Comedian and television presenter Dara Ó Briain has been confirmed as the host of this year’s Scaffolding Excellence Awards. The awards evening will take place on Friday 11 September in Manchester, as part of ScaffEx26. Ó Briain is best known in the UK for hosting Mock the Week, Blockbusters, Robot Wars and Stargazing Live. He is also...

Two workers have been killed following the collapse of a twin mast climbing work platform in Benidorm, Spain. The incident...

Brogan Group has secured the powered access package for a student accommodation building in Manchester. The access specialist will provide...

NASC has opened entries for the 2026 Scaffolding Excellence Awards, with this year’s apprentice category renamed in memory of...

TRAD UK has launched a new fundraising campaign in support of Epilepsy Action, the...

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the...

The Construction Industry Training Board is targeting workers from Scotland’s offshore energy sector as...

NASC has thrown its support behind the first International Scaffolding and Access Day, as the UK industry prepares to join a new annual campaign aimed at raising the profile of the profession worldwide. The event will take place on 14 May 2026 and has been established by the International Access and Scaffolding Association, better known as...

A group of companies linked to one of Australia’s largest scaffolding and formwork providers...

Construction firms in New Zealand are facing a growing shortage of scaffolders as experienced...

The escalating conflict in the Middle East is beginning to affect construction and safety...

Denmark’s new Storstrøm Bridge is entering its final construction phase, with the 3.8km crossing...

The Construction Industry Training Board is targeting workers from Scotland’s offshore energy sector as part of efforts to widen the construction talent pool and...

A team of seven apprentices from Scotland and Northern Ireland will compete at ScaffChamp...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced changes to how training funding will...

CISRS has appointed Kathryn Bowe as full-time Chair of its Quality Assurance Committee, months after the organisation was forced...

The number of women completing construction apprenticeships has more than tripled since 2018, according...

CISRS has set out plans to reform its Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme, with proposals...

Baton has opened applications for its Early Adopter Programme, giving scaffolding contractors early access to a software platform designed specifically for construction subcontractors. The company said the system had been built to help scaffold firms gain better control over operations, compliance and commercial performance by bringing key workflows into one connected platform. Baton describes the system as...

Tilbury Douglas has begun using a humanoid robot to carry out administrative and data-collection...

KEWAZO, a robotics company focused on heavy industry, has raised $35m in funding to...

A London-based roofing contractor has launched a new digital platform designed to simplify how...

NASC and CISRS have completed a comprehensive digital overhaul that marks a fundamental shift...

The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation and the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme are...

Rose System Scaffolding has completed the scaffolding package for...

One of Scotland’s largest scaffolding contractors, JR Scaffold Services,...

AT-PAC Ringlock has been used to support what the...

When the iconic Zuel ski jump in Cortina d'Ampezzo...

Layher UK has worked in close partnership with Skill...

JR Scaffold has delivered a complex free-standing scaffold to...