BGB have made our name in the offshore scaffolding sector, providing innovative access for offshore wind turbine projects, as well as onshore scaffolding for everything from utilities and rail infrastructure to power grids. 

However, offshore scaffolding is only part of the industry-leading access on offer at BGB. We can also help you to reach almost anywhere, swiftly and safely, with flexible, professional rope access solutions. Originally developed from climbing and caving skills, rope access solutions have grown into a comprehensive and highly regulated skillset of their own, offering access like never before and bringing almost everything within reach.

What are the benefits of rope access solutions?

Compared to traditional access solutions, such as offshore scaffolding, rope access solutions are faster, easier and far more cost-effective. More importantly, rope access solutions can reach many places that simply could not be reached by traditional means, from offshore wind turbine blades to high chimneys and cooling towers. 

Whatever the asset, whatever the location, whatever the job, rope access solutions put people exactly where you need them. From installation to demolition, rope access solutions cover the whole of the asset lifespan, including servicing, surveys and repairs to extend that lifespan for longer.

In many situations, the impact of access has to be minimised, to avoid disruption to other works, to protect precious or historic assets and to take care of the environment around them. Rope access solutions provide low impact access compared to onshore or offshore scaffolding, creating a minimal footprint. Yet it delivers maximum reach, with advanced systems delivering smooth, safe movement in three dimensions.

The highest standard of rope access solutions

At BGB, we operate at the same high standards for our rope access solutions as we do for our offshore scaffolding, following the ever-evolving guidelines and regulations laid down by the International Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) in the IRATA International Code of Practice (ICoP). 

Every one of our rope access solutions also complies with the stringent international standards of ISO 22846 and the supporting British Standard BS 7985, and all of our expert rope access technicians are fully trained under the Training, Assessment and Certification Scheme (TACS).

This unrivalled level of excellence means our rope access teams can ensure safety and efficiency at every stage, from initial planning, design and equipment selection through to complete implementation and execution. BGB has all the kit and equipment, skills and training, experience and expertise you need to deliver rope access solutions in even the most complicated circumstances and the most challenging environments.

Moving onshore

The BGB rope access teams have honed their skills alongside our offshore scaffolding teams, working hundreds of metres up, high above the raging waves of the North Sea and the Irish Sea, in some of the most inhospitable conditions imaginable. Which means that now, as we bring those skills onshore, for industrial and commercial clients, heritage sites and power grids, there’s nothing too tough, too remote or too challenging that they can’t handle it quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

Rope access is a relatively new approach, and it’s continuously being developed and refined to be safer, more flexible and less intrusive. Here at BGB, we’re proud to be part of that development, passing on our skills to our team, and to yours through IRATA approved training, to create the next generation of skilled rope access solution technicians and innovators.

If you have an awkward access problem, onshore or offshore, BGB will get you there with innovative rope access solutions from the experts. To find out more, access our services today in the United Kingdom, the United States, Taiwan or Australia. 

Whatever you need to reach, reach out to BGB, because we’ve got rope access solutions all tied up!