Manufacturing Facility

PHD were appointed to undertake the planning, design and installation of a 49.7m protection scaffold within a live food production facility.

The client tasked us with providing a weather protection structure to the live factory which also provided access to replace the existing roofing infrastructure.

The Works were carried out during an intensive period of 96hours during both operational and shutdown times. Various challenges were met by the Team, including; working in and around live food production, live machinery, and complex logistical routes in and around the live factory.

CHALLENGES

The challenges met by the Engineering Team was the installation of a 49.7m span of scaffold that not only met the requirements of the client, but also the necessary engineering calculations.

This was achieved by penetrating the existing roof structure and installing a waterproof barrier deck.

Due to the strict fire and dust control requirements within the factory, the deck was installed with a double composite board working deck, complete with fire rated monoflex. The deck was further fitted with an EPDM membrane which was fitted around the existing services at high level and the scaffold structure itself.

By using the EPDM system, it allowed for a universal installation that overcome the intricate challenges of the environment we faced. All this was undertaken safely, without incident whilst meeting the clients request of a unique scaffold structure that provided working platforms and weather protection in a challenging and live environment.