MICAS – Heavy duty roof support structure

Makaw Scaffolding was entrusted to design, install and certify one of the largest scaffolding structures ever carried out in Malta till to date in order to serve as a temporary support structure for the construction of steel and glass roof within the newly constructed Malta International Contemporary Arts Space - MICAS. The scaffolding structure has been designed to receive a distributed load of 4,000kg each 3 meter point load whilst also providing a fully boarded platform in order to provide safe access for the operatives to install and finish all the steel work which was to be connected on a section by section basis. This project required the successful implementation of Makaw Scaffoldings core strongholds which are : 1)- Pre commencement design and engineering of the structure 2)- An extensive stockpile consuming in exceess of 1,200 tons of Layher allround equipment at one instance 3)- Execution by fully accredited and dedicated scaffolders which are some of the best within the Mediterranean region