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Virgin Mary statue taken down for repairs

November 7, 2011

Superior Scaffold was called back to Our Lady of Lourdes to add another level of scaffolding to the existing structure so crews could more easily remove the sections of the statue of the Mother Mary. It has been taken down in sections and sent off for repair. As you know, it was damaged in the earthquake. I've compiled a few of the news stories here - including a CBS news clip in which you can see the damage directly after the earthquake and the day before Superior's emergency response team raced in and secured her in place. http://www.flickr.com/photos/65584817@N08/6322633281/ Virgin Mary Statue Atop Lourdes Hospital...

Guy-Wire all over the statue of Mother Mary

Saving Our Lady of Lourdes

October 27, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

TIMELINE OF HOW A SCAFFOLD COMPANY SAVED AN ICON - in less than 24 hours! At 1:51 pm on Wednesday 8/23/11 an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude rocked the east coast. It was followed by two smaller aftershocks of 2.8 & 2.2. On the whole, structural damage was fairly limited - given the wide scope of the quake. Immediately, inspectors were sent out to every scaffold job site to make sure nothing had shifted, moved, or changed with the scaffolding around any of the structures. As the world found out - there were a few national structures that were damaged, such as the...

New article in ALH magazine features Superior Scaffold

October 21, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

Access, Lift & Handlers magazine's September - October 2011 issue features a wonderful article by Lindsey Anderson. In her Scaffold Market report she takes a look at how the recession has affected the overall scaffold and scaffolding industry and how companies are adapting to be successful.She features several heavy hitters in the industry including Superior Scaffold, Philadelphia, PA. The article also features several job photographs taken by Erik Highland. Photographs include the renovation at Temple University's Baptist Temple Church into the new performing arts center, the new Capital Health Hospital in Hopewell, NJ, and the renovation of Independence Hall...

Independence Hall Update – 10.4.11

October 4, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

Well, things are surely coming along at the Independence Hall Tower. Crews have really done a terrific job getting the spire repainted, the ball and weather vane re-guilded, the roof flashing in place. It's looks great. They have even taken most of the decorative urns down to have them repainted as well. I saw it with my own eyes. It's been a good 6 months since I was last up on the scaffold. I do have photos and will post them up tomorrow. We got to see inside the bell housing as well. They have put new metal...

Superior’s Emergency scaffold service at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center – Camden, NJ

September 9, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

The earthquake did more than rattle buildings up and down the east coast. It also toppled figurines at churches in Washington DC, and damaged statues and monuments as well. One of them was the giant statue at the top of the Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, NJ. Superior Scaffold was called because of our super fast response times (within 24 hours). We got the call and within 24 hours we had an emergency scaffold in place to start repairing the cracks in the statue. It's one of the services that we pride ourselves on. We have the fastest turn-around...

Getting Press for our company Part 4 – Success story #2 – The Cover of Access Lift & Handlers Magazine.

August 22, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

It’s crazy just how the world works sometime. We had just gotten our stuff to Vince at SA Magazine and the article hadn’t even come out yet when someone in our office remembered being contacted by Lindsey Anderson over at Access Lift & Handlers Magazine (part of KHL group). Again, we turned her name over the Erik who told her about the work we were doing over at Independence Hall. She was excited when she saw the images. She even thought that we would get the cover shot of the magazine. Yeah! So, we went back to the press release and...

How we got Press for our Company – Part 3 (Success)

August 9, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

Everyone will tell you, that in business you need a bit of luck once in a while – and this was no different. We had everything together and ready to go but who would we get it to? And as bit of luck would have it, while going through our contacts, we remembered an email we had gotten from Vince Brennan, the editor at Scaffold Industry Magazine a few months prior, asking what we had going on. Bam. We gave Erik Highland, our photographer and marketing guy, Vince’s name and number and said – “have it him.”, which he obviously did,...

Getting Press for our Company Part 2 (writing a press release and searching contacts)

August 8, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

Okay – we’ve made our plan. We’ve picked the project that would be great for all of America to talk about (the renovation of Independence Hall) and we’ve gotten some fantastic photos of both phases of the job site. Now what? How do we get press for the scaffold work we’ve done? We started by compiling a list of contacts that we have had over the years. Some are still valid and some are not – but we look at them as possible leads to run a story on us. While we are culling through our possible contacts we write a press...

Getting Press for our company Part 1

July 29, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

PR seems like an easy thing to do. Right? Well, not so much. We are experts in scaffolding not getting press. But we did realize that is a vital part of our marketing mix. The more we can tell and show people about the work we do the better they will understand our business and in turn hire us. But how do you go about doing it? The key for us was the word 'show." We can have our engineers describe the architectural details all day long but what better way to showcase our work than to photograph it. That way, clients, customers and...

Independence Hall Renovations Continue

July 20, 2011

by Superior Scaffold

Superior Scaffold is wrapping up it's role in the renovation of Independence Hall. Here are some shots of the guys installing the scrim. These amazing photos were taken by erik at highfilms.com. Get a more in-depth look at the project including pictures and details at Superior Scaffold.com. [gallery link="file"] The top section is coming down now revealing the reguilded lightening ball and weathervane as well as the freshly painted spire. Click here to see what they looked like prior to renovation. The second section will be coming down soon revealing the newly renovated glass clock faces and bell housing. This project is managed by the National Parks Service....