Very often, due to the nature of the location, inspections to assets over water cannot be undertaken from standard modular pontoons and the cost of workboats or multicats can be prohibitive.
ScaffFloat pontoon can provide a safe and cost-effective alternative with a self-propelled platform that is stable enough to carry access solutions such as scaffolding towers, Monkey towers or water-level shelves. ScaffFloat pontoons can also be launched and self-driven to remote locations with limited water access.
GPS MACS required floating access on a narrow concrete-lined drainage channel in Tottenham, London. ScaffFloat mobilised 6no 8 x 4.2m pontoons, which were moored in the channel.
APCL A&P Falmouth used an 8x4m self-propelled workboat, which was already on hire, to conduct water-based Marine Oil Spill Response training, approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in collaboration with their pollution specialist partners, Ambipar. The ScaffFloat served as a spacious, stable platform for deploying the booms and allowed participants to practice… Continue reading Marine Oil Spill Response training – Falmouth
AR Demolition required water access to demolish an old set of piles and dolphins on the upper River Trent. The structure provided moorings for visiting barges to moor to, along with support for a conveyor that ran from the quarry.
GPS MACS, working on behalf of Story Contracting and Network Rail, required marine support with the Grade II listed* Levens Viaduct in Ulverston. The viaduct, originally built in 1857, comprises 49 similar spans, with the piers constructed on a concrete apron which required extensive restoration
Northern Divers required a self-propelled pontoon with a Hiab crane to support the installation of 14 x 700kg rock bags to provide scour protection to an exposed pipeline in the River Towy near Carmarthen.
GA Marine required assistance to undertake welding and replating of a roll on/roll off ferry ramp in Southampton docks that had been identified as requiring immediate repair
Our client in Africa needed a safe and efficient way to access and work on a long series of newly installed piles stretching from the shoreline to a jetty. The project required workers to have 360-degree access to each pile for maintenance, and the solution had to be easily repositioned to over 100 different locations.
A private resident in St Mawes, Falmouth, needed a temporary, high-quality fixed walkway built for the summer season. The walkway needed to provide easy access from their waterside property to the water, even at low tide, for their holiday guests.
APCL A&P Falmouth Docks needed a stable platform for surveyors to conduct inclination tests on two Naval Frigates. This required good access to the load line markings on the hull to the waterline.
Volker Laser required floating access to support a 10-week program of bridge maintenance work on the March Town Bridge.
A&P Falmouth requested our assistance to replace the rear ramps on the Irish Ferries vessel “Isles of Innisfree” while it was alongside their dock in Falmouth.
AR Demolition was demolishing an industrial building next to a busy canal in Birmingham. They required a pontoon to provide catchment for any stray material that would otherwise fall into the busy waterway, as well as access to the water facing elevation of the building.
We are currently working for a client on the East Coast of England who is undertaking repairs and maintenance to the underside of a jetty.
A client we provided a protest pontoon for at the COP26 summit a few years ago came to us a few weeks ago and asked us to help with a campaign on the Thames.
We were requested by APCL A&P Falmouth to provide a workboat to support duties including access, moving fenders, push towing pontoons and barges, and assisting with other towing and ship positioning duties.
GPS MACS, our long-standing marine civils partner, contracted by CMDP JV for a Southern Water dive survey at Bewl Water, Kent, needed a pontoon to support their operations.
Attridge Scaffolding, our long-standing scaffolding partner, needed a reliable floating platform to install a hanging scaffold beneath the Doncaster Rail Bridge.
MR Scaffolding needed a reliable platform to support the mobilisation and subsequent demobilisation of fixed scaffolding beneath the River Lee Bridge in North London.
Edwards Diving Services required safety boat support for an underwater survey at Padstow Lifeboat Station located 3.5 miles west of the Padstow harbour entrance. This was to be performed by a small unmanned surface vessel (USV) controlled by a team onshore.
As part of a planned redevelopment of the southern shore of the lake (which is only accessible by water) the CST needed to transport approx. 50 tonnes of plant, machinery, and building materials across the lake.
Sub Aqua Diving Service required a pontoon to access the underside of a jetty, on the River Tees, for inspection and routine maintenance.
Attridge Scaffolding, our long-standing partner, wanted to erect a scaffold tower on a ScaffFloat to install anti-climb measures on Gasworks Road Bridge, which spans the River Kennet in Reading.
Arena Group approached us to provide a pontoon for a mid-lake LED screen at the prestigious JCB Golf Course in Uttoxeter, which was hosting the LIV Golf Tour for the first time.
A good example of “build-your-own” floating access. Scaffolding Ltd needed access for one of their clients to carry out an inspection and repairs on the remote and tidal Frog Firle Bridge, Alfriston.
We were asked to offer long term floating access to facilitate shot blasting of jetty piles in Tyneside.
TR Scaffolding requested a pontoon to assist with the installation and then subsequent dismantling of scaffolding on the riverside facade of the Buro Happold Building, Bath.
Vision Scaffolding approached to provide access under a jetty with a tight pile pattern, at short notice. It was a great opportunity to show how the smaller ScaffFloats can be transported to site fully made.
Fugro needed to carry out a geophysical survey on a remote reservoir in North West Scotland with no vehicle access. They asked us for a self-propelled ScaffFloat that would be highly manoeuvrable and hold station accurately.
The client, Soil Engineering, required a secure platform to carry out a series of dynamic probes using a terrier rig, under a bridge over the River Medway.
Our sinking pontoon allowed ARC Marine® and Structural Evolution Ltd to install four 8t marine mattresses to cover a new seawater inlet pipe.
Beaver Bridges asked us to assist with the replacement of a footbridge at Penwhapple Reservoir in Scotland, and to install a temporary pontoon walkway for access.
We mobilised 8m x 4m pontoon with over 3.5t payload capacity to carry materials and give access to a remote bridge on the River Tillingbourne.
Working for GPS MACS we mobilised 50m of pontoon with a central gutter to hold a 200mm concrete pipe running from the shore to a jack-up barge.
We provided an 8mx6.4m powered pontoon for drilling work on a bridge at Ironbridge on the River Severnover the fast flowing River Severn.
We mobbed an 8x4m self-propelled ScaffFloat pontoon with 60hp high thrust outboard engine, loaded 2t of scaffolding on the pontoon.
GPS MACS approached us to provide a pontoon with a monkey tower for some river wall repairs on the River Thames in London.
GPS MACS requested floating access to assist with the decommissioning of the outfall pipe structure at Barking Power Station.
Focus Marine approached us about using ScaffFloat’s pontoons as a floating access solution for the tv/film industry on various projects that they are involved in.
Lutra Marine Limited requested a pontoon suitable for a 9t WM long reach excavator for dredging on the canal in Bude with their innovative new cutter head.
While we were working on the removal and restoration of the Barmouth viaduct we were asked if we could offer access to the underside of the new bridge spans.
Falmouth Boat yard boat hoist was taken out of service at one of their busiest times of year but another local yard offered them the use of their hoist.
Pennys Group required a safe and stable work platform in Bath to cut up the Windsor pipe bridge structure from the underside and then be remove it completely.
We were approached by Pennys group to produce a complex floating solution to help their team cut up and demolish the historic Barmouth viaduct.
Fugro approached us to provide a pontoon with spud legs that would be suitable for drilling work in Dover harbour.
The client requested a self-propelled ScaffFloat for a special project in the UK so we provided a 14m x 6.4m pontoon with moon pool and 5t gantry
A&P Docks in Falmouth wanted a solution to install new ramps to the Stena Europe who was alongside for an extensive on the water refit.
AR Demolition requested a suitable and safe pontoon for heavy equipment to operate on over water to help with the demolition of a bridge over the River Tame.
We worked with Attridge Scaffolding for the fifth time on Chetwynd Bridge and this time we also provided our own rescue cover at the start and end of the job.
Edwards Diving contacted us about building a crane pontoon in Bath to act as a base for a team of divers and assist with the removal of trees from the water.
Mark Sorrill from Hideaway approached us to create the perfect base for a photoshoot in Cawsand bay, Plymouth to launch their NEW Burt
Northern Divers approached us to assist with UXO works in Great Yarmouth so we supplied a self-propelled 16 x 6.4m pontoon with skipper.
Volker Stevin was contacted to arrange access to change a defective light under the jetty head in Torpoint. We mobilised a pontoon with inset handrails and foam sides.
For the replacement of the rail on top of the bridge and to add a walkway, Attridge scaffolding needed our assistance to catch any falling debris.
We mobilised a 6.0 x 2.9m pontoon which was designed specifically to fit just inside the lock for repair works on the Great Ouse river.
i-Scaff Access solutions required a safe and stable platform for a team of workers to carry out a bridge inspection in the north of Scotland.
Attridge Scaffolding required access to a pipe situated underneath a utility bridge which needed cladding removed from it.
To remove a utility bridge across the river Tame, we assisted scaffolding contractor with erecting scaffolding to the underside of the bridge.
We mobilised a 24m long ScaffFloat pontoon for a project in Hilgay involving the Environment Agency and SRT Scaffolding.
Contractors needed access to the underside of the famous Cleveland Bridge with its very busy trunk road to carry out inspection and subsequent repairs.
A ScaffFloat was used to carry out a concrete survey under pier heads with a very tight pier pattern, wash from passing vessels and a rising and falling tide.
Network Rail needed to effect repairs to a mainline bridge over the River so we provided an 8m x 4m Scafffloat with a 50Hp engine and 3 tonne payload.
Attridge Scaffolding, working in partnership with Balfour Beatty, needed to gain access to a bridge and remain manoeuvrable in a navigable and busy water course.
Attridge Scaffolding were asked to build a crash deck under a bridge in Cambridge. This was needed for repair works by Balfour Betty for Network Rail.
Goldhawk needed non-permanent, water-level access to carry out bridge strengthening works on Thrapston Bridge while the waterway could be kept open.
A small, 6m x 3m pontoon with a platform for a bridge inspection. Video Play Gallery
We are looking forward to returning to Seaworks in Southampton from the 9th to the 11th of June. We are looking forward to catching up with old and new friends throughout the event. Don't forget to come and join us for some Sea shanties and Cornish beer on Wednesday, 10th, 15:00-17:00.
Falmouth Harbour is trialling the world’s first all-concrete marina pontoon float – designed and built by the team at ScaffFloat in neighbouring Penryn – in a first step to removing all Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) floats from its leisure and commercial operations. Falmouth Harbour has pledged to move away from EPS products in the light of… Continue reading Falmouth Harbour installs World First all-concrete Pontoon Float
We are pleased to share a video showing our recent project to replace an ageing concrete float under a finger pontoon using a purpose-built ScaffFloat dry dock in order to install our ReefFloat prototype. Dry Dock Construction Our team successfully constructed a mini dry dock utilising submersible ScaffFloats. This setup features bottom valves… Continue reading ReefFloat Replacement – Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall
