The UK scaffolding and access sector is facing a shortage of 40,000 skilled workers, according to a new report published by the NASC, the UK’s leading trade body for scaffolding and access.
The NASC Skills Gap Report 2026 is based on responses from full NASC member companies and provides the first detailed snapshot of workforce capacity across the sector. It found that 56% of firms currently have at least one vacancy, with an average of 4.4 open roles per organisation. Across NASC members alone, this equates to around 1,760 vacancies.
View the full skills gap report here: https://nasc.org.uk/resource/nasc-warns-of-major-scaffolding-skills-gap.html
