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Construction Elevator, Wilmington, DE

Construction elevator, buck hoist, man lift, material hoist, rack and pinion hoist – no matter the name, they transport men (crew) and materials to the job site safely and efficiently. And we've got them ready to roll! With Superior Scaffold’s CE-7000 construction elevator you get the best product, support and service capabilities.  Trust your next high-rise, new construction, expansion, plant turnaround, renovation project with Superior elevators.  Our construction hoist can be run in single car or dual car configuration. We provide custom solutions for any industry.  And our elevators feature all of the latest innovations and components to provide you a safe ride...

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Transport Platform at Broad & Walnut

Transport Platform at Broad and Walnut, University of the Arts This is one of those serendipitous situations where everything just falls into place. Our estimator, Tony P, was talking to C. Erickson & Sons about a job and they asked if we had an elevator, like a Buck Hoist, for their project at Broad and Walnut. They needed a way to get men and material in and out without using the interior elevators. “Well, actually we have something better,” said Superior’s Tony P. “We’ve got a TP-2500 transport platform that will let you bring personnel and material up and down without the need of a professional...

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The “Great Court” Scaffold – Drexel Univerisity

Scaffolding Drexel University Main Building – The “Great Court”! This building is a fantastic example of old world craftsmanship. Completed in 1891 it features some the coolest artwork on the 35 foot tall archway entrance to the main building on Chestnut Street – known as the “Great Portal”.  Just look up and you’ll see 12 relief medallion portraits of leaders in their various fields, from Galileo to Newton, forever emblazoned on the building’s Italian Renaissance stucco representing the wide of array of disciplines taught at the university.  Now, with that said, we are doing work on the inside of the main Drexel University building...

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Skylight Scaffold & Work Deck

Rowan University, 5 story skylight scaffold and work deck I will say, that when I went to take pictures, the building superintendent for Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, told me that our guys where extremely accommodating and that he was blown away at how they were able to build a five story scaffold in and around all of the obstacles and still allow students and faculty to get to their locations. As I said in the blog - l'll let the pictures do the talking! Thanks to Rowan University and W.J. Gross, Inc. for allowing us to be a part of this repainting and window replacing of...

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Scaffolding a Legend

Scaffolding a legend. Lucy the elephant, Margate NJ. You can’t miss her. They say you can see her from eight miles away. She’s big, bold, beautiful and a survivor!  Lucy the Elephant, the six-story tall piece of zoomorphic architecture located in Margate, NJ, is a national landmark constructed of wood and tin sheeting featuring several rooms accessed through staircases in her legs. She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty to promote real estate sales and attract tourists to Margate and the Jersey Shore. And boy has she delivered. As the world’s oldest surviving example of zoomorphic architecture, she is getting...

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Restoring the Forrest Theater

Pulling back the curtain for opening night. Restoring the Forrest Theater. Forrest Theater, 1114 Walnut Street Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Forrest Theater is a beautiful, classic, theater built in 1928 in the Center City area of Philadelphia.  Built at a cost of $2,000,000 it was one of architect Herbert J. Krapps more elaborate theaters.  It boasted many of the conveniences now expected in modern theaters.  The interior is intricately decorated with gilt detailing (silver gilded with gold) and silk fabrics.  And that’s exactly why Superior Scaffold was brought in.  We provided the painting and restoration crews access to the entire perimeter of the theater including the walls, ceiling and all...

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Divine Lorraine, Scaffolding & Shoring

Divine Intervention – Scaffolding & Access of Biblical Proportions! This abandoned building is coming back to life.  And what I life it’s had.  This has some absolutely fantastic architecture.  Built back in 1892, the Divine Lorraine is going back to its original function - apartments.  Back then it housed some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest residents and soon will again. Superior Scaffold was brought in as part of the $44 Million redevelopment to provide the scaffolding and shoring support to give crews complete access to the exterior of this 10 story structure. The plan is to create over 100 luxury apartments and 20,000 square feet...

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Swing Stages @ St. James

All the world’s a stage at the St. James in Washington Square, PA St. James at Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA All the world’s a stage at the St. James in Washington Square, PA.  At one time we had 8 suspended scaffolds (swing stages) on the exterior of this 45 story high-rise.  This good looking apartment complex sits along Walnut St. and W. Washington Square and is the 12th tallest building in Philadelphia. We got crews access to all levels of the exterior for concrete patch work and repainting.  If you look carefully, you will see that the first two stories are designed to...

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Cantilever Scaffold on 28th Floor

Cantilever Scaffold on 28 Floor, Philadelphia, PA Superior Scaffold was called in to help crews get to the decorative steel structure on the outside of the top of this new building construction at 3601 Market Street. But how could we get them and their equipment out far enough to work safely on this structure at the top of the building? A cantilever scaffold from the floor below.  For those of you not familiar with a cantilever system it’s basically a way to use leverage to extend out so the weight of the new deck is supported by the floor below. The initial thought was a...

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Forever 21, Shoring & Scaffolding

Shoring & Scaffolding, Forever 21 Forever 21 is building out their new location on Chestnut street and decided to enlarge the entrance way and windows on the first few levels.  They wanted theirs to look similar to Sephora with lots of light coming in the front of the store.  Superior was first called out to provide the scaffolding for the facade restoration - but later provided the shoring when crews realized just how much work it would take to create the new openings. Forever 21 asked if we could add shoring without removing the scaffolding.  So we came up with a solution...

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