Warning: High winds expected in the UK

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HIGH WINDS

High winds have been forecast for this evening (27th October) across the southern half of the UK 

A Met Office amber alert for high winds in southern Wales, southern England, much of the Midlands, the East, and London and the South East is in place.

Now is the perfect time to think about the dangers of high wind and the precautions to take with scaffolding structures over the coming days.

The scaffold designers at 48.3 Scaffold Design have put together a great article that’s very informative on the subject of Scaffolding Precautions for High Winds

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