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Defying the Odds: How Sidewall Scaffolding Rose in a Downturn

Apr 12, 2025

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While the world began to halt during the global pandemic, a bold new player quietly took shape in Auckland’s residential construction sector. Born in one of the most uncertain periods in modern economic history, Sidewall Scaffolding (www.sidewall.co.nz) emerged not just to survive—but to thrive. Founded at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, when businesses worldwide…
Builder receives £3,000 fine after 13 years of defying demolition order for illegal extension

Mar 19, 2025

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Mohammed Azhar, a 57-year-old builder from Bradford, has finally started work to demolish an illegal extension after 13 years of defying planning orders. The single-storey brick structure, built in 2011 at Azhar’s home on Intake Road, was constructed without planning permission and was ordered to be removed by Bradford Council in 2012. Despite numerous notices,…