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...
PERI appoints new UK managing director
PERI has announced the appointment of Ian Hayes as its new UK MD.
He succeeds Alasdair Stables, who stepped down from the position last month...
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...
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...
Layher solutions make a splash in Peebles
THE refurbishment of a severely fire-damaged swimming pool roof in Peeblesshire called for a scaffolding access and weather protection system capable of spanning 28.7m...
Full steam ahead for £116m Levenmouth rail project
A senior project manager on the £116 million Levenmouth rail project has told of the team’s ‘pleasant surprise’ at the condition of 19th century...
NASC confirms plans to launch Common Assessment Standard at ScaffEx24
NATIONAL Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) will launch its Common Assessment Standard (CAS) at ScaffEx24 next month.
The initiative is designed to reduce the burden 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...
Construction apprentice discount card tipped to help attract new talent
CITY Access Scaffolding’s Kirsty Allan is spearheading a campaign with leading student discount provider, TOTUM, to ensure apprentices have direct access to the same...
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...
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...
Scaffolding stock becomes an Enigma
ENIGMA Industrial Services (formerly Interserve Industrial Services) has snapped up more than 2,500 tonnes of scaffolding equipment from Haki Scaffolding.
The multi-million pound deal makes...
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...
Turner’s case for the defence
GLASGOW-based Turner Access is continuing to expand with projects in the defence sector.
The scaffolding firm has divulged details of its recent involvement in the...
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...
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...
Paisley business takes on ‘unique and complex’ power station scaffolding project
JR Scaffold Services has started work on a major re-insulation and re-cladding project at Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian.
Acting on behalf of Luddon...
Civil engineering student honoured for research into design of Covid testing tents
HEPZI Rattray has been named the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Scotland’s Emerging Engineer 2022 after producing a paper on the viability of scaffold...
Carbon footprints of formwork and scaffolding will become more visible
Robert Hauser, CEO of Doka GmbH, explains why the firm’s introduction of a product carbon footprint KPI marks a significant shift towards a more...
JR Scaffold secures delivery partner role for second phase of Warmworks initiative
JR Scaffold has been successful in securing its place as a delivery partner on the supply chain for the next phase of the Scottish...
