A year on from our last analysis, Company Watch returns to take another look at the financial health of the UK’s leading scaffolding firms " and finds the overall picture distorted once again by the financial challenges of the largest player. Nick Hood reports

Repair work to the piers of a major rail bridge over the Thames is being fast-tracked with the help of a novel access system

A Danish-built Omme access platform has proved a godsend for conservators at Canterbury Cathedral. David Taylor reports