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Shield tackles hilltop access challenge in 19-day scaffold build
Shield erected access around the 38-metre Lansdowne Monument in 19 days despite a steep, rutted route that kept vans and lorries away from the hilltop.
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Self-employment reforms could shift proof burden onto contractors
Proposed worker-status changes could put the burden of proving genuine self-employment on contractors. A new assessment puts the economy-wide annual net direct cost at £167.8m.
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Scaffolding firms face tighter harassment duties from 30 October
Stronger harassment duties and new union-access rules take effect across Great Britain on 30 October, with implications for firms working on client-controlled sites.
Interviews
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Confessions of an MD
At 21, John Trayfoot blacked out on a roof and fell 8 metres through a skylight into a Brighton timber yard. Now managing director of M R Scaffolding, he starts his company's safety sessions with that story, and with a question: why do experienced people who know the risks still cut corners?
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Des Moore: “The next five years are critical” for scaffolding
As Des Moore approaches his 70th birthday, he is not interested in nostalgia. After...
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Second chances and scaffolding: the man giving ex-offenders a route back into work
When Aaron King talks about turning points, he does not hesitate.
"It was when my...
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Shield tackles hilltop access challenge in 19-day scaffold build
Shield erected access around the 38-metre Lansdowne Monument in 19 days despite a steep, rutted route that kept vans and lorries away from the hilltop.
Construction
Self-employment reforms could shift proof burden onto contractors
Proposed worker-status changes could put the burden of proving genuine self-employment on contractors. A new assessment puts the economy-wide annual net direct cost at £167.8m.
UK
Scaffolding firms face tighter harassment duties from 30 October
Stronger harassment duties and new union-access rules take effect across Great Britain on 30 October, with implications for firms working on client-controlled sites.
Interviews
Interviews
Confessions of an MD
At 21, John Trayfoot blacked out on a roof and fell 8 metres through a skylight into a Brighton timber yard. Now managing director of M R Scaffolding, he starts his company's safety sessions with that story, and with a question: why do experienced people who know the risks still cut corners?
Interviews
Des Moore: “The next five years are critical” for scaffolding
As Des Moore approaches his 70th birthday, he is not interested in nostalgia. After...
Interviews
Second chances and scaffolding: the man giving ex-offenders a route back into work
When Aaron King talks about turning points, he does not hesitate.
"It was when my...
The Latest
UK
Shield tackles hilltop access challenge in 19-day scaffold build
Shield erected access around the 38-metre Lansdowne Monument in 19 days despite a steep, rutted route that kept vans and lorries away from the hilltop.
Construction
Self-employment reforms could shift proof burden onto contractors
Proposed worker-status changes could put the burden of proving genuine self-employment on contractors. A new assessment puts the economy-wide annual net direct cost at £167.8m.
UK
Scaffolding firms face tighter harassment duties from 30 October
Stronger harassment duties and new union-access rules take effect across Great Britain on 30 October, with implications for firms working on client-controlled sites.
Interviews
Interviews
Confessions of an MD
At 21, John Trayfoot blacked out on a roof and fell 8 metres through a skylight into a Brighton timber yard. Now managing director of M R Scaffolding, he starts his company's safety sessions with that story, and with a question: why do experienced people who know the risks still cut corners?
Interviews
Des Moore: “The next five years are critical” for scaffolding
As Des Moore approaches his 70th birthday, he is not interested in nostalgia. After...
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Second chances and scaffolding: the man giving ex-offenders a route back into work
When Aaron King talks about turning points, he does not hesitate.
"It was when my...
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Shield tackles hilltop access challenge in 19-day scaffold build
Shield erected access around the 38-metre Lansdowne Monument in 19 days despite a steep, rutted route that kept vans and lorries away from the hilltop.
Self-employment reforms could shift proof burden onto contractors
Proposed worker-status changes could put the burden of proving genuine self-employment on contractors. A new assessment puts the economy-wide annual net direct cost at £167.8m.
Scaffolding firms face tighter harassment duties from 30 October
Stronger harassment duties and new union-access rules take effect across Great Britain on 30 October, with implications for firms working on client-controlled sites.
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