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T
he Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara
Falls, NY was in desperate need of
renovations. $26 million in renovations,
actually. The casino’s main floor was set for
a massive redesign and remodeling, and to
make it even slightly more challenging, the
casino also wanted to install a new $6 million
HVAC system to improve air quality. The entire
space hadn’t been renovated in over 10 years
– since the original convention building was
converted into
today’s gambling
destination.
A number of
access solutions
were viable –
booms, scissor
lifts, mast
SCAFFOLD JOBSITE
ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2014
Mission Possible
Superior Scaffold was
approached with a job
that was said could never
be done.
ALH
reports on
just how the company
overcame the impossible.
Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel’s casino
floor has an area of 147,000 square feet
with 99 gaming tables and 4,200 slots.
The interior of the casino is the size of
two full-length football fields and the
ceiling is more than 40 feet tall.
HVAC drums line the project’s length. More
than $6 million was put toward the HVAC
system which would improve air quality.
climbers and scaffolding. But it was Anthony
Pini, sales manager for Superior Scaffold, who
sold the multi-point suspended scaffold solution
to win the bid.
“Others came in and proposed many
[different] methods, but I thought wisely and
proposed this system that would keep the
entire gaming floor open so customers would
have access to every aspect of the casino
while the work went on above them,” Pini says.
“The casino was
absolutely behind
staying open
to make more
The multi-point
suspended
scaffold.
