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Railway station access maintenance requires perfect execution

The Bankstown Railway line was opened in 1895, as Sydney’s first solely suburban line.  The line was the second in Sydney to be electrified, however it was not until 1928 when the line was extended to Birrong that the Yagoona station was opened and utilised by commuters.  The rail line was updated in 1994 with
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What to look for when buying a scaffold – Frames

Frame   –              A rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or non-structural panels. In Scaffolding use, frames generally run perpendicular to the length of the scaffold run.  Frames define the width of the scaffold, and they are also used to provide the height.  Frames are used in
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Outriggers on Aluminium Mobile Scaffolds – What do they do and when do I use them

I was watching one of our displays at the Mr Scaffold Head Office in Wetherill Park during a storm last month.  We had a single width easyscaf (light duty) tower with a platform at 5.4 metres.  That meant the top rail was at 6.3 metres, and the scaffold is only 0.85 metres wide.  With the
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coogee palace dome interior with mobile scaffolds on scaffolding floor

Coogee Palace Dome Renovation

The iconic dome on the Coogee Palace was in need of some TLC, the only issue for the owner was getting up close to the interior surface of the dome in an affordable and safe manner.  Enter Mr Scaffold, our experienced estimator provided a detailed plan and quote for the job, creating a full scaffold
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Having trouble with the curve? Not with Mr Scaffold at your site

Mr Scaffold is capable of providing full service scaffolding hire and labour solutions.  We have some large jobs in the pipeline, most of which we cannot share on these pages, so until we have something more recent to show you, I thought I would share an interesting job from a short while ago. Our client
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Dropping in to solve a University Problem – April 2016

Scaffolding from the top Within the campus of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) there is a building with a ramped driveway that leads to the loading dock area.  As with most buildings and organisations, blocking this driveway for an extended period of time would be extremely inconvenient and adversely impact the day to day
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Mr Scaffold builds a temporary kitchen for Sydney Lunar Markets – February 2016

Scaffold as a structure for Chinese New Year.  Lunar Markets in Pyrmont. Who are you going to call when you need a temporary structure for your outlet at the Lunar markets but you want to make sure it will stay there and not get blown away in one of the Summer Storms that have been
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Carefully working over the pool – Ovolo Hotel – January 2016

Scaffolding to exacting requirements is a specialty of Mr Scaffold.  When asked by the iconic Ovolo Hotel in Woolloomooloo to construct a scaffold over the indoor pool for some maintenance work, our estimator knew there would be some special requirements.  The pool, as pictured is fully tiled, and features a wet-edge, with grating surrounding the
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Roofing repairs to the upper floors – September 2015

  The Strata Manager on a building in Potts Point had a need to access the exterior of the upper levels of the building.  They asked Mr Scaffold to quote on the task, and our experienced Estimator inspected the building and the surrounds to ascertain the best approach to reaching the 9th and 10th floors
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Mr Scaffold continues to new heights

Welcome to 2016, The entire crew at Mr Scaffold are rested, invigorated and ready to meet the challenges ahead in the new year. Offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney We are looking forward to helping Businesses and Residents of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to reach “The Next Level” utilising our exclusive range of
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Scaffold across complex site for external repairs – February 2015

    Bring in the Specialists for a large yet delicate undertaking A Construction Company was requested to perform a refurbishment to the exterior of a building in Potts Point. The company requested our expertise in our scaffolding to support their needs. Mr Scaffold attended the property and our estimator designed the scaffold in a way
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Scaffold to fill a Vmax Cinema – January 2015

  2015 has started off with a charge! As Westfield Miranda is celebrating its 50th Anniversary later this year, Mr Scaffold has been requested to support them in the project of a new multi-screen Event Cinema complex needing new creation of 3 medium cinema’s & 1 Vmax Cinema. Each of the GA Cinemas needed approx.
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