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Giant Bear Supports Scaffolders’ Phone Appeal
Formark Scaffolding has launched an appeal for old mobile phones to help raise £50,000 for the UK’s leading hospital radio station. Announcing the initiative Formark Managing Director Mark Coote called on construction companies throughout London and the South East to help support Radio Marsden by collecting phones. The charity run radio station has broadcast to patients at the world-renowned Royal Marsden cancer hospitals in London and Surrey for more than 40-years, but unless it replaces ageing studio equipment the station will go off-air permanently. “To help mark our 21st anniversary as an independent scaffolding contractor we wanted to do something for people across the wide area in which we operate that would make a difference,” said Mark. “When you experience or hear about the fantastic work the radio station does at the Royal Marsden and the support it gives to cancer sufferers, their families and friends, it’s unthinkable that such a well-loved and well-known charity should be in financial difficulty. “But although it broadcasts to patients and on-line 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the station does not receive any grants or funding from the hospital, the NHS or the Government, so relies entirely on donations and fund-raising to run the service.” The station’s plight has led to a host of celebrities, from veteran Radio 2 broadcaster Ken Bruce and Phillip Schofield to David Walliams and Hulk Hogan, having their photograph taken with the Radio Marsden Bear and tweeting details of the appeal to their followers. So it was a bit of a surprise when the life-size mascot turned up at Formark’s main yard in Whyteleafe, Surrey, along with Radio Marsden Chairman Jason Reynolds, to help launch the phone appeal. “We simply want companies throughout the construction industry to put up a poster, provide a collection box and send the phones on to us or call us and we’ll come and collect them,” added Mark. For a poster or further information call Formark Marketing on 07753 374628 or email [email protected]We Need You: Join our ScaffMag Movember Team

To help promote men’s health and raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer Scaffmag is running it’s own Movember team.
“What is Movember i hear you say?”….. Movember is an independent global charity that challenges men to grow a moustache for the 30-days of November, thereby changing their appearance and the face of men’s health. In October, men sign up at Movember.com, and on the 1st of Movember, with a clean-shaven face, start their moustache growing journey. For our ScaffMag team we are calling our moustaches a #ScaffTash. With our “ScaffTash” growing challenge we aim to raise funds for charity and to unite scaffolders with managers and admin staff for the common good.We need you… lets unite under one industry flag !
If you’re up for the challenge to grow a ScaffTash throughout November please join our Scaffmag Team Now ! Once you have joined our band of scaffolding brothers, you will have your own personal profile where you can share your ScaffTash photos with fellow team mates. Ready for the challenge ? then Please Join The ScaffMag Movember Team Here For the people who are unable to participate, you can still help as we also require sponsorship for our challenge and would love your donation however small. Please Donate HereGallery
After we get started on the 1st November a gallery will be placed here showing the progression of our ScaffTashes
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Trad Scaffolding Sold To Altrad
Trad Scaffolding group has been sold for an undisclosed amount to the French company Altrad.
Trad Scaffolding was the largest privately-owned scaffolding contractor in the country was formed in 1971.
The firm employs 450 people and has a turnover of £45m from its focus on scaffolding work across London and South East alongside a national hire network.
Reports suggest Trad will continue to operate from the current locations around the UK and be run by the existing management team.
Trad Group Chairman, Hayden Smith said:
“Opportunities have been numerous over the years to sell the Trad Group but were never seriously considered as it would have led to changes in our successful management team followed by the loss of our long established and well respected identity.
“The Altrad Group offer made it very clear that they wanted the Trad Group but were very insistent that the team stayed intact long term to continue with our successful strategy of providing quality service and materials which is instrumental in both client satisfaction & retention.
“I am very impressed on this focus by the Altrad Group and my team and I are all very motivated going forward to continue our profitable growth with the knowledge that we have the full support of not only a major manufacturer of access products but a successful group with the same ethos which creates success”.
Ray Neilson MD of Altrad Belle UK said: “This acquisition forms part of the bigger plan to provide the large UK market with products and services from Altrad who specialise in the manufacturing and sales of scaffolding, cement mixers and wheelbarrows, together with providing additional contracting services in the scaffolding sector”
Previous UK acquisitions by Altrad include BarOmix, Belle Group, Beaver 84, NSG, Generation and MTD.