Industry Mega-Poll to track development of Professional Indemnity insurance claims
The Scaffolding Association is encouraging businesses and individuals from the scaffolding sector and wider construction industry to take part in the Construction Leadership Council’s survey … Read more
Scaffolding Association meets with Minister for Industry, Lee Rowley MP, to discuss skills shortages in the scaffolding sector
The Scaffolding Association has met with Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Industry at the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Largest trade association for the scaffolding and access sector announces new partnership with TradePoint
The Scaffolding Association is delighted to announce its partnership with TradePoint. From this week, members of the association will be eligible for free TradePoint membership … Read more
Scaffolding Association welcomes week of events celebrating International Women’s Day and National Careers Week
International Women’s Day (IWD) (March 8) celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for … Read more
Scaffolding Association concerned that 1 in 3 employers have not talked to staff about their mental health over the past year
New research by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has found that over a third (35%) of British employers have not spoken to their … Read more
Scaffolding Association partners with CO2nstructZero – the construction industry’s zero carbon change programme.
In November 2020, the Government published its 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution. It set out a path to Net Zero by 2050.
Scaffolding Association welcomes the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2022 (7th – 13th February)
National Apprenticeship Week 2022 is the 15th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships. The coming week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine … Read more
The Scaffolding Association’s trade magazine, AccessPoint, shortlisted for Publication of the Year.
The Scaffolding Association is delighted that its trade magazine, AccessPoint, has been shortlisted for Publication of the Year in the prestigious Trade Association Forum (TAF) … Read more
New homes to be built as part of the government’s drive to develop brownfield land and regenerate communities.
A new fund announced by the government earlier this month will see derelict sites across the country transformed into new homes under a flagship scheme … Read more
Progress with Late Payments
We welcome the Government’s move to get tougher on late payments – and in particular the proposal to ban retentions. For scaffolding businesses and SMEs across construction, this is long overdue. Too many businesses are still waiting months to be paid, or seeing money tied up – and sometimes never returned – through retentions. At