Repairs and inspections
Working on bridges crossing canals and rivers often requires most of the work to be undertaken on the abutment of the bridge alongside towpaths. Repairs such as replacing brickwork and repointing cannot take place whilst members of the public are using the existing path, as a result footpaths must be closed for the duration of such works. Without a solution this impacts on the many thousands who use these footpaths for commuting and recreation.
Floating diversions
Thankfully our pontoons offer the perfect solution providing a temporary towpath diversion for pedestrians and cyclists. We supply and install floating walkways allowing pedestrians to bypass closed sections of the existing towpath, minimising disruption and keeping them out of harm’s way of any works being undertaken.
Safe and secure
All installations are supplied with Combisafe edge protection as standard ensuring that both people and equipment are as safe on the pontoons as possible. Our pontoons can also be supplied with any number of attachments making them the perfect solution, whether it be access ramps, solar powered lighting, buoys and fenders to protect from craft. The pontoon itself is nonslip but there is the option to deck the pontoon with wooden decking to improve aesthetics should it be required.
Working pontoons
As well as pedestrian access the pontoons can allow site access and be used as the working platform itself. The pontoons can take significant loading - up to 350kg per square metre, or nearly double in stacked configuration. We work on 175kg per square metre as our suggested safe loading capacity. These figures mean that tracked plant and machinery can be housed on the pontoon itself making access to the worksite much easier.
Scaffold towers
The pontoon is a perfectly stable platform and will happily accommodate scaffold towers, which can be secured to the actual pontoon. Coverings are available which allow hot work to take place.