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Keep up to dateGenghis Khan's conquest of China would have been in doubt if his seige towers had been constructed in this ramshackle fashion
David Watson, who took this picture of a 'scaffold' in Leeds was impressed by the use of old skirting boards for bracing. "If it was an aluminium tower it wouldn't last too long around this area, so don't be too harsh on the perpetrator," he says.
It makes you wonder - are people actually trained on some sites to shimmy up scaffold poles
When pressure washing a building four storeys up it is probably best not to balance on a wet and slippery scaffold pole
A lasso and a pulley prove a novel way to lift a piece of corrugated metal up six storeys
New research shows 87% of contractors are now most worried about vulnerability of supply chain firms
Developer to focus on re-using existing building at 60 Gracechurch Street two years after buying site from Hong Kong firm
Consultant confirms change of ownership as it posts 28% increase in pre-tax profit
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