UK proposes duties of up to 82.89% on Chinese boom lifts

Products & Services Alex Mercer -
The UK Trade Remedies Authority proposes anti-dumping duties of up to 82.89% on boom lifts from China, subject to a final recommendation.

Monthly Scaff Walk launched to support mental health conversations

Events & Awards Daniel Norton -
A new monthly walking event aimed at bringing people from across the scaffolding and construction industry together to talk about mental health will begin in London later this month.

Annual construction materials inflation rises to 6.4%

UK Alex Mercer -
Materials prices rose again in August, while brick and block deliveries remained below year-earlier levels despite a monthly rebound.

Decorator given suspended sentence after fatal ladder electrocution

UK Alex Mercer -
Daniel Watton was given a suspended sentence after his stepson Connor Lambert was electrocuted moving a ladder near an overhead power line. HSE found the access plans unsafe.
Business

Tube Industries forecasts scaffold-tube price rise as UK CBAM nears

Daniel Norton - 0
Tube Industries forecasts higher imported scaffold-tube costs from January 2027, but its 15p-per-foot estimate remains unverified as UK CBAM approaches.
Global News

AFIX Group steps up expansion across Asia, Middle East and Africa

Daniel Norton - 0
Scaffolding manufacturer AFIX Group is expanding its presence across Asia, the Middle East and Africa as it looks to strengthen its distribution network and secure larger industrial and infrastructure projects.

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Blencowe report details £620,000 asset sale and creditor shortfall

Former Layher UK director Katherine Fox joins ScaffPlan

Lee Marley turnover hits £95.4m as profit falls