About Watson & Son Scaffolding

Leadership & Experience

The company is led by a Director with over 20 years of industry experience. He began his career as a scaffolder and progressed through supervisory and senior managerial roles with several large scaffolding firms across the UK before moving into director-level leadership.

He then spent almost 10 years in the Middle East as a Director for a major scaffolding organisation, delivering large-scale commercial and industrial projects within highly regulated environments. This international experience strengthened a disciplined, systems-led approach to safety, quality, and operational performance.

He is a Chartered safety professional holding the following post-nominals:

CMIOSH, FIIRSM, CMaPS, PIEMA, C.Build E MCABE

His expertise includes:

• QHSE Strategy
• CDM & Construction Safety
• Principal Designer services
• Workplace Psychology & Human Factors
• Sustainability & Environmental Management

He is an accomplished and safety-conscious SHEQ professional with extensive experience developing and executing SHEQ strategy across multiple sites and disciplines. His background spans construction, facilities management, utilities, and other highly regulated environments. He has successfully implemented safety and quality improvement initiatives, overseen complex compliance systems, and driven measurable performance improvements in health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

His qualifications and professional development include:

• Chartered Member of IOSH
• Fellow of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management
• Certified Member (CMaPS), Association for Project Safety
• Practitioner Member of IEMA
• Chartered Building Engineer (CABE)
• NEBOSH Occupational Health and Safety Diploma
• NEBOSH Construction, Oil & Gas, Fire, Leadership, Incident Investigation, and Process Safety Certificates
• Sustainability & Environmental Management (University of Derby)
• Mental Health & Wellbeing, Organisational Psychology, and Human Factors in Industrial Practice (University of Aberdeen)

This combination of hands-on scaffolding experience and advanced safety leadership ensures that every project is managed with practical understanding, regulatory expertise, and a strong safety-first culture.