Masonry Magazine December 1977 Page. 2
MORGEN Scaffolding Speeds up Production 20%
on Job with 325,000 Block, 1.1-Million Brick
"Morgen Scaffolding did a fine job for us," said Norris Emmons, president of H. G. Christman Construction Co. He was referring to the new South Bend civic center consisting of a five-sectioned building that houses auditoriums and exhibition halls. The job required 1.1-million brick and 325,000 block.
"The masonry went well for us and we'd estimate that Morgen Scaffolding gave us a 20% increase in production." The exterior work was completed in 4½ months.
The river washes against the east foundation of the building and Christman built up fill dirt in the river bed as a temporary support for the scaffolding and removed it later. On that side, Christman used 76-foot high towers on a wall 230-feet long. Most of the walls were 35-feet high.
Morgen's two-level platform rises up the towers as work progresses, keeping the masons at their ideal working level. This feature alone increases masons' production 20%.
But there is additional savings in labor. Because material placed on the platform at ground level moves up as work progresses, there's no need for laborers to wrestle planks and unused material from level to level.
Pairs of towers can be assembled, moved from wall to wall and dismantled by fork lift or crane. Morgen towers can be transported partially assembled on a special pallet that rides on your flat-bed trailer.
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