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Scaffolding services, like any other business, come in all shapes and sizes. There are good companies, there are bad companies and there are companies that pass muster. So how, as a domestic or commercial scaffolding consumer, you are going to split the wheat out from the chaff?

As with any construction related business, there are certain signs to look for. Make sure that your potential scaffolding supplier employs only qualified workers, for a start – the qualifications that 85% of the construction industry use as standard these days include compulsory health and safety examinations. For the industry that means a “no qualifications, no work” policy – for your scaffolding services supplier, means that everyone contracted to work on your building site is safe.

Have a look at the background of your scaffolding company- Where it has been before and what it has done? Ideally you’ll be looking for a scaffolding supplier that has performed a wide variety of work in a range of locations. When you find a scaffolding company that has put up scaffold for country cottages and listed buildings, as well as regular city domestic and commercial, you’ll know that you’ve probably found a company that has the knowledge and experience to do any job well.

Your scaffolding services supplier is going to be your “representative” in the area where your work is being done. Its scaffold will obviously be clearly visible to residents of the area, or to people who work there. As such, your building work has a measurable impact on the quality of life and work in the area in which your building is situated. Choose a scaffolding company that is able to demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic and practical effect that a scaffold has on the residents and workers in a neighbourhood. Ask your potential scaffolding services supplier how it intends to minimise any long term visual or environmental impact.

There are scaffolding companies out there that pay as much attention to the neighbourhood impact of your job, as they to participate in the job. These are the companies you should look for. One way to tell is that, an A grade scaffolding company from a B list supplier is its ability to create a fully sustainable job, from the point of view of the surrounding area as well as from the point of view of the employer.

Your scaffolding services requirement may simply be for equipment hire, of course: if that’s the case, you can still use these basic rules to help you find a good company to hire from. Scaffolding companies that pay the kind of attention to their jobs that has already been noted here are likely to have the best kept equipment for hire.

If you are considering equipment hire, don’t be afraid to ask the company the question of what its rates might be to take over the job in question. You could find that you save both time and money by employing a scaffolding services company to do everything you need.

This blog was bought to you by Colin Taylor. For more information please visit our website at www.godivagroup.co.uk. The Godiva Group are the UK’s leading Scaffolding, Asbestos and Environmental Services company.