A platform for growth
DENHOLM Industrial Services (DIS) is targeting further growth in Scotland following the recent acquisition of Access Lifting Pulling & Safety (ALPS) by holding company...
Layher investment signals UK commitment
“OUR commitment to investment – in terms of manufacturing and worldwide support – has been at the heart of our success and growth in...
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...
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...
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...
Revised kit testing standard welcomed by manufacturer
SPECIALIST safety manufacturer MSA Safety has welcomed the tightening of fall protection testing standards to better reflect real-life usage.
The global safety company, which acquired...
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...
Turner Access to invest in new Edinburgh depot
TURNER Access Contract Scaffolding is to invest £1 million in its recently opened contracting depot in Edinburgh. The firm said the base is ideally...
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...
Improve payment process through schedule of rates
David Brown, managing surveyor at IBN Scaffold Access Ltd and chair of the NASC contracts committee, explains why the use of a schedule of...
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...
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...
Acquisition strengthens Bilco’s access offering
HORIZONTAL access specialist Bilco UK has completed the acquisition of Profab Access, a manufacturer of vertical access panels, riser doors and steel doors with 75...
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...
Tower product now for hire
GLASGOW-based Scaffolding Access & Supplies has added the Euro 500 Alegro Tower System to its rental fleet.
The Euro 500 Alegro aluminium tower offers a...
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...
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...
Access by the seaside
FALL protection specialists MSA Safety have been involved in an access project beside the seaside, atop the famous Blackpool Tower.
The tower houses the SkyWalk...
New Layher facility is Pick of the bunch
LAYHER has introduced a new facility to “optimise and simplify” the ordering and delivery of its range of scaffolding, access and protection systems to...
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...
