Allen & Foxworthy Ltd

What Allen & Foxworthy Ltd does

Allen & Foxworthy Ltd is a privately held UK scaffolding services provider headquartered at Roslea House, Hargreaves Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate, Swindon, Wiltshire. The company operates under the legal name "Allen and Foxworthy" and offers "paaf Scaffolding Services" — erection and dismantling of scaffolding structures for construction and maintenance projects in the Swindon and Wiltshire region. With a headcount band of 11-50 employees, the firm operates as a local sub-contractor in the regional construction services market.

The company's go-to-market is service-based and project-driven, delivering scaffolding on-site at customer locations rather than through digital or e-commerce channels. The website (allenandfoxworthy.co.uk) is currently under construction and displays only basic contact information — a UK telephone number (01793 706634), a generic email address ([email protected]), and placeholder links to social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Instagram) with no active content. The site is built on WordPress, and the most recent content dates to January 2021.

No pricing model, certifications, proprietary technology, patents, trademarks, awards, partnerships, management team bios, funding rounds, or acquisition history is disclosed. The firm has no app, no API, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no subsidiaries or parent company. Ownership and shareholder structure are not publicly documented. The company appears to operate as an independent local services business with minimal public-facing digital infrastructure.

Name

Allen & Foxworthy Ltd

Legal name

Allen and Foxworthy

Website

https://allenandfoxworthy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allen & Foxworthy Ltd is a UK-based scaffolding services provider based in Swindon, Wiltshire, offering erection and dismantling of scaffolding structures for construction and maintenance projects in the local region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scaffolding Services

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Insulation, Scaffolding & Access Services (ISA) (IMAIACAF)

Keywords

• Scaffolding services
• Construction scaffolding
• Scaffolding erection
• Scaffolding dismantling
• Industrial scaffolding

Headquarters

HQ city

Swindon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Allen & Foxworthy Ltd provides scaffolding services for construction and maintenance projects. The company offers erection and dismantling of scaffolding structures for construction firms and industrial clients in the Swindon, Wiltshire area. Services are delivered on-site at customer locations.

Product overview

Allen & Foxworthy Ltd operates as a scaffolding services company offering paaf Scaffolding Services. The company provides scaffolding erection and dismantling services for construction and maintenance projects within the Swindon, Wiltshire region. The website indicates the current online presence is under construction, with limited product information available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• paaf Scaffolding Services Scaffolding services providing erection and dismantling of scaffolding structures for construction and maintenance projects in the Swindon, Wiltshire area. Targeted at construction firms and industrial clients needing temporary access structures.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• HSS Hire: UK tool and equipment hire group that supplies scaffolding access equipment to construction and industrial customers; comparable as a UK scaffolding access provider competing for similar end users, though with a much broader hire catalogue and national depot network.
• GAP Group: UK equipment hire specialist with a scaffolding and temporary works division; comparable as a UK scaffolding access provider serving similar construction and industrial customers, although GAP operates primarily as a rental/hire business rather than a labour-led services firm.
• Speedy Services: UK-wide tool and equipment hire provider with scaffolding access products; comparable as a UK scaffolding-access supplier competing for the same construction customer base, although Speedy is broader in scope (tools, powered access, plant) than a specialist scaffolding firm.
• Nixon Hire: UK equipment rental business offering scaffolding systems among its access and temporary works range; comparable as a scaffolding-access market participant competing for similar construction and industrial clients, though operating primarily on a rental model.
• Sunbelt Rentals UK: Major UK equipment rental company with a significant scaffolding and access rental fleet; comparable because scaffolding services firms typically compete (and partner) with scaffolding rental providers for the same end customers, though Sunbelt operates as rental rather than service-led.

Broad incumbents

• Altrad: Large global industrial services group with significant UK scaffolding, insulation, and access-services operations; comparable as a multi-service industrial access contractor, but with extensive geographic footprint, certifications, and blue-chip industrial client base that Allen & Foxworthy lacks.
• BrandSafway: Global leader in scaffolding and access services operating across the UK; directly comparable as a specialist access-services contractor, but with vastly greater scale, geographic reach, and integrated rental/service capabilities versus Allen & Foxworthy's local offering.

Others

• PERI: Global formwork and scaffolding manufacturer and rental provider; comparable as a scaffolding systems supplier to UK contractors, though PERI is primarily a manufacturer/renter rather than a direct labour-services competitor.
• Layher: Leading European manufacturer of system scaffolding with UK operations; comparable as a scaffolding equipment supplier in the UK access market, though Layher is upstream of Allen & Foxworthy's service activity (a potential equipment supplier rather than direct competitor).

Direct peers

• Actavo: Industrial access and scaffolding services provider operating in the UK and Ireland; comparable as a specialist access-services contractor serving construction, industrial, and infrastructure clients with similar service mix to Allen & Foxworthy, though at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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