The team
Craig, Lowri and eight carded scaffolders on four crews, all employed, working from the yard at Neath Abbey.
Owner and advanced scaffolder
Craig started as a labourer on the steelworks scaffolds in Port Talbot at seventeen, worked his way to an advanced scaffolding card, and set up Upright with one lorry in 2008. He prices every job himself after a visit and still spends most mornings on site. He grew up in Skewen and can see half the firm's jobs from the top of Mynydd Drumau.
Office, licences and safety records
Lowri runs the diary, the pavement licences, the inspection records and the hire dates, which is why customers get a call before the hire runs on. She joined in 2016 from the council's highways team, so she knows exactly what a licence application needs and how long it takes.
How we work
You get a date when you accept the quote and a call the afternoon before. If the weather stops us, we ring that morning with the next date.
Every scaffold is designed to the industry guidance for its use, tied in properly and handed over with a certificate. No shortcuts on boards or guardrails.
For terraced streets we put a note through the neighbours' doors before we arrive, and keep the pavement passable.
Hire beyond the agreed weeks is at the weekly rate on the quote. We ring before it runs on, so you are never charged without knowing.
Craig looks at the house or building, talks to your builder or roofer if you like, and sends a written quote with four weeks' hire, inspections and the licence in it. Most domestic scaffolds go up within two weeks.