Tag: Rooftop flagpoles

When Innovia Films needed their flagpoles fully refurbished, the location of the installation presented an immediate problem. The poles were mounted at the top of an eight-storey building, well beyond the reach of standard access equipment. The conventional solution would have been scaffolding. The quote for that scaffolding ran to a significant five-figure sum before a single component had been touched.

Hampshire Flag Company offered a different approach entirely.

The Challenge

Flagpoles mounted at the top of multi-storey buildings present one of the most common access challenges in commercial flagpole work. A mobile elevating work platform cannot reach that height safely. Erecting scaffold for a refurbishment job of this nature is technically possible but the cost is almost always disproportionate to the value of the flagpole work itself, which can make an otherwise straightforward refurbishment feel unaffordable.

Innovia Films needed the work done properly and needed a contractor who could solve the access problem without the ruinous scaffold cost.

Our Approach

Our steeplejack-trained operatives laddered directly up the flagpoles to carry out the full refurbishment from height. Working from the poles themselves, the team fully stripped each pole back to bare material, removing all existing paintwork before repainting to a high finish. Alongside the cosmetic restoration, all worn components were replaced, corrosion was treated and the flag-flying mechanisms were fully restored to working order — all without scaffolding and in a fraction of the time that erecting and striking a scaffold structure would have required.

This is the kind of job where specialist access training pays for itself many times over. The work that needed doing was not especially complex. Getting to it safely and cost-effectively was the challenge, and steeplejack capability was the answer.

The Outcome

Innovia Films received a set of fully refurbished and repainted flagpoles at a fraction of what the scaffolding quote alone would have cost. The saving compared to the scaffold route ran to a significant five-figure sum, a result that would not have been achievable without HFC’s specialist access capability.

For any building owner or facilities manager who has received a scaffolding quote that seems out of proportion to the flagpole work required, it is always worth contacting us first. In many cases we can access and complete the job for considerably less.

Hampshire Flag Company carries out flagpole refurbishment and servicing at height across the UK, including on multi-storey buildings, rooftops and other locations where standard access equipment cannot reach. Contact our team to discuss your requirements.