Safeguard Scaffolding aims to be integral part of towns regeneration

Working in construction throughout his life, Karl Melling made the decision to start his own business before the pandemic and launched 'Safeguard Scaffolding' as a one-man band in 2019.

While many businesses struggled during the stop-start difficulties of the pandemic, Safeguard was able to "flourish" during this period as it was able complete construction jobs for those stuck in their homes.

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Safeguard owner Karl Melling (Image: Safeguard Scaffolding)

As the business continued operating throughout the pandemic, it was able to quickly build a trusted reputation in St Helens and increasingly attract work from across the borough.

With Karl eager to invest in St Helens and local people, Safeguard has grown from a one-man band into a firm with warehouses, offices, multiple vans, and employing more than 50 local employees.

It has also aiming to be one of the contractors to assist with the future regeneration of St Helens and Earlestown town centres; with new homes, offices, a market hall and a hotel planned to be constructed in the centre of St Helens.

One of the business' domestic projects (Image: Safeguard Scaffolding)

Luke Swain, one of the employees at Safeguard Scaffolding, said: "Karl and most of the lads in the business are from St Helens, so I think it's a great feel-good story of a business that has gone from one man in a van to more than 50 people working to improve the town.

"We're hoping to be an integral part of the regeneration plans in both St Helens and Earlestown. Phase one of this starts at the end of this year, and we're really excited if we get to be a part of the process.

"We want to be a part of our town's improvement and also push our community side of the business to help local people wherever we can."

Safeguard has built a trusted reputation across the town (Image: Safeguard Scaffolding)