Throughout the year the Scaffolding Association attends, hosts and supports a number of events across the UK. These events range from exhibitions, seminars and training, to online webinars. Please visit this page regularly as we will continue to add more dates throughout the year. Below are our upcoming events – expand each heading for more event information…
Future Events
The Scaffolding Association encourages its members to actively participate in National Apprenticeship Week 2025, taking place from 10 to 16 February 2025. This annual event celebrates the positive impact of apprenticeships on individuals, businesses, and the wider economy. Members can get involved by attending local events, sharing success stories, or promoting apprenticeship opportunities within their organizations. Engaging in this week-long celebration helps showcase the value of apprenticeships in developing a skilled and competent workforce in the scaffolding industry.
Learn more: National Apprenticeship Week
We are partnering with the CITB for the above webinar so that they can explain the updates to their grants and funding available for CITB grant-eligible training.
The team will talk about the new ‘Employer Networks’ programme which aims to significantly reduce the complexity and admin time for claiming. Employer Networks have proven to be successful in helping more employers to train and offer support. This training can be in anything that supports construction employers. These could be the trade skills you need right now or something you’ll need in the future.
The webinar will explain how this new programme means that you don’t need to complete any paperwork to apply for funding… the CITB will deal directly with the agreed training provider, paying 70% of the training costs directly and just invoicing your company for the remaining 30% balance.
Get this date in your diary and make sure you book your place today by emailing: [email protected]
The Scaffolding Association is proud to partner with UK Construction Week London at ExCeL from 7-9 May 2025. This collaboration highlights our commitment to raising safety standards, promoting best practices, and driving innovation in the scaffolding sector. Join us as we engage with industry professionals, showcase the latest developments, and contribute to discussions shaping the future of construction.
Learn more: UKCW London
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the scaffolding and access sector, the Scaffolding Association will be a key partner at UK Construction Week Birmingham, taking place at the NEC from 30 September to 2 October 2025. This event will provide a platform to promote industry excellence, discuss regulatory developments, and showcase innovative solutions that enhance safety and efficiency in scaffolding. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with experts and peers from across the construction industry.
Learn more: UKCW Birmingham
The Scaffolding Association is proud to announce National Scaffolding Week, taking place from 6 to 10 October 2025. This dedicated week aims to raise the profile of the scaffolding and access sector by showcasing projects, careers, and training opportunities. Members are encouraged to participate by highlighting their achievements, sharing best practices, and engaging in discussions that promote innovation and safety within the industry. Together, we can celebrate the vital contributions of scaffolding professionals and inspire the next generation to pursue careers in this essential field.
Learn more: National Scaffolding Week
Past Events
Drugs and alcohol. This webinar will explain the obligations businesses have to ensure employees are not working under the influence of drugs and or alcohol with a particular focus on those driving company vehicles and the risks this poses.
The Skills and Training fund aims to help small and micro construction companies to deliver high quality learning and development experiences to employees. It provides extra incentive to access CITB grant eligible training.
This workshop will focus on what training employers can gain funding for through the Skills & Training fund, examples of popular construction courses the fund can be used for and will also include a live demonstration on how to complete the application form and what employers need to consider before making an application.
The workshop is aimed at small and micro employers who are registered with the CITB and have 1-99 directly employed staff on the payroll.
Scaffolding Association Partners – Holmes & Hills are hosting a FREE event with their Construction Division ‘Maximise your chances of getting paid before Christmas’ on Thursday 14th November at the Hallam Conference Centre in London.
NSW provides an opportunity to highlight some of the achievements of the organisations and individuals already operating within the scaffolding sector and showcase best practice and innovation.
Find out more : www.nationalscaffoldingweek.com
We are pleased to invite members to this year’s AGM on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at the Union Jack Club in London.
Please email [email protected] to book your place.
As a voice of the sector, it is important for us to understand the challenges being faced by our members.
Our virtual member meetings provide a focal point for sector issues, concerns and initiatives, and by attending the meeting you can help influence future developments and practices within our industry.
The annual Scaffolding Conference is the only UK conference dedicated to the scaffolding and access sector. Being held at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre, the event will attract around 200 delegates from all areas of the scaffolding and access sector. The event is open to both members and non-members of the Scaffolding Association.
For more information and to stay up-to-date, follow us on social media or visit www.scaffoldconference.co.uk
NSW provides an opportunity to highlight some of the achievements of the organisations and individuals already operating within the scaffolding sector and showcase best practice and innovation.
For more information or to stay up-to-date visit www.nationalscaffoldingweek.com
As a voice of the sector, it is important for us to understand the challenges being faced by our members.
Our virtual member meetings provide a focal point for sector issues, concerns and initiatives, and by attending the meeting you can help influence future developments and practices within our industry.
There’s a lot going on in the world right now and with the constant newsreel cost-of-living crisis, record energy prices and a rise in inflation, it’s clear that stress has become more challenging for employers.
As an employer, you’re legally required to tackle stress in the workplace by completing stress risk assessments. The idea of these is to spot any potential risks and find ways to tackle them, so you can then improve the safety of your workplace, cut down on absences, and even boost productivity.
Not sure where to start? Join us in association with the Scaffolding Association for a step-by-step guide on everything you need to know including:
- What are stress risk assessments and your legal responsibilities as an employer?
- How to spot the signs of work-related stress and those most at risk?
- How to help employees with work-related stress.
Join us in partnership with the Scaffolding Association for an exclusive member webinar on managing drug and alcohol misuse at work.
Drug and alcohol misuse is a sensitive and important topic that can affect any workplace, and as business owners and directors, it’s crucial that you and your team handle it correctly. In this webinar we’ll be providing practical advice on how to approach your obligations as an employer and discussing the importance of supporting employees affected by drug and alcohol misuse, as well as:
- Implementing a drug and alcohol policy and how to enforce it
- How to approach drug and alcohol testing in the workplace
- The importance of manager training to support your people
- Potential claims when drug and alcohol misuse testing is mishandled
A free webinar for scaffolding companies, delivered by Holmes & Hills’ specialist construction solicitors, organised in partnership with The Scaffolding Association.
Attendees will leave the webinar understanding the legal and practical considerations of how to effectively manage variations and extra hire circumstances relating to scaffolding contracts. Attendees will be made aware of the contractual details required within contracts in order to protect the scaffolding contractor, as well as the contract management practices essential to protecting against risk and importantly, maximising the value of scaffolding contracts.
As a voice of the sector, it is important for us to understand the challenges being faced by our members.
Our virtual member meetings provide a focal point for sector issues, concerns and initiatives, and by attending the meeting you can help influence future developments and practices within our industry.
The last few years have been turbulent to say the least, and keeping on top of the numerous changes to the law isn’t easy. But that’s where we come in, join us in association with the Scaffolding Association for a run down of all the recent legislation changes and developments.
Take away the headache of understanding your must-have Health & Safety and HR compliance obligations and join our FREE 60-minute essential business briefing with associate speaker, Flora Neville. As well as covering updates already in effect but may have flown under the radar we’ll also cover:
- Upcoming changes to the law we expect to see in 2023 to get you ahead
- Current and future focus for the HSE and how to prepare
- Reviewing your risk assessments, policies, procedures, contracts, and handbooks and what they should include
- Common Health & Safety mistakes and how to avoid them
On 22nd March 2023 we will be hosting our first AGM since before the pandemic and we’d love to see you there! It’s our chance to update you on what’s been happening here at the association, our membership breakdown and our future plans.
Details:
📍 Virtual
📅 22nd March 2023
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30