Singapore to mandate fire-retardant scaffold netting from 2027

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Singapore will require scaffold netting used outside buildings to meet fire-retardant specifications on projects awarded from 1 March 2027.

National Scaffolding Week returns in October

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National Scaffolding Week will return from 5 to 9 October, with businesses across the industry being encouraged to showcase their people, projects and career opportunities.

BGB wins Baltica 2 offshore scaffolding framework

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BGB Group has secured a framework agreement to provide offshore scaffolding and construction support across four offshore substations on Poland's 1.5GW Baltica 2 wind farm.

Rope-access technician dies after fall at Rome’s Colosseum

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A 22-year-old specialist rope-access technician has died after falling while working on a new lighting system inside Rome's Colosseum.
Business

Saudi firm plans SR1.2bn scaffolding manufacturing complex

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Manar Al Omran plans a million-square-metre industrial complex in Saudi Arabia to manufacture scaffolding and formwork for domestic projects and export markets.
Construction

More than 2,100 buildings still await cladding remediation start

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Government figures show 46% of monitored buildings in England are recorded as awaiting work on unsafe cladding.

Scaffold collapses at Sydney site weeks after two workers seriously injured

£4.22m Falkirk scaffolding framework opens for bids

PERI scaffolding supports major HS2 Birmingham dive-under works

CSCS challenges CISRS case for leaving card scheme