Actavo Hire and Sales Glasgow branch has constructed a partnership with Northseal to supply scaffolding for vital projects. Their latest joint activity is the supply of scaffolding for a £130,000 project on behalf of East Ayrshire Council.
The current contract with East Ayrshire Council involves Actavo supplying scaffolding solutions to install external wall insulation to homes on the New Farm Loch estate. This combination of medium-rise residential blocks and terraced homes, emerged between 1968 and the mid 1970’s. And now the properties are badly in need of new insulation, meaning large volumes of scaffolding are required.
Billie-Jane Calder, Actavo’s area sales representative, said: “The local authority was carrying out insulation work throughout the estate to improve the energy efficiency of the older housing stock. As the appointed scaffolding contractor, Northseal needed a supplier to provide large volumes of scaffolding to cater for both the blocks of flats, and the long runs of terraced homes which were all being worked on concurrently. From the installation perspective, we needed to supply a quick and easy solution so that work could start as soon as possible, thereby minimising disruption for residents.”
The project will see Actavo utilising the K-Lock system, a unique method of connecting ledgers and transoms to the standards in one, single action without using nuts, bolts or wedges. This node-locking principle makes K-Lock one of the fastest systems to install. Northseal of course, supplies and erects scaffolding to commercial, private and local authority customers throughout Scotland, from their Galston base in East Ayrshire.
Speaking about the partnership, director at Northseal Scaffolding, Lara Zavaroni, explained: “We’ve been working with Actavo’s Glasgow branch for just over nine months and our business relationship has always been very professional. Our business with each other is expanding month by month. Actavo is our main supplier. We look forward to having a continuing relationship with such a progressive company.”
Actavo has worked with Northseal to supply scaffolding services for residential blocks at Prestwick Toll, the Stewarton housing project and the Kelloholm project.
The system scaffolding giants will also be unveiling a range of new products with live demos, including the HAKI Public Access Stair, the HAKI Bridge System and the HAKI QuickDeck, that is said to be perfect for bridge under-decking or offshore applications.
Adding to the event lineup, attendees will hear from a large list of guest speakers from industry leading contractors, trade associations, suppliers and manufacturers.
HAKI UK Sales Manager Steve Coshall said:“HAKI are very excited about the forthcoming series of networking and launch days in June. The aim is to help raise awareness of some of the latest innovations in scaffolding and access, to showcase HAKI’s new state-of-the-art CISRS training centre and to allow delegates to network with potential clients and subcontractors.
We are also keen to ensure a strong focus on education and awareness, so we have a great list of guest speakers lined up”.
HAKI say There are also some great prizes up for grabs for delegates who attend, including 4 balls at the Belfry Brabazon, PGA and Derby courses and a weekend for two in the world’s first luxury tree-house on a crane!
The event takes place from the 13th to the 16th of June 2017.
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The heavy duty rollers can withstand more than 250KN of weight, meaning that, when positioned next to the standard RCS shoe, the system would work efficiently and safely. Additionally, the system was pulled up the shaft using an electronic winch, provided by the contractor, which lifted from the RCS system (rather than from the scaffold).
Another significant engineering challenge for PERI was the positioning of the platform levels used to access the surface of the tunnel. As the contractor required access to specific points, PERI had to design the scaffolding to have staggered platforms. For a standard horizontal design, the platforms can be positioned at two metre intervals, however for the 30° angle, the platforms needed to be staggered as the heights on the different angles continuously changed. After extensive research and development of the 3D designs, PERI’s team were able to plan and implement a cost-effective and optimised scaffolding solution that allowed three access stations at different heights along the 7.5m long scaffold.
Tony Austin, Regional Technical Manager, South at PERI Ltd, commented: “The escalator shaft was a really rewarding project to work on thanks to the originality of the design. The Farringdon project provided our first ever rolling tunnel scaffold designs, and utilising this to an inclined application was another first for us. The end result was ideally suited for the complexity of the project, as the waterproofing could be quickly and safely installed prior to the secondary tunnel lining.”
Nathan Bond, Engineer at BFK, added: “We were happy to once again work with PERI Ltd in the construction of the station. Given the unusual design and incline, we were delighted with the system proposed. The solution was ideal for our needs and the up-front planning, technical expertise and support from the PERI team meant that we were always in safe hands when erecting the system.”
To ensure a smooth process, PERI’s dedicated scaffolding site demonstrator regularly visited the site to help with the assembly of the equipment, providing technical advice throughout the duration of the project. PERI’s equipment was delivered to the site in late March and was on-site for just four weeks. For more information. 
