The old Bell Telephone building at 1631 Arch St. in downtown Philadelphia is getting a facelift. Unlike the normal facelift, where you book an appointment with the doctor and they set a time and place for the procedure to take place. And in this day and age you'd better get plenty of recommendations or you might end up like this...
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It's true. I was going through some recent pics of some posts (say that 10 times) and I noticed that they all had one thing in common. Can you see it? I would hope it was pretty darn obvious. Unfortunately, in this day and age with all of the social media, texts, cell phones, and constant distractions, the bright red frames weren't enough to get people's attention. We had to design an even brighter attention getter to help people look up. And unless you were absolutely blasted on Boone's Farm or stumbling from a Ray Rice smash to the head you should...
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The Shops at Riverside is a very high-end mall which caters to the affluent suburban areas surrounding Hackensack in Bergen, Essex, and Passaic Counties in New Jersey as well as Rockland County in New York State. In addition, a number of shoppers from New York City, particularly Manhattan, are drawn to the mall for its upscale offerings minus the New York sales tax on clothing. The mall is known to have some Real Housewives of New Jersey guests from time to time. The beautiful Dina Manzo at a Project Ladybug/L.K. Bennett event at the Bloomingdale's The Shops at Riverside on May 31, 2012 ...
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Positive customer reviews are the lifeblood of a business like ours. For most of our guys it's a thankless, rock and roll, solve the problem, on to the next job kind of existence. So when we get an unsolicited customer review like this it makes our day. I want to thank you for your partnership during the recent water treatment plant project. I set a very aggressive deadline of Friday, August 29th, which everyone said could not be achieved. What I saw was nothing short of perfection. Your employees worked seamlessly to execute a critical project in record time. What I saw...
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How fitting is this? A super tall canopy at Torre Big & Tall Men's store at 1217 S. Broad St, Philadelphia, PA. Now, I know what you're thinking. Did we erect this jumbo sized overhead protection system for all of the giant men that enter the store from the street? Well, yes and no. There are some very tall customers that shop at Torre's (that boasts the biggest and best independent collection of tall designer fashions in the word) but it's really to protect those clients from the demolition of the building next door. Yes, they are tearing down the 3rd...
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The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the City of Philadelphia are joining forces to provide health care to children and adults in South Philadelphia. They are relocating two existing clinics, a CHOP-owned pediatric primary care practice currently located in South Philadelphia, and the City-owned Health Center, which serves children and adults into one new building. They called Superior Scaffold to install mast climber work platforms inside the elevator shafts to assist the wall construction inside. I know we’ve shown you one mast climbing work platform in an elevator shaft this summer (at Eagles stadium) but this one is a touch taller than...
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Some jobs go off just as planned and then others…well, let’s just say need a little extra attention. You see, from the outside a job looks one way and then from the inside it turns into an entirely different animal. Pacific Ford was one of those animals. A simple shoring job to create a large display room and offices overlooking the service center turned out to be more than anyone imagined. But because we have the best guys in the business – it wasn’t anything we couldn’t handle. Just like Ford trucks we can go anywhere and do just about anything. Let’s take a look at...
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Put on your sittin' britches - the Superior Scaffold boys travel where it's so dry the catfish are carrying canteens - Austin, TX for the Annual SAIA (Scaffold & Access Industry Association) Convention and Expo. I have a ten gallon mouth about this show because there was lots of cool equipment (some of which might be on your next job) great people to mingle with and awesome BBQ to eat. Now, don’t sit on your spurs, I’ll get to the details of our visit. And you can hang your hat on that! But if you can’t wash off your war paint and...
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They say that making a great pizza starts with the crust. Now, I have to disagree slightly – because I think that the foundation of a truly good pizza lies in the sauce. But for hypothetical purposes just go with me here...
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Penn Medicine began construction on their new 178,000 square foot advanced care pavilion (Powelton Avenue and N. 38 Street) and called swing stage specialist Bob Sarkisian at Superior Scaffold to provide the suspended scaffold necessary to get the facade work done. It’s fun for me to see an illustration and then show some photos of what it looks like along the way. Check these out. Image Courtesy of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center This is an enormous job with many phases. We have had as many as 25 swings on and around the building (including inside the elevator shafts) at any one time. The new pavilion is...
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