Over 100 Years' Experience
2021 - Gerustbau
Muehlhan GmbH acquired (DE)
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)
