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How has your previous experience in scaffolding helped you? Engineering is an amazing subject to learn and I find it really enjoyable. This summer will see me attain my HNC in Civil Engineering and I am looking forward to continuing on the degree course at Southbank University. What qualifications have you gained and what do you plan to achieve in the future? In my opinion you have to forget what you think you know because your ‘say-so’ or experience doesn’t actually mean anything if the scaffold cannot be proven (in calculation).
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When I started designing I found it frustrating that the people around me were telling me how to draw scaffolding, when I had been erecting it successfully for years. I have now been designing scaffolding for three and a half years, but it has not been without its struggles. How long have you been designing scaffolding and has design work made you think differently about scaffolds? We discussed different routes I could try in order to get a job within a company that could train me, and in a lucky twist of fate the company where he was working was looking for trainee designers. I was in a very fortunate position where the person who taught me how to scaffold had recently started the transition to a design engineer himself. What was the first step in your transition from scaffolder to scaffold designer? In 2008 I decided that I should try to find a career that has more longevity and not put my body under the continuous physical strains that scaffolding does. What made you want to become a design engineer and when did you make that decision? I progressed through the ranks overs the years as most do, from labourer, to second-hand, charge-hand and, finally, supervisor. I loved the laughs I had on site that week and decided to take it up full-time. I first started scaffolding in 2000 when one of my friends asked me to help out at his Dad’s company for a week. How long were you a scaffolder for, and what level did you reach? Here Andrew explains how he started in the scaffolding industry, followed by the trials, tribulations and triumphs of his personal journey so far from scaffolder to scaffold design engineer. It is not an easy transition to make, as Andrew Kitley from the 48.3 Scaffold Design team explains in this Q & A.Īndrew began the transition from scaffolder to scaffold designer in 2008 and has now gained experience of a wide range of design work, as well as providing valuable practical insights through his first-hand knowledge of scaffold erection. People in the scaffolding industry often ask us “how do you get into scaffold design?” and some are interested in making the change themselves. Advertisement The guys at 48.3 Scaffold Design have written this great Q & A on how to make the big step from being a Scaffolder to Scaffold Designer.