Niles Plant Services

NPS Completes Scaffolding on North Tower at Pfizer in Kalamazoo

Lauren Dunigan — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:20:43 +0000

Niles was awarded the Scaffolding for the North Water Tower in Kalamazoo in November of 2020. It took a team effort to get the scaffold layout designed, approved engineered drawings, and the material list ordered and sent to the site by the start date. The Niles Scaffold Team started off with a 5 man crew to get the base laid out and needed to build additional scaffolding for the adjacent tank and piping protection that the customer requested. After the first week, the team increased to 11 members to better assist with building and getting material as the elevation of the scaffold got higher. Our scaffold team completed the scaffolding in just over 3 weeks, with the assistance of 2 Beta Hoists to lift material and crane support to install the 28’ Trusses in the center of the scaffold. Our team used Scaf-Lite Scaffold Sheeting to enclose the scaffolding, and even though there was some high winds that caused complications, the team finished the enclosure and it worked great throughout the project. The overall circumference of the scaffold was over 1,200’, 135’ tall and had full stair access to the working levels. During the construction of the scaffold, the painters realized that they would not be able to access the center stem of the lower cone of the water tower. The scaffold team did some prompt thinking and came up with a plan for the painters to gain access to the stem and lower cone.

NPS Announces New Logo at Annual Fall Retreat

Lauren Dunigan — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:19:18 +0000

Big news! Today, after many years, we’re releasing an updated logo. You’ll see the new look anywhere we’re out in public, like our website, Facebook, and LinkedIn; very soon you’ll see it on all of our shirts and PPE, as well. We believe the new look better matches what we’ve become since 2013: Best-in-Class Safety, Scaffolding and Technology.

Niles Gratitude Video

Jessica Kelley — Fri, 15 May 2020 04:00:28 +0000

Case Study: Niles Plant Services LLC – How the family-owned Michigan firm became 50% more efficient with Scaffold Designer and Scaffold VR

Lauren Dunigan — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:10:23 +0000

Based in Midland, Michigan, Niles Plant Services supplies scaffolding and related services to clients throughout the United States. The family-owned business focuses on customers in the chemical, automotive, manufacturing, industrial and utility sectors, managing around 100 scaffold builders at a time. Founded in 2013, the firm is building on the family’s nearly 50 years in the painting, blasting and coating business. Read More…

NPS wins ABC Regional Excellence in Construction Award

Lauren Dunigan — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:04:21 +0000

Associated Builders and Contractors-Greater Michigan conducted its annual EIC awards competition at the local level, recognizing and promoting the quality workmanship by our very own merit shop contractors and their employees. This program has been a part of the ABC National program of events for over thirty years and has become the premier competition within the construction industry that recognizes outstanding construction projects across the nation.

2018 EIC Winner:

Specialty Construction

Project:

Mackinaw Bridge

Project Description:

Niles Plant Services, LLC (NPS) was contacted by Seaway Painting to erect scaffolding for blasting and painting on the Mackinaw Bridge. The scaffold was completed on the North Tower on both sides of the road at heights of 265 feet.

There were many challenges that came with completing the scaffold: high winds/weather, bridge traffic, and expansion of the bridge. Due to heavy traffic, space on the bridge was limited and lanes remained open making the staging and hoisting of material to workers difficult. NPS designed a rolling scaffold to overcome the expansion of the bridge. Scaffold was specifically engineering to handle high winds and enclosure. It was also designed to adhere to bridge movement. The crew started right after the 4^th of July and worked until early December. The schedule was based on weather and wind conditions. Due to weather restraints, 60 feet of scaffold remained on the bridge throughout the winter. The crew picked back up early spring as the ice melted to remove the remaining scaffold.

Congratulations to Niles Plant Services!

Project of the Year Award Presented to the Mackinaw Bridge Project

Lauren Dunigan — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:06:47 +0000

October 2017 — Niles Plant Services presented the project of the year award to the Mackinaw Bridge Project and Crew. The project consisted of building 265 feet of scaffold on the North Tower. The scaffold was built with a custom roller system to allow the expansion joint on the bridge to move without shifting the scaffold. It also included enclosure for contractors to complete blasting and coating.