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Worker killed after falling from scaffolding in Kensington

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jul 11, 2017

A worker was killed yesterday at a construction site in Kensington. The worker who has been rumored online to be a scaffolder, is believed to...

Business

TRAD Southern wins £1.5M Leon House conversion contract

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jun 13, 2018

TRAD Southern has won a £1.5 million contract supporting the conversion of Leon House in Croydon. Built in the 1960s, the 22-storey office building...

News

TRAD Southern uses Plettac Metrix System on iconic Goldfinger Tower

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jun 13, 2018

TRAD Southern has been awarded a £1.93 million contract for the restoration of Trellick Tower, which is one of London’s most iconic residential blocks....

Business

First Female Scaffolder Joins GKR

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 31, 2025

GKR have had the pleasure in announcing that Yvette Freeman has joined the company as a Trainee Scaffolder. Yvette brings an impactful set of...

News

Three-year Scaffolding Project Gets Underway at Big Ben

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jun 2, 2017

Scaffolding is now visible as a three-year programme of essential works to conserve the Elizabeth Tower, the Great Clock and the Great Bell, also...

Business

Double win for GKR Scaffolding at CN Specialist Awards

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 31, 2025

GKR Scaffolding have been awarded the Construction News Access and Scaffolding Specialist of the year award for the second year running AND a Training...

Health & Safety

Two injured as scaffolding collapses in London street

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 23, 2017

A man is fighting for his life after falling from height while working on scaffolding at an address in London The incident happened at around...

Featured

Reaching for the sky – A potted history of scaffolding

Colin Waters - Oct 14, 2025

It’s known that the use of scaffolding dates way back to prehistoric times because holes still exist in the walls of Palaeolithic caves at Lascaux...

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Video: Scaffolders life in the 1950s and 1960s

Daniel Norton - Mar 23, 2017

Well before the Health and Safety at Work Act this excellent historical video depicts the life of London construction in the early 1960's. Interestingly the...

Business

McAlpine wins London’s Big Ben scaffolding contract

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 23, 2017

Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects Division has been awarded the scaffolding contract and pre-construction service agreement (PCSA) at London's iconic Big Ben. The scaffolding is...

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