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Scaffolders insurance

Protect your business and your clients fully with our scaffolding insurance

  • Standard cover for scaffolders working on domestic properties up to heights of 15m

  • Cover for work above heights of 15m can be arranged on request

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Why choose scaffolders insurance with Everywhen?

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Cover for work above 15m

Insurance can be extended for work at greater heights.

Insurance for scaffolding poles and boards

Cover can be extended to include accidental personal injury or damage caused from your negligence when using your poles and boards.

Cover against plant fire, theft or malicious damage

We offer tailored cover for plant and equipment against theft, fire, storm, flood, water damage and malicious damage (see your policy for full details). We can also include hired in plant depending on your requirements.

Pay for your scaffolders insurance by Direct Debit

You can choose to split your payment into ten monthly instalments.

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What does scaffolders insurance cover?

What is scaffolders insurance?

Our cover offers public liability insurance for you, your clients and the public. It reimburses you for any legal fees and compensation costs from accidental damage or injuries caused during jobs to members of the public. Popular limits on our scaffolders liability insurance range from £1-10 million with higher levels available on request.

Cover for scaffolding equipment in transit

To allow you flexibility to move your equipment efficiently, we offer cover against theft or damage while your scaffolding equipment is in transit.

Cover against plant fire, theft or malicious damage

We offer tailored cover for plant and equipment against theft, fire, storm, flood, water damage and malicious damage (see your policy for full details). We can also include hired in plant depending on your requirements.

Employers’ Liability to meet statuary requirements

Our employers’ liability insurance cover is flexible covering all staff, and automatically remains in place so when someone leaves, and you need to recruit, the new employees will be instantly covered when they join. This ensures you meet all your legal obligations for employee cover.

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Searching for scaffolders insurance quotes? Let us help you find the right policy quickly and easily. Just fill in our quotation form or call us to get started.

How do scaffolders insurance claims work?

When you need to make a claim, we'll guide you through the process and get your claim settled as quickly as possible.

  • Find your insurance documents and make sure you have all your information at hand, including your policy number.

  • Call the claims team on 0344 892 1384 and explain exactly what happened.

  • Provide photos if requested to help us understand what happened as quickly as we can.

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Scaffolders insurance FAQs

Wondering about something? Don't worry, Everywhen's here to help. We've put together some common questions about scaffolders insurance cover to support you every step of the way.

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Yes, general building work to be added into your scaffolders insurance policy. Please enquire for details.

Yes. We can arrange cover for your scaffolding equipment, including protection whilst the scaffold is being put up and taken down, your poles and boards, and your tools.

Yes, we can extend your scaffolders insurance to cover commercial and industrial properties. We can also cover you for heights of more than the standard 15m on request; please enquire for details.

Yes, we can cover labour only scaffolding sub-contractors, as well as PAYE staff for the same risks under your EL(Employers’ Liability) cover. it is very important to declare how your workforce are employed as this will affect how your risks are calculated.

If you would prefer to spread the cost of your scaffolders insurance policy, you have the option of setting up a Direct Debit to pay your premium by monthly instalments through our preferred provider, Premium Credit Limited (PCL).

To find out more about PCL and direct debit payments, select Direct Debit.

To understand more about how PCL work together with Everywhen, please read our Regulatory Information.

We have provided a summary of the key features of the policy, above. For details of the terms and conditions applicable, please refer to your insurance product information document and policy wording, which are available during the quotation process.

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