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Scaffold Coupler

Product Highlights

  • Universal fitting - Designed to fit standard 48.3mm scaffold tubes with precision.
  • High load capacity - Engineered to securely hold structural loads in demanding site conditions.
  • Compact and durable - Compact 52 x 140 x 170mm size with 0.9KG weight for easy handling.

SKU SE500576

Scaffold couplers provide a secure, heavy-duty connection for scaffold tubes and fittings. Built for high-stress construction environments, they ensure reliable structural integrity and worker safety at height. These essential components are manufactured for durability, resisting slippage and movement.

Scaffold couplers are critical when constructing safe and load-bearing scaffolding frameworks. They ensure tight, reliable connections between scaffold tubes and fittings, making them vital on construction, infrastructure, and demolition sites. Compact yet strong, each scaffold coupler enhances worker safety while improving scaffold integrity under pressure.

These couplers are made of robust steel and are shaped to clamp firmly around standard scaffold tubes. Their purpose is to restrict unwanted movement while enabling easy adjustment and secure fixing. Ideal for temporary structures, scaffold couplers are indispensable across industries requiring elevated access. Their compact size and strength make them an indispensable scaffold coupler choice across building and infrastructure projects.

  • Secure grip and fit - Prevents tube slippage for enhanced safety at height.
  • Built for heavy loads - Maintains structural integrity under stress.
  • Standard sizing - Fits standard 48.3mm scaffold tubes.
  • Corrosion resistant - Zinc finish for long-term use on exposed sites.
  • Easy handling - Lightweight 0.9KG with dimensions of 52 x 140 x 170mm.


Designed for versatility, scaffold couplers enable quick installation and removal without compromising on strength. Their construction suits the constant loading and reconfiguration typical in scaffolding projects. Whether stabilising access towers, forming structural nodes, or locking verticals, these scaffold tubes and fittings deliver peace of mind to site managers.

Scaffold couplers are ideal for new build housing, civil engineering works, industrial renovations and infrastructure maintenance. Their steel design resists wear and stress while accommodating multiple scaffold layouts and weather conditions. Every scaffold coupler supports faster erection and dismantling times while meeting safety priorities.

HERMEQ stock a wide-range of Scaffolding EquipmentLadders & JacksBuilding Equipment & Temporary Fencing Accessories conforming to all required safety specifications and regulations.

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Scaffold couplers are relied on across heavy-duty construction environments for their simplicity, strength and reliability. Their job is to keep scaffold tubes locked together under load, supporting weight-bearing operations and vertical access. Used as part of a modular system, these couplers provide the foundational grip that maintains upright columns and structural cross-beams.

Typical applications include new build housing scaffolds, site perimeter access towers, bridge maintenance rigs and façade retention frames. These scaffold couplers can handle exposure to the elements, with a protective zinc finish that reduces oxidation. Their compact format and 0.9KG unit weight ensure fast positioning, even when working at height or using temporary access platforms.

Each scaffold coupler supports load distribution across joined scaffold tubes and fittings, helping reduce shear movement or tube rotation. This in turn improves the safety of temporary working platforms and allows other scaffold components such as boards, toe boards or guardrails to function correctly. The fitting mechanism is simple, requiring only standard scaffold spanners to apply and remove.

In civil engineering and infrastructure works, scaffold couplers are commonly deployed on railway sites, tunnel entrances and offshore maintenance platforms. The speed at which they can be secured makes them ideal for time-sensitive works, where scaffold structure needs to be adjusted, extended or removed quickly. Their compatibility with most scaffold designs also means minimal risk of part mismatches on site.

Building contractors, scaffolding suppliers, plant hire companies and project managers all rely on scaffold couplers to keep their systems compliant, stable and reusable. As regulations evolve and site safety pressures increase, the need for strong, tested scaffold tubes and fittings like this has only grown. This simple coupler forms part of a wider system that must be safe, adjustable, and economical to maintain.

By choosing high-grade scaffold couplers like these, buyers ensure dependable performance that holds up under both static and dynamic loads. Whether for short-term hire, fixed installations or site staging, the performance and value these components deliver remains unmatched.

What are scaffold couplers used for?
They connect scaffold tubes and fittings to form secure, load-bearing structures used on construction and industrial sites.

Are these couplers compatible with all scaffold tubes?
Yes, they are designed for standard 48.3mm scaffold tubes used across most UK scaffolding systems.

Can scaffold couplers be reused?
Yes, they are made of high-strength steel and designed for repeated use in changing site conditions.

Do scaffold couplers require special tools to install?
They are installed using standard scaffold spanners, ensuring fast and secure setup on site.