STAR Housing seeks scaffolding suppliers for £600K framework lot

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STAR Housing is seeking scaffolding suppliers for a Shropshire housing framework, with the dedicated access lot estimated at £606,625 including VAT.

CISRS says CSCS notice was served to negotiate “from a stronger position”

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NASC president Sarah Klieve says CISRS served CSCS notice to negotiate from a stronger position, as Build UK says the card rules don’t block other sectors.

Golden Gate Bridge prepares temporary access platforms for seismic works

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Night-time lane closures will allow crews to lower access platforms beneath the roadway as work progresses on the bridge’s final seismic retrofit phase.

Right-to-work rules extend liability through construction supply chains

UK Daniel Norton -
Contractors face new responsibilities for labour supplied through subcontracting chains as expanded right-to-work rules come into force.
UK

Decorator given suspended sentence after fatal ladder electrocution

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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.
UK

CISRS postpones October webinar as CSCS licence talks continue

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The 8 October session has been put back until late October or early November, with a revised FAQ due later this week.

Band of Builders launches kit bursary for young construction workers

UK construction downturn eases as new work falls faster

SAA backs scaffold safety education after Queensland coroner’s findings

86m Layher scaffold completed at Giotto’s Bell Tower