Doing a little bit to help in tough times

  Australia has always suffered from the ravages of drought and it’s effect on the ability of our farmers to feed the population.  From as early as 1790, where captains’ logbooks from the ships that were present in our waters describe a drought that stretched through to 1793.  This early drought became known as the
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Aluminium Scaffolding Hire Specialists

Scaffolding has been used to access heights for thousands of years.  According to Wikipedia, there is evidence of it being used in cave paintings, and there are pictures on ancient artifacts that accurately depict a pre-cursor to modern scaffolds.  Initially erected using logs or rough-hewn wooden poles, the 20th century saw the introduction of steel
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Scaffolding a Filtration Cathedral to achieve an uplifting solution

Mr Scaffold is often called upon to provide access solutions that span over larger equipment, and occasionally there is the need to erect a solution that covers a portion of a site, which is then moved as the work moves around a site.  This was the original thought for this project, where a scaffold was
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Mr Scaffold trekking on the roof of the world

Some of you will have seen our previous post about the treks of one of our inspirational leaders.  Scott has scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, and just recently completed a trek through Nepal to Everest Base Camp.  After days of trekking at increasingly higher altitudes, the final days walk to Everest Base Camp started at over 5000
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Scaffolding Melbourne new house build

Mr Scaffold has been busy across the country, and recently in Melbourne we were tasked with providing a scaffold in support of a new house build.  The advantages of using aluminium scaffold in this situation is that it is easier to erect and dismantle, resulting in quicker build times and reduced interference with other time-sensitive
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Sydney Scaffold appears to hover over pool

Mr. Scaffold takes great pride in the quality of work that all of our staff produce, and we like to take the opportunity to display some of the more interesting projects on these pages. This week is no different, with a scaffold that would seem to be fairly simple, needing a 7 metre platform to
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Scaffolding Mosman apartment block

The featured project this week is an apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. Originally inhabited by the Borogegal tribe, this well known suburb is adjacent to the harbour, and is also home to the main Zoo for Sydney, Taronga Park. Mosman boasts residences that date back to as early as the 1830’s, and
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Scaffold weight testing – Mr. Scaffold’s Brands SUPASCAF, LOCKSCAF, EASYSCAF & KWIKSCAF

Aluminium scaffold is an incredibly versatile product that can meet many of the access needs that arise across Commercial, Industrial and Residential properties.  It is favoured in applications where the weight of the scaffold becomes a consideration (Maritime, rooftops, balconies, warships etc.) The rating of scaffolding has been covered previously, however the methods and activities
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What does a scaffold estimator do?

Mr. Scaffold provides Scaffold Hire from our depots, and adds labour to erect/dismantle scaffolds in Sydney, Melbourne & Perth. We specialise in aluminium scaffold, and we are the leading aluminium scaffold supplier in Australia. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, Mr. Scaffold has policies and procedures in place to ensure consistent quality performance in every
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Scaffold leaping over garage for eave replacement – Cherrybrook

Mr. Scaffold works with many different customers, from large Multi-Nationals to home-owners and just about everyone in-between. Our systems and back-office procedures allow us to work seamlessly with large companies, public or private, and meet stringent qualification, induction & quality system requirements. All this is not apparent to most customers, however it does mean that
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Roof Restoration with safety using aluminium scaffold

Mr. Scaffold specialises in “Ground-up” scaffolding, where we base our scaffold on the available firm surface below the area to be accessed, and build up to create a safe work platform. This example is where we had the main levels at 3 and 5 metres, with various other platforms worked into the build to meet
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How to fit a Double width scaffold through a 30cm gap

Mr. Scaffold is very adept at creating unique and innovative solutions to each of the access challenges that are presented when we attend a scaffolding site.  Our experienced estimators have usually noted the difficulties of the situation and will have a plan.  Working from the ground up, each level of the scaffold is  envisaged, and
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