Cop26 protest uses innovative ScaffFloat pontoon to call for change

ScaffFloats – pontoons made from scaffolding – have made waves this week after being used at the Cop26 climate change conference to build a sunken protest pontoon for the Climate Coalition.

An 8m x 4m scaffold platform was sunk just below the surface of the water and supported by a set of plastic ScaffFloats on deck. The platform was designed to give the impression of a ‘flooded’ floor which the charity utilised for a creative photo opportunity showing world leaders meeting on a flooded stage.

Toby Budd, MD at ScaffFloat adds: ”Initially the client only wanted a floating pontoon with a banner, then we suggested we sink the pontoon to create this great photo opportunity. We knew the objective was press coverage so worked hard to give them a photo that would get traction in the world’s media – and within an hour it was on BBC News, Glasgow Daily, Times, Sky News, to name but a few.”

The pontoon was installed with the help of ScaffFloat’s local approved Installer, i-Scaff, which is one of Scotland’s largest independent specialist scaffold contractors.

Ross Brown, MD at i-Scaff says: “We love helping our customers find innovative solutions to their problems, and this has been a great example of the sort of work we can do. We worked in partnership with the ScaffFloat team who did all the design, project management, RAMS and on-water safety, whilst we supplied the scaffold and an experienced scaffolder to help with the build.”