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Viridor Leads The Way In Sustainable Hard Hats Recycling

Alongside Devon based plastic recycling specialist company, Polymer Industries, Viridor recently announced an innovative collaboration that will see thousands of hard hats destined for...
Trade Associations

NASC To Show The Value Of A Good Working Breakfast

The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) are to host an event aimed at the adoption of a value-driven approach to procurement at the...
In The Courts

Yorkshire Scaffolding Firm Heavily Fined Over Roof Accident

Acorn Scaffolding in Yorkshire has been fined nearly £35,000 after a trainee scaffolder fell through an asbestos roof. The victim had been working at...
Europe

Makers of worlds first on-site Scaffolding Robot bags €1M in funding

Munich based start-up Kewazo has successfully raised over 1 million euros of seed funding for their scaffolding robot. The funding will enable Kewazo to bring...
Middle East

First overseas scaffolding CPD courses get underway

Safety & Access in conjunction with their partners Special Technical Services (STS) in Oman has successfully delivered the first ever overseas scaffolding CPD courses. The...
In The Courts

Company fined for missing handrails after contractor fell from scaffold

Beaudecor Ltd pleaded guilty and has been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding. On 4 October 2016, a contractor fell from the third lift...
Health & Safety

Scaffolder suffers broken leg after falling from scaffolding

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...
Construction

More than 60,000 construction firms in financial distress

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

First OSTS Scaffolding Supervisor Course Completed in Vietnam

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...
Trade Associations

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

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...
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