AIF National Working at Height conference 2019 announced
The Access Industry Forum, the forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in working at height, has released details of its second national conference on height safety which will take place on Thursday, 14 November 2019, at the AJ Bell Stadium, Salford. Supported by the Association for Project Safety (APS), Hire...
Trade body to hold Working at Height panel discussion at Safety & Health Expo
The Scaffolding Association will again be holding another industry discussion at the Excel in London, during the Safety & Health Expo. A specialist discussion panel is set to come together at the UK's leading Health & Safety event to talk about the "Roles and Responsibilities for Working at Height." Lead by The Scaffolding...
NASC & TWF to hold Temporary Works seminar
The NASC and Temporary Works Forum (TWF) are co-hosting a free Temporary Works seminar in Birmingham next month. The half-day event will cover a broad range of temporary works topics, with a particular focus on scaffolding, and is aimed at both contractors and clients. Speakers include John Underwood, HSE Inspector, Simon Hughes, Managing Director of Simian Risk, Duncan Reed,...
Contract Law Seminar back by popular demand…
Scaffolding Association has again joined forces with Birketts LLP Solicitors to run a half-day seminar on CONTRACT LAW and relevant contract issues called "How not to make a rod for your own back...” The event will take place in Birmingham on Tuesday 4th June 2019 from 10am to 3pm and includes lunch, with bacon rolls on arrival from 9.30am. Places...
IIRSM & Scaffolding Association Partner on Second Temporary Works Conference
The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and The Scaffolding Association (SA) have been working together for their Temporary Works events. In a statement, SA report that their London event held in March was very successful and their next conference takes place at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, B5 7QU on Wednesday 3rd April 2019. SA says the event will stress...
Double Win For Vantage Event Structures
Vantage Event Structures picked up TWO awards at the Milton Keynes Achievement Awards 2019. Held last week at the MK Arena, over 700 guests attended the business awards to watch and listen to presenter Faye Carruthers announce the nominees across fourteen categories, which celebrated business excellence in the city. The Buckinghamshire based event scaffolding business was in full celebration after not only...
Scaffolding Finalists Revealed for NASC 2018 Awards
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the finalists for the forthcoming NASC 2018 Awards The sellout event which showcases the very best scaffolding projects, processes, products and personnel, is to be held in Edinburgh at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa on Friday 23 November. The NASC has said that over 40 entries were submitted for this year's awards,...
SpanSet & Simian showcase solutions for the Scaffolding Industry
One of the UK's leading manufacturers and suppliers of height safety equipment has partnered up with Simian Risk to showcase working at height safety solutions. At SpanSet's impressive custom-built training facility in Cheshire, the duo on Wednesday expertly delivered a technical open day focusing on the scaffolding and access industry. Simian and SpanSet highlighted a number of areas where SpanSet's products...