Finalists announced for the 2024 NASC Scaffolding Excellence Awards
NATIONAL Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the shortlisted candidates for the 2024 ScaffEx24 Scaffolding Excellence Awards.
This year's nominees are said to demonstrate...
All systems go for latest Layher innovations
LAYHER has said a commitment to innovation, much of which is a result of customer feedback, is one of the key factors behind the...
Up and over to beat the traffic – An Allround success for maintenance project
A specially-designed bridging truss system brought significant advantages and “dramatic” savings to a maintenance project alongside a major road.
THE Allround system from Layher Ltd...
Sanctuary firm hits the heights
Access firm AFI have won an award for its SanctuaryZone anti-entrapment device.
It was awarded the prize for contributing to safe working at height at...
Scaffolding firm looks to Step up expansion plans after Glasgow relocation
Stepup Scaffold UK is targeting significant growth after relocating from Linwood to a 76,500 square foot site in Govan, Glasgow.
Director Simon Russell told Project...
Management buyout of City Access Scaffolding completed
CITY Access Scaffolding has announced the successful completion of a management buyout of the company.
Original co-founder, Mark Skinner, alongside fellow directors, Ryan Scott and...
Revised scaffold safety guidance available to all
THE National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has revealed its recently revised core scaffolding safety guidance – SG4:22: Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations –...
Cream of the crop
ACORN Scaffolding (Yorkshire) Ltd collected the first ever NASC Scaffolding Product Innovation Award for its ‘Acorn Super Structure’ temporary roof at the Creamfields Steel...
Warrants out for leading scaffold firms
A second member company of the access industry’s trade body has achieved the standard necessary to provide scaffolding services to Royal households.
Allen & Foxworthy...
Scaffolding specialist propelled to new heights
THE Lochside Hotel in New Cumnock was the venue for a construction event with a difference recently.
Kilmarnock-based scaffolding specialist MJR Group invited guests to...
NASC marks dawning of a new digital era
THE NASC has provided Project Scotland with details of a new digital era for the organisation, designed to provide a raft of benefits to...
SMART Scaffolder adds new features to 2020 version
SMART Scaffolder has launched ‘SMART Estimator 2020', the latest version of its scaffold estimating software.
Every year since its launch in 2009, SMART Scaffolder has...
David Brown appointed chairman of International Access and Scaffolding Association
DAVID Brown has been appointed as the new chairman of the International Access and Scaffolding Association (IASA), following the death of former chairman Wayne...
Bespoke scaffolding solutions assist iconic church renovation in Renfrewshire
JR Scaffold Services has supported a renovation project of the oldest church in the Diocese of Paisley, St Fillan’s Church in Houston.
The firm installed...
NASC hails success of training fund
NASC has revealed it is on target to have provided over £120,000 in 12 months to help scaffolding and access businesses train their staff.
A...
Modular Acrow bridge used on £3m Network Rail project
A temporary modular Acrow bridge has been installed as part of a Network Rail project to replace a crossing over the railway line between...
Underdeck system offers a platform for success
ENGINEERING and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK, in collaboration with Layher UK, announced this summer that it had designed the world’s first underdeck scaffolding system...
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...
Safety from the ground up
Access platforms must be as stable as possible if they are to be used safely and effectively. It is therefore vital to know how...
Latest innovation will offer ‘safety, speed and versatility’
LAYHER has revealed it is adding a new system to its range that will ‘simplify and enhance’ façade scaffold installation.
The company’s AGS system features...
