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Hit up the contact address for this page if you are a scaffold builder or an insulator and we will see what we’ve got for you.

Direct scaffolding is looking for up to 10- scaffold erectors, and two supervisors to work in Demopolis , AL starting around middle of May. Project is for three months 6-10s, and work every other weekend. Pay is from $16-up depending on experience. Big scaffolds to build so don't reply if you are not a true scaffold man. Must be able to pass drug test and cannot work at site if your on pain medicine.  jsandlin@contractorsaccess.com…

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I am a union carpenter for 13 years and am currently laid off.   I have done scaffold for 7 years.  I have worked for Brand,Patent and Harsco.  I am willing to travel.   I don't have any unemployment left and am looking for any work at all. 

Greetings fellow Scaffs and other scaffold support type people. I realize I've been away for a bit, but hey I've been working. Today's rant is on one of my ultimate pet peeves. Color coding. Since no one seems to get the flippin point and just rolls their eyes or comes up with some shitty excuse why they can't go out in the yard with a tape measure and a technical manual and go huff some spray paint for a bit, I will try and explain this in terms…

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For all of you who ship and receive material, you should read this. Especially if you are in charge of re-renting material for an existing project where you have to match equipment types. If you do not work for a company that exclusively uses one material type from a  single manufacturer IE  Harsco or Safway. You need to know what you have and where to get more of it. You especially need to know if you are using Imperial material, IE. SAE sizes, 2' 3' 4' etc. or…

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Greetings ladies and gentlemen. Come one come all to our own little version of "Myth Busters". You ask the questions and I'll see if I can get those highly educated people to answer them. I have approached the fine people at DH Glabe and Associates about putting to rest some of those things we have all been told on the job site by that grumpy individual we have, or maybe still do, call "Boss". We are still working out the detail but if you click over to the forum…

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Greetings from the sweltering Mid West. During the heat of this obnoxious summer I realize I have promised you a rant on this topic and have not sat down to flesh out the details. 

Revenue Generating: anyone responsible for committing acts of service that bring revenue into the company. Overly simplified it would be the people who actually do the work that out clients…

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We are looking for skilled erectors that could come work with us in the Navy shipyards.  We work approx. 40+ hours a week.  You must be able to pass a background check and have a drivers license with transportation.  Really looking for someone willing to relocate to the Jacksonville FL area.  If your interested please email me at Jason.Boyd@SunbeltRentals.com.

I have posted the inevitable question in the Forum section to see what we, as a collective group, think is the best modular scaffold system on the market today. Check it out and vote for your favorite today. 

As we are comming to the end of the 2011 Spring Outage season I would like to hear any comments anyone has about how their jobs went. Were the people good? Was the work managed well? Was it more than you expected? Sound…

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Sunbelt Rentals is hiring Supervisors, Foremen and Erectors in Nashville TN, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Charleston, SC, Louisville KY, Wilmington, NC and Jacksonville, FL.

Layher USA opens new full service branch in Ocala, Central Florida. Uncommon in economically turbulent times, Layher is taking extra steps to supply all of its customers in the South East markets as well as aspiring Caribbean markets.
Contact Obed Bosch under +1 (352) 286-3087 for all scaffold needs.

This is part 2 of I don't really know how many parts as I search to define the answers to the questions I get asked constantly. Todays topic will be manufacturer guidelines. I think this is probably the most overlooked items on the internet, in the local branch offices and on the back shelf under that book about how to sell stuff on e-bay. The manufacturers guidelines, also called Safety Rules, Technical manuals and or other literature about the specific system you are using I would be willing… Continue

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CHECK OUT THE LAST BLOG POST FOR THE CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS. FIND YOUR BEST "WHAT NOT TO DO" PICS AND GET TO POSTING!!!

I found this article on yahoo about the explosiion.

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AS I am sitting here trying to come with something worth writing about about I must admit I am a little dismayed at the current trend of the larger companies in becoming more diversified and trying to do more things like insulation and other items not scaffold related. I must admit I am from the old school of do one thing and do it well. I'm not sure that I would be a good insulator or an electrician, but I understand I am a pretty fair scaffold builder. I look at the things I am currently… Continue