Housebuilder fined £300k after scaffolding labourer suffers serious fall

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A West Yorkshire housebuilder has been fined £300,000 after a scaffolding labourer suffered serious spinal injuries in a fall through an unprotected stairwell opening.

NASC and Women in Scaffolding Association sign partnership agreement

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NASC and the Women in Scaffolding Association have signed a new agreement aimed at improving recruitment, career progression and long-term participation of women across the scaffolding industry.

AT-PAC details Raised Ledger System after Product of the Year win

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AT-PAC has released further details of its Raised Ledger System after the product was named Product of the Year at the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards.

Construction tops insolvency table with 3,866 failures

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Construction recorded 3,866 company insolvencies in England and Wales in the year to August, the highest total of any industry, despite a 2% annual fall.
Global News

Saudi firm breaks 27-year-old scaffolding world record

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Saudi scaffolding firm Manar Al Omran has set a new Guinness World Record after building a 67.40m free-standing scaffold in Dammam.
Opinion

Don’t tear CISRS down. Open it up.

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As CISRS and CSCS head for a split, scaffolding and safety consultant and proud NASC committee member Alan Osborn argues the answer is not a new scheme or a war over the old one, but a change in who owns it, and who shares the load.

HAKI halves workforce as Combisafe integration gathers pace

Singapore to mandate fire-retardant scaffold netting from 2027

Fulcrum wins new HMP Brinsford scaffolding training contract

National Scaffolding Week returns in October