Coverage
Scaffolding across Cambridgeshire and the surrounding towns
Cambridge, Ely, Newmarket, Huntingdon, St Ives, St Neots, Royston and everywhere in between. If your job is in this part of the world, we cover it.
The patch
Cambridge and the towns around it
We're a Cambridge business, and the city is where most of our work is. From there we cover Ely to the north, St Ives, Huntingdon and St Neots to the west, Royston to the south and Newmarket to the east - along with the villages in between.
Local knowledge earns its keep in this trade. Knowing that a Mill Road terrace has no rear access, that a village lane won't take a scaffold lorry, or that a licence application needs three weeks' notice is the difference between an accurate quote and a problem on the day.
If your postcode is in this part of the world, we cover it. Call and we'll get you a price.
Towns
Where we work, and what's different about each
Every town on this list has its own quirks - property types, access, and which authority issues the scaffold licence. Each page covers what actually matters locally.
Licensing
If it stands on the pavement, we sort the licence
Scaffold on a public pavement or road needs a highway licence, and across our patch three different authorities issue them. Each has its own paperwork, its own insurance requirement and - the part that actually bites - its own lead time.
We're registered with all three and we handle the application as part of the job. What matters to you is booking early enough: a licence that takes three weeks to come through will hold up your trades if the scaffold is booked for next Tuesday.
Cambridge • Ely • St Ives • Huntingdon • St Neots
Only registered companies can apply. Charged per street per 30 days, and applications can take up to 15 working days to process.
Royston
Requires £10m public liability cover. Licences run 14 days initially with weekly extensions, and typically take around 3 weeks to process.
Newmarket
Requires a minimum £5m public liability cover, and applications need 10 working days' notice. Fees are reviewed annually.
Fees are set by each council and reviewed annually, so we quote them per job rather than publishing figures here that go stale. If the scaffold stays entirely within your own boundary - a garden, a driveway - no licence is needed at all.
Not sure if we cover you?
Tell us the postcode and the job - we'll give you a straight answer either way.