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...

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...
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Shortlist revealed for 2025 Scaffolding Excellence Awards

SCAFFOLDING and access trade body NASC has revealed the shortlist for the Scaffolding Excellence Awards 2025. The awards celebrate industry achievements across nine distinct categories....
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NASC and CISRS recruit for new head of training and education

NATIONAL Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) and Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) have started the recruitment process for a new head of training...

PERI employees tackle Big Hike Challenge in Loch Lomond

EMPLOYEES from PERI UK’s Glasgow office recently participated in the Big Hike Challenge in Loch Lomond for Cancer Research UK, the company’s chosen charity of...

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...

Palmers flying high after airport work recognition

CHALLENGING work carried out by Palmers Scaffolding UK at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4 building received recognition at the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation’s (NASC)...

Standing still is not an option for City Access Scaffolding

MIDLOTHIAN-based City Access Scaffolding entered 2022 with a spring in its step after securing two prestigious NASC Awards at the end of last year. The...

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...
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Why ScaffEx26 is worth a day away from the tools

Richard Cree, head of business development, NASC, outlines 12 reasons why scaffolding and access professionals should make time for ScaffEx in September LET'S face it....
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‘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...

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...

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...

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...

Scaffolding training facility opens in Aberdeen

A new "top quality" scaffolding training centre has officially opened in Aberdeen to benefit future scaffolders in the north of the country. The facility, which has received...

Special access solutions keep rail project on track

FOLLOWING months of design planning, Palmers Scaffolding has been providing special access solutions and scaffolding for HS2 enabling works at London’s Euston Station. An archaeology...

Major milestone reached for CISRS CPD courses

THE Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) has announced that over 1000 scaffolders and advanced scaffolders have now attended the CISRS CPD course and...
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Scaffold business earns its Corn on complex Arbroath project

JR Scaffold Services has completed work on a town centre roofing project at The Corn Exchange, a JD Wetherspoons pub and restaurant in Arbroath,...
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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...
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Two new keynote speakers confirmed for ScaffEx24

TWO new keynote speakers have been announced for ScaffEx24: James Butcher, executive director of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), and David Abraham, founder of...