Clive Dickin

We need to celebrate scaffolding careers and drive recognition

CLIVE Dickin was appointed chief executive officer of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) earlier this year. The experienced trade association professional, whose past...

Acquisition offers Access to resources

SPAN Access, the Fife-based company behind specialist access works on landmark projects such as the build of the Queensferry Crossing and BP Magnus, has...
Clive Dickin

NASC confirms changes designed to improve membership application process

NASC, the scaffolding and access industry body, has announced a new application process allowing prospective members who meet the standards of membership to join...

Lightweight characteristics aid Highland bridge work

LAYHER has revealed the ‘simplicity, versatility and lightweight characteristics’ of the firm’s scaffolding have been clearly demonstrated during a maintenance project on the A9...

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...
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...

University project marks hoists brand’s first Scottish contract

LYNDON SGB’s mechanical access hoists brand – Taylor’s Hoists – has started its first ever contract in Scotland, at the University of Glasgow’s new...
Andrew Lawson takes on the post of Layher area sales manager

Andrew Lawson to lead area sales at Layher

LAYHER has announced an appointment to further develop its business in Scotland and Ireland. Andrew Lawson takes on the post of area sales manager and...
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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...
Guy Butterworth

Temporary access supplier names new MD

TEMPORARY access specialist TPA has appointed Guy Butterworth as MD, succeeding David Walkden who moves across to fellow Vp plc subsidiary MEP Hire. Guy was...

GRS completes acquisition of SafetyDeck working platform solution

CONSTRUCTION materials group GRS has completed the acquisition of SafetyDeck Ltd, a working platform and fall prevention system used by housebuilders, for an undisclosed...
Brand Access Solutions by BrandSafway

Access and scaffolding giant reveals Brand new name

Lyndon SGB by BrandSafway, a major provider of access and scaffolding solutions, has announced it has rebranded to Brand Access Solutions by BrandSafway. The move...
Touch Water Treatment JR Scaffold project

‘Uniquely challenging’ scaffold project complete at Stirlingshire water treatment works

JR Scaffold has carried out what it described as a 'uniquely challenging' project at Touch Water Treatment Works near Cambusbarron in Stirlingshire. The team installed...
ScaffEx Awards

Entries sought for Scaffolding Excellence Awards

THE National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced that entries are now open for the Scaffolding Excellence Awards. In the new era of NASC’s...

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...

Silver service: Paisley firm marks milestone

Craig Quirie speaks to JR Scaffold Services founder John Horne as the company marks 25 years in business by embarking on a poignant fundraising...

Innovative rope access system used on Royal Border Bridge repair project

A multi-million-pound repairs project has been completed on the historic Royal Border Bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Engineers have been working on the 170-year-old structure since January...

PERI on great form at V&A Dundee

THE long-awaited £80.1 million V&A Dundee will open its doors to the public this September. The landmark design museum - the only V&A Museum in...

Spring arrival for NASC software expansion

THE NASC’s eGuide scaffolding compliance software update and expansion – TG20:21 – will go on sale from March.  The latest version builds on TG20:13, which...

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...