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NASC YEARBOOK 2022
NATIONAL ACCESS AND
SCAFFOLDING CONFEDERATION
NASC.ORG.UK
BEST PRACTICE AND
CELEBRATING INNOVATION,
GOOD DESIGN IN SCAFFOLDING
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CONTENTS 3
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President's 8 10-14
report Meet the team NASC News
NASC President, Lynn Who's who in the NASC: The latest round-up
Way, outlines the progress officers, council, of news, plans and
made with two of her core committee chairs, regional developments from the
presidential objectives: chairs, and NASC office NASC. Plus the latest
ex-services recruitment staff. For full committee publications from
and NASC digital. listings see p50. the NASC.
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18-48 51-53 55-82
NASC Awards Members area Directory
Showcasing the best Useful information for A comprehensive listing
entries to the 2021 NASC members on new NASC of full NASC members
Awards. Categories include members as well as council, organised by head office
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Project, Innovation, committee and CISRS as well as A-Z regional
CONTENTS
Apprentice of the Year, and listings. Plus, more details information. Also includes
the President's Award. on the way NASC works. Information members.
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Welcome
The NASC has been setting the standard address them. For more on the Safety
for scaffolding since its inception in 1945. Report turn to page 10.
It does this in part by not only being open to The NASC as an organisation is also not
change but actively seeking it out. above changing its approach and offer to the
All NASC Guidance, for example, is reviewed scaffolding and wider construction industries.
and updated at least every five years to ensure For this reason, we’re currently undertaking a
Robin James it remains relevant and fit-for-purpose. NASC major research project to gauge the views
MANAGING Standing Committees also add to this library of of a number of key audiences.
DIRECTOR
health & safety, contractual, technical, product We’re excited to receive the findings and look
NASC
purchasing and asset protection information at ways to better connect and engage
wherever a gap is identified. with businesses in our industry and beyond.
During this year we passed the 100 titles Watch this space for more on this.
milestone, an achievement we’re incredibly Lastly, the NASC celebrates NASC member
proud of. For more information on this innovation through its appropriately-named
please turn to page 13. Innovation of the Year NASC Awards category.
The NASC also continues to embrace, adopt Entries are summarised on page 45.
and celebrate new ways of working. In March, I am pleased that in the face of
the NASC launched its new ePortal, through unprecedented challenges brought on by
which subscribers can access the updated Covid-19, Brexit and other factors, the NASC
and expanded TG20:21 scaffolding compliance and its members continue to lead the way in the
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software. scaffolding industry.
This portal gives users the ability to log in to There are many individual and collective
TG20:21 on the go, through their phones and successes and achievements to be proud
tablets, and also allows them to read digital of, many of which are featured in the
versions of the associated TG20:21 Design and following pages.
Operational guides and find they’re looking for The Yearbook once again features our
with ease through the keyword search. exhaustive Directory, listing all NASC
This year’s NASC Safety Report has also taken members A-Z and then by type and region.
a big step forward from previous editions as it is I’d like to sign off by thanking all the people
built upon the most comprehensive collection who help make the NASC what it is; the
of data from NASC contractor members. staff, listed on page 8, the President, the
By analysing this data we have been able to member representatives who sit on the
identify more trends hidden in the numbers, NASC committees, and the entire
and, crucially, put plans in place to help membership as a whole.
“THE NASC IS UNDERTAKING
A MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT
TO GAUGE THE VIEWS OF A
NUMBER OF KEY AUDIENCES.
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nasc president 's report
An army of new recruits
One of the things that makes me benefits of embarking on a career with full time positions at the
most proud to serve as NASC in our industry and presenting end of their placements and
President is spearheading them with live vacancies at NASC we’re hoping many more in the
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initiatives that will benefit our member companies, but also coming months will be given the
members and the scaffolding further incentivising them with free opportunity to stay in scaffolding.
industry as a whole. and full training. We know we need many more
Two such initiatives are the I am delighted to report that new recruits of all ages to sustain
NASC’s Armed Forces Training Fund this offer is being taken up and we industry growth and will continue
and the NASC’s digital drive. are seeing an increasing number to build on these in 2022.
The NASC is now playing an of armed forces leavers make the In terms of the NASC’s digital
active role in raising awareness of transition from the services to drive, we were delighted to launch
the various career opportunities scaffolding. the NASC ePortal earlier this year.
available to jobseekers of all ages Of course, this is only possible For now, subscribers can
and backgrounds. thanks to NASC members, who access the TG20:21 software and
These efforts are backed by the post their vacancies on the NASC’s associated guides through the
Lynn Way Forces training fund, which has scaffolding careers site. online portal. Further guidance
PRESIDENT, NASC recently been expanded to cover They’ve also helped to make the will soon be added, giving users
all operative training costs, taking NASC Kickstart Scheme Gateway the ability to find a vast range of
them through to fully qualified Part such a great success. Through content in the click of a button.
2 scaffolders. this scheme 500 six-month work The NASC will continue to
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Through this fund we are placements have been created, of explore ways in which to use
NASC.ORG.UK
now able to take a fully rounded which 100+ have been filled to date. technology to improve safety and
proposition to military personnel, Many NASC members have efficiencies. There’s much more to
not only informing them of the rewarded their Kickstart recruits come on this in the coming year.
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TEAM
Meet the NASC
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President Vice President Past President NASC NASC Director
Lynn Way David Brown Alan Lilley Managing of Training
(Chris (IBN Scaffold (Commercial Director & CISRS
Sedgeman Access Ltd) Scaffolding Ltd) Robin James Managing
Scaffolding Ltd) Director
David Mosley
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Marketing ASITO Audit & Health & Safety Technical Hire, Sales and Contracts Current Affairs
Steve Fellows Mike Burr Membership Alan Harris James Attridge Manufacturing Matthew Sarah Klieve
(Malvern (LTC Specialist Wayne Connolly (Pro-Fix (JFE Attridge Sean Pike Cousins (High Peak
Scaffolding Ltd) Scaffolding Ltd) (Connolly Access Ltd) Scaffolding (Layher Ltd) (Apex Scaffolding Ltd)
Scaffolding Ltd) Services Co Ltd) Scaffolding
(Exeter) Ltd)
REGIONAL CHAIRS ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
London & South West & Midlands Northern & Scotland & Co-opted CIJC and
South East South Wales Phil Heffernan North Wales Northern Ireland members Employment
Mike Lloyd David Anderson (Scaffold Darren Maratty Ronnie Charters Colin Murphy Affairs
(LTC (Allen & Erection (Interlink (JR Scaffold (Cape Industrial Gray Rigge
Scaffolding Ltd) Foxworthy Ltd) Services Ltd) Scaffolding Ltd) Services Ltd) Services Ltd) (G&E Services
(UK) Ltd)
STAFF
Finance Marketing Health & Safety Administration Administration Training & CISRS CISRS
Manager and Manager Stephen and Accounts and Secretarial Recruitment Administration Compliance
Company Simon Robinson Allen-Tidy Lisa Pickering Aleksandra Officer Laura Weekes Manager
Secretary Membership Technical Finance and Jawor Henry Annafi CISRS Tony Barry
Sarah Phillips Manager Dennis Administration Administration
Jamie McGuire Braithwaite Josephine Assistant
Paton Keisha Schultz
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10 HEALTH & SAFETY
Plans made to increase
scaffolding safety
The NASC has published its most to measure general safety success
comprehensive annual Safety Report against previous years.
– containing accident statistics, “It is also a way in which we can
analysis and plans to further improve learn why incidents occurred with a
scaffolding industry safety standards. view to developing ways to plan to
The 2021 Safety Report shows reduce them – benefiting both NASC
NASC Contractor members – who members and the wider scaffolding free download via the Members’ Area
employ more than 16,000 operatives and construction industries." of the NASC website – and updating
collectively – reported just 81 guidance such as SG6 and SG20
incidents in 2020, the second lowest Safety plans Access and Egress from Scaffolds.
figure recorded. This means that The NASC’s Health & Safety Plans are also being developed
99.5% of NASC member-employed Committee is currently developing to engage with small contractor
operatives went through the year a number of resources aimed at members to try to establish reasons
accident and injury free. There were reducing incident figures. These why they may have accounted for
no operative fatalities, for the eighth include the production of two new A2 a disproportionate percentage of
consecutive year. site posters; SG6 Manual Handling the recorded incidents and what
For the 2021 Safety Report, the in Scaffolding Operations and SG31 additional support measures could be
NASC collected more detailed Management of Slips and Trips. created to lower this number.
accident information than ever The Committee is also updating the To read the latest NASC Safety Report
before from its Contractor members. H&S Toolbox Talk Suite – available for visit www.nasc.org.uk
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This enabled the NASC to identify
a number of trends, causes of MEMBERSHIP
accidents and injuries, and the
operatives that are most susceptible Access the latest scaffolding information
– by role, age and size of employer.
Robin James, NASC managing Businesses can secure a wide range all NASC guidance titles, including
director, said: “The 2021 Safety Report of benefits, including access to TG20:21, and also keep informed of all
shows NASC members continue to scaffolding expertise and discounts NASC activities.
work to the highest standards. It on NASC guidance, through gaining “We see membership as a starting
should be remembered that during NASC Information membership. point for a two-way conversation,
2020 members were faced with NASC Information members also enabling us to communicate directly
challenging Covid-19 related working receive regular updates on NASC with key construction industry
conditions, with operatives forced activities and outputs, such as new decision makers but also respond
to significantly change the way they and planned guidance, and are able quickly to any questions and
worked on site. to contact the NASC’s technical requests they might have.
“Members rose to this challenge, not and health & safety advisors “We are focussing on adding more
only continuing to operate wherever directly to receive support with any value to this category of member-
possible – in line with government scaffolding-related enquiry. ship. We want more service providers
guidance – but also ensuring safety Current members include BAM to join so we can provide them with
standards were not compromised.” Construct UK Ltd, Kier Professional important information and guidance,
Lynn Way, NASC President, added: Services Ltd, Wates Construction and should they wish they can offer
“Whilst we’re proud of the headlines Ltd and Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd. our full members more incentives,
COMMITTEE NEWS
figures contained within this year’s Jamie McGuire, NASC membership which will increase the overall value of
NASC.ORG.UK
Safety Report, this publication is manager, said: “Through NASC NASC membership for all.”
intended to be much more than just a Information membership, business Visit www.nasc.org.uk and click
line in the sand, an annual yardstick can gain a significant discount on Join.11.NASC22.PERI.indd 52 20/10/2021 10:13
12 COMPLIANCE
NASC launches updated
TG20:21 software
simpler, and incorporates a wider
range of scaffolding types.
Additions include exterior
birdcages, tube and fitting mobile
towers, tube and fitting loading bays
without beams, and tied independent
scaffolds with three inside boards.
TG20 compliance sheets are now
double-sided, with an illustration
and principal compliance criteria on
the front, and detailed compliance
criteria listed on the reverse.
Users can access TG20:21 –
including the associated and updated
Operational and Design Guides –
via a dedicated NASC ePortal.
Strong take up
More than 1,300 users accessed
TG20:21 during its first three months
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of operation. Statistics provided by
CADS, which developed and manages
the updated and extended software
Scaffolding compliance took a major the need for bespoke design. The on behalf of the NASC, shows 1,383
step forward in March, with the latest version builds upon TG20:13, unique users registered for TG20:21
launch of TG20:21. retaining its user-friendly look between April 12 and July 31.
The updated and expanded and feel, but includes a number of Download data shows these
scaffolding software enables revisions to make the process of licence holders generated 21,817
users to produce quickly and producing compliant scaffolding – TG20:21 compliance sheets during
simply a wide range of standard in accordance with the European this time – equating to nearly 200
scaffolding structures, without standard BS EN 12811 – even per day. Independent scaffolds
were the most popular in this period,
with 13,652 downloads (63% of the
Scaffold type Compliance sheet downloads
total), followed by free-standing
Chimney stack scaffold 877 tower scaffolds (1,587) and external
External birdcage scaffold 1,573 birdcage scaffolds (1,573) – a new
addition to TG20.
Free-standing tower scaffold 1,587
Independent scaffold 13,652 TG20:21 is available on an annual
Internal birdcage scaffold 1,566 subscription basis, costing £300
+ VAT per login per year, which
Lift shaft tower scaffold 396 is discounted to £75 for NASC
COMMITTEE NEWS
Mobile tower scaffold 376 full members. Discounts are
NASC.ORG.UK
Putlog scaffold 61 available by taking out three- or
five-year subscriptions. For more
Tied tower scaffold 1,759 information visit www.nasc.org.ukPUBLICATIONS
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100 not out: NASC reaches
guidance milestone
AUDIT There are now more than 100 NASC
Membership criteria titles available for purchase via the
NASC’s online shop.
under review Guidance notes are split into a
number of categories, including Health
The NASC has established a working & Safety, Technical, Contractual, Asset
group to examine membership Protection and Product Purchasing.
criteria and is currently surveying This comprehensive reference
members and main contractors as library is constantly reviewed and
part of its research. Currenlty the updated to ensure titles are up-to-date
NASC sets out a number of criteria and fit-for-purpose.
for applicatns and audits contractor Robin James, NASC managing members sitting on the various NASC
members on an annual basis. director, said: "The NASC is proud to Committees, who give their time and
“We think this works”, says Wayne have reached this guidance milestone. experience free of charge to help create
Connolly audit committee chair The 100+ titles now available via guidance that can be used by everyone For a full
(pictured above). “Main contractors the NASC shop provide invaluable working in the scaffolding industry." list of NASC
continue to specify NASC-only assistance to scaffolding contractors Much of the NASC’s guidance – guidance
for their scaffolding requirements on a wide variety of topics. including all Health & Safety titles titles visit
and it is generally accepted that “These titles are produced – can be down-loaded for free via the nasc.org.uk
NASC members provide safe and and regularly updated by NASC NASC website.
competent scaffolding services.
"But we have to ask: could we
do better? Is the current system Latest guidance available now
unnecessarily exclusive? Is there
TITLE PRICE–NASC-MEMBER PRICE–NON-MEMBER
a way to modernise the process
to bring more businesses into APG1:21 Asset Protection for the Scaffolding Industry £3.40 £7.00
membership without compromising CG16:21 Employment Contracts £2.80 £6.00
our integrity? Can we make NASC
CG17:21 Commercial Checklist for Scaffolding £2.80 £6.00
membership more relevant to
Contractors
main contractors? Can we be more
engaged with the wider construction CG21:21 An Employer’s Guide to Right to Work Checks £4.50 £9.40
industry? CG23:21 Training Costs Agreements £2.30 £4.70
“The answer to all the questions
is yes. But determining how best to PG7:21 Purchasing Guidelines for Prefabricated £2.30 £4.70
Structural Transom Units
deliver improvements is a slightly
trickier proposition.” PG8:21 Purchasing Guidelines for Ancillary £2.80 £6.00
Connolly is chairing the NASC Scaffolding Components
Membership Criteria Working PG9:21 Purchasing Guidelines for Scaffold Ladders £2.80 £6.00
Group,which is speaking with NASC
SG9:21 Use, Inspection and Maintenance of £9.00 £18.00
members, non-member contractors
Lifting Equipment and
and main contractors across the
Accessories for Lifting in Scaffolding
UK to gain a better understanding
of what they think of the NASC and SG39:21 Guidance on Appointing a £3.40 £7.00
where it can do better. Scaffolding Contractor
The NASC will use this feedback to TG16:21 Anchoring to the Ground £3.40 £7.00
pinpoint areas of focus. Updates will
TG25:21 Scaffold Tube Storage Racks £3.40 £7.00
appear on the NASC website.14 The NASC has recently expanded
the scope of the Armed Forces Fund,
meaning NASC contractor members
can now receive the full cost of taking
an ex-forces starter through the
CISRS Scaffolder training scheme
– COTS, Part1, Part2 VQ2 and skills
tests.
Members can still receive up to
£1,000 towards non-operative training.
This can cover the cost or partial
cost of one course or several shorter
duration courses and can be used
in full on one individual or smaller
payments on several individuals.
RECRUITMENT The NASC is continuing to work with
NASC gives young
partners on the development of Pre-
Employment Training Schemes (PETS)
and has had successful outcomes
jobseeksers a kick start such as with NETA, which resulted
in 80% of participants achieving
employment after the six-week
The NASC is taking steps to fill the the UK had been made available to programme and 100% of candidates
scaffolding portion of the looming young people. More than 100 of these receiving their COTS cards.
skills gap that threatens to put the placements had been filled to date. After a meeting with three directors
brakes on the construction industry’s Furthermore, the first batch of within the DWP in August, it was
post-Covid growth. Kickstart graduates – those that agreed that the NASC would be
The NASC already has a dedicated had successfully completed their involved in strategic discussions to
scaffolding careers website, which half-year placements – have come develop PETS in partnership with
gives jobseekers advice on the through. Many of these graduates a number of job centres once the
variety of careers that are available to have secured full-time positions. Kickstart scheme concludes its initial
them, but has undertaken a number The NASC continues to offer phase at the end of this year.
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of initiatives to play a more active financial incentives to its members to The NASC has become part of the
role in bringing more recruits into support the training of new scaffolding Corbett Network for Prisoner Re-
the industry. These include working industry employees. These include a Integration, a coalition of charities,
alongside the Department of Work and £50,000 funding pot through which social enterprises, CICs, non-profit
Pensions (DWP) to create the NASC NASC contractor members can claim organisations and businesses with
Kickstart Scheme Gateway. up to £125 per operative for completing a social mission who work with
At the last count, 500 six-month the New Entrant, CISRS Operative those in prison and after release. It
work experience placements at over Training Scheme, and a £150,000 fund plans to provide a number of career
80 NASC member companies across to re-train ex-military personnel. opportunities to ex-offenders.
PUBLICATION
Free guide to appointing a scaffolding contractor launched
The NASC has management guide, updated knowledge, experience and, where
published a new in December 2020. Both can be relevant, the organisational capability
free guidance note downloaded for free via to carry out their work safely and
aimed at making the the NASC website. without risk to health.
process of appointing Under The Construction Design These guides have been prepared
a scaffolding and Management Regulations (CDM), by the NASC to improve the quality of
contractor clear as principal contractors and contractors the scaffolding structures erected in
possible. have an important role in managing accordance with current legislation,
COMMITTEE NEWS
'SG39-21 Guidance on Appointing a health and safety risks during the guidance and protocol and to
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Scaffolding Contractor' is intended construction phase. Among their minimise the risk of accident or injury
to be used in conjunction with the duties, they are required to check that to operatives working on or near the
NASC’s comprehensive scaffolding anyone they appoint has the skills, scaffold and the general public.The past, present
and future of Layher UK info@layher.co.uk | www.layher.co.uk
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CREAM OF
THE CROP
OVER THE NEXT 30 PAGES WE SHOWCASE
THE NASC MEMBER PROJECTS AND
PEOPLE SHORTLISTED FOR AN NASC AWARD
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AWARDS19
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SEVERN TRENT WATER, brick contact tank used to store The project presented various
TRIMPLEY clean drinking water. The temporary challenges in terms of access
roof was required to provide a required to the structure, sloping
NASC Member: Altrad Services UK watertight structure whilst repairs grass foundations and various
Main contractor: Severn Trent are carried out to the tank. obstructions along both elevations.
Water (STW) Altrad constructed a 55m long They used a rolling roof method
x 44m wide four-sided buttressed of installation to overcome the access
Altrad Services UK was contracted independent free-standing scaffold issue but also because this allowed
by STW to erect an access and roof using Altrad Plettac Contur system them to erect the entire scaffolding
support scaffold around a concrete/ scaffolding. and roof from behind collective fall
protection, with no requirement to
crab along the beams at any point,
thereby reducing work at height man
THE PROJECT PRESENTED VARIOUS hours and risk.
CHALLENGES...THE FREE-STANDING The free-standing nature of the
NATURE, THE LONG TERM DURATION project, the long-term duration
PROJECTS OVER £5 MILLION
(18 months) and the exposed site
AND THE EXPOSED SITE. THIS LED location meant that the uplift from
ALTRAD TO MODEL THE STRUCTURE the roof and the overturning
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moment on the supporting
TO CONDUCT A FULL 3D ANALYSIS AT scaffolding was very high. This led
THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PROJECT Altrad to model the full scaffoldingFORTH RAIL BRIDGE,
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FIRTH OF FORTH
NASC member: Denholm Industrial
Services Ltd
Main contractor: Balfour Beatty /
Network Rail
In Spring 2019, Denholm Industrial
Services Ltd was approached by
Balfour Beatty to provide access
solutions to allow the five spans of
the Northern approach viaducts of
the Forth Rail Bridge to be repainted.
Denholm erected suspended
access slung from the bridge
steelwork with access via scaffold
staircases and goods and personnel
hoists. Each scaffold span was a
50m long x 10m wide x 10m high
structure to conduct a full 3D Severn Water suspended birdcage with The design was created using a
analysis at the early stages of the project by Altrad shrink-wrap encapsulation to the combination of historic drawings
project. They were then able to outer faces. from the 1800’s and site surveys
provide the main contractor with The scaffold was required to allow to determine the geometry of the
very accurate leg (standard) loads the Denholm Industrial Services structure. The logistics of keeping
up front, enabling them to install painting team access to all the the areas below the works safe
suitable foundations under all Denhold Industrial steelwork sections on the bridge meant adopting safe methods of
standard locations before the Services's spans and to collect and contain work to tether tools and scaffold
work started. scaffolding on The all arisings from these re- equipment and erecting safety
Forth Rail Bridge preservation works. netting in critical areas.22 TOWN HALL,
MANCHESTER
NASC member: Brand Energy &
Infrastructure Services UK Ltd T/A
Lyndon SGB
Main contractor: Lendlease
Lyndon SGB was chosen as the
external scaffolding contractor for
the £300m renovation of the Grade
1 listed Manchester Town Hall by
principal contractor Lendlease – one
of the largest construction sites
in Europe and currently the UK’s
biggest single scaffolding contract.
The Lyndon SGB scaffolding is in
situ to give access to all elevations
on the major renovation project,
allowing Lendlease contractors to
access no less than 34 chimneys,
the three main towers and all areas of
the remainder of the structure which
require renovation works.
Vast temporary roofs covering all
existing the roofs are being provided
– which will make up more than
10,000m 2 of weather protection.
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And there are hundreds of access
platforms totalling 22,000m2
and multiple combined scaffold
staircases totalling 450m in height –
enough to reach the top of the Empire
State building.
The technically complex scaffolding
works were designed in-house in the
Lyndon SGB/BrandSafway group by
four design engineers: one based in
the UK, one in Australia and two in
Holland. The temporary roof and the
intricate more technically involved
sections were designed in 3D.
The scaffolding erection is being
carried out by more than 50 skilled
Lyndon SGB scaffolders, working on
THE TECHNICALLY COMPLEX more than 200 scaffold structures
SCAFFOLDING WORKS WERE – independents, birdcages, beam
DESIGNED IN HOUSE BY FOUR DESIGN sections, staircases, chimney
PROJECTS OVER £5 MILLION
scaffolds, and temporary roofing –
ENGINEERS: ONE BASED IN THE with a total weight of approximately
UK, ONE IN AUSTRALIA AND TWO IN 3,700 tonnes.
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HOLLAND. THE TEMPORARY ROOF The Town Hall in Manchester has more
WAS DESIGNED IN 3D than 200 scaffold structures23
Connect used the Layher Allround
system to provide access to the
full perimeter of the new RC frame
building. The scaffolding was
erected to a total height of 37no.
fully boarded 2m lifts, mini catch
fans were installed and raised
progressively around the perimeter
as works developed.
The scaffolding had many beamed
areas around entrances and roofs.
One of the roof areas was constructed
using bespoke RMD gallows brackets
with a step-by-step Risk Assessment
Method Statement (RAMS) installation
guide designed by Connect’s
Temporary Works Design Team.
Due to the shortage of space
SMITHFIELD MEAT Smithfield Meat ONE STATION SQUARE, around site all of the loading bays
MARKET LONDON Market under LONDON were cantilevered.
scaffolding The scaffold layout and tie
NASC member: JDC Scaffolding Ltd NASC member: Connect patterns had to be carefully designed
Main contractor: PAYE Stonework Scaffolding Ltd and executed on site to ensure
Main contractor: Kier Construction leg loads were not exceeded. This
JDC Scaffolding has been involved involved collaboration with
with this project since 2017. The works Connect Scaffolding Ltd supported Kier and the brickwork contractor at
involve remedial works to the historic Kier Construction with scaffolding an early stage to agree on setting out
Smithfield Meat Market, which was solutions during the construction and tie locations to ensure all work
nearing collapse. The works have One, Station Square of a 22-storey residential building could be carried out with minimum
involved shoring, protection and abuts a hotel on a site in Tottenham Hale. impact.
general access in the building which
will become the new Museum of
London when it moves from Barbican.
This phase of works is extremely
design intensive and is based on
the very specific “Constraints
Document” produced by AKT 2. The
design to date comprises a suite
of 26 drawings for Phase 2 and 16
drawings for Phase 2A.
The designed scaffolding works
comprise of a construction deck to
the whole footprint including large
clear span areas, access to the
existing roof dome, temporary roof
coverage to the whole footprint – six
separate temporary roofs, full height
and full-length access to the existing
roof lanterns, temporary bracing to
the existing trusses, lateral restraint
to the existing steel frame whist
it is decoupled from the external
walls during the demolition/new
construction process.24
PORTSOKEN STREET,
LONDON
NASC member: MR Scaffolding
Services Ltd
Main contractor: Oktra
One Portsoken Street, measuring
over 230,000 sq ft, is the largest
design and build (D&B) project in the
UK. Oktra is upgrading the building’s
infrastructure to provide both
BREEAM and BCO design standards,
and has managed to add 30,000 sq
ft of floor space by re-optimising the
interior.
In October 2019, MR Scaffolding
Services was asked to design and
provide demolition access scaffolding
to a giant glass atrium extending to
47m meters high.
Space House in Holborn MR was subsequently asked to
provide a full public protection gantry,
SPACE HOUSE, LONDON safe access, but also looks neat 3,000kg lifting frame and bridged
for the prestigious development in access scaffold to the entire extent
NASC member: Millcroft Services PLC this prominent location. of the structure to enable glass install
Main contractor: Erith The project has involved close and facade renovation.
collaboration between the skilled At the peak of the project, close
Space House is a Grade II listed Millcroft team and the client. It has to 30 MR operatives were working
office development located at required a proactive approach to on site at the same time, erecting
One Kemble Street and 43-59 understanding the specific design different elevations. The sheer size
Kingsway in London’s Holborn. and structural parameters involved of the scaffolding erected – totalling
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The development comprises two in order to deliver a neat solution that 203 tons – is impressive to behold
buildings, both constructed of pre- could be achieved within the required and further complemented by the
cast concrete; one in the form of a timeframe, budget and aesthetic complex tie configuration and bracing
conventional office block, and the demands of the project. arrangement designed and installed
other a circular tower. The buildings This project highlights Millcroft’s to provide global stability.
are an iconic example of the 1960s multi-disciplinary expertise, the Operatives adhered to company
commercial property boom and design engineering capabilities policy of six-point PPE and tethered
20th century architecture, and within the business and the tools at all times. Considering the
they are now being refurbished by exceptional skill of their on-site scale and complexity of the project,
Seaforth Land. teams. It also articulates their MR was proud to report no near
Working for Erith, the demolition focus on health and safety and misses or safety incidents.
contractor, Millcroft is currently commitment to respecting the fabric
delivering an enabling package of of the built asset when designing and Over 200 tons of scaffold were erected on
access and safety scaffolding to erecting a scaffold. Portsoken Street project
facilitate strip out and demolition.
This includes removal of all windows,
which will be replaced during the
construction phase.
The challenging project has
involved designing a scaffold for
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the full height of each building that
does not tie into the facade. For
the circular tower, this required the
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LONDON
NASC member: PHD Modular
Access Services Ltd
Main contractor: Westminster
City Council and FM Conway
Marble Arch Hill is a temporary
installation commissioned by
Westminster City Council as part of
the Oxford Street District programme,
adding a new attraction to the area
from Summer 2021.
The 25m tall mound is based on
a scaffolding structure erected by
Images© Simon at Aerial-Cam
PHD in just 21 days. The structure
was required to withstand significant
loading in the form of foliage, in
addition to the public access.
The total weight of the structure
is in excess of 130 tonnes and to
Access was needed for Coity Castle conservation work counter this PHD utilised Layher
system scaffolding to distribute the
COITY CASTLE, the sloping ground within the load to ground level. There are 498
BRIDGEND moat can safely support the load legs (including the doubled legs and
without exceeding or damaging the internal infills), made out of 2,144
NASC Member: Enigma Industrial the critical structural integrity. standards, and more than 25,000
Services Ltd Enigma’s delivered solution scaffolding components in place in
Main Contractor: John Weaver requires minimal foundation total.
(Contractors) Ltd excavations to reduce the risk of As part of the attraction PHD also
compromising any below-ground erected an internal events space
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Coity Castle is a major Cadw archaeology. formed from Layher FW System
conservation project to help protect The Enigma in-house design and beams spanning approximately
and preserve the 12th century engineering team provided a 10m and accompanied with Layher
historic buidling. Enigma was tasked bespoke scaffold solution using Protect panelling.
with providing scaffolding for buttresses and bridging scaffold The structure utilises public
access solutions. beams across the moat. To prevent access stairs to a loading of 5KN/m2
Appointed contractor John Weaver the monument stonework from and is fully compliant with building
is completing the conservation becoming damaged, a screw tie regulations. To enhance public safety
project on behalf of Cadw, the Welsh system with internal hooks was fixed PHD fabricated bespoke handrails
Government’s historic environment into mortar joints. Additionally, to prevents falls but still maintains
service, whose primary focus is to plan girders have been installed to views of the surrounding area.
provide an accessible and well- further limit the number of physical
protected historic environment ties into the historic structure. The Marble Arch Mound
for Wales. This significant project
incorporates many types of
conservation work, including
structural pinning, repointing and
some rebuilding of sections of
masonry, consolidating wall tops,
and inserting missing lintels.
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To protect the historic site,
all conservation project work is
meticulously planned with CAD
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drawings and 3D photogrammetry
to create preliminary plans for
the external scaffold. This ensures
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MONUMENT
NASC member: Apex Scaffolding
(Exeter) Ltd
Main contractor: National Trust SW/
Sally Strachey Historic Conservation
Apex Scaffolding (Exeter) Ltd was
given responsibility for providing
access to Wellington Monument
to allow repairs and refurbishment
works to be undertaken.
This was no easy task as the Grade
2 listed Monument is the tallest
three-sided obelisk in the world, and
three sided structures throw up the
problem of how to join a continuous
working platform to all faces.
Apex managing director Glenn
Haines, while pondering the issue,
laid three pencils on top of one
another and came across the
solution.
By erecting the third side with a
slight drop, within the permissible
dimensions of TG20:13, it meant
that traditional 90º returns were not
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required, saving time and materials.
Coupled with structural transoms,
the design meant there was no
need for ledger bracing, easing the
passage of the larger stones across
the working lifts.
The scaffold was erected in
just over eight weeks. A team of
seven handled eight miles of tube,
23,000 fittings and 30t of water for
kentledge.
Wellington Monument: the tallest three-
sided obelisk in the world
“THE GRADE 2 LISTED MONUMENT IS THE
TALLEST THREE-SIDED OBELISK IN THE
WORLD, AND THREE SIDED STRUCTURES
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THROW UP THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO JOIN
A CONTINUOUS WORKING PLATFORM TO
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ALL FACES"HOULDSWORTH MILL,
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STOCKPORT
NASC Member: Abbi Access
Services Ltd
Main contractor: Wates Construction
Abbi Access Services Ltd was
contracted by Wates Construction to
erect a temporary roof at Houldsworth
Mill to allow Wates Construction
to repair and replace the historic
landmark’s roof membrane.
As well as working in a live
environment, with tenants of the
converted mill living on site at all times,
the size of the roof – measuring 60m
x 40m – was the main challenge to
overcome. Abbi Access covered this
span using three Ubix Temporary Roof
MUNICIPAL BUILDING, ad-hoc, unexpected, complex Heritage and Systems supported from 12 fully-
LIVERPOOL works, producing designs and location issues boarded independent access scaffolds.
temporary works sign off before at Liverpool's With approximately 50 per cent
NASC member: Connolly work could begin. Municipal Building of this scaffolding not being able
Scaffolding Ltd It was further complicated by to be grounded due to a series of
Main contractor: Russell WBHO logistical issues, with the building low level outbuildings and roofs,
located in the heart of the city, Abbi supported the structure with
Connolly Scaffolding Ltd provided and a tight client-led programme Houldsworth Mill numerous suitably braced support
a fully designed bespoke access of works. and its huge roof beam configurations.
package, starting with every
elevation being wrapped in double
width (due to architectural features)
tube and fitting scaffolding, including
the 200ft clock tower. All elevations
had to be fully sheeted in, to contain
the cleaning and repair works that
were being undertaken.
A mixture of traditional tube and
fitting and system scaffolds was
incorporated into the design that
best suited the area of
refurbishment, which further made
this project a unique one.
The project, being a listed heritage
project, required an extreme amount
of flexibility and many adaptations.
Due to the ever-changing landscape
that refurbishments can produce,
Connolly had to adhere to a
multi-disciplined programme to
interface all trades from stone
masons, cleaners, painters, roofers
to finishing trades whilst having
the ability and skill to complete30
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SALTBURN The mammoth project was further held into place with a special quick
RAILWAY VIADUCT complicated by poor groundworks curing resin. The ties then had to be
beneath the arches and the need for tested using a special pull tester to
NASC member: Crossway considerable trials to be undertaken determine the quality of the fixings.
Scaffolding (Elland) Ltd to determine the best method of fixing Some had to be re-sited and retested
Main contractor: AmcoGiffen to the brickwork, bearing in mind it is due to sub-standard brickwork.
150 years old. Crossway redesigned
Crossway Scaffolding (Elland) Ltd the fixings by incorporating steel
was brought in to provide access reinforcement bars, which were Saltburn railway viaduct
to enable brickwork to be repaired
on the Saltburn Railway Viaduct, a
Grade 2 Listed rail bridge constructed
between 1865 and 1872.
During the build process, the client
decided to have the whole structure,
250m long and 40m high, built at once
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rather than a section then moved.
This required that 800 tonnes
of equipment were used in this
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BRADFIELD COLLEGE, H & H used a roof roll-out method
which enabled the roof to be built
PANGBOURNE
from a safe working platform,
NASC member: H&H Contract using full collective fall prevention
Scaffolding Ltd methods, and then rolled into
Main contractor: Beard position.
At the end of the project it also
H&H Contract Scaffolding Ltd was made dismantling the roof much
tasked with erecting a temporary easier while also minimising the risk
roof to cover Bloods Corridor at the of inadvertently damaging the newly
Grade 2 Listed Bradfield College to refurbished roof.
enable extensive roof refurbishments Andy Thomas, managing director,
to take place. said: “This was yet another example Bradfield College with asymmetric
H&H installed an asymmetric of where involving H&H from the solution to its tall chimney stacks
polygonal temporary solution as this earliest stages of a project helped
would fit over the building’s tall, ornate to deliver benefits all round.
chimney stacks, optimise the working Collaborating with the design team
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area beneath, minimise the amount of helped us to refine the scaffolding
scaffolding required and significantly design to optimise its performance,
reduce the weight of the roof. while minimising the number
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The project was complicated of components, thus achieving
through restricted access area that significant cost savings on the
prevented using a crane. As such, project.”ALWAYS THINKING ||| ALWAYS SAFE
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NORTHCOTE HOUSE, weather and also the additional track fixed to the scaffolding running
ASCOT loads through the installation of the length of both sides
the large temporary roof. of the building. This ensured that the
NASC member: LTC Scaffolding Ltd To avoid working at height, scaffolders were never working on a
Main contractor: Zenith Construction LTC erected a large Gable end leading exposed edge as they were
scaffolding which enabled us to always working within the safe zone
LTC Scaffolding Ltd was approached use an aluminium systemised roof of the gable end scaffolding.
in June 2020 to provide scaffolding system that could be erected from
that fully encapsulated the neo- the gable end scaffolding
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Georgian building’s facades and roof and progressively rolled out on a Tesra House (below)
while extensive refurbishment works
are undertaken.
As a Grade 2 listed building, it was
identified at a very early stage that
no traditional scaffolding ties could
be anchored into the façade of the
building. Therefore, the scaffolding
had to be totally freestanding and
able to withstand the imposed loads
from the inevitable inclement British
Northcote House (top and below)
TEESRA HOUSE, and most glamorous ex-naval
PLYMOUTH establishment in the country.
LTC installed tube and fitting
NASC member: LTC Specialist scaffolding and HAKI loading bays and
Scaffolding Ltd staircases around the eight-storey
Main contractor: Henry W building and supported the complete
Pollard & Sons front elevation from a designed
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beamwork bridging system. This was
LTC Specialist Scaffolding Ltd required as the ground conditions,
provided the internal and external projecting balconies and weather
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scaffolding with associated services conditions – with the building exposed
to the latest phase of the £120m and close to the sea – presented
redevelopment of one of the oldest safety challenges.ALWAYS THINKING ||| ALWAYS SAFE
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design
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OXBURGH HALL,
37
NORFOLK
NASC member: Rise Scaffold
Services Ltd
Main contractor: Messenger
Construction/National Trust
Rise Scaffold Services Ltd was tasked
with erecting full encapsulation
scaffolding at Oxburgh Hall with full
access for renovation works while
providing full access for the public for
the duration of the project.
The design considerations were
very unusual, with the presence of a
water-filled moat that could not be
drained as the banks are reliant on
the water pressure to remain in place.
SELFRIDGES, Selfridges has no straight elevations The decision was made to
BIRMINGHAM spread the imposed load from the
scaffolding evenly over an uneven
NASC member: Midland Scaffolding Looking at the design drawings bed with the use of submerged sub-
Services Ltd gave a much more detailed view of the sea sandbags. These were positioned
Main contractor: BAM Construction challenges, starting with scaffolding in the moat, so they moulded to the
that is 10 boards wide at the base contours of the base.
The refurbishment of the Selfridges extending to 24 boards wide at its A Ubix roof was then constructed
store in Birmingham was anything maximum in the “belly” of the vertical and rolled into position using the
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but straightforward. Midland face. This, as the design shows, was Dessa Trax system. Once in place, a
Scaffolding Services Ltd was cantilever on cantilever on cantilever. pinned eaves bracket was installed
brough in at design stage to provide The scaffolding also had to be to allow the structure to settle on
guidance on how scaffolding could built in 2400, 3000 and 4000 facets the moat elevation without applying
be erected to provide safe working to the whole length of the building, adverse displacement loads back
platforms to the whole of the building, and the facet gap in the platform into the scaffolding. The entire
together with a temporary roof cover, covered in a shaped section of 25mm scaffolding was then covered in fire
to allow work to replace the outside ply. Midland had these made using retardant sheeting. To allow for the
render whilst the store was kept state of the art laser cutters that also installation of the steels and timbers,
open and trading at all times. cut all edges at 45 degrees to ensure an internal Niko running beam system
This meant the designs had to there were no trip hazards. There was installed to the underside of the
incorporate both private tunnels 60 were more than 3,000 shaped ply temporary roof to resolve the clients
mtrs long for Selfridges staff as well facets fixed on this job. manual handling issues.
as public tunnels and gantries due to
the 24/7 bus stops that could not be
closed or relocated.
The scaffolding around the building
also posed an incredible challenge
as the store curves longitudinally,
vertically and horizontally. In fact,
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there is not one straight elevation
in the whole project.
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Oxburgh Hall's moat presented a unique
challenge for scaffolding design38
FREEMASONS HALL, SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS window before the next shipment
containing thousands of items of
LONDON NASC member: Vision Scaffolding produce that would become waste
NASC member: RPF Scaffolding Ltd Solutions Ltd if the refrigerated containers
Main contractor: United Grand Main contractor: DP World were not up and running in time.
Lodge of England Vision used Plettac Metrix
Vision Scaffolding Solutions Ltd system scaffolding to complete
RPF Scaffolding Ltd was was contacted by DP World to the task, owing to both the
commissioned by the United Grand urgently replace an existing product’s efficiency in erection
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Lodge of England to provide access scaffolding structure on site that time and suitability as a long-term
to repair the unsafe and precarious had become unfit for use in providing structure.
ceiling mosaic murals in the iconic access to refrigerated shipping Standing at 6m high and 150m
Grand Temple at their Headquarters containers used to store bananas long complete with supporting
in London’s West End. and other produce as they arrive buttresses, with the main scaffold
The remit was to supply a fully through the port. consisting of a foot-tie lift, two
encapsulated double boarded There was an incredibly small decked lifts and two intermediate
platform to all elevations of the timescale to design, obtain the structural lifts, the access gantry
Grand Temple, undertaken out of scaffolding materials and erect was erected by five operatives in
hours to avoid any disruption to the scaffolding due to the small only four days.
their daily operations but also to
fully suspend the entire Structure
from a total of 28 50mm ceiling Fitting around shipment times was a challenge at Southampton Docks
tube pockets at 1.8m centres thus
allowing meetings and events in the
Temple to carry on seamlessly.
With the assistance of RDG
Engineering, RPF designed and
constructed four 24 metre long
shrink-wrapped access platforms
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all suspended from a 96m long roof
void gantry to support the load.
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Above: the Freemason's Grand Temple
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NORWICH CITY FC ST ANDREW’S HOUSE, Glass installation at Norwich City FC
EDINBURGH
NASC member: Tubes Scaffolding
Ltd NASC member: City Access At the front elevation of the
Main contractor: PJ Spillings Scaffolding Ltd building, access was only required
Main contractor: MPACT Group to reach seven large statues and
Main contractor PJ Spillings was decorative stonework and so
contracted to replace four sections City Access Scaffolding Ltd provided bridging was utilised. Rather than
of glass above the media pods, access for external repairs and bridge the entire length, City Access
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a requirement for the club to hit restoration works on St Andrew’s constructed a central tower, relieving
Premiership criteria. The challenge House, one of Edinburgh’s most the stresses of a major beam section
was to replace the glass in one prominent listed landmark buildings. and effectively creating two smaller
complete section. The project consisted of a number bridges aided with pick-up tubes.
Tubes Scaffolding Ltd worked of phases, each of which brought its For the South Boundary Wall, a
closely with PJ Spillings to produce own challenges, further complicated curved and returned retaining wall,
a bespoke design, which required by inaccurate historical drawings. set upon a steep and dangerous rock
the support, transportation and This required City Access to adapt embankment, band and plate anchors
installation of glass panels to the plans throughout the works and were put into the stonework at the base
gantry. The project involved two clear communication between the level and 1m above, with a vertical tube
large loading towers either side, both operative and management teams. between each band and plate and a tie
of which had a 500kg runway beam tube connecting to both standards at
on each tower. The towers provided St Andrew's House each tie height.
a lifting beam to connect the glass
and lift into the air. The loading
capabilities of the scaffolding was
way beyond what a TG20:21 scaffold
would be.
Access was tricky too and
materials had to be carried through
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stadium seating areas.
The timeframe to complete the
project was a major challenge. The
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scaffolding was dismantled a day
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