Archaeologists found evidence of scaffolding dates way back to prehistoric times because holes still exist in the walls of Palaeolithic caves at Lascaux in the Dordogne region of south-western France. Sockets in the walls reveal that a structure resembling scaffoldings were used for staging to enable the primitive occupants to paint their famous wall paintings over 17,000 years ago.
There is also evidence to suggest that the ancient Egyptians used wooden scaffolding to create buildings associated with the pyramids. The Greek historian, Herodotus, also wrote the use of scaffolding in the construction of Pyramid. They also used wooden scaffolds to lift the stones to the positions and place them at the correct places. Scaffolds were also used to carve out statues around a big sized rock from the top to the bottom.
The modern scaffolding started in the early 20th century when metal fixings were introduced in place of rope. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that metal scaffolding tubes as we know them today were introduced.
Prior to this date, lengths of bamboo lashed together with hemp rope were used widely as a method of creating and erecting a scaffold frame. Later on, metal pipes began to be introduced which brought about a revolutionary change in the construction of very tall buildings. Metallic scaffoldings are the main pillars of the modern scaffolding business.
In the 1900s Daniel Palmer-Jones, is known as the ‘Grandfather of Scaffolding’, realised that the newly introduced metal poles for scaffolding had a tendency to slip when tied together with ropes. He realised that a set of standard fixings would be a better way of securing both wooden and metal poles alike and, after multiple experiments of varying successes, they eventually came up with “Rapid Scaffixers”.
Following World War II, a massive building program was begun to reconstruct many of the bombed areas of Britain. The first frame system was introduced by SGB, in 1944, and a year later its use was adopted for rebuilding projects throughout the nation, allowing the company to become the successful construction company it is today.
Nowadays we have strict working regulations that continue to shape how the scaffolding industry operates and ensure that safety is paramount. Here at Hunan World Scaffolding we are proud to be world safety standard and regulatory authority qualified, approved and certified scaffolding manufacturer and service provider in Southeast Asia, Middle East and other Latin America countries.
We give peace of mind to our clients regarding products and services supplied to complete their construction and other scaffolding related project. All our staff hold valid health & safety cards and each crew is trained and lead by a highly qualified, skilled, advanced, and certified scaffolding professionals.
Post time: Mar-23-2022