Commercial scaffolding contractors
Commercial Scaffolding in Reading & Berkshire
Scaffolding for offices, shops, schools and multi-storey sites, planned around your opening hours. CISRS-qualified and insured up to £10 million.
- Established 1990
- CISRS-qualified scaffolders
- TG20:21 compliant
- CHAS & Constructionline Gold
- Insured up to £10 million
Tailored commercial scaffolding
Scaffolding that keeps commercial work on programme
Commercial sites come with their own pressures. Staff and customers still need to get in, deliveries still arrive, and several trades often need the scaffold at once. We plan every commercial scaffold around those constraints, working closely with building owners, principal contractors and site managers from the first survey to the final strike. The result is safe, compliant access that suits both the building and the programme, whether that is a painting job on a town-centre hotel or a full-height wrap for recladding a multi-storey office block.
Planned around your business
Installs and adaptations are scheduled around your opening hours and key activities, keeping disruption to staff, customers and deliveries to a minimum.
Safe access for every trade
Stable working platforms and clear access routes, designed so several trades can work at the same time.
Compliant and site-ready
We work to your site rules and contractor requirements, and supply the documentation a compliant project needs.
Support for the whole contract
From short-term works to long-running contracts, the same team supports the job until the scaffold comes down.
What we scaffold
Commercial projects we support
Every commercial site is different. These are the projects we scaffold most often across Berkshire and beyond.
Offices and mixed-use buildings
Full-height access for cladding, glazing, painting and roofing, including town-centre office blocks like our project in Maidenhead.
Hotels, retail and town centres
Netted scaffolds on busy streets, planned so that entrances, shopfronts and pavements can stay open while the work goes on.
Schools, colleges and public buildings
Scaffolding for education and council estates, with clients including Eton College, Shiplake College and Reading Borough Council.
More on schools, colleges and public buildingsNew build and developments
Scaffolds for housebuilders and main contractors that are adapted lift by lift as the build rises, for clients such as Redrow and Bovis Homes.
More on new build and developmentsRefurbishment, cladding and windows
Access for recladding, window replacement and redecoration on occupied buildings, from office blocks to residential estates in Kings Cross.
More on refurbishment, cladding and windowsSolar and energy installs
Roof-level access for solar and energy contractors, including SolarTec UK and A&M Energy Solutions.
Commercial projects
Commercial scaffolding on site
New hotel, netted along the streetView project — Guildford, New hotel, netted along the street 
Old council offices, scaffolded for demolitionView project — Reading, Old council offices, scaffolded for demolition 
High street redecoration, netted above the shopsView project — Henley-on-Thames, High street redecoration, netted above the shops 
Recladding and new windows, fully nettedView project — Basingstoke, Recladding and new windows, fully netted 
Tower block, scaffolded to the roofView project — Slough, Tower block, scaffolded to the roof 
Street elevation with the pavement kept openView project — Kings Cross, Street elevation with the pavement kept open
Compliance
The paperwork principal contractors ask for
A sound scaffold is only half of it; you also need the evidence behind it. Our scaffolders are CISRS qualified, structures are erected to TG20:21 guidance, and the company is accredited by the schemes below. Tell us what your pre-qualification or site induction requires and we will supply it.
- CHAS Accredited Contractor
- Constructionline Gold Member
- CISRS
- CITB
- SSIP
What we can provide
- TG20:21 compliance sheets, or a bespoke scaffold design where needed
- Method statements and risk assessments before work starts
- CISRS cards for every scaffolder on site
- Handover certificates and inspection records through the hire
- Insurance certificates on request
How it works
From survey to strike
One team looks after your scaffold from the first site visit to the day it comes down.
Survey
We visit the site, measure up and check access, ground conditions and whether a highway licence is needed.
Design & paperwork
The scaffold is specified to TG20:21, or designed bespoke where the structure needs it, with method statements and risk assessments issued before work starts.
Written quote
You receive a clear quotation setting out the scaffold, the hire period and the programme.
Erect & hand over
Our CISRS-qualified team erects the scaffold, then inspects and tags it before anyone uses it.
Inspect & adapt
Inspections continue through the hire, and we adapt the scaffold as the work moves on.
Strike & clear
When the job is done, we dismantle the scaffold and clear the site on the agreed date.
Who we work with
Trusted by contractors, councils, colleges and housebuilders
Also including Berkeley Homes, Overbury, Lang Homes, Bryer London, Slough Council and an Oxford college.
FAQs
Commercial scaffolding questions
Straight answers to the things people ask before booking scaffolding. Anything else, just call 0800 2086 905 or 07831 197615.
Ask a questionCan you work around our opening hours?
Yes. We plan installs, adaptations and dismantles around your opening hours and key activities, so staff, customers and deliveries can carry on with as little disruption as possible. Tell us your constraints at the survey and we will build the programme around them.
Do you work for principal contractors?
Yes. Our clients include contractors such as Overbury, Bowman & Kirkland and Ian Williams. We work to their site rules and induction requirements and supply the documentation they need, including method statements, risk assessments and CISRS cards for every scaffolder on site.
Can the scaffold change as the work progresses?
Yes. Commercial jobs often change as they go, so we adapt the scaffold as trades finish and new ones start. Talk to us before you need a change and we will schedule it around your programme.
Do we need a licence for scaffolding on the pavement?
If any part of the scaffold stands on the public highway, the local council will require a licence before it goes up. We will tell you at the survey whether your site needs one and what it involves.
How long can we hire a commercial scaffold for?
As long as the project needs. We support everything from short-term works to long-running contracts, and the hire period is set out in your written quotation.
Which areas do you cover for commercial work?
We are based in Tidmarsh, near Reading, and cover Berkshire and the Thames Valley. We also take on commercial projects further afield, from Oxford to West London and as far south as Southampton.
Free quote
Request your free scaffolding quote
Tell us about the site and the work. We will call to confirm the details, arrange a survey if one is needed, and send a clear written quotation.
- Survey We measure up and check access, ground and licence needs.
- Quote A written price with the scaffold design and hire period set out.
- Erect Our team installs, inspects and tags the scaffold on the agreed date.