A West Yorkshire housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a scaffolding labourer suffered serious spinal injuries in a fall through an unprotected stairwell opening.
NASC and the Women in Scaffolding Association have signed a new agreement aimed at improving recruitment, career progression and long-term participation of women across the scaffolding industry.
AT-PAC has released further details of its Raised Ledger System after the product was named Product of the Year at the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards.
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A West Yorkshire housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a scaffolding labourer suffered serious spinal injuries in a fall through an unprotected stairwell opening.
NASC and the Women in Scaffolding Association have signed a new agreement aimed at improving recruitment, career progression and long-term participation of women across the scaffolding industry.
Construction recorded 3,866 company insolvencies in England and Wales in the year to August, the highest total of any industry, despite a 2% annual fall.
Layher UK has renewed its position as principal sponsor of ScaffEx for a further three years, extending its backing of the UK scaffolding and access exhibition.
Scaffolding apprentices have put their skills on display at WorldSkills Ireland Live in Dublin, as industry representatives push for the trade to become a full competition category in 2027.
Revscaff Safety Systems has made a seven-figure investment in Layher equipment as the East Yorkshire business builds a new scaffolding operation alongside its established safety systems companies.
Scaffolding has moved from sixth to fourth in OSHA’s latest ranking of the most commonly cited workplace safety standards in the US, with 1,725 violations recorded in preliminary FY2026 figures.
Recorded on the floor at ScaffEx 2026, the latest episode of The Brace Yourself Podcast goes beyond the products and launches to explore some of the bigger issues facing scaffolding businesses, from company culture and staff retention to technology, leadership and growth.
