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The winner of the 2010 “Mastclimbing Platform Achievement Award” at this year’s International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), has been awarded to Harsco Infrastructure (formerly SGB). The company beat off competition from other leading firms at the IPAF awards ceremony, held in London on 25 March. Praised by the judges for its extensive work in […]

Harsco Infrastructure have used a special ‘double-decker’ MASTCLIMBERS™ access system to enable specialist contractors to install large-format blast-proof cladding to the outside of Heron Tower – currently the UK’s tallest building. The record-breaking contract for cladding company Scheldebouw required a mast climbing access system capable of handling the large cladding panels that make up the […]

Specialist mechanical access equipment from Harsco Infrastructure has been supplied to contractors working on Phase 1 of the £500 million MediaCityUK project, Manchester, to complete cladding and glazing contracts on site. Currently one of Europe’s biggest privately-funded developments, MediaCityUK will be the new home for BBC North from 2011 and will also be the base […]

Lyndon SGB has supplied scaffolding and access equipment services to contractors building the new 49,000 sq m wing to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Due for completion towards the end of 2011, the new £170 million hospital wing will provide 528 new beds in 17 wards, 11 new operating theatres, an emergency care centre, surgical […]

The ability of Harsco Infrastructure to provide a genuinely comprehensive combination of products and services for the construction industry has been highlighted by a recent project at Utrecht University’s new Faculty of Science building. In addition to a fully comprehensive formwork, shoring, encapsulation, mast-climbing, suspended and powered access, scaffolding, staircase & edge protection package, Harsco […]

Scaffolding, formwork and site support group Harsco Infrastructure (formerly SGB) has supplied a temporary roof structure over a historic building in London’s Covent Garden to provide weather protection during major reconstruction work. Four separate roof sections are required to cover the Grade II listed building, which is having an additional storey built and a new […]