Access all areas at historic mansion

SGB recently provided an unusual access solution to enable large-scale repair works to be carried out on a historic building. The firm was drafted in...

PERI expands UK scaffolding offering

PERI has announced an expansion of its UK scaffolding team. The firm said the 'significant changes' will allow it to offer more comprehensive in-house services...

Landmark Mersey Gateway on form with help from PERI

PERI Ltd explains all about the challenging work the supplier of formwork and scaffolder solutions has been undertaking on the Mersey Gateway project MERSEYSIDE is...

Agility and transparency with temporary works

Charlie McKillop, northern regional engineering manager at Altrad RMD Kwikform, discusses why agility and transparency are essential for temporary works suppliers, and the importance...

PERI UK appoints new finance director

GRAHAM Shaw has been appointed finance director at PERI UK. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously spent over ten years...

System scaffolding proves a winner on bridge refurb

DENHOLM Industrial Services Ltd, working with TRAD UK, has utilised PLETTAC METRIX system scaffolding and ALTRIX alloy beam range to enable work on the...

Trad Group reveals plans to create six ‘super depots’

SCAFFOLDING specialist the TRAD Group has announced that it will be restructuring TRAD Safety Systems and TRAD Hire & Sales to become TRAD UK....

Paisley scaffolding business awarded Home Fix Scotland tender

JR Scaffold Services has been awarded an initial two-year contract with Home Fix Scotland, part of River Clyde Homes Group, supplying ad-hoc scaffolding services...

New initiative champions improved safety culture

A Glasgow-based scaffolding contractor has introduced a new health and safety initiative designed to raise awareness of risks and encourage employees to consider the...
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CISRS launches new era of training reform to meet sector demands

THE Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) has embarked on a reform programme, designed to transform scaffolding training and expand apprenticeship opportunities. Following a governance...

Formwork solution helps herald in New Era

THE first phases in Sheffield’s £65 million Chinatown development, New Era Square, are well underway. When complete, the landmark scheme will comprise five blocks...

Easy does it: scaffold solution provides the missing Link

PERI has revealed details of the role its solutions have played at The Link - one of many residential buildings in central London undergoing...
RMD Kwikform’s Ascent safety screen dramatically reduced the programme time at the 25-storey residential block in Canada Water, London.

A star of the big screen – RMD UK first

A screen that can ‘promote’ buildings during construction has been used for the first time in the UK on an apartments tower. RMD Kwikform’s Ascent...

Full steam ahead for £116m Levenmouth rail project

A senior project manager on the £116 million Levenmouth rail project has told of the team’s ‘pleasant surprise’ at the condition of 19th century...

CPD courses will help UK lead the way on safety

FOLLOWING lengthy discussions on the issue within the industry for many years, CISRS announced recently that from June 2017 it will introduce a two-day...
Scaffolding on a church

Challenging scaffold works aid historic Glasgow church renovation

JR Scaffold Services has been supporting the renovation of a B-listed church in Glasgow's west end. The firm installed around 3,000 square metres of Cuplok...

All systems go as Aberdeen projects begin to take shape

BEAVER 84’s system scaffold, Plettac Contur, is currently being showcased at one of Aberdeen’s most prestigious hotel developments; The Sandman Signature Hotel on St...

Metrix system measures up in Glasgow

TRAD UK has been working with Zeus Industrial Services on a major housing project on Dalmarnock Road in Glasgow, using the Plettac Metrix system...

Layher ‘beaming’ with pride over new scaffolding system

LAYHER says the firm’s new heavy duty lightweight aluminium beam will open up new opportunities in a wide range of scaffolding applications. With a depth...

Access by the seaside

FALL protection specialists MSA Safety have been involved in an access project beside the seaside, atop the famous Blackpool Tower. The tower houses the SkyWalk...