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PROJECT NEWS | NASC YEARBOOK 2012
ANIMALS AND REMOVAL OF WALLS PROVE NO PROBLEM
Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter NASC member: LTC Specialist Scaffolding Main contractor: Bam Construction Ltd*
LTC was awarded the contract for providing access scaffold and temporary roofs over the Royal Albert Memorial Museum galleries and buildings to allow for the complete £25m, two-year refurbishment of the museum including new roofs, glass lanterns, Roman wall etc. The contract was challenging due to the short programme
of works for erection of the temporary roofs, the fact that the design had to allow for the temporary roofs to be opened and closed daily and the close proximity of one of the busiest roads through Exeter city centre. However, the challenge stepped up a gear when the contract was extended to include structural support to the building to form openings and complete removal of external walls whilst the temporary roofs were still in place.
But the most unusual task
was for LTC to assist in the moving of Gerald, the 120-year old, 21ft, mascot giraffe, and an African elephant. The animals had stayed on site throughout the refurbishment but had to be taken out of the building and later repositioned. LTC had to design and construct a temporary
freestanding building for the one-tonne elephant, loading bays to allow the elephant and giraffe to be craned into position, and then assist with the whole operation. Work began in September
2009 and was completed in August 2011. *This contractor has a ‘NASC only’ policy
SCAFFOLD HELPS ROYAL
WITHOUT A HITCH
WEDDING BROADCAST GO
Media Village and Stands,
London NASC member: Tone Scaffolding Services Ltd Main contractor: Various
The comprehensive television viewing, studio and support facilities that helped to bring the Royal Wedding in London to billions of worldwide viewers presented a major scaffolding challenge, which was fully met
by Tone Scaffolding Services Ltd. The company had to fulfil positional requirements at a number of key locations in the capital and undertake all the work in a precisely defined build period. The centrepiece of the
project was a dedicated media village in Green Park, opposite Buckingham Palace, where a three-storey structure was installed to provide up to 200 broadcast camera viewing points within 22 individual studios. The design and the equipment used enabled a radius footprint to be followed, and included multi-level access at key points, together with further studio facilities created alongside which were designed to provide viewing points at ground level. Elsewhere, scaffolding installations included 30 camera and commentary positions along
the route, a multi-tiered media stand opposite Westminster Abbey – where cleverly-disguised camera locations were also installed either side of the entrance door – and further camera positions on adjacent rooftops. Layher’s Allround® scaffolding was used throughout the project,
with a Keder roofing system also used on the media stand. “With less than a month
from start of build to handover, it was vital we used versatile and robust equipment which also enabled high quality visual results to be produced,” says Tone managing director, Andy Needham.
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