Serving the role of lead contractor, the firm installed scaffolding on both sides of the building before adding a short-term roof to allow for safe entry to the building.

Roads surrounding the building had to be kept clear during the works because of the live hospital environment.

Below the Walton Building, which is situated within the Glasgow Central Conservation Area, is a historic tunnel system. As such, the base of the building had to be non-load bearing, to stop weight from reaching the areas above the historic tunnels.

A solution was put in place, designed by Gallery Access Solutions in partnership with architects at Coltart Earley Architecture, where this based was used as a foundation to create double-gabled scaffolding. 

John Jack, the contracts director, oversaw the team behind project, with several senior members of the JR Scaffold Services team also holding key positions.

Evan Horne, estimator for JR Scaffold Services, said: “We were the lead contractor on this particular project, which is quite unusual for a scaffolding company. However, we took these new challenges in our stride, looking after aspects of the project such as construction phase plans, traffic management plans and providing assets including signage and welfare facilities for our trade contractors.

“We worked closely with the client and our partners, and, despite the unique and complex challenges of this particular project, we delivered the job on time and, most importantly safely.”

Owen Stoney, temporary roof advisor for JR Scaffold Services, said: “Because of the size and complexity of this job, we thought it was important to provide familiarisation and awareness training for our whole team. We built the gabled scaffold in our new yard and replicated the structure they were going to be building on in Glasgow.

“This allowed our team to work with the materials before they went live on site, giving them an understanding and awareness of how the structure would come together.

“We worked closely with the architects and designers to ensure that everything was set up in a way that provided safe access for the work to take place, while also protecting those using the areas surrounding the site.”