5m AGR Scaffold Tower Hire — Single width, 2.5m Platform

Hire a 5m AGR scaffold tower in London from £139.99 a week, delivered free within 30km of our Cheshunt yard and collected at the end of your hire. 5.14m working height on the long narrow platform, 2.5m x 0.75m.

What a 5m tower is for

At 5.14m you are working at the eaves of a standard two-storey terrace or semi — first-floor windows, guttering, soffits and fascias. Inside, it covers stairwell ceilings, warehouse racking and high-bay lighting in a unit with a normal roof height.

• First-floor windows, gutters, fascias and soffits
• Two-storey exterior painting and rendering repair
• Stairwell and double-height interior ceilings
• Warehouse racking and high-bay lighting

Mostly hired by builders.

Is 5.14m the right height for you?

You stand on the platform at 3.14m and work comfortably to about 5.1m — that reaches a single-storey extension roof and the head of a ground-floor window. Measure to the highest point you actually need to touch and take off roughly two metres; if the number you are left with is near 5.14, this is your tower. Working lower than that? The 4m version works to 4.14m, which reaches the gutter of a bungalow, a garage roof or a shopfront fascia. Need to go higher? The 6m version works to 6.14m, which reaches the gutter line of a standard two-storey house.

If you are between two heights, the height guide works through it, and how to choose a scaffold tower covers the rest of the decision.

Will it fit, and can you get it there?

2.5m x 0.75m is still 750mm wide, so it still passes a standard doorway and down a side return — but the 2.5m platform means far fewer repositions along an elevation or a wall. On a long run this is the difference between one build and four.

You need 2.5m of clear straight run to build it, and the same to move it. In a short room or a tight yard the 1.8m platform is the better tool. The size guide covers measuring the narrowest point, the floor area including stabilisers, and the clear height you need while building.

Two to load, one to carry. 149.4kg across the full set. Two people to load and unload comfortably; individual frames and braces are a one-person carry. A standard transit takes it with room for tools.

Specification

• Working height: 5.14m — the highest point you can comfortably reach
• Platform height: 3.14m — the deck you stand on
• Tower footprint: 2.5m x 0.75m
• Boarded deck: 2.50m x 0.60m
• Tower width: 750mm
• Tower weight: 149.4kg
• Guardrail system: Advanced (AGR)
• Standard: EN 1004
• Safe working load: on the manufacturer's plate and in the assembly guide supplied with the tower

What is in the load

Every part of this configuration, with the manufacturer's part codes and weights. Worth a count on delivery, and worth a look before you plan the carry.

Part	Qty	Each
MC-2000X750	4	11.2kg
MYTY-2500	2	2.2kg
SAFEKOR-2500X1250	4	7.9kg
MTKR-150	4	4.7kg
MKPLT-2500X600	1	19.3kg
MPAY-2000	4	4.7kg
MTEK-2500X600	1	11.3kg
YAYLI PIM	4	0.1kg
Total		149.4kg

What comes with the hire

Advanced guardrail (AGR) build-up

On a standard tower you climb to the new level and fit its guardrail once you are standing there. On this one the guardrail frame is raised into place from the platform below and locked before anyone steps up, so no operative ever stands on an unprotected level while the tower goes up or comes down.

Hire this one if: you are on a managed or principal-contractor site, AGR or "collective fall protection during assembly" is written into the RAMS or method statement, your client audits build-up method, or the tower goes up and down repeatedly through the job.

The standard tower is enough if: you are a sole trader or small team on domestic work, you build the tower once and leave it up, and nobody is asking you to evidence the assembly method. It is the same aluminium, the same platform, the same working height and the same guardrails once the tower is built — the difference is entirely in how those guardrails get there.

The AGR version is £20 a week more. That is the whole difference in price, and we would rather you hired the cheaper one than paid for a specification nobody asked you for.

Inspected before it leaves the yard

Frames, braces, platforms, guardrails, toeboards and castors are checked on every turnaround. Anything bent, cracked or worn comes out of service rather than going back on the shelf. See our safety and quality standards.

What the weekly price covers

The figure on this page is what you pay. Guardrails, toeboards, stabilisers and lockable castors come with the tower, not on the invoice — and there is no deposit and no card hold.

• Included: delivery and collection within 30km of our Cheshunt yard
• £45: delivery and collection beyond 30km — both legs, once per order
• Optional: installation and dismantling, if nobody on your team is PASMA trained
• VAT: included in the price shown, never added at checkout

The full line-by-line list — what is in the price and what is not — is in the hire terms.

How this tower goes up

Who may build it: under the Work at Height Regulations 2005 a tower must be assembled by someone competent to do it — in practice, PASMA trained on this type of tower. If nobody on your team holds that, add our optional installation service and we will build it on delivery and take it down at collection.

These are the manufacturer's own assembly diagrams for this configuration. The full guide comes with the tower.

Build sequence for the 5M: steps 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-14-11-17, following the numbered diagrams above.

Dismantling is the same sequence in reverse. The assembly guide explains the principle behind the order, and the PASMA guide covers the training.

The manufacturer's limits

From the assembly and use manual supplied with this tower — the manufacturer's figures, not our interpretation of them.

• Wind: stop work above 38 km/h (about 24 mph, Beaufort 6), and never try to move the tower in wind.
• Ground: level, flat and firm. On soft ground put base plates or U-profiles under the castors.
• Assembly: two people minimum, and both trained on this type of tower.
• Stabilisers: required at this height — out to full span before anyone climbs.

Certified to EN 1004. The full set of limits — loading, sheeting, inspection intervals and what the tower must never be used for — is on the safety guide.

Other sizes and configurations

• 4m AGR Scaffold Tower Hire — Single width, 2.5m Platform — one size down
• 6m AGR Scaffold Tower Hire — Single width, 2.5m Platform — one size up
• 5m AGR Scaffold Tower Hire — Double width, 2.5m Platform — same height, 2.5m x 1.35m platform

Or see every size in the range on the agr scaffold tower hire collection, and the full fleet under scaffold tower hire.

Delivery, collection and hire terms

Delivery and collection are free within 30km of our Cheshunt yard — North and East London, south Hertfordshire and west Essex — and a flat £45 for both legs beyond that. Enter your postcode above and you will see which applies, plus your earliest date and slot, before you pay. See delivery information and every area we cover.

Minimum hire is one week; a single day is charged as one week. The weekly rate drops from four weeks, and 15% comes off automatically when you hire three or more towers on one order. No deposit is held on your card. Full detail in our hire terms.