RNDV has been crowned ScaffChamp 2026 champion after winning the international scaffolding competition for the second year running.
The team retained the title in Vilnius, Lithuania, after completing this year’s scaffold build against a field of 19 international teams.
Judges assessed speed, safety, accuracy and workmanship, with teams also facing time penalties for any faults found during inspection.
The result brought the 2026 event to a close after 2 days of competition, industry networking and live demonstrations at the ScaffChamp arena.
This year’s contest opened on Friday with team presentations, the official draw and the reveal of the structure that competitors would have to build on competition day.
The draw placed the teams into 2 rounds.
Round 1 began with RNDV, followed by Stabil, N-Projects, Scaff-Tech, A-Team, Skyline Scaffolding, Team Türkiye, NBIK, Muehlhan and MTL Group.
Round 2 brought Teknopont, Talim, AlpAccess, AK Scaffolding, Air Tek Group, Bilfinger, Gerüstbau Samiez, Volken Group and Groupe Vermeren into the arena.
Competition day saw each team race to complete the required scaffold structure before dismantling it safely and cleanly.
Times were then reviewed alongside any faults or penalties identified by the referees.
RNDV finished with a final time of 02:05:08, securing victory ahead of Bilfinger in second place and Volken Group in third.
The result gives RNDV back-to-back ScaffChamp titles and confirms the team’s place as one of the standout competitors in the event’s recent history.
The 2026 structure quickly became one of the main talking points around the arena.
Several teams were unable to complete the build within the allotted time, with the technical demands catching out even experienced competitors.
One competitor told Scaffmag the structure was “one of the most technical ScaffChamp builds we’ve seen, with very little margin for error once you got behind on the sequence”.
Event organisers had not expected the build to catch out as many teams as it did, with the final standings shaped by completion, accuracy and penalty control as much as outright speed.
One of the most closely watched teams was A-Team, a young squad made up entirely of apprentices from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The team received eight minute penalty from the judges, but provided strong result in a contest where accuracy mattered as much as pace.
But they were unable to complete the build within the time limit.
Their performance still drew attention around the arena, with the apprentices keeping their standards under pressure against experienced international teams.
The weather also played its part across the 2 days.
Wet conditions affected parts of the event, including the opening day, but the rain did not stop the draw, briefings and partner activities from going ahead.
By Saturday afternoon, the sun came out for Round 2, giving the arena a very different feel as the second group of teams began their build. However, the brighter conditions did not make the structure any easier.
Speaking after the result, one spectator watching from the arena said: “The build looked incredibly technical this year and you could see teams having to think through every move. Even when things weren’t going to plan, the atmosphere was brilliant. The crowd stayed engaged all day and there was a real sense of respect for what the teams were trying to achieve.”
ScaffChamp brings together scaffolders from across Europe and beyond, giving teams the chance to compete under pressure in front of industry figures, suppliers and supporters.
For competitors, the event is also a rare chance to show the skill, judgement and discipline involved in scaffolding to a wider audience.
The 2026 competition again drew teams from across the international scaffolding community, with competitors travelling to Lithuania to test themselves against some of the best in the trade.
Scaffmag covered the event from Vilnius, with updates, images and reaction from the arena throughout the 2 days.
More reaction from the winning team and organisers will follow.
