Over 100 Years' Experience
2025 - Lyndon SGB changes its trading name to Brand Access Solutions (UK)
2024 - Taylor's Hoists rebrands to Lyndon SGB (UK)
2021 - SGB in India changes its trading name to SGB BrandSafway (India)
2021 - Gerustbau Muehlhan GmbH acquired (Germany)
2020 - Rapid EPS edge protection system product launched (EU)
2020 - Benchmark Scaffolding’s UK Hoist Division acquired and merged with Taylor's Hoists (UK)
2019 - Lyndon Scaffolding acquired and merged with SGB business in the UK to operate as Lyndon SGB (UK)
2018 - QuikDeck suspended access system launched Internationally as BrandSafway product
2018 - Venko business acquired (UK & Netherlands)
2017 - Brand merges with Safway to create BrandSafway
2017 - Taylor's Hoists acquired by Lyndon Scaffolding (UK)
2014 - Brand re-introduce the SGB and Hünnebeck names
2013 - Harsco sells the Harsco Infrastructure business to CD&R. At the same time, CD&R purchase Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc and combine the two businesses under the Brand name
2010 - All access, formwork and industrial maintenance companies acquired by Harsco over the years, join forces to operate as Harsco Infrastructure
2009 - Bell Scaffolding business acquired (Australia)
2009 - ESCO Interamerica business acquired (South America)
2009 - Nicol UK business acquired (UK)
2008 - Sovereign Access business acquired (UK)
2008 - Buckley Scaffolding (NI) business acquired (Ireland)
2008 - SGB launches in India (India)
2007 - Safety DVD 'The Cost of Accidents' wins Gold Award at New York Film Festival
2006 - Cleton Industrial Maintenance Services acquired (Netherlands)
2005 - Hünnebeck join the Harsco group
2005 - Taylor's Hoists founded (UK)
2005 - Lightshore shoring system launched
2004 - MC200 Mast Climbing range launched
2004 - MINIBOSS platform launched
2004 - MASTCLIMBERS business acquired (UK)
2003 - Raffia Contracting & Tower International businesses acquired (Australia)
2003 - EXTRAGUARD edge protection system is launched
2002 - SAFESCREEN perimeter safety screen launched
2001 - Scafform business acquired (Ireland)
2000 - SGB is purchased by Harsco
1999 - SGB introduces mobile powered mechanical machines
1998 - CUPLOK 3000 launched - offering in-built safety features and longer bay lengths
1998 - ADB Insulation acquired (Netherlands)
1997 - Business floated on the London Stock Exchange
1996 - GASS shoring system introduced - a new lightweight, high strength system
1996 - MASTCLIMBERS founded (UK)
1995 - Sprint frame scaffolding system launched
1993 - BOSS towers launched to meet European standard
1988 - Temporary mesh fencing introduced
1986 - Mowlem acquires SGB
1980 - SGB grow internationally with stock and service centres across Europe
1979 - SGB launches in the United Arab Emirates as SGB Quebeisi, Egypt & Qatar (Middle East)
1976 - SGB introduces CUPLOK system scaffold - still a leading access solution today!
1975 - SGB launches in Saudi Arabia as SGB Dabal and SGB Baroom (Middle East)
1975 - SGB launches in Australia & Asia Pacific (Australia & Asia)
1975 - Aluminium towers introduced
1974 - SGB launches in France (France)
1972 - Aluma Systems founded
1969 - Youngman business acquired (sold in 2005)
1968 - SGB in the Channel Islands established (UK)
1968 - Lyndon Scaffolding founded (UK)
1968 - Horizontal and panel formwork products introduced
1966 - Introduction of the Tableform system, followed by the Metriform small formwork panel system
1964 - Patent Construction Systems became part of Harsco (USA)
1962 - SGB launches in North Europe (Belgium & Netherlands)
1961 - Rautennetz GmbH became known as Hünnebeck GmbH (Germany)
1961 - Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services founded
1959 - SGB introduces shuttering, the predecessor to modern formwork
1949 - SGB enters the Powered Access market with a range of Simon Hydraulic Platforms
1944 - Introduction of the first frame access system
1936 - Safway founded
1929 - Dr. Emil Mauritz Hünnebeck founds the Rautennetz GmbH company (Germany)
1920 - Launch of tubular steel scaffolding with clamp fixings
1919 - Tubular Scaffolding Company Limited becomes officially founded as Scaffolding Great Britain (SGB) (UK)
1918 - Launch of the 'Universal Coupler' - marking the transition from ‘timber & rope’ to ‘steel tubes & couplers’
1909 - ‘Scaffixer’ coupling device introduced to replace rope fixings
1909 - Three companies, Pitou, Beinecke and Davidson, found Patent Construction Systems (USA)
1905 - Daniel Palmer-Jones founds Tubular Scaffolding Company Limited (UK)
