Working on behalf of client Eycon Ltd, the specialist team at JR Scaffold installed around 800 square metres of scaffolding around the upper building above high street mainstay Timpson’s on Buchanan Street in the city centre, enabling refurbishments and repairs to go ahead.

The scaffolding installation included staircases, edge protection and fan protection, providing access to the building’s windows and roof. Excessive beam work was also carried out at the rear of the building to bridge over skylights and vents on the lower roof. A hoist, supplied by ScotHoist, was fitted to assist Eycon in carrying out the building works.

The extensive installation took a team of four expert scaffolders around two weeks to complete and was safely erected on the busy city centre street, ensuring continued access to the retail units below the project. 

John Jack, contracts director at JR Scaffold, led the project. He said: “This has been another great city centre project for us to be involved in. With the project’s busy location, we needed to ensure that safety, both for passers-by and workers, was the top priority throughout our installation and design  

“City centre jobs are always tricky, but we are delighted to deliver this job safely and on time for the client in one of Glasgow’s most populated pedestrian streets.”