Last week, Tufcoat were at a pharmaceutical plant in Ireland, with a team consisting of two Tufcoat instructors and four scaffolders to be trained.

Tufcoat sheeting was selected to create a sealed partition in a warehouse whilst remedial works were carried out in one area, enabling operations to continue as normal without the risk of dust contamination. Work began at around 8.30am Saturday morning, firstly with an introduction to the equipment, shortly followed by positioning the first sheet. The main area to be covered was fairly simple, consisting of a scaffold structure 10m high, by 60m long, however a 2m gap between the top of the scaffold and the warehouse roof presented a bit more of a challenge. This space had to be thoroughly covered, a task which involved thoughtful planning due to an abundance of protruding metalwork, ducting and an awkward corrugated roof cladding. Needless to say, this had quite an impact on our supplies of patch tape!

Two of the trainees were taken up in a scissor lift to position the top of the first sheet, instructed on where to make cuts for tubing etc, with the rest of the team below cutting the 15m sheets to length. Once the sheeting had been opened up to its full width of 7m and clipped in place, the second sheet could be positioned in the same fashion, allowing for an overlap of the two, providing ample space for the vertical weld. The scaffolders took to the various processes rapidly, rotating tasks ensuring they each had sufficient time getting well accustomed to each.

After only a couple of hours everyone was able to work well as a team, set on what needed to be done; resulting in an extremely rapid rate of production.

As the rolls used were 15m Tufcoat sheeting, on a 10m frame, there was adequate material left to entirely seal around the outside. This process is achieved by taping a long strip of plastic, about 300mm wide, to the main sheets along the outside edges, then attaching this to the walls and floor; this was simplified greatly due to their smooth concrete finish.

By only 1.00pm, the hanging and welding processes were complete, and  shrinking had commenced. Unfortunately shortly after this time the Tufcoat team had to depart for the flight home, however everyone involved was impressed at the amount achieved. The scaffolding team continued as they had been instructed, creating an extremely effective sealed partition, with a high quality professional appearance.

In total eight rolls of 15x7m Tufcoat sheeting were used to cover the main structure, with the offcuts put to use creating the final seal. As can be seen in the pictures below, an area had to be left temporarily open to allow the scissor lifts to be removed; this was to be sealed at a later date.

If you would like more information call Tufcoat on 01752 227333.

When Coca Cola wanted to replace one of their bottling lines they needed to break up and replace the concrete floor for the new machine without the dust contaminating surrounding lines.

The solution was to build an encapsulation around the line using Tufcoat’s  shrink wrap scaffolding cladding. 12m wide x 15m long, 300 micron thick, flame retardant  sheets were used for the roof whilst 7m wide x 15m long, 300 micron thick, flame retardant sheeting was used for the sides. Where the sheets overlapped they were heat welded together to create a complete encapsulation with no holes or gaps between sheets. Finally we heat shrunk the entire sheeted area to give the project the unique ‘drum tight’ finish that our product is known for.  Tufcoat have encapsulated a number of production lines in this way for a number of well kmown food & drink manufacturers, ensuring that building work can take place without compromising hygiene on nearby lines.

Shrink wrap scaffolding encapsulation at Coca Cola

Tufcoat is the UK’s leading manufacturer of shrink wrapping materials and equipment for the scaffolding, industrial and marine markets. Uniquely, we offer supplies for scaffold shrink wrapping, industrial encapsulation and marine shrink wrap alongside our industry recognised training courses which are founded on our experience and expertise in shrink wrapping. Our products are used in the field by our own installation teams and are subjected to some of the harshest environmental conditions as well as highest demanding projects such as grit blasting.

To discuss your requirements call 01752 227333 and speak to our team. We look forward to hearing from you.

Tufcoat have uploaded a new video of the scaffold shrink wrap process to Youtube.

Tufcoat scaffold shrink wrap is a ‘drum tight’ scaffold sheeting, designed to stay fixed and create the most effective containment and weather protection available. We are an ISO9001 accredited company and NASC member who supply materials, equipment and training, alternatively a full ‘supply and fix’ service can be provided by our installation teams.

Take a look at the new video by clicking the link below;

Regards, The Tufcoat Team, 01752 227333