Celebrating 20 years in Australia
2022 has been a year to remember, with a surge in demand across all scaffolding markets. Read more
A scaffolding cliff-hanger
The problem was how to safely and efficiently achieve a cantilevered, cliff-edge access solution to enable remedial work to be carried out under a pedestrian walkway. Read more
Environmentally friendly efficiency
Marine Scaffolding was confident that they would be able to make a great improvement to their client’s usual environmental impact and productivity in the assembly of their temporary encapsulation structures. Read more
Art After Dark festival
Presented by Federation Square in Melbourne, the Art After Dark festival included the Constellations audio-visual installation by the artist Joanie Lemercier. Projecting light through water particles, he created a mesmerising display that he had never before presented in Australia. Read more
SAQ Special General Meeting
The Scaffolding Association of Queensland (SAQ) is an organisation that enables stakeholders in Queensland’s scaffolding industry to keep abreast of the best working practices and the latest products in the market. Read more
Commercial Sense
River City Access secured the contract to provide perimeter scaffolding and loading bays for this new-build commercial project. At first glance, the task may appear to be straightforward. Read more
Sideways Scaffold
Pre-assembling scaffolding onto large horizontal steel structures that are later crane-handled into a vertical orientation is not the usual way access is provided in the industrial sector. Read more
Fish Facility Protection
It was always going to be tricky to protect the open tanks and general working area of this functioning WA fish research facility from contamination from overhead asbestos removal operations. Read more
Waste to Energy Plant
Paragon Scaffolding secured the contract to provide access services to this ambitious waste-to-energy project south of Perth. It is estimated that this remarkable facility will result in the avoidance of approximately 485,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. Read more
St Ignatius Church Spire
In 1927, the 60 year project to construct St Ignatius Church in Richmond came to a conclusion. This is the first refurbishment work to be conducted on the spire of this fine heritage building, and it was no surprise to see Scaff-Co awarded with the scaffolding contract. Read more
Safe access and sound-proofing
Corrosion remediation work on coal terminal stacker-reclaimers generally involves noisy machinery that frequently has to be operated on a 24-hour timetable to bring reclaimers back on-line as quickly as possible. Read more
Hotel signage cantilever scaffolding
Scaffolding to replace the signage at the top of this building was never going to be built from the ground up! Premier Scaffolds secured the project with an imaginative design using their Layher Allround Lightweight (LW) equipment. The design took full advantage of the cantilever and bridging possibilities offered by the Layher Allround system. Read more
