Deborah Services’ Truro Contract Scaffolding branch has been successful in their bid to provide the scaffolding for the west tower and spire of Truro Cathedral. The spire towers 245ft above the city and is in need of urgent repair to its masonry, which has remained untouched since its construction in 1880.

The works being carried out on behalf of the client, WR Bedford, were confirmed at the end of last year following the successful award of a £400K heritage lottery grant to the Cathedral. Led by DSL’s Branch Manager, Roy Clarke and his team moved swiftly to commence the erection of the scaffold which is scheduled to take three months to complete, with a value of approximately £250K.

In order for the project to be carried out, a free-standing scaffold around the spire was required. Working together, Donald Gourd and Joe Lyon (part of DSL’s experienced design team based in Bristol) came up with a solution which included the addition of specialist bracing, which transmitted the load of the free-standing structure back into the main part of the scaffold.