After Friday’s team draw and structure briefing, competitors are now putting planning into practice as they take on the scaffold build challenge that will decide this year’s champion.
The competition day follows a wet opening programme on Friday, when teams were introduced, the running order was confirmed and the build design was revealed to competitors.
This year’s competition is split across 2 rounds.
Round 1 begins with RNDV from Lithuania, followed by Stabil Épít? from Hungary, N-Projects from Poland, Scaff-Tech from Poland, A-Team from Scotland and Northern Ireland, Skyline Scaffolding from Ireland, Team Türkiye, NBIK from Mongolia, Muehlhan from Greece and MTL Group from the Czech Republic.
Round 2 will feature Teknopont from Italy, Talim from Peru, AlpAccess from Romania, AK Scaffolding from the United Kingdom, Air Tek Group from Spain, Bilfinger from Germany, Gerüstbau Samiez from Germany, Volken Group from Switzerland and Groupe Vermeren from Canada.
For the UK industry, attention will be on AK Scaffolding, which enters the arena in Round 2.
The teams are being judged on more than speed. Accuracy, safety, teamwork and clean execution all matter, with referees inspecting the structures and applying time penalties where errors are found.
The scaffold design, revealed during Friday’s briefing, includes several sections and working levels including a roof, giving teams a technical task that will test planning and communication as well as pace.
ScaffChamp has become one of the few international events where working scaffolders compete directly in front of an industry audience.
The format puts practical skill at the centre of the event, with teams required to build quickly while still meeting the standards expected on site.
Scaffmag is in Vilnius covering the competition throughout the day through its live blog, website and magazine.
