Our Government has the unenviable task of having to make reactive decisions during a rapidly changing situation. Almost daily the information we are being provided with is evolving, and managing that data for just one part of one sector has
In this Opinion piece, The Indigo Group discuss legislation, the considerations and risks facing scaffolding companies. The increasing regulatory burden on subcontractors There is no denying that the scaffolding sector are leading the way when it comes to best practise
In this Comment piece, Robert Candy, CEO of the Scaffolding Association, talks about growth and the need for optimism. The Government have committed to leaving the European Union, and we now await the details of what this will mean for
Nigel Waring, Business Development Manager at 48.3 Scaffold Design, discusses how prioritising scaffold design ahead of contractor appointment, and collaborating with permanent works teams, can improve profit margins. For clients, scaffolding is often the first thing needed but the last
Well here we are again and like you, I had hoped we wouldn’t need to address the issues of BREXIT again having been promised faithfully, we would be leaving on 31st October. Definitely. But after a further delay – at
In a month in which all political, economic and seasonal indicators pointed towards a downturn, the UK construction industry chose to self-identify as upward and upbeat. Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards looks on disbelievingly. In March this year, the
With slips, trips and falls still the number one cause of accidents and injuries on scaffolds, it is imperative that both scaffolders and contractors understand the most common reasons that scaffolds fail the weekly inspection. Ian Chambers, sales and marketing
It is difficult to slow down progress and avoid change. Those who avoid change and innovation will ultimately see it take place elsewhere, and so future opportunities could either be missed or lost for ever. The sector’s capacity to respond
A commitment to raise standards and develop skills was at the centre of the Scaffolding Association’s strategy when it opened for membership in 2013. Large swathes of the sector had become disenfranchised from the wider construction, housing and facilities management
There are many great brands in the scaffolding industry, but when they lose focus on delivering what customers want and need, they’ll wither away and become confined to history. Dale, managing director of SCP Forgeco, sees innovation as an integral
