Lee Marley turnover hits £95.4m as profit falls

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The masonry and scaffolding contractor invested £2.99m in scaffold and other fixed assets and entered 2026 with £131m of secured work.

Tyne Bridge to close for overhead scaffold deck installation

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Advanced scaffolders will work around the clock during an October half-term closure to install a protection deck ahead of main arch restoration in early 2027.

Worker dies in fall as campaigners count 21 Hong Kong construction deaths this year

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A 34-year-old worker has died in a fall at a Tung Chung public housing site, the 21st construction death in Hong Kong this year according to a victims' rights group.

ECITB launches PPE fit training for workers and employers

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Two short e-learning modules cover wearing and managing PPE, with access initially limited to ECITB in-scope employers.
Health & Safety

Man taken to hospital after Evesham scaffolding incident

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Specialist paramedics and firefighters rescued a man following a fall from scaffolding near Evesham Library. He was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
UK

Unsecured scaffolding loads flagged in Operation Rule checks

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Police identified unsecured scaffolding among the problems found during September’s national commercial vehicle checks.

Australia records 28 fatal workplace falls in 2025

Free scaffolding pilot gives school pupils hands-on experience

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

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