A Westcountry company, St Ives Safety Nets, was on site last week to install tonnes of netting onto the roof of the Civic Centre. This week, a rope access team from the company is abseiling down the building's face to attach sections of the netting to each other and to the walls.
The large polyester nets will cover approximately 4,700m2 and are being installed to protect contractors and the public from any pieces of cladding or concrete that may detach during the renovation work. Finer fly screen will also be attached to trap dust from the prominent vertical building site.
“"Love it! Making a site safe and sending out a massive signal that this project is well and truly on the way."
“"Yes, we've wrapped the Civic in a huge amount of netting. Sorry, it might not be everyone's favourite Christmas present but it's the first proper sign that work is happening. Fifty nets, a team of abseilers and a very big curtain. Next, we're stripping the cladding and getting into the bones of this iconic tower."
