Specialists Awards 2012 Access and Scaffolding WINNER CHRIS SEDGEMAN SCAFFOLDING


Left: a 22 m-tall scaff old structure had to be erected to enclose the headframe over Robinson’s Shaft so that it could be inspected, repaired and repainted


JUDGES’ COMMENT


“Excellent training commitment from a small growing company, setting high standards with a clear structured plan for growth”


A measure of the high level of skill and safety awareness possessed by the scaff olders, designers and managers working for Chris Sedgeman Scaff olding is demonstrated in the ease with which the company successfully completed erecting scaff olding for a regeneration scheme in Redruth, Cornwall, known as the Heartlands Project. The area is a former tin mine


and the development will create homes, business units, workshops, a community centre and communal areas. The scaff olding contract involved


erecting temporary structures to access new buildings and to inspect and repair very old existing ones, some of which were Grade II listed. Work started in November 2010 and the main contract is now nearly complete. The temporary structures were in place for about 30 weeks and were carefully designed and built to deal with a host of challenges. These included building around trenches, as well as erecting over roofs and large existing industrial machinery. One of the largest scaff olds


erected was over the former shaft’s hoist or “headframe”. This consisted


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FINALISTS


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of a Cuplok system scaff old erected with a UBIX temporary roof system over the top. The sloping temporary roof was 3 m above ground at its lowest point, increasing to 20 m at its highest. The well-trained workforce


includes fi ve apprentices plus scaff old managers and supervisors trained to advanced level. The company supplies all scaff olders with relevant safety equipment and clothing and ensures its employees’ training is up to date. Company turnover has


increased as has the workforce in the past year and the company continues to invest in new equipment to achieve higher standards of work.


FOCUS CHRIS SEDGEMAN


Managing director Chris Sedgeman says: “The Redruth Heartlands project was one of the most memorable undertakings of the company, particularly in designing and building the scaffold around and over the headframe. This structure sat over


Robinson’s [mine] Shaft and had to be inspected, cleaned, repaired,


and repainted. To do so required a temporary roof, as well as scaffold structure up to 22 m high. Although we had built a similar structure at Geevor tin mine a few years previous, it was not to this scale.” Design of the temporary


structure and sloping roof, which rose from 3 m to 22 m above ground, required a combination of scaffolding knowledge and past experience. The key people involved were Sedgeman, technical manager Martin Nicholas with Scott Nicholas in charge of the team of scaffolders. This team included Craig Drew, who was tasked with the initial task of setting out the frame.


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