NASC warns on scaffold loads and driver fatigue

Health & Safety Daniel Norton -
NASC highlights load security, fatigue and vehicle checks as a new free Truck Driver Toolkit puts scaffolding transport risks in focus.

Scaffolding included in £3.5m Barbican logistics tender

UK Alex Mercer -
Scaffold ramps, Haki stairs and temporary access form part of the wider logistics package for London’s Barbican Centre. First-stage applications close at noon on 9 November.

SAIA names teams for 2027 Scaffold Builders Competition

North America Daniel Norton -
Manchester-based AK Scaffolding is on the list for Las Vegas, alongside 4 first-time entrants from the US, Lithuania, Switzerland and Canada.

Scaffold firm fined £16,000 after trainee’s fatal fall

In The Courts Daniel Norton -
HSE found that safe zones had not been established when Michael Swales fell 5 metres from a partially erected scaffold near Ripon.
Business

Taylor Wimpey scaffolders’ pay dispute moves to strike ballot

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Unite says voting in the Sunderland pay dispute opened on 9 November and closes on 23 November. The dispute involves 19 scaffolders and 31 joiners.
Europe

Swiss scaffold agreement aims to make loading limits clearer

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SGUV and Suva have developed a Swiss usage agreement covering material and heavy-load scaffold platforms, with loading limits, handover checks and client duties.

Acrow lifts FY27 forecast as industrial access work grows

Bilfinger Q3 earnings fall 23% despite €1.7bn order intake

KEWAZO to join debate on getting construction robots onto site

Safety and Access wins Hackney inspection contract