Generation Supply UNI Roof for Middle Temple Project
Generation was approached by their client UPR Services to supply scaffolding tubes, fittings and boards, along with the Generation UNI Roof, to help complete a project on one of the prestigious grade I listed Middle Temple buildings. The Middle Temple’s buildings are ancient Inns of Court located in the heart of London; today they are designated conservation areas creating a...
TRAD Southern begin Cladding Removal project at Success House
TRAD Southern is supporting Axis in the removal of cladding from Success House in South East London, by erecting system scaffolding to the full height of the block. Success House, on the Old Kent Road, is an 8-storey residential block, comprising of social and shared ownership housing. TRAD Southern were successful in securing this project due to the capacity of...
TRAD Southern wins £1.5M Leon House conversion contract
TRAD Southern has won a £1.5 million contract supporting the conversion of Leon House in Croydon. Built in the 1960s, the 22-storey office building will be transformed into 256 residential apartments. As one of the foremost scaffolding contractors in the UK, TRAD was successful in winning this project because of their capacity, coverage and expertise in erecting large scaffolds...
TRAD Southern uses Plettac Metrix System on iconic Goldfinger Tower
TRAD Southern has been awarded a £1.93 million contract for the restoration of Trellick Tower, which is one of London’s most iconic residential blocks. This scaffold package is the largest Wates Living Space has ever awarded to a single subcontractor. TRAD was chosen because they are one of the foremost scaffolding contractors in the UK who have the coverage,...
TRAD Group supports Workers Memorial Day
Friday 28th April is Workers Memorial Day it's an international day to support and remember the lives of those lost, injured, disabled or made unwell by their work; it is a day when we can take a minute in silence and pause to reflect. Workers' Memorial Day is an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace incidents and ill health...
Beaver 84 Selects Avontus’ Scaffold Designer Software to Visualize and Design Scaffolding Projects
The leading scaffold supplier Beaver 84 will use Scaffold Designer to plan projects that require Plettac Contur system scaffolding. Following an extensive search of available scaffolding design tools, Beaver 84 has selected Avontus’ Scaffold Designer as its recommended software. With its 3D visualization, drag-and-drop design capabilities, and automatic materials calculation, Scaffold Designer takes the guesswork out of system scaffolding design....
SCP launches new range of Galv-Span steel ladders
Scaffold & Construction Products (SCP), the Midlands based supplier of Scaffolding, Access & Building equipment who are owned by the Alumasc Group PLC are proud to be launching their new range of Galv-Span Steel Scaffold Ladders into the market place. The new ladders are a galvanised, lightweight design that is fully EN131 compliant and available in 7 sizes from 3 meters to...
NASC Release SG6 Manual Handling In The Scaffolding Industry Guidance
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) have today released a SG6 Manual Handling In The Scaffolding Industry training DVD and pocket User Guide. This new guidance has been developed with the input from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and with an endorsement from the UK Contractors Group (UKCG). SG6 is to back-up SG6:10 that was released the back end of 2010...
Skaftray: “Were you one of the 2647”?
Two thousand six hundred and forty seven. Small words, big number. Number of what? We are quoting directly from the HSE’s own statistics, which show that in the period 2005 – 2010 there were 2647 accidents involving people being hit by objects falling from mobile scaffolding towers, that’s over 500 per year or 10 per week on average. Until now operators...
Astra Access Safety training to launch FREE scaffolding course
A NEW training course for would-be scaffolders is to be launched. Astra Access Safety Training is offering unemployed people in the Yorkshire area the opportunity to build a future in scaffolding. The project will recruit trainees for a diploma level 1 scaffolding course which provides the skills and experience required to move on to a Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme qualification...
