5 Best Scaffold Towers for Fire Stopping and Protection Work

Fire stopping and passive fire-protection work requires accurate access to fixed penetration points around pipework, cables, ducts and structural openings. The installer needs to work comfortably at the exact height of the penetration because poor positioning makes sealants, collars, boards and other fire-stopping products harder to install correctly.

1. Mi Tower
A Mi Tower is a practical option for domestic and smaller commercial projects where one installer needs quick access to ceiling voids and individual penetrations. Its compact footprint and lockable castors make it easy to move between work points without taking up excessive floor space.

2. Narrow scaffold tower
Service corridors and stair enclosures often contain large numbers of pipe and cable penetrations but have very little available floor width. A narrow tower is designed for these restricted routes and allows installers to progress along the corridor more easily than with a standard tower.

3. AGR tower
Larger commercial remedial programmes can benefit from a double-width AGR tower. The extra platform space is useful for two-person teams and gives more room for sealant guns, collars, boards and other fire-stopping materials needed at each location.

4. Room Mate folding tower
Hotels, care homes, student accommodation and other multi-room buildings can require hundreds of individual checks. A Room Mate tower can fold through standard doorways without complete dismantling, helping inspectors and installers move efficiently from one room to the next.

5. Lift shaft tower
Risers and service cores create a different access problem because normal stabiliser arrangements may not be possible. Purpose-designed lift-shaft towers provide access in these confined vertical spaces and can be used around service penetrations passing between floors.

Structural ceiling height should always be measured rather than relying on the finished suspended-ceiling level. Fire stopping normally takes place at the compartment line above the ceiling, which can be significantly higher. The selected platform should position the installer at a comfortable working level without stretching or working above the permitted guardrail position.

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