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scaffold tower rental or purchase?
Did a job today which for me was quite large 3x1m about 20ft off the ground fixed to a steel cladding warehouse.
Luckily the electrician on site let us use his tower that was all set up in place.
It made life so much easier. Fitted in under an hour 🙂
I’ve never rented a tower I would only need it for a day or two, can anyone reconmmed a decent company around Manchester?
Or I might possibly look at buying one at around £600 it might be worthwhile? Any suggestions where to look at purchasing one?
Also any general advice on eitherof these options appreciated.
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Hi David
Try looking on http://www.scaffold-tower.co.uk
There’s a lot of information on there that should help you decide.
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Allot of folk prefer towers, but I dislike them. I find them time consuming to work on and dangerous. You also should now have an IPAF licence I think to work on one if at any real height.
I don’t pass that comment flippantly. I have worked on towers up to about 50ft high. Worked on literally hundreds over the past 22 years. Owned two or three at various sizes in that time. But as I say, I dislike them."10ft Trestles and Catwalk + barrier" go for slightly lower if your van space dictates. Even 8ft high trestles will do 9/10 shop front Signs.
Shop front, artic lorry sized vehicles, you name it, they cope no sweat and are up in about 1 minute.Anything bigger, it’s a cherry picker job. Granted an IPAF licence is required, but if you find your now working at these sort of heights then I suggest getting one.
You will find that even securing jobs that haven’t stipulated a licence, when you get onto work sites and more, the site foreman will ask you for one.Hiring scaffold or a cherry picker is painless and you don’t normally get asked for the licence. My understanding is that it’s because it’s your insurance as the operator that will now cover the machine, damages, injuries, fatalities etc.
When I went on my IPAF course I have to say, I went in ignorant and with the frame of mind “I know most of this anyway, plenty experience” but fact was, operating it I did know most, but the safety side of it all, what CAN and does happen allot, I was oblivious too.Anyway, I’m off on one again… :lol1: :lol1:
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