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Scaffold boss drives truck into Jarrow firm in cash row

BROWNED off John Robertson saw red and rammed a firm’s offices after blaming them for his business going bust. His wagon flattened part of the...

NASC ends muddle over ‘basic’ scaffolding definition

The trade body for scaffolding contractors has launched an interactive computer programme to clear up confusion caused by new European standards. Some contractors have struggled...

BIS Salamis Awarded New Five Year Contract With CNR International

Leading industrial services provider, BIS Salamis, has secured a multimillion pound fabric maintenance contract with CNR International (CNRI) which is expected to lead to...

Scaffolder avoids prison for bat attack on girlfriend

A MAN has narrowly avoided prison for attacking his then girlfriend with a wooden bat, leaving her soaked in blood and needing stitches. Alistair Smith,...

Apprentice winner Stella English weds her scaffolder boyfriend

APPRENTICE winner Stella English has tied the knot with her scaffolder boyfriend, who has been linked to the criminal underworld. She married Ray Dewar in...

High winds hit scaffolding on BT building

HIGH winds caused traffic chaos when scaffolding surrounding the new BT development on South Shields riverside became unsafe. Police were forced to close the roads...

Practice makes perfect for scaffolding for the royal wedding

Scaffolders have spent a month mocking up a scaffold in a field to test out the TV viewing platform for the royal wedding. The London firm...

Construction worker left blind in one eye after falling from scaffolding

A CONSTRUCTION company near Cambridge has been fined after one of its employees suffered severe head injuries which blinded him in one eye. Builder and...

Plymouth scaffolder erected dangerous scaffolding

A Plymouth man who erected scaffolding and left it in a dangerous condition had ignored an order to undertake safety training, city magistrates' heard. A...

Northampton scaffolding firm boss facing Spain murder charge

SPANISH police have yet to say whether a man from Northampton who stands accused of fatally stabbing another Brit during a bar brawl in...

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