Superior Scaffold emergency services to the rescue! (20th and JFK)

May 8

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Superior Scaffold’s emergency services crew was called out to the Kennedy House Thursday night after a 25 foot long concrete wrapped beam fell to the ground from the 4th floor parking garage. Superior had a crew on the scene that morning and transformed the sidewalk…

FROM THIS…

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 TO THIS…   In less than 12 hours!

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A 70 foot long, double-wide sidewalk protection system to safely shuttle pedestrians around the building.

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Thank goodness there were no injuries.  The beam was decorative and not supportive.  You can see were it came lose from the facade of the building four stories up.

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Angel explains the plan to Superior estimator, Pat McAndrew.

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On first inspection, it looks like one of the connectors might have rusted.  City crews can now get safely up to the side of the building.  They will be using a high reach to thoroughly inspect the area and then make determinations from there.

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It only took one phone call to Tony Pini and several hours later Superior had a plan in place, equipment loaded up and crews ready to roll.

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The Center City apartment complex also houses the Brazilian steakhouse restaurant, Chima.

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Our fast and friendly crew will get the job done right – every time!

If you have an emergency where you need scaffold, sidewalk protection, canopy or scaffolding – call Superior Scaffold anytime at (215) 743-2200 and ask for Tony P.

We have the fastest response times in the business.

Check out some of our other emergency service calls:

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center

13th & Chestnut

Aramark Tower

Cooper Medical School

 

More information on the 20th and JFK story:

http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20140502/beam-falls-from-building-in-philadelphia-no-one-injured

http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20140502/beam-falls-from-philly-building-no-one-injured

http://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/state/article_0964de7f-d7cd-50dd-97c0-7822cdf9e3af.html

 

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About superiorscaffold

We design and implement scaffolding systems. We also rent, sell, install, and service suspended work platforms, system and frame scaffolding, mast climbing work platforms, sidewalk bridges, rolling towers, shoring, fall protection systems, safety systems, debris chutes and netting, man / material hoists, and negative wrap enclosures. Our blogs are about the actual work we do. Some are fun, some are dangerous, some are mundane but all of them represent how we solve problems and come up with creative scaffolding solutions!

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