Engineering & Scaffold Excellence in Hamilton City: A Collaboration Between Prime Property and Safesmart Access

Prime Property recently undertook the ambitious refurbishment of 500 Victoria Street in Hamilton, which included replacing the building’s facade and ensuring modern functionality. Safesmart Access was brought on board to provide a scaffolding design and supply that could meet the unique challenges of this high-profile project.?

The scaffold scope had complexities including the need to build 13 lifts of scaffolding on an existing shopfront canopy without exceeding its load capacity and maintaining public access to businesses below. Continue reading explore how SafeSmart addressed these challenges and provided an access solution for Prime Property to complete their works.

Engineering a Solution for Complex Structural Challenges

Unlike a basic fa?ade scaffold which could be built up from the ground, this project demanded an advanced structural approach. Several key factors influenced the design:

Maintaining Customer Access – Retail and commercial spaces at street level needed to remain operational throughout the project, meaning any scaffolding system had to avoid obstructing storefronts.

Scaffolding on an Existing Canopy: A major challenge was the presence of a shopfront canopy extending over the footpath, which required the scaffold to be securely built above without exceeding the load capacity of the canopy. This required:

• Propping System Design – As the scaffold was built from the canopy the first floor of the building was propped using Proscaf. Back-propping methods were employed to handle the substantial leg loads applied to the canopy.
• Load Bearing Trusses – A 14-meter truss was designed to span across shop entrances to support 13 lifts of scaffolding above, maintaining access for customers during the refurbishment and to distribute the load of the scaffold.
• Fa?ade Scaffold – The fa?ade scaffold could then be designed and build above the canopy to cover the entire face of the building.

The 14m Clear Span was achieved using Proscaf HD Trusses and Proscaf Load Bearing Diagonal Braces, showcasing the versatility and strength of standard steel Proscaf. These industry leading pre-engineered Proscaf components enable the SafeSmart Access design and engineering team to produce engineered designs in a quick turnaround for complex projects like this one.

Seamless collabration for precision and safety

Safesmart Access worked closely with Prime Property, TGS Scaffolding, and a dedicated team of engineers and logistics partners to ensure precise execution and compliance with structural and safety standards. The temporary works were designed in accordance with AS/NZS 1170 and other relevant Australian and New Zealand standards, ensuring durability under dynamic loading conditions.

TGS Scaffolding installed the scaffold structure and used the scaffolding design produced by SafeSmart Access to safely install the scaffold.

TECHNICAL SCAFFOLD PROJECTS

Got a technical project coming up? Whether you are the main contractor or the scaffolding company, SafeSmart Access have a partnership approach to solving access challenges of all types and sizes. Whether it be supply of product, design and engineering or advise on best practise and access around site, we are a delivery and supply partner you can rely on that puts professionalism and safety first.?

Discover more about this project and Prime Property’s commitment to excellence by visiting their news article or exploring the property listing.