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Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWP) are an ideal access solution on large-scale refurbishment and over-cladding projects, but their advantages are also being acknowledged within the new build sector. No less than 20 of SGB's single and twin MCWPs are deployed at gh20, a multi-storey development in Glasgow Harbour, a three year project undertaken by Isle-of-Man based developer Dandara. Large balconies can present a major challenge to access systems, and on this project the balconies project up to 1.8m from the façade. The solution offered by SGB was to erect the work platform masts outside the balcony line, and then to fit the 24m long platforms with sliding cantilevered extensions that provide operative access to the façade wherever needed. MCWPs from SGB feature a maximum working height of 200 metres, working platforms up to 31 metres in length and a reduced installation time of weeks not days.