Environmental focus to the fore for Layher
THE importance of safety, versatility and cost effectiveness relating to the use of scaffolding is not in dispute. Every installation – from building and...
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...
PERI secures Constructionline Gold accreditation
TEMPORARY works specialist PERI UK has announced it has qualified for Constructionline Gold as part of its commitment to making construction more 'efficient, faster...
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...
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)...
The growing complexity of facade access
Mohamed Merchant, an associate director at TÜV SÜD’s UK real estate facade access division, explores how the introduction of increasingly convoluted building envelope designs...
Expanded hoist offering gives GAP customers a lift
GAP Hire Solutions has launched its new hoist services brochure, showcasing an expanded range of lifting solutions.
The firm said that with demand for reliable...
V&A Dundee construction materials to be celebrated on fifth anniversary
V&A Dundee's latest display will pay tribute to the construction of the building as it marks its fifth birthday this weekend.
‘Stories from the Building’...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Glasgow event helps shine a spotlight on scaffolding careers
YOUNG people in Scotland had the opportunity to learn more about the potential career opportunities available in the scaffolding and access sector during a...
Access Industry Forum renews call for ‘simplified’ system of reporting workplace accidents
THE Access Industry Forum (AIF) is calling for clearer reporting of workplace accidents following another year of 'little improvement' in falls from height.
The organisation...
Modular system dazzles on historic refurbishment
LAYHER’S modular scaffold system was installed to assist with the renovation of Lindisfarne Castle in the north east of England.
The structure, in part, dates...
PERI employees across the UK back local foodbanks initiative
EMPLOYEES at formwork and scaffolding provider PERI’s UK head office have been supporting their local community by donating essential items to the Rugby Foodbank.
Over...
Firm turns to Fife in next stage of expansion plan
TURNER Access Contract Scaffolding has recently expanded with the opening of a new depot in Cowdenbeath, Fife.
The development follows the opening of its Edinburgh...
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...
NASC issues technical update for scaffold baseplates
NASC has announced the release of a technical update to TG20:21, updating the guidance in line with current practices with baseplates.
The update confirms the...
Accidents and injuries at “record low”
THE number of accidents and injuries recorded by NASC members fell to an all-time low in 2017, with 89 incidences occurring on-site throughout the...
