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Penn Tower Scaffold / Shoring

Massive Scaffolding, Shoring, Mast Climber job at Penn Tower Philadelphia, PA This is a huge scaffold, shoring and mast climber job at the old Penn Tower.  The building is being demolished for the new Hospital Pavilion at the University of Pennsylvania.  Not only did we erect a giant scaffold all around three sides of the exterior…But we also shored up 16 floors at the same time! That’s correct 16 floors at the same time!  And we installed the 3 mast climbers on the opposite side of the building.   It all has a very specific purpose in the overall plan.  Look carefully, into...

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Reading Terminal Market – Work Platform

Reading Terminal Market, Giant Work Platform and overhead protection Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, PA Superior Scaffold erected a 580 foot long work deck or platform on both sides of the barrel shaped Reading Terminal Market (RTM) so crews could get access to replace the roof. The platform is 5 feet wide by 6 feet High by 580 feet long and allows crews to roll their equipment from the mast climber at one end to their location anywhere along building. Reading Terminal Market is a sprawling, somewhat chaotic indoor farmer’s market and food haven where over 100 merchants offer culinary treats, fresh produce and unique...

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Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ

The former Trump Marina hotel and casino, in Atlantic City, has been purchased by Landry’s Inc., an international gaming and restaurant operator, and is being rebranded with the Golden Nugget Name. Superior Scaffold has been brought in as part of the $100 Million renovation to help with the façade restoration of both the 220' high bay tower, and the 90' high Crystal tower of the Golden Nugget. Superior installed 4 MC-30 Mast Climbing Platforms and has 18 swing stages on the job. We have also installed 170' of overhead protection for the Atrium glass on the pool deck and stair towers for...

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Capital Health Hospital, Hopewell, NJ

Capital Health Hospital, Hopewell, NJ Capital Health’s $777-million replacement hospital in Hopewell Township, N.J., features the latest technology and patient-centered services. The 237-bed, six-story, 932,000-sq-ft hospital will feature, offices, medical-surgical units, labor and delivery suites, a nursery and intensive care units, all connecting through a four-story, glass-clad atrium. Skanska, an $18 billion international general contractor based in Stockholm, chose Superior Scaffold to handle scaffolding, swing stages, and mast climbers for the prestigious project. Superior’s ability to design and build intricate structures was a huge factor in their decision. Of particular note was the 4 story curved, glass-clad atrium that not only required work both...

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