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NSG bought by Altrad

French-owned Altrad Group has acquired NSG UK, a scaffolding subcontractor based in Deeside, for an undisclosed sum. Altrad has acquired 100% of the shares of...

Strongbow to run advertising campaign on scaffolding

Heineken UK is to put its Strongbow Hard Earned advertising message on hoardings on prominent scaffolding sites. The campaign will run in London, Birmingham, Leeds,...

Man seriously hurt in scaffolding plunge in Coventry

A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling 25ft from scaffolding. The accident happened in Bedworth at 11.50am yesterday, at the back...

Irish scaffolder named after fatal Australian scaffold collapse

Shaun McBride died after a scaffold he was working on collapsed at an Iron Ore jetty in Dampier Western Australia on Saturday. The man, Shaun McBride,...

Irish scaffolder dies after Australian scaffold collapse

The body of a 28 year old migrant worker has been recovered from the ocean near Dampier Port after a piece of scaffolding collapsed...

Scaffolders attacked by seagulls

Scaffolders under siege from dive-bombing seagulls gave their attackers the bird - by drafting in a hawk to scare them off. A huge flock of...

Scaffold firm fined after scaffold collapse

A Surrey-based company has been fined after a large section of scaffolding collapsed at a site in Walton-on-Thames. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted...

Property firm fined after worker’s scaffold fall

A London property development company has been sentenced after a migrant worker suffered severe head injuries when he fell from scaffolding at a Hackney...

NASC launch free guidance to aid the appointment and management of scaffolding contractors

In response to a high demand from industry, the NASC (National Access & Scaffolding Confederation) has launched a free specification document intended to provide...

Scaffolding firm boss’s £1.3m debts

A FORMER South Tyneside scaffolding boss has filed for bankruptcy, with estimated debts of £1.3m. John Robertson attended a three-hour hearing at Sunderland County Court. Mr...

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