MAC Scaffolding

Social & Community

05 initiatives

Developing future generations

Apprenticeship
Scheme

Investing in the future: the MAC Apprenticeship Scheme.

We believe in nurturing the next generation of industry leaders. Our apprenticeship scheme provides a structured pathway for aspiring professionals to develop their skills and build successful careers in a supportive and challenging environment.

SpotlightCITB · COTS · H&S — 100%

Sarah-Jayne
Parsons

A warm welcome, and a new challenge in scaffold inspection.

Sarah-Jayne brings 25 years of hospitality experience to her role as our front-of-house receptionist, offering a warm welcome to all visitors. Now embracing a new challenge in the scaffolding industry, she is expanding her skills by training in scaffold inspection, recently passing her CITB, COTS and H&S tests with a perfect 100% score.

Sarah-Jayne Parsons in a hard hat beside the scaffold racks in the MAC yard
Sarah-Jayne Parsons

SpotlightCITB · CWIC

Welcoming
Finlay

Our apprentice, and the first of many.

We proudly welcome our apprentice, Finlay, thanks to the support of CITB and CWIC. This initiative reflects our commitment to creating opportunities and addressing the industry's skills gap. We are now looking to expand the programme, building on this success.

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Our first apprentice under the scheme, supported by CITB and CWIC — and the programme is expanding.

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MilestoneVelindre Cancer Centre

Topping Out
At Velindre

Celebrating a major construction milestone.

The topping-out ceremony marked the completion of the building's main structure — a symbolic and highly anticipated moment for the entire project team. With more than 400 people on site to celebrate the occasion, the event recognised the collaborative effort behind the scheme and the teams turning complex designs into reality every day.

MAC Scaffolding was proud to provide access solutions that supported this milestone safely, efficiently and with precision.

“Thank you to MAC Scaffolding — for erecting the best-looking scaffolding I've ever seen, helping make the photos from the day extra special.”

Katie HathawayStakeholder Engagement and Community Benefits Manager, New Velindre Cancer Centre
Hundreds of site workers gathered beneath the cranes for the Velindre topping-out ceremony

Corporate social responsibility

A Positive Impact
In Our Community

The scaffold festival stage MAC built for Friends of Llwynfedw Gardens in Heath Park Friends Of
Llwynfedw Gardens
A complimentary scaffolding stage for their annual festival in Heath Park, Cardiff — raising money for Motor Neurone Disease, with over £3,000 raised last year.
Treorchy RFC's junior and senior squads gathered on the pitch Treorchy
RFC
An amateur club at the heart of its community — almost 200 registered players from U7 to U18, plus senior men's and women's teams. Our sponsorship went towards training and playing equipment.
Set construction under way on the Collective Theatre Company stage Collective Theatre
Company
Complimentary scaffolding supplied for the staging of their musical production of "Little Shop of Horrors".
The Blaenrhondda bowls team in their red shirts on the green Blaenrhondda
Bowls
Sponsoring a team who have played for more than 30 years, with numerous wins in their league.
Runners in MAC Scaffolding shirts before the Cardiff Half Marathon Autism Life
Centres
Sponsoring two runners, Christopher and James Lee, in the Cardiff Half Marathon and the Porthcawl 10k.
Accredited & audited 07 marks
Scaffolding Association — Audited Member SafeContractor approved CHAS accredited CISRS — Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme Builder's Profile ISO 9001 certified by URS, UKAS accredited SSIP accredited