Scaffolding News

A very popular enquiry we constantly receive is “do you supply indoor scaffolding for rent?” and the answer is yes, we absolutely provide indoor scaffolding rental! Read on to find out about our range of indoor scaffolding hire. Indoor Scaffolding Rental – Growing in Demand Scaffolding for indoor works are around 20% of our workload […]

Over the years Stronghold Hire has provided several scaffolds for insurance repair contractors. With more reports of scaffolding collapses and accidents across the country due to unsafe practices when working at heights, insurance contractors are understanding the importance of putting the correct safety measures in place. Safe Working Platforms for Insurance Repair Work Stronghold Hire […]

Are you thinking about reaching new heights and starting a career in scaffolding in Australia? Well, if you are – or even if you’re not! – here is an eye opener for you on what a day in the life of a typical young scaffolder in Australia may entail. Whilst this log, with its frank […]

Tradesmen that carry our roof repairs will always be exposed to a risk of falling from a height. When providing roof scaffolding we are particularly aware that any works that could potentially result in a fall of over 2m is deemed as a high-risk work activity with which a high-risk Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) […]

The last 12 months have been somewhat of a roller coaster with lots of twists and turns but thankfully more highs than lows. As the year has progressed, we have seen a shift in the type of work that we engage in. We are slowly moving further away from the flooded residential scaffolding market and […]

We recently spoke about some specialised scaffolding for schools that we provide but it is also the case that we are expert providers of scaffolding for painters. Stronghold Hire have considerably grown our stock of aluminium scaffold over the past few years which is the ideal scaffolding system to use on paint jobs. Perfect Scaffolding […]

In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to other countries around the world. Thankfully in Australia the number of […]

Are you selling your home? Are you a real estate agent looking to get the best price for your client? Stronghold Hire may be able to assist you via our scaffolding services which allow potential buyers to really experience what their potential views will be like with a safe and secure viewing platform. The Property […]

We recently spoke about scaffolding for heritage and listed buildings as it constitutes a large part of our scaffolding hire. Another large chunk of work we do is carried out on schools. Scaffolding and working in schools present several challenges that you would not find on commercial or residential work sites and we’ll discuss them […]

Stronghold Hire have been involved with countless restoration projects that include heritage listed buildings around Sydney. In this post we’ll talk about some recent projects we’ve been involved in as well as outlining the particular scaffolding requirements when working on a heritage listed building – read on! What are Heritage Listed Buildings? New South Wales […]