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Expanding access - mast climber & hoist growth in Ireland
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he Irish family-owned business, Brogan Group have been at the forefront of re-introducing mast climber and hoist access solutions to the Irish market in recent years with significant take-off over the last eighteen months, utilising their extensive experience in powered access, combined with traditional scaffolding solutions on some of the largest construction projects in the UK and UAE. Mast climbers are fast becoming clients’ preferred method of access and clients are recognising the efficiency benefits offered over conventional scaffolding access. The group’s experience in designing, installing and maintaining mast climbers is now evident in Ireland on several largescale developments in Dublin.
Working Currently, Brogan Group are working on the Charlestown development, a scheme consisting of six residential blocks housing 374 apartments in Finglas for John
Paul Construction. This project, one of the largest mast climber projects in Ireland, sees Brogan Group install over eighty drive units, (an investment of over €2.5m) on the €75m development. Hoists have also become more prevalent in Ireland, with clients appreciating the cost and production benefits when transporting materials and personnel. These trends, along with solid client relationships and a track record for scale, expertise, reliability and quality have once again led to high demand for Brogan’s specialist capabilities and technical prowess, backed by a mighty fleet of new and almost new machines and equipment.
Fleet Their fleet of machines includes goods only, goods / personnel hoists and Transport Platforms ranging from 1500kg capacity through to the Colossus 4000kg hoists. With its international presence and huge plant resources, the company can match project requirements
on the largest contracts. Key to Brogan Group’s success is the quality of machines, with a good age profile, along with the dedicated support from the servicing and maintenance crew. Brogan Group have not only invested in the latest machines, but also, the maintenance and service engineers to install and service them. Keeping ‘down time’ to a minimum, plays a crucial part in the overall success of the project and an effective maintenance crew is essential to achieving this.
Importance Early engagement from the Brogan Pre-Construction Team on strategy, scope and design has highlighted the importance of input on planning and design from the experts. Digital designs, schematic drawings, calculations and loadings were provided to ensure access meets with the various trade requirements, whilst optimising production and client costs.
Brogan Group also provide traditional scaffolding, and there are distinct advantages with choosing one specialist provider from a site management perspective, with one point of contact responsible for the entire access package.
Very positive For Brogan Group the rest of 2021 looks very positive according to Kerri Brogan: ‘We are currently building on our operations at our yard to extend capacity to support the growing mast climber and hoist business here in Ireland, along with our growing workforce. ‘On completion of the project, we will have improved capabilities to service mast climber and hoist maintenance as well as fabrication for bespoke site applications. ‘This will provide us with a strong backbone to continue our growth and fulfil demand in the burgeoning market for powered access here in Ireland.’ Find out more about the benefits of mast climbers. https://www. brogangroup.com/ie/ services/mast-climbers/ s1841/
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