Thomas Foods International, Murray Bridge

Epic Scaffolding Solutions 2m stretcher access scaffold with 60 lineal metres of face-mounted perimeter handrail along a raised slab edge at Thomas Foods International, Murray Bridge, delivered for Ahrens — Epic stretcher scaffold with 60 lineal metres of face-mounted perimeter handrail along the raised slab edge at Thomas Foods International, Murray Bridge, delivered for head contractor Ahrens.

The job: safe, fall-protected access to a raised slab at the Thomas Foods International facility in Murray Bridge, delivered for head contractor Ahrens. Works crews needed a stable deck to operate along the slab face without exposure to a fall, and the scaffold needed to be in place quickly so the slab programme above could run uninterrupted.

The scaffold. A 2.0 metre stretcher access scaffold with 60 lineal metres of face-mounted perimeter handrail running the full working length of the slab. The stretcher gave the crew a continuous 2 m wide working deck along the edge. The perimeter handrail closed off the fall edge for every metre of that working face. Standard Epic systems scaffold throughout, erected to AS/NZS 1576.

Close view of face-mounted perimeter handrail along the raised slab at Thomas Foods International Murray Bridge, with the facility behind — Face-mounted perimeter handrail closing off the full working face of the raised slab. Scaffold anchored to the slab face at regular centres, with the Thomas Foods facility behind.

Delivery. On site through the Ahrens works programme, with removal scheduled for mid-November 2026.

Face-mounted scaffold detail showing raking shores anchored to the slab face and carried on adjustable base jacks at the ground — Face-mounted scaffold carried on raking shores to adjustable base jacks on prepared ground. Base plates spaced at regular centres along the slab face.

Why Epic. Epic was recommended to the Ahrens site supervisor by Ben Halliday — a former Epic team member now with Ahrens. The supervisor reported both the service and the turnaround time met expectations: the scaffold was on site, signed off and working inside two days of the request.