Harsco received the award in recognition of its work on the Heron Tower project in London, which included the development and installation of Europe鈥檚 tallest 鈥榙ouble-decker,鈥� and the UK鈥檚 highest ever, Mast Climbing Work Platform (MCWP).
The IAPA awards are given to mark examples of best practice and excellence in the powered access industry, with judges selecting the winners on their imaginative, unusual or technically demanding solutions to access problems. In Harsco鈥檚 case this revolved around creating a bespoke, 180-metre high mast climbing MCWP which enabled large-format, blast-proof cladding to be installed on the outside of Heron Tower. According to cladding contractor Scheldebouw, this was something that 鈥榡ust wasn鈥檛 possible鈥� with standard access equipment.
The project highlighted Harsco鈥檚 ability to offer engineered access solutions which go beyond the normal equipment hire parameters. It also underlined Harsco鈥檚 skills in enabling the customer to speed up the schedule of cladding work while still ensuring complete safety for the workforce.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to win this award,鈥� comments Harsco Infrastructure鈥檚 European Managing Director, Paul O鈥橩elly. 鈥淭his is one of many projects that illustrate our innovative approach and commitment to the continuous development of the powered access market and the Award shows that our efforts and our successes are being recognised and acknowledged."
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