Pre-Construction Planning: The Value of Early Engagement

Early engagement with BFT Mastclimbing is the smart choice for construction projects. Learn how Mastclimbers enhance safety, efficiency, and cut labour costs, challenging outdated reliance on scaffolding.

Scaffolding has been the go-to solution for building access for decades. However, its limitations have been proven through various industry reports, and it’s time to consider why the status quo might be holding your projects back. Scaffolding is often chosen for its perceived flexibility in accessing multiple levels at once, but does this really offer the same operational benefits that Mastclimbing Work Platforms (MCWPs) can?

Mastclimbers offer a smarter alternative that is more efficient, cost effective, and safer. In fact, industry reports have shown that MCWPs can drastically improve project timelines and safety records when introduced in the early planning stages.

The Costly Default of The Scaffolding Habit

Scaffolding has historically been the go-to solution for building access, however, when properly planned and implemented, MCWPs deliver measurable benefits that go far beyond the abilities of traditional scaffolding.

Efficiencies

  • Mastclimbers are installed and dismantled 80% faster than scaffolding, reducing downtime and accelerating project timelines.
  • MCWPs can be relocated smoothly across a building facade without personnel, tools or materials needing to be dismounted and various industry studies have shown how Mastclimbers reduce the overall duration of the construction phase.

Cost Savings

  • The labour costs associated with scaffolding setup are significant and Mastclimbers drastically reduce the need for this labour-intensive work.
  • A comparison between scaffolding and MCWPs showed that projects using Mastclimbers can benefit from a reduction in labour costs by up to 60%.

Safety

  • Safety should be a top priority in construction. Unlike poorly maintained scaffolding, which presents an uneven and hazardous work environment, MCWPs provide a stable and enclosed workspace that moves up and down the facade. This requires less manual handling of materials and tools, lowering the risks of accidents.
  • Industry articles also state that Mastclimbers improve safety outcomes when engaged early in the planning stage as they help identify risks related to loading, unloading and platform movement, allowing for effective preventative measures to be implemented.

Early Engagement is Key

Within the construction industry, the sooner you plan, the better the outcomes. Early engagement with BFT Mastclimbing can help you avoid costly delays, inefficiencies and increasing costs. By integrating Mastclimbers into the first stages of a project’s design, you can ensure that a building’s access requirements are the most innovative and cost-effective solution out there.

A common misconception is that scaffolding offers greater flexibility in reaching different heights simultaneously. However, Mastclimbers do the same and better. When planned properly in advance, MCWPs save both money and time whilst providing optimum safety on construction sites. With BFT Mastclimbing’s ability to build custom fitting MCWPs for your exact project, Mastclimbers offer you adaptability and heightened safety over bulky, unsafe and costly scaffolding, with a specialist approach to your building’s needs.

It’s Time to Rethink Your Access Solution for Smarter Planning

Decision-makers often hesitate to switch from scaffolding to Mastclimbers due to familiarity and habit. However, as construction methods evolve, sticking with outdated practices not only costs you money but also potentially compromises the safety and efficiency of your projects.

Early engagement when adopting new working methods such as Mastclimbers, is not just a time saving tool, but a strategy that can enhance every part of your project. Well planned use of MCWPs from the very beginning will help you achieve industry leading safety, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Are you basing your decisions on habit, or are you pushing the boundaries and striving to optimise your construction projects?

Breaking the Scaffolding Cycle

Adapting scaffolding for complex builds technically adds between 20-30% to an already high access cost. That is before factoring in the disruption it brings on site, which could be anything from regular deliveries, limited storage space and constant interaction with all trades. If the outcomes stay the same and the costs keep rising, why continue defaulting to scaffolding?

This is where Mastclimbers come in, offering a cleaner, more predictable solution that simplifies logistics, improves site coordination and delivers measurable savings from day one.

BFT Mastclimbing can help you be an industry leader and stay ahead of the competition by helping you rethink your building access strategy and allowing you to plan smarter. Get in touch today.

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