Australia’s Best Scaffolding Projects 2025 – Celebrating This Year’s Winners
The Scaffolding Association Australia was proud to recognise the outstanding achievements of our industry at the 2025 Australia’s Best Scaffolding Projects Awards.
This year saw a record number of nominations, with thirty projects submitted from across the country — the strongest field we’ve seen and a reflection of our industry’s growth, capability, and professionalism.
Below is a full recap of each winning project, showcasing the skill, innovation, and engineering excellence driving Australia’s scaffolding sector forward.
Best Innovation in Scaffolding Project of the Year AND Australia’s Best Scaffolding Project of the Year
Ausgroup Industrial Services
Project: Hail Creek Craneable Scaffold
Ausgroup Industrial Services delivered a breakthrough project that redefined what’s possible in scaffolding.
Faced with confined Run of Mill bins where traditional internal scaffold builds were unsafe and impractical, the team reversed the entire approach; they pre-assembled the complete scaffold inside a custom steel frame, then crane-lifted the structure into the bin in a single controlled movement.
This method:
- removed nearly all confined-space exposure
- reduced installation time
- delivered millimetre-precision placement in a high-risk environment
- required outstanding teamwork between crane operators, riggers and scaffolders
The scaffold was self-supporting, load-tested and engineered for vibration, dynamic forces, and the geometric irregularities of the bin.
This project earned two major awards — Innovation in Scaffolding and Australia’s Best Scaffolding Project of the Year — and stands as one of the most impressive engineered solutions in recent years.
View the Ausgroup Industrial Services project video here
Best Industrial Scaffolding Project of the Year
Central Scaffolding & Rigging Services
Project: Suspended Scaffold on Wharf
Central Scaffolding & Rigging Services delivered an exceptional industrial access solution in one of the most challenging environments possible: a live operational wharf with tidal movement, restricted access, and no ability to build from below.
Using Layher Allround, Flex Beam and tube-and-coupler systems, the team designed and installed a suspended scaffold that stayed perfectly balanced over open water while allowing critical maintenance works to proceed uninterrupted.
Every detail — from corrosion control to tidal clearance and load distribution — was engineered with precision.
This project is a benchmark example of industrial ingenuity, safety leadership, and technical execution.
Best Civil Scaffolding Project of the Year
APS Industrial Services
Project: Merri Creek Bridge Strengthening Project
Working beneath the historic Merri Creek Bridge (built 1867), APS Industrial delivered a fully suspended access system that protected the fragile bluestone structure and the sensitive creek environment while keeping the road above open.
With no ability to touch the waterway or bolt into the heritage structure, the team engineered a custom anchoring system mounted beneath the bridge — a solution requiring exceptional accuracy, load testing, and environmental control.
An IRATA-trained rope access rescue system provided additional safety in a location where emergency boat access was impossible.
APS delivered a safe, stable, heritage-conscious solution in one of Victoria’s most complex civil environments.
Best Commercial Scaffolding Project of the Year
Granted Access
Project: Oxford Street Chimney Remediation, Collingwood
Granted Access tackled a uniquely constrained inner-city project: wrapping a 40-metre heritage chimney with only 700mm of clearance between surrounding apartment balconies.
After two years of collaborative design with structural engineers, the team produced a slender, freestanding scaffold that never touched the fragile brickwork.
A 10-kPa suspended gantry deck supported the entire structure, enabling precise remediation works in a bustling residential area.
The result was a high-integrity access solution that balanced heritage protection, community impact, and engineering discipline.
Best Small-Scale Scaffolding Project of the Year
AN-CO Australia
Project: Liberty Place Redevelopment, Sydney
At Liberty Place, AN-CO Australia were tasked with providing façade access to a heritage-listed structure where no fixings, drilling, or permanent attachments were permitted.
They designed a fully suspended aluminium scaffold reinforced with steel and hung from engineered lattice beams above the roofline.
Installation and dismantling were performed via rope access, requiring precise sequencing, high skill, and complete stability throughout.
The solution delivered full façade access while leaving the heritage surface untouched — an outstanding example of small-scale engineering excellence.
Best Aluminium & Swing Stage Project of the Year – Dual Winner
ScafWest
Project: Fertiliser Tank – Internal Swing Stage
Inside a 30-metre-high fertiliser silo with severely restricted entry, Scafwest designed and built an 11-metre circular swing stage using custom curved aluminium trusses and a multi-hoist lifting system.
All components had to be hand-carried through a small manhole before being assembled into a perfectly round platform that provided 360-degree access to the tank walls.
The system was load-tested, engineered, and fully mocked up in Scafwest’s yard before deployment.
This innovative design allowed safe, fast, and highly efficient internal tank works, earning Scafwest a dual-category recognition in this year’s awards.
Best Scaffold Design Project of the Year
Scaffold Studio
Project: Reflections by the Sea
Scaffold Studio delivered a data-driven, digitally-engineered solution at Reflections by the Sea, where flammable cladding needed to be replaced on a curved rooftop structure 70 metres above ground.
Using 3D laser scanning and ScaffPlan modelling, the team created a digital twin that enabled load analysis, clash detection, and configuration testing before installation.
The final design was a cantilevered scaffold suspended over pools, balconies, and public walkways — engineered with counterweights, custom lifting rigs and certified tie systems.
The project was delivered with complete accuracy, no resident disruption, and full compliance with Australian Standards — an excellent showcase of modern scaffold design.
Best Mast Climber Project of the Year
Standard Access
Project: Collins Arch Reclad Project, Melbourne
At Melbourne’s iconic Collins Arch towers, Standard Access delivered one of the most advanced mast climber systems ever used in Australia.
The hybrid solution combined mast climbers, swing stages, custom tilting platforms, and torsion-capable ties to follow the building’s curved, inclined and negative-angle façades.
All work was completed while the hotel and premium offices inside remained fully operational, thanks to noise control, privacy management, and precise staging.
The project pushed the boundaries of façade access engineering while maintaining strict safety and operational continuity.
Celebrating Excellence Across the Industry
Each winning project demonstrates the capability, professionalism, and ingenuity within Australia’s scaffolding sector.
From heritage restoration to heavy industrial environments, digital engineering, and innovative access solutions, these projects showcase what our industry can achieve at its best.
Thank you to all companies who submitted their work, to our judges, to our partners, and to every attendee who joined us at Scaff25 to celebrate the people and teams leading our industry forward.
