Bridge contract
Boom and scissor lifts from AFI were hired by contractors working on one of Tyneside’s most important river crossings – Scotswood Bridge in Newcastle.
Pyeroy used two Genie S-65 boom lifts and two Skyjack SJ6826 scissors lifts to carry out repairs to concrete, steelwork and parapets and paint approximately 14,500 square metres of the bridge’s structure using about 4,000 litres of paint.
AFI undertook a site survey before specifying the boom and scissor lifts for the contract and also provided Pyeroy personnel with machine familiarisation training.
Pyeroy group technical director Brendan Fitzsimons said: “AFI was very flexible in supplying the powered access equipment exactly when it was needed. The machines they specified were the perfect size for the job and provided our contractors with safe, easy access to the steelwork on the bridge.”
Although the project involved some night closures of the bridge to allow work to be carried out on the main arch, safe access routes for pedestrian and cyclists were maintained at all times.
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