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Australia launches national scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) has launched the first version of its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding, providing the industry with a single...

GKR scaffolders help save woman’s life at London project

A GKR Scaffolding site team has been praised after helping to save the life of a woman who collapsed outside a live London project. The incident happened last week outside the 7 Burlington Gardens project, where GKR operatives were working. According to the company, members of...

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Australia launches national scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) has launched the first version of its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding, providing the industry with a single...

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Layher UK draws contractors to Eggborough technical open day

Layher UK welcomed scaffolding contractors, customers and industry professionals...

Police appeal after ladder falls from scaffolding truck

Jersey Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident...

Australia launches national scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) has launched the first...

Scaffold and access industry heads to Nashville for SAIA Convention

The Scaffold & Access Industry Association will hold its...

Alimak agrees $142m deal for Canadian access specialist Pro-Bel

The Canadian manufacturer of building maintenance units, suspended platforms...

Alimak agrees $142m deal for Canadian access specialist Pro-Bel

The Canadian manufacturer of building maintenance units, suspended platforms and fall protection systems will join Alimak Group’s Facade Access division. Alimak Group has agreed to...

Construction output falls again in May as repair and maintenance work drops

Monthly construction output in Great Britain fell by 0.8% in May 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics....

Two construction workers killed in falls on successive days

Fatal incidents at construction sites in London and Birmingham have prompted separate investigations involving police and the Health and Safety Executive.

Two seriously injured after scaffold tower topples on busy London street

A London construction company and its sole director have been fined after a mobile scaffold tower overturned on Putney High Street, seriously injuring two members of the public.

CIJC pay deal brings wage rises and extra holiday for construction workers

The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) has confirmed new minimum pay rates for construction workers covered by the CIJC...

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Australia launches national scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) has launched the first version of its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding, providing the industry with a single reference intended to support safer and more consistent working practices across the country. The 140-page document has been developed for scaffold contractors, principal contractors, clients, designers,...

Alimak agrees $142m deal for Canadian access specialist Pro-Bel

The Canadian manufacturer of building maintenance units, suspended platforms and fall protection systems will join Alimak Group’s Facade Access...

SAA to publish free Australian scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) will launch its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding on Monday 27 July, providing...

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Australia launches national scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) has launched the first version of its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding, providing...

Layher UK draws contractors to Eggborough technical open day

Layher UK welcomed scaffolding contractors, customers and industry professionals to its Eggborough depot this week, with a well-attended open...

Scaffold and access industry heads to Nashville for SAIA Convention

The Scaffold & Access Industry Association will hold its annual convention at the JW Marriott Nashville from 28 to...

Police appeal after ladder falls from scaffolding truck

Jersey Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident on Grande Route de la Côte in St Clement on...

Alimak agrees $142m deal for Canadian access specialist Pro-Bel

The Canadian manufacturer of building maintenance units, suspended platforms and fall protection systems will join Alimak Group’s Facade Access...

SAA to publish free Australian scaffolding best practice guidelines

The Scaffolding Association Australia (SAA) will launch its Australian Best Practice Guidelines for Scaffolding on Monday 27 July, providing...

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Falls from height account for quarter of all work deaths, HSE says

Falls from height caused 31 worker deaths in Great Britain in 2025/26, around a quarter of the 126 work-related...

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