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Technicians working from a scaffold tower on a floating pontoon with red edge protection, beneath a concrete jetty at Port of Blyth
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Pontoon Scaffold Tower Access Beneath a Jetty at Port of Blyth

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Scope of Works

A structures and access contractor needed to reach the underside of a jetty at the Port of Blyth to carry out testing on the soffit areas. With open water beneath the jetty and no ground to build from, they needed a stable platform that could carry a scaffold tower and fit into the restricted space under the structure. Technicians would also be working over water for the duration, so the job needed safety boat cover on standby and a way of getting the pontoon in and out of the jetty area.

Solution

Floating Pontoon Hire supplied a 4m by 4m modular pontoon with edge protection, giving the contractor a level, secure base to build a scaffold tower and reach the soffit. Rather than just supplying the pontoon, we put together a complete access package: the scaffold tower, a safety boat with an outboard motor, and a two-person crew for the hire period. The safety boat stood by to cover the technicians working under the jetty, and it also gave us a way to move the pontoon in and out of the confined area beneath the structure. Having everything from one supplier meant the contractor only had to coordinate one team for access, safety cover and installation.

Port crane lifting a pontoon with red edge protection down to the water beside a timber-piled jetty at Port of Blyth

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