues, and is a testament to the quality, expertise, and industry knowledge of our workforce. We look forward to seeing the development take shape over the coming months”.

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.

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.

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.

Scaffold Innovations: GapClamp™

  Since the Work at Height Regulations 2005 came into...

Latest news

First Scaff wins NSW Employer of Choice award

The twelve-person scaffolding firm in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, has won a state workplace award and is calling for more training and higher standards across the industry.
- Advertisement -
More from

Tube costs rise, but the CBAM outlook eases

In his first monthly column for Scaffmag, Trevor Inns of Tube Industries examines the forces shaping scaffold tube costs and explains why his latest estimate of January’s CBAM impact is lower than he expected in October.

Coriant acquires Intech Environmental to expand industrial services

Coriant, the group behind Rainham, Zenith and SCA, has acquired Intech Environmental to expand its industrial cleaning, confined-space rescue and rope access capabilities.

Self-employment reforms could shift proof burden onto contractors

Proposed worker-status changes could put the burden of proving genuine self-employment on contractors. A new assessment puts the economy-wide annual net direct cost at £167.8m.

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.
Latest articles