• Based in Tidmarsh, Reading · Serving Berkshire & the Thames Valley since 1990
  • All scaffolding work fully insured up to £10 million
  • CISRS-qualified scaffolders, working to TG20:21
  • CHAS & Constructionline Gold accredited
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  • Free site surveys and written quotes
Scaffold around the courtyard of a new hotel in Guildford with a mobile crane lifting

Scaffolders in Guildford

Scaffolding in Guildford

Scaffolding for Guildford’s new builds, town-centre sites, homes and historic buildings, including a new hotel in the town centre.

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  • Established 1990
  • CISRS-qualified scaffolders
  • TG20:21 compliant
  • CHAS & Constructionline Gold
  • Insured up to £10 million

Our services

Scaffolding services in Guildford

All of our services are available in Guildford, from new-build and town-centre scaffolding to heritage and domestic scaffolding.

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Guildford scaffolders

Scaffolding in Guildford town centre and beyond

Guildford’s centre mixes old and new: the steep, cobbled High Street with its historic buildings, the castle and the river, and new developments on the sites around them. For a new hotel on a corner site in the town centre, we scaffolded the street elevations above the rising frame, netted to protect the pavements and roads below, and ran the scaffold around three sides of the courtyard at the back, with lattice beams bridging the openings while a mobile crane lifted in the courtyard itself.

Guildford is further from our yard in Tidmarsh than our Berkshire towns, so we plan surveys, deliveries and inspections around your programme. We cover the whole town, from Merrow, Burpham and Stoughton to Onslow Village and Park Barn, and the villages around it, from Shalford and Bramley to Send and Worplesdon, for new builds, commercial buildings, homes and historic buildings.

  • New hotel, town centre

    Scaffolded as the frame went up, netted along the street.

  • Working with the crane

    A courtyard scaffold planned around lifting operations.

  • Historic buildings

    Heritage scaffolding for the High Street and older homes.

  • Homes across Guildford

    Re-roofs, chimneys, extensions and redecoration.

Coverage

Scaffolding around Guildford

We cover the whole of Guildford, from the town centre to Merrow, Burpham, Stoughton, Onslow Village, Park Barn, Westborough and Guildford Park, and the villages around it, including Shalford, Bramley, Send, Ripley, Worplesdon and Compton. Woking and Aldershot are close by. Send us the postcode if you are further out.

1st Scaffolding (Berkshire) LtdKnabs Lodge, Mill Lane, Tidmarsh, Reading RG8 8EB

Scaffold licences in Guildford

Scaffolding on the pavement or road needs a licence from the local council:

  • Surrey County CouncilGuildford and the surrounding villages

FAQs

Scaffolding in Guildford: your questions

Straight answers to the things people ask before booking scaffolding. Anything else, just call 0800 2086 905 or 07831 197615.

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Have you worked in Guildford before?

Yes. We scaffolded a new hotel in Guildford town centre as it was built, with netted scaffolds along the street elevations and a courtyard scaffold at the back, worked alongside a mobile crane.

Who issues scaffold licences in Guildford?

Surrey County Council, as the highway authority. Any scaffold on a pavement or road in Guildford needs its licence before it goes up. A scaffold kept entirely on private land does not need one, and our survey will show whether your site does.

Can you scaffold a new build that rises with the frame?

Yes. On the Guildford hotel the scaffold rose with the building, giving the trades access as the frame went up. New-build scaffolds are adapted lift by lift, with designs, risk assessments and method statements supplied for your principal contractor.

Can you work alongside cranes and other trades?

Yes. On the Guildford hotel a mobile crane lifted in the courtyard while our scaffold ran round three sides of it, with lattice beams bridging the openings below. We plan the scaffold around lifting zones and deliveries with your site team.

Can you scaffold a historic building on the High Street?

Yes. Before any ties go into a listed building, check with Guildford Borough Council’s planning team, and we can share the tie layout with them before work starts. Over shopfronts, we can carry the scaffold on beams so the shop stays open.

Do you do domestic scaffolding in Guildford?

Yes. We scaffold homes across Guildford for re-roofing, chimney repairs, extensions, loft conversions and redecoration, and can add a temporary roof while the roof is off.

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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.
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