Hybrid access solutions prove their worth in Scotland

Stuart Dougall, Lyndon SGB regional manager for Scotland, tells Project Scotland about the progress of the firm’s one-stop shop access solution package, overcoming sector...

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...

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...

Birdcage scaffold build brings events flexibility

CHANGES were made last year to the seating at the London Stadium – home to West Ham United Football Club – designed to bring...

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...
Julio Black AT-PAC

Industry leaders confirmed for ScaffEx24

ScaffEx24 has announced a further update to its line-up of speakers at the event, due to be held in Belfast on November 29. Julio Black...

Management buyout of City Access Scaffolding completed

CITY Access Scaffolding has announced the successful completion of a management buyout of the company. Original co-founder, Mark Skinner, alongside fellow directors, Ryan Scott and...
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NASC marks dawning of a new digital era

THE NASC has provided Project Scotland with details of a new digital era for the organisation, designed to provide a raft of benefits to...
Scaffolding around city centre hotel

Bespoke system checks out at hotel project

BRAND Access Solutions’ delivery of a ‘highly complex’ scaffolding and temporary roofing solution at the Moxy Hotel in Bristol earned the firm a nomination...
Paul Napper

NASC strengthens senior team with double appointment

NATIONAL Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has strengthened its senior team with two new appointments. Paul Napper has been named head of training and education,...

Site manager app vows to drive efficiency

A “ground-breaking” app for scaffold inspection management has been launched, which developers claim will improve efficiency and provide safety benefits. Lyndon Scaffolding said its Lyndon...

Unsung hero helps keep Scottish scaffold firm grounded

AN award-winning operations director has encouraged women considering careers in the construction industry to grab any opportunities with both hands. Kellyanne Conway has worked with...

PERI launches action plan to raise awareness of menopause in the workplace

PERI is on a mission to raise awareness of menopause in the workplace as part of the firm's series of wellbeing-related topics. The scaffolding and...
JR Scaffold team on West Highland Way

Scaffolding team completes gruelling trek to raise over £36,000 for charity

A team from JR Scaffold has conquered the 96-mile West Highland Way, raising a whopping £36,850 for the Emmie Smillie Foundation, which supports cancer...
Clive Dickin

NASC secures Prescribed Organisation status with CITB

THE National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced it has achieved Prescribed Organisation status with CITB. Clive Dickin, group CEO of NASC and CISRS,...
SMART Scaffolder

SMART thinking helps scaffolding businesses streamline operations

ADVERTORIAL Jonathan Threadgold, SMART Scaffolder product owner and sales lead at CADS Ltd, discusses the evolution of the software solution and explains why scaffolding companies...

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...

Music festival means Boom time for scaffold solutions

PERI recently supplied scaffolding for the popular Boomtown music festival near Winchester in Hampshire. With the event taking place for the first since 2019 due...

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...

Layher Beams with pride over latest innovation

LAYHER says the construction of suspended and cantilevered scaffold structures can now be ‘significantly simplified’ with its latest innovation, now available throughout Scotland from...