The Old Bailey

Inner City Scaffolding successfully delivered a comprehensive scaffolding and hoist logistics package for the building upgrade works at the iconic Old Bailey in London. Spanning an 18-month programme, this phase was of significant importance to ICS and our long-standing client Rooff, as well as the City of London Corporation, resident Sheriffs, court personnel, and visitors.

The project involved heavy-duty scaffold installations and complex access solutions to support façade and glass restoration works. ICS engineered bespoke internal and external bridged and suspended structures, including gallows arrangements and hoist back propping, tailored to the building’s operational and structural constraints.

• Heavy-Duty Scaffold & Logistics: 250 tonnes of scaffolding and ancillary materials 
• Hoist System: 1,500KG passenger/ goods hoist to full building height
• Specialist Components: Type 27.00 NIKO Track, trollies, and bespoke X-Y axis lifting arrangement
• Complex Structures: Internal and external bridged and suspended scaffolds, including gallows and hoist back propping

This project demonstrates Inner City Scaffolding’s capability to deliver high-load, precision-engineered access solutions within sensitive and operationally active environments. Through advanced logistics, bespoke design, and collaborative delivery, ICS enabled safe and efficient restoration works at one of London’s most historically significant judicial buildings – completed over a 20-month programme.