PTSG is privileged to work on some of the UK’s most outstanding and iconic buildings. From historic castles and monuments to cutting-edge skyscrapers, we are proud to play our part in ensuring they are safe and protected, clean and operationally efficient.
The University of Glasgow is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by Papal Bull (a formal document issued by the Pope) in 1451, it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s four ancient universities.
In common with universities of the pre-modern era, Glasgow originally educated students primarily from wealthy backgrounds; however, it became a pioneer in British higher education in the 19th century by also providing for the needs of students from the growing urban and commercial middle class. Glasgow University served all of these students by preparing them for professions: law, medicine, civil service, teaching, and the church.
The university is currently spread over a few campuses. The main one is the Gilmorehill campus, in Hillhead. As well as this there is the Garscube Estate in Bearsden, housing the Veterinary School, Observatory, ship model basin and much of the university’s sports facilities, the Dental School in the city centre, the section of Mental Health and Well Being at Gartnavel Royal Hospital on Great Western Road, the Teaching and Learning Centre at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Crichton Campus in Dumfries (operated jointly by the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and the Open University).
Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG), via constituent company Pendrich, recently completed an innovative project to secure the roof of one of the buildings of the University of Glasgow.
As the building is close to a busy public road, Pendrich’s engineers installed a bespoke modular frame scaffold deck to the perimeter at the top of the eight-storey sandstone building to provide safe access to the roof. This access solution allowed the road to remain open and buses to keep to their original route. It also enabled the architect and engineers to carry out the full work scope to the roof structure. The scaffolding was erected by Pendrich’s rope access engineers and steeplejacks with minimal disruption compared with traditional street scaffolding.
Pendrich, part of PTSG Building Access Specialists Ltd, has a history of providing bespoke access solutions that enable building repairs or structural work to be carried out. A prime example is The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh’s Princes Street, where Pendrich’s engineers carried out emergency stonework repairs. They ensured pedestrians could continue to access the street below in safety while work was delivered overhead by constructing a tunnel that obviated the scaffolding outside the shops.
