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Worker killed after falling from scaffolding in Kensington

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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

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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

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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

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GKR have had the pleasure in announcing that Yvette Freeman has joined the company as a Trainee Scaffolder. Yvette brings an impactful set of...
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Three-year Scaffolding Project Gets Underway at Big Ben

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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...
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Double win for GKR Scaffolding at CN Specialist Awards

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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

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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...
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Reaching for the sky – A potted history of scaffolding

Colin Waters -
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 -
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...
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McAlpine wins London’s Big Ben scaffolding contract

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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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