Trade Association cautiously welcomes cash boost for flexible apprenticeships
The UK's largest scaffolding trade association has spoken out about the government's cash boost to create a new flexible approach to apprenticeships. The government has recently announced a £7m funding pot to support flexible apprenticeship opportunities. Sectors including the construction industry can now bid for a share of the fund to support the creation of new flexible apprenticeships, intended to unlock...
NASC 2021 Report Shows Safety Remains High With Members
NASC Contractor members have recorded their second-lowest figure for accidents and injuries in 2020 according to data revealed in the NASC 2021 Safety Report. NASC one of the UK's leading scaffolding trade bodies has published its most comprehensive annual Safety Report to date containing accident statistics, analysis and plans to further improve scaffolding industry safety standards. The 2021 Safety Report shows...
TG20:21 Users Download Over 10,000 Compliance Sheets
The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has revealed that more than 10,000 TG20:21 compliance sheets have been produced since the new software went live seven weeks ago. The UK scaffolding trade body shared the TG20:21 download data on its website yesterday showing that 10,109 compliance sheets were generated by users since its launch on Monday 12 April. Furthermore, the NASC...
NASC Kickstart Numbers Soar Past 400
More than 430 work placements are now being offered to young jobseekers across the UK through the NASC’s Kickstart gateway. A total of 77 NASC members – both contractors and suppliers – have signed up to the Kickstart Scheme through the NASC, committing to provide six-month work placements to out of work 18–24-year-olds. Fifty members signed up at the launch of...
Latest Scaffolding Guidance TG20:21 Now On Sale
The NASC has today announced the launch of its updated and expanded scaffolding compliance software TG20:21 and is now on sale. The new TG20:21 eGuide allows users to produce a wide range of standard scaffolding structures, without the need for bespoke design. As with TG20:13, development of the new guidance has been carried out in conjunction with CADS (Computer and Design...
Scaffolding Association hits another milestone
The UK’s largest trade association for access and scaffolding businesses has reached another milestone after announcing its 100th Audited Member. The Scaffolding Association, which recently reached an overall membership figure of 500 companies, continues to grow as more and more scaffolding businesses join. The trade body says it’s Audited Membership is the highest level available, developed in line with PAS91...
Young people receive 100s of new starts in scaffolding
Members of the NASC are providing more than 290+ 18-24-year-olds across the UK with scaffolding industry experience through the Government's Kickstart Scheme, which officially launches today. A total of 50 NASC scaffolding contractors and suppliers have signed up to the Kickstart Scheme through the UK scaffolding trade body. Each company has committed to providing six-month work placements to out of...
New TG20:21 guidance set to launch in the spring
NASC’s eagerly-anticipated eGuide scaffolding design software update and expansion of TG20:21 will go on sale from March, it has been confirmed. The latest updated version of TG20 builds on TG20:13, the NASC’s innovative, user-friendly and widely-adopted eGuide software, with a number of revisions to make the process of producing a compliant scaffolding design even simpler and additions to make the...
Scaffolding Association celebrates booming membership levels
Scaffolding trade body, the Scaffolding Association has become the largest of its kind after hitting 500 member milestone. The Scaffolding Association is celebrating its booming membership numbers, with more than 500 companies now working together to help raise industry standards and expand work opportunities. It is one of the largest of its kind in the UK and was established to...
NASC hands over more than £50K in training fund payments
Members of the scaffolding trade body the NASC have received more than £50,000 from the NASC’s four training funds during 2020, it has been revealed. It’s been announced that NASC full members collectively claimed £25,500 in Continual Professional Development (CPD) funding – paying for 204 experienced operatives to complete the two-day refresher course – and £16,500 in CISRS Operatives Training...
