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...
The role of CISRS in raising scaffolding sector standards
By Dave Mosley, CISRS scheme manager
THE Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) was set up in the late 1960s by the Construction Industry Joint...
NASC hails potential impact of Skills Bootcamps funding
NATIONAL Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has expressed its delight after partnering with City & Guilds Training to offer Skills Bootcamps funding for scaffolding...
Lyndon SGB expresses pride at Operation Unicorn role
TEAMS from Lyndon SGB by Brandsafway in Scotland provided a large access platform outside the Scottish Parliament buildings at Holyrood for the BBC, Sky...
Education secretary acknowledges industry skills challenges
THE National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) welcomed its members to the UK Parliament this week for a reception focused on making sure politicians...
New concrete sensor tipped to save time on construction sites
PERI UK has announced the launch of the first of four concrete sensors.
The SONO WZ is described as one of the first in the...
Raising your game
Powered access specialist Access Platform Sales (APS) tells Project Scotland how to get the most out of buying pre-owned powered access platforms
THE number of...
PERI and BECOFORM confirm UK partnership
PERI and BECOFORM have announced a partnership for UK-based projects.
Through the move, PERI said it secures access to a 'high-quality and innovative' product with...
Scaffold solutions help restore iconic Jenners department store building
BRAND Access Solutions has been providing scaffolding solutions to help with the restoration of the historic A-listed Jenners department store building in Edinburgh.
Last year,...
Station work earns Palmers award recognition
PALMERS Scaffolding UK has announced it has won a CSJV (Costain Skanska Joint Venture) subcontractor award for its role at St James’s Gardens, Euston...
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...
Former scaffolder looks to ‘change the mindset’
WHEN Gary Gallagher trained for a career in scaffolding in the early nineties he could scarcely have imagined the impact it would have on...
Access all areas at Ovingham Bridge
XERVON Palmers has been carrying out a contract for Northumberland County Council and the Department for Transport providing access for the £3 million refurbishment...
New course to raise scaffolding awareness
A new one-day scaffolding awareness course is set to launch at a range of training centres across the UK later this year.
The course, which...
Blue sky thinking pays off for access specialist
A powered access firm has developed a solution that aims to allow for easier transfer of edge protection materials to height.
BlueSky Solutions is the...
Access all areas
EDINBURGH-based City Access Scaffolding has been involved in a project at the Capital’s prestigious St. Andrew’s House, the headquarters of the Scottish Government.
Main contractor...
CITB urging Scottish offshore workers to consider scaffolding careers
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging Scottish offshore workers to consider a career in construction due to the number of transferable skills...
Scotland’s foremost hoist provider rises to the occasion in milestone year
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Glasgow-based vertical access equipment specialist Scot Hoist Ltd explains the secrets of its success as the firm marks 21 years in business this month.
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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...
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...






















