NASC, the UK's leading trade body for scaffolding and access, is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Scaffolding Excellence Awards 2025.

Celebrating the best in the industry, across nine categories, the awards are widely regarded as the ultimate accolade in scaffolding and access. Speaking at the launch of the shortlist, James MacFadden, CS&A Responsible Engineer at Sellafield and chair of the Scaffolding Excellence Award judging panel for the second year in 2025, said:

"It was a pleasure to be judging these awards again and what struck all the judges again this year was the range and quality of the work being done across the sector. I felt there was a noticeable step up in the quality of entries this year."

The shortlists for the Scaffolding Excellence Awards 2025 are:

Apprentice of the Year

• John Stokes – Shield Services Group


• Louis Sturgiss – GKR Scaffolding

• Rhys Bennett – JMAC Group

• Ryan Wood – Anton Scaffolding

Design of the Year

• Allen & Foxworthy – Blenheim Palace

• Apex – Exeter Cathedral

• RDG – Liverpool St Station

• SRK – Hinckley Point C

Service of the Year

• 360 Degrees – consultancy services

• Goldmills – recruitment

• SMART Scaffolder – SMART Manager platform

• Leachs – consultancy services

Product of the Year

• Layher – SIM2Field scaffold information modelling

• Shadow Forms – Shadow Forms software

• Staht – Staht t25 digital pull tester

Project of the Year – Small

• Advanced NI – Belfast Docks

• K Scaffolding – Oxford University

• Proplant Scaffolding – The Shard

• Malvern Scaffolding – Scala Theatre, Worcester

Project of the Year – Medium

• Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding – St John’s Hall, Penzance

• Pickering Scaffolding – A43 temporary roof scaffold

• Rose System Scaffolding – East Manchester mixed use development

• Shield Services Group – The Old BRI, Bristol

Project of the Year – Large

• Allen & Foxworthy – Blenheim Palace

• Inner City – Olympia, London

• Brand Access Solutions – Moxy Hotel, Bristol

• ISS – High Level Bridge, Newcastle

• JR Scaffold Services – Cockenzie Power Station, East Lothian

Project of the Year – Major

• ISS – Tyne Bridge, Newcastle

• Palmers – Liverpool St Station

• GKR – Brettenham House

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced on the night.