The scaffolding and hoists teams were in situ to give access to all elevations on the "OurTownHall" renovation – allowing Lendlease contractors to access 34 chimneys, the three main towers (the main Albert Square clock tower, Cooper St tower and Princess St spire) and the rest of the structure requiring renovation works.
The highly complex scaffolding works have been designed in-house using resources from across the BrandSafway group. Four design engineers; one UK based, one in Australia and two in Holland worked together to design the intricate solutions – with the temporary roof and complex sections being designed in 3D.
The scaffolding erection was carried out by more than 50 scaffolders, working on more than 200 scaffold structures – independents, birdcages, beam sections, staircases, chimney scaffolds, and temporary roofing – with a total weight of approximately 3700T.
There is a full perimeter independent access scaffold that is two bays wide from the building face; with the inner bay forming the working platform and the outer bay used as a buttress/braced bay, where all the vertical ledger bracing is fitted to allow the inner working bay to be braceless – offering unrestricted access for all trades to work safely.
See full project details and videos here: Manchester Town Hall | Hybrid Access and Manchester Town Hall | Temporary Roofing.
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