Masonry Magazine January 2008 Page. 23
MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS (MCWPS) have long been popular with large masonry companies, allowing them to do big jobs more quickly, easily and safely than with conventional scaffolding or other non-motorized, self-erecting scaffolds, says Jacques Laine, director of marketing for Fraco Products Ltd. in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
"More masonry companies in North America are using mast climbers," Laine says. "In fact, mast climbers are more in demand as productivity, safety and ergonomics become bigger priorities for masonry contractors."
Vincent Dequoy, president of L'Assomption, Québec-based Hydro Mobile, estimates that 70 percent of commercial masonry jobs in the Midwest use MCWPs, as do 50 percent to 60 percent of jobs in the Northeast. Only around 5 percent in the South and the West use MCWPs, but Dequoy says South and West markets are developing.
Although mast climbers cost between $35,000 and $100,000, the equipment can pay for itself within a couple years. "[Return on investment] is really fast and high with mast climbers, and this is a notion that a lot of contractors now realize," he says.
MCWPs are more economical and efficient than conventional scaffolding, says Paula Manning, business development
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