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A scaffolder erects and dismantles temporary scaffolding to provide safe working platforms for other trades - roofers, painters, roughcasters and anyone else working at height.

You may not hire a scaffolder directly - your roofer or builder often arranges it - but understanding the costs helps when it appears as a line item in a quote. Scaffolding must be erected by a qualified team to meet health and safety regulations.

Confirm the hire period, weekly rental cost and whether the quote includes delivery, erection, dismantling and collection - overrun charges can add up quickly if a job takes longer than expected.

Crail is the most easterly of the East Neuk villages, a former royal burgh with a tiny harbour, a medieval market place and some of the most photographed streets in Scotland.

The harbour, with its stone jetty and cluster of fishing boats, has appeared on countless postcards and paintings - it is one of the most recognisable views in Fife.

Crail has a long history of trade with the Low Countries and Scandinavia and the Dutch influence is visible in the architecture of the oldest houses around the Marketgate.

The village hosts a popular pottery and has a Sunday farmers' market in season and the Fife Coastal Path connects it to Anstruther and St Andrews.

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Fife is a large peninsula in eastern Scotland, bounded by the Firth of Forth to the south and the Firth of Tay to the north - a geography that has given it a distinct identity and earned it the traditional title of 'The Kingdom of Fife'.

Dunfermline is the largest settlement and a former capital of Scotland, granted city status in 2022, while Glenrothes serves as the administrative centre and St Andrews is known worldwide as the home of golf and Scotland's oldest university.

The south-west of Fife has a strong industrial heritage - coal mining and shipbuilding shaped towns like Cowdenbeath, Lochgelly and Rosyth - while the East Neuk coastline is defined by a string of picturesque fishing villages: Anstruther, Crail, Pittenweem and St Monans.

Inland, the Howe of Fife is fertile agricultural land dotted with market towns like Cupar, Auchtermuchty and Falkland, the last of these home to a beautifully preserved Renaissance palace.

Fife is well connected to Edinburgh via the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing and to Dundee via the Tay Road Bridge, making much of the region practical for commuters while retaining a strong sense of local identity.