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Scaffolder suffers broken leg after falling from scaffolding

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A scaffolder fell from scaffolding yesterday at a housing development in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire fracturing his leg in the accident. According to reports the scaffolder in...

More than 60,000 construction firms in financial distress

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The number of UK construction firms in major financial distress has risen by a quarter in the last year and doubled in the past...

First OSTS Scaffolding Supervisor Course Completed in Vietnam

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A dozen experienced scaffolders have completed the first CISRS Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) course delivered in Vietnam. The scaffolders comprised of 11 men and...

NASC’S Scaffolding Safety Report reveals on-site accidents fell to record low

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The number of accidents and injuries recorded by NASC members fell to an all-time low in 2017, with just 89 incidences occurring on-site throughout...

Snake bite kills Scaffolder

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A 46-year-old scaffolder has been killed by an eastern brown snake in Queensland, Australia. Mr Aaron Bryant died after a 1.5m long juvenile eastern brown...

430 people evacuated from Hong Kong hospital after scaffolding catches fire

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Investigations are underway to determine the cause of a blaze on a bamboo scaffold surrounding a hospital in Hong Kong. More than 400 people had to...

New HAKI.com website goes live

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Global scaffolding manufacturer HAKI unveil a brand new website HAKI.com The multi-language website launched yesterday (April 17th) replacing the old websites, which featured separate HAKI domains...

Scaffold Training and Certification to be introduced in Sri Lanka

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Reports suggest Sri Lanka is about to introduce proper scaffolding training for the first time. The methods and techniques for erecting scaffolding in Sri Lanka...

Engineers Develop The World’s First On-Site Scaffolding Robot

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Boffins in Germany have developed a robot that climbs, carries and feeds scaffolding materials to scaffolders. Munich based start-up Kewazo in collaboration with robotics expert Infineon Technologies...

Godiva becomes first scaffolding contractor to join The 5% Club

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Coventry-based Godiva Access & Scaffolding has become the first specialist scaffolding contractor to join the 5% Club, an industry-led initiative focussed on driving momentum...
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