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Pontefract scaffolding director hit with £100k Covid loan repayment order

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 17, 2025

A West Yorkshire scaffolding contractor has been ordered to repay over £100,000 after fraudulently claiming government Covid-19 support loans, in a case that highlights...

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NASC shortlisted for Trade Association Forum Best Practice Award

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Dec 14, 2021

NASC has been recognised for its crisis management efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scaffolding and access trade body has been shortlisted for the...

Construction

COVID-19 Plan B announced

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Dec 9, 2021

The Prime Minister announced that England is moving to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

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Scaffolding Bosses Urged to Keep Applying Pandemic Precautions

Grahame Anderson - Jul 15, 2021

Legal restrictions on both mask wearing and social distancing in England are to be scrapped from Monday, July 19th. This could carry serious implications...

Construction

Free home Covid testing kits available for all construction workers

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 31, 2021

Firms within the construction industry can now order free Covid test kits for their workers to use at home. Businesses can already order free rapid lateral flow kits...

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Start planning If you deferred your VAT due to Covid-19

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 3, 2021

Last year, to help businesses who were suffering with cashflow difficulties due to Covid-19, the Government announced that they would defer VAT payments for...

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Scaffolding training gets green light to restart

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 2, 2021

Scaffolding training establishments have now been given the green light to reopen following the national lockdown restrictions imposed in January. Around half of the CISRS...

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Strictest lockdown ordered but construction can continue

Daniel Norton - Jan 7, 2021

Construction sites can stay open as the prime minister last night ordered the strictest lockdown measures since March 2020. In a televised lockdown announcement the...

Construction

Industry to carry on through latest national lockdown

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Nov 3, 2020

Construction sites in England are set to stay open and fully operational during the latest lockdown that starts on Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed...

Construction

CITB extends support for apprentices through Covid-19

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 21, 2020

CITB is offering support to help find a new employer for any displaced apprentice as part of a raft of measures to keep skills...

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