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CUPLOK
SCAFFOLD SYSTEM
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SGB GROUP

SGB is one of the world’s leading suppliers of

scaffolding, access, formwork and site support products
and services for the building, construction and industrial
maintenance sectors. With almost a century of
experience in our field, we are able to deliver product
and project solutions which enhance both on-site
productivity and safety for our customers.

We have unrivalled expertise in the development and

use of scaffolding products, lightweight access systems
and powered access and our global experience involves
many of the world’s most complex projects. We work
closely with some of the world’s largest contractors and
multi-national companies.

Today SGB has operating subsidiaries in 18 countries,

employing a staff of over 5000 with world wide
sales approaching £350 million. SGB is a member of
the US based Harsco Corporation, a diversified
provider of industrial products and services to
construction, transport, energy and infrastructure
companies worldwide and is quoted on the New York
Stock Exchange.

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SGB CUPLOK SCAFFOLD SYSTEM

CUPLOK is the world’s most widely used system scaffold. It is a fully galvanised CUPLOK benefits
multi-purpose steel scaffold system suitable for providing general access and supporting • Faster to erect than traditional systems
vertical loads. CUPLOK’s key feature is its unique circular node point which allows up to - up to 4 components secured in one
4 horizontals to be loosely connected to a vertical then locked into place with a single
action.
fastening action - making it probably the fastest and safest system available.
• Unique node point, no loose fittings
The comprehensive range of CUPLOK components allows it to be used to create a huge • High grade tube - up to 20% lighter
range of access and support structures, staircase towers, circular scaffolds, loading • Highly damage resistant
towers and mobile towers. Its rigid node point reduces the need for bracing giving clear
• Accepts Scaffold Boards, Battens and
uninterrupted working platforms, which can be formed using traditional scaffold boards
Decking Platforms
or battens.
• Heavy duty access - up to 3kN/m2
SGB CUPLOK is manufactured to strict quality standards, maintained and audited platform loading
worldwide by SGB’s Quality Control Department. • Bay length options from 0.6 to 3.0m

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CUPLOK
Related literature
For further details on safe erection and
dismantling procedures please refer to the
relevant SGB User Guide or the CUPLOK
Users Manual. Other relevant publications
include:
• CUPLOK User’s Manual
• CUPLOK Scaffold System User Guide
• CUPLOK Staircase Brochure
• Scaffold Decking User Guide
• Scaffold Tube, Fittings, Steel &
Aluminium Beam User Guide
• SGB Guide to Formwork and Shoring
• Safety Harnesses for use with CUPLOK
These brochures can be obtained from
your local SGB Branch (telephone
08705 288 388) through the SGB
website or by e-mailing info@sgb.co.uk
Further advice regarding the design of
more complex applications is available
via your local SGB Branch.
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Product development
SGB’s Product Development team ensures
that our access systems are always at the
leading edge of their markets. We also
work constantly to develop new,
innovative solutions for safe, cost-effective
access. Our design engineers are
available to provide specialist advice and
to work with customers when conditions
demand a tailored design solution.
Safety
SGB’s dedicated safety management
and regional safety teams are involved in
every aspect of SGB’s work - from
product development to site installation.
Our commitment to safety overrides all
other aspects of our business.
Important: As with all scaffolding,
CUPLOK should only be erected by
trained personnel.
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The CUPLOK locking procedure
The CUPLOK locking device is formed by
fixed lower cups, welded to the standards
at 0.5m intervals, and sliding upper cups
which drop over the blade ends of the
ledgers and rotate to lock them firmly into
place.
This revolutionary node point makes SGB
CUPLOK faster and simpler to erect than
any other system scaffold. Once a
CUPLOK structure is ‘based out’ and
levelled, subsequent lifts are automatically
erected square and horizontal.
CUPLOK Safety Information
• CUPLOK complies with BS EN 12811
and 12810
• Safe Working Loads on platforms will
vary between 0.75kN and 3kN per
square metre depending on the
configuration of the scaffold.
• To ensure safe erection, alteration
and dismantling of scaffolding it is
important that the procedures
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Maximum heights and tying-in
The maximum height to which a CUPLOK
structure can be erected is dependent
upon a range of factors, the most
important are:
• The vertical distance between tied
points on the verticals
• Whether foot ties are used
• The lift height
• Wind loading
outlined in the Guidance Note
SG4: 05 are followed. SG4 describes
several safe methods of work,
including the basic method used by
scaffolders. Copies are available
from the NASC.
• SG4: 05 also requires that all scaffold
erectors must wear a harness whilst
erecting, dismantling and working on
scaffolding.
• Whether Cantilever platforms are used
• Leg loading
• The position of the top tie relative to the
top of the scaffold.
Details for typical layouts are shown in
the CUPLOK User’s Manual and User
Guides which are available from your
SGB Branch.
• The Work at Height Regulations
2005 require that work at height is
properly planned, organised and
carried out by competent persons.
For scaffolding work this would
include those who design, procure,
supply and erect the scaffolding.
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APPLICATIONS
CUPLOK's versatility and wide range
of accessories make it an ideal
system for almost any access
situation - from simple domestic
building projects to the largest tower
block refurbishment. Its ability to
follow curves and complex profiles
make it equally suitable for many
industrial maintenance situations.
Curved structures
CUPLOK's ability to allow ledgers to lock
into the standards from any angle means
that the system is ideally suited to curved
structures. With simple variations to the
normal arrangement of ledgers and
transoms, both internal and external
curves can be created by using a
combination of rectangular and trapezium
shaped bays. See page 22.
Staircase towers
CUPLOK staircase towers incorporate
special staircase components within a
conventional CUPLOK tower to create a
safe, user-friendly access solution and are
quick and simple to erect. Staircase
towers are rapidly becoming the most
popular option for access to upper levels
on site. See page 14.
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Access towers
Square or rectangular access towers can
be erected with standard CUPLOK
components using either jacks and base
plates or bespoke CUPLOK castor wheels
to give full mobility. The working platform
can be formed using either scaffold
boards or battens. Safe access to the
work deck is created by the use of a
separate ladder bay with a safety gate
giving access to the work platform.
Loading towers
The loading tower uses a conventional
2.5m square CUPLOK tower with
additional special components to
strengthen the platform to support heavy,
palletised materials which can be fork-
lifted or craned directly to the working
platform level. See page 20.
Support structures
CUPLOK is widely used to create
falsework support structures. Its high leg
load and range of components give the
system the capacity to tackle virtually any
soffit support application. For formwork
support, a wide range of grid variations
can be created to suit the loading
requirements and the decking system.
See page 23.
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COMPONENTS

Access Standards (Verticals) Universal Jack

All CUPLOK standards incorporate lower
fixed cups at 0.5m intervals with captive
rotating top-cups which secure up to 4
components. Access standards
incorporate a 150mm spigot at the top to
allow the vertical connection of further
standards. Provision for a locking pin is
The Universal jack has an adjustment of
approximately 0.5m and is used to
accommodate variations in ground levels
and to level the structure. It is used in
conjunction with the Base and Head Plate.
Code Height (m) Weight (kg)

also provided. 279550 0.860 3.9

279540 0.400 3.0
Standards are available in 3 sizes:
Code Length (m) Overall Weight
length (m) (kg)
270100 1.0 1.150 5.8
Horizontals (Ledgers and Transoms)
270200 2.0 2.150 11.2
270300 3.0 3.150 16.5 All ledgers and transoms incorporate
symmetrical forged blade ends making
assembly quick and simple, allowing
complete interchangeability of
components. Horizontals locate in the
bottom cups of the standards.

• 2.5m Horizontals provide the basic bay

length in a CUPLOK access structure.
Base & Head Plate
This is a suitable bay size for all
Used in conjunction with the universal common access loading conditions.
jack. The spigot is drilled to allow for the
• 1.8m Horizontals provide a make-up
insertion of a securing bolt if required.
bay size for added flexibility.

Code Height (m) Weight (kg)

• 1.3m Transoms accommodate a five
279500 0.110 2.3 board wide platform. This transom can
also be used as a horizontal for extra
flexibility and to create corner returns
without overlapped boards.
• Normal horizontals also act as
guardrails.

Combined Jack and Base Plate Horizontals

420mm Code Length Weight
Code Height (m) Weight (kg)
279555 0.870 5.3 (m) (kg)
271060 0.6 2.7
271090 0.9 3.8
500mm 271127 1.25 4.8
271130 1.3 4.9
271180 1.8 6.9
80mm
271250 2.5 9.5
271300 3.0 11.5

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COMPONENTS

Intermediate Transoms Inside Board Transoms Spigot Pin

These units are designed to provide mid- Acts as a conventional transom but A quick-action locking device which
bay support for standard scaffold boards extends beyond the inside ledger to resists minor tensile forces between
by spanning between the inner and outer provide intermediate support for one or vertical members. There are no loose nuts
ledgers. The jaw section at each end is two inside boards. Drops into place over or bolts.
turned downwards to prevent dislocation. the ledgers and is secured with a locking
One end is provided with an integral device to prevent movement.
locking device to prevent any movement Code Weight (kg) Diameter (mm)
along the ledgers during use. 279340 0.09 8.0
Code Length Weight
The 1.3m transom supports a standard (m) (kg)
5 board platform. 2 and 3 Board 273101 1.62 (1 board) 9.0
Intermediate Transoms are used where 273200 1.895 (2 board) 11.5
scaffold boards require support between
hop-up brackets. They span between the
inside ledger of the main scaffold and Hop-up Brackets
the ledger linking the hop-up brackets. Designed to increase the overall width of
1.8 and 2.5m transoms can be used in the working platform by supporting two
'birdcage' structures and other specialist or three additional boards beyond the
applications. inner face of the scaffold. It incorporates
a cup joint at the outer end to allow the
Locking device fitting of an inside ledger and a socket to
Code Length Weight
support a handrail post.
(m) (kg)
272056 0.565 (2 board) 2.8
272078 0.795 (3 board) 3.7
Description Code Length Weight
272130 1.3 5.5 Single Board Support
(m) (kg)
272180 1.8 7.3 Locates in the cup joint and provides 3-Board 274300 0.795 7.7
272250 2.5 16.5 support for a single inside board at a 2-Board 274200 0.565 6.3
vertical. It replaces the inside board
transom at that point.

Return Device
A conventional blade end connected to a
hook section which locates over the ledger
on the adjacent return elevation to
provide a corner connection. Used in
pairs.

Code Weight (kg)

279280 1.15

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Scaffold Boards Swivel Face Brace

A variety of lengths are available. Provides face bracing on a CUPLOK
access scaffold. Each brace has swivelling
British Standard:
blade ends to allow for easy location
Support frequency every 1.5m
within the node joint. As only one blade
MSG: Support frequency every 1.2m end can be located in each joint, parallel
Please contact your local branch for bracing is employed rather than the 'dog-
details. leg' or 'zig-zag' method.

Handrail Post
For use with Hop-up Brackets, staircase
L
towers and on support scaffolds if
Y
required. Incorporates cup joints to allow
the location of ledgers to form guard rails.

Code Weight (kg) Overall length (m) Swivel blade

X
279244 4.8 1.150

Description Code Weight Overall

(kg) length (m)
1.8 x 1.5m 276150 8.7 2.396
1.8 x 2.0m 276180 9.8 2.744
2.5 x 1.5m 276153 10.7 2.969
2.5 x 2.0m 276203 11.5 3.255
3.0 x 2.0m 276207 13.0 3.660

CUPLOK Deck Adaptor

Castor Wheel
For use when CUPLOK is erected as a
mobile tower. The shank of the wheel fits
into the base of the CUPLOK standard
and is secured with a hexagonal head
bolt.
Safe working load on steel castor wheel:
730kg
Safe working load on a rubber tyred
castor wheel: 270kg
This component allows the laying of a
level, uninterrupted platform across the
top of a CUPLOK birdcage structure.
The Deck Adaptor fits on the top of the
standard and has a low-profile upper cup
Hook-end Batten which screws down to lie flush with
(not available in the UK)
adjacent boards.
A durable steel deck unit with punched
profile. Steel tubes underneath add extra
Code: Weight (kg)
strength.
271909 1.3

Deck Adaptor
Description Code Weight Diameter Code: Length (m) Weight (kg)

(kg) (mm) 274541 1.3 9.85

Steel 279100 7.0 200 274852 1.6 12.12

Rubber 279080 6.7 200 274543 1.8 13.64

274544 2.5 18.59
274545 3.0 22.31

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COMPONENTS

Ladder Safety Gates

The CUPLOK Safety Gate allows safe
ladder access to and from the working
platform. The sprung gate mechanism
ensures that the access opening remains
fully closed when the scaffold is in use.
Two sizes are available.

Code: Size (m) Weight (kg)

279448 0.8 14
279449 1.4 24

Half coupler Half coupler

Plastic plate

Plastic plate

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Swan necked standard

Locates on the horizontal members to Safety gate Swan necked standard
provide an opening in the guardrails of a
standard CUPLOK bay to allow ladder
access to the working platform.

Code: Length (m) Weight

Deck
270172 1.72 7.2

Extra support

Ladder

Deck

Safety gate
Half coupler

Ladder

Larger spans
To create openings or support spans
greater than the normal bay width,
CUPLOK Bridging ledgers or SGB
COVERSPAN 400 beams may be used.
These can provide a spanning member
from which to build the upper section of
the scaffold structure.

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OMEGA COMPONENTS

Batten Platforms Omega Single Board Support

The Omega Batten system Locates at the cup joint and provides
incorporates all the main Cuplok support for a single inside batten
components but replaces the tubular
transom with the profiled Omega
transom into which steel or timber Code Overall length (m) Weight (kg)
battens slot to provide a secure, flush 275510 0.267 2.3
work platform. No intermediate
transoms are required.

Battens are either 63mm thick timber or

57mm steel units.

Omega Transom
The standard 1.3m Omega transom
provides a firm location for a 5 board
wide Omega Batten scaffold. The Omega Hop-up Bracket
specially designed section provides a very Designed to increase the overall width of
strong supporting platform and prevents the working platform by supporting two
the battens from moving. Forged blade or three additional battens beyond the
ends locate into the cup joint of the inner face of the scaffold. It incorporates
vertical in the normal way. A 0.8m unit is Return Transom a cup joint at the far end to allow the
available for use where a narrow width A transom with a hook profile which fitting of an inside ledger and a socket to
scaffold is required. locates over the ledger of the adjacent support a handrail post.
2.5 and 1.8m Omega Transoms can be return scaffold, linking the two sections
used when CUPLOK is erected to form a together.
Description Code Overall Weight
birdcage access scaffold using timber or
length (m) (kg)
steel battens, or on mobile access towers 3-Board 275530 0.815 7.6
Code Length (m) Weight (kg)
in modular sizes. 275550 1.3 8.6 2-Board 275520 0.585 6.6

Size Code Overall Weight

(m) length (m) (kg)
0.8 275080 0.752 3.9
1.3 275130 1.252 6.6
1.8 275180 1.752 10.0
2.5 275254 2.452 24.8
(Heavy Duty Type)

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Toeboard Clips:
Timber End Toeboard Clip

For use with timber battens only. Locates on the Omega Transom. For use with
Locates around the standards and sits timber or steel battens.
on the 'top-hat' section of the Omega
transom
Code Weight (kg)
275585 1.5
Code Weight (kg)
279200 1.0

Timber Battens
All timber battens are 63mm thick and of
225mm nominal width. Weights shown
are approximate at 20% moisture content.

Description Code Weight Overall

Steel
(kg) length (m)
1.3m 274613 9.5 1.250 For use with steel battens only. Locates
1.8m 274617 13.0 1.750 around the standards and locks the
2.5m 274625 18.0 2.450 toeboard rigidly into position

Code Weight (kg)

279180 1.0

Steel Battens
Cuplok Galvanised Steel Battens are
57mm thick and 238mm wide.
They incorporate a non-skid perforated
surface for slip resistance in poor weather.

Description Code Weight Overall

(kg) length (m)
1.3m 274512 8.4 1.250
1.8m 274517 13.0 1.750
2.5m 274525 17.3 2.450

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STAIRCASE TOWERS

CUPLOK Staircase towers,

incorporating purpose-designed
stairway units, offer a safer, quicker,
more efficient route between levels
on site. They are quick and easy to
erect and generate significant time
savings for everyone on site.

There are four basic staircase options in

the CUPLOK range. All use the standard
CUPLOK system to provide the main
structure - with a small number of
additional staircase components,
including a choice of steel and aluminium
stairway units.

• Broad landing platforms with steel or

timber battens
• Full guard-railing to stairs and landings
with double guardrails
• Stairways are rigid and provide firm,
non-slip treads ensuring maximum
security for users.
• Removes potentially hazardous deck
openings normally created by ladder
access.

Staircase sizes
CUPLOK staircase towers are based on
three plan layouts, using 4, 8 or 10 leg
tower structures. Staircase flights are
available in steel or aluminium for
maximum flexibility. Each staircase type
comes in 1.5m or 2m lifts. Different lift
sizes may be combined in the same tower
to suit work platform levels.

A CUPLOK Public Access stair is also

available. See CUPLOK Staircase
brochure or CUPLOK User’s Manual for
details.

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4 Leg Staircase Tower

Plan Area 1.8 x 3m

Landing Platforms: 0.6 x 1.8m

Stair width: 0.8m

Lift Heights: 1.5m or 2m

Stair units: Steel or Aluminium

Max height: 40m

The 4 leg stair tower is the most compact

staircase option. It employs the fewest
components and can therefore be erected
faster and in more confined spaces,
giving a convenient and economical
access solution. A new purpose-designed
steel mesh landing platform provides a
superior option to the staircase transom
unit, board bearers and scaffold boards.

Note: When constructing staircase

towers, temporary guardrailed platforms
should be installed to allow the safe
installation of the upper staircases
and landings from below.

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STAIRCASE TOWERS

8 Leg Staircase Tower

Plan area: 1.8m x 4.4m

Landing Platforms: 1.3 x 1.8m

Stair width: 0.8m

Lift Heights: 1.5m or 2m

Stair units: Steel or Aluminium

Max height: 38m

This larger configuration can be built to a

height of 38m (subject to ties and
loadings).

The plan module is 4.4m long overall,

incorporating a centre bay of 1.8m and
two 1.3m landing modules at either end.
These allow the use of 1.3m Omega
transoms in conjunction with timber or
steel battens to form the landing
platforms.

The wider landing platforms give this

staircase greater capacity whilst the
expanded structure allows construction to
greater heights.

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10 Leg Staircase Tower

Plan area: 1.8m x 4.4m

Landing Platforms: 1.3 x 1.8m

Stair width: 0.8m

Lift Heights: 1.5m or 2m

Stair units: Steel or Aluminium

Max height: 53m

This staircase is similar in layout to the

8 legged tower, but incorporates two
additional central standards at the inside
ends of the staircase flights. This gives the
structure greater strength and rigidity
allowing heavier loading and construction
to a maximum height of 53m.

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STAIRCASE COMPONENTS

Mesh Landing Unit Staircase Units

A composite steel landing unit with mesh Steel Staircase Units: Aluminium Staircase Units:
decking for use on the 4 leg staircase. Available in two sizes, each staircase Staircase flights to the same dimensions
Incorporates hooks to slot over side incorporates steel stiles for maximum as the steel stairs, but approximately half
ledgers and sockets to receive handrail rigidity and steel treads giving a firm, the weight for ease of handling.
posts. slip-resistant step. The 1.5m unit
Aluminium Staircase: 1.8m Bay x 2m lift
incorporates a small plywood landing at
Code Length(m) Weight (kg) the base of the flight.
Code Height (m) Weight (kg)
279417 1.8 31 279419 2.0 30
Steel Staircase: 1.8m Bay x 2m lift

Code Height (m) Weight (kg)

279420 2.0 73

Steel Staircase: 1.8m Bay x 1.5m lift Aluminium Staircase: 1.8m Bay x 1.5m lift

Code Height (m) Weight (kg) Code Height (m) Weight (kg)
279400 1.5 55 279418 1.5 28

Note: Manoeuvring staircase units

requires at least two people.

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Staircase Handrail Units Staircase Guardposts

1500
A special double-handrail unit for use
with 1.5m lift staircase units. Supplied in
right hand and left hand versions.
2m lift staircases use standard CUPLOK
2m x 1.8m diagonal braces as handrails.
Type 1: Fitted at the top and bottom of
each flight to provide support for inner
stair guardrails. Incorporates a half
coupler fitting at the base to secure it to
the ledgers and two cup joints to receive
the swivel blades on the handrails. Used

500
on 8 leg towers only.
Code Size Weight (kg)
279404 Left hand 1.5 x 1.8m 14.2
279403 Right hand 1.5 x 1.8m 14.2 Code Weight (kg) Length (m)
279380 7.2 1.230

1800
Type 2: Standard Cuplok Handrail Post:
used on the 4 leg staircase where it
locates within the sockets on the Mesh
Landing Unit

Code Weight (kg) Overall

length (m)
279244 4.9 1.150
970

Guardpost Handrail Post

Further details on the construction of

staircase towers can be found in the
CUPLOK User’s Manual or from your local
branch.

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LOADING TOWERS

The CUPLOK loading tower

incorporates a specially strengthened
platform designed to take heavy,
palletised materials imposing loads
up to 49.5kN (evenly distributed)
which can be fork-lifted or craned
directly to the working platform level.

The loading tower is a 2.5m x 2.5m

square module, and can be erected either
as a free standing unit or built in to any
part of the main scaffold structure up to
6m high. It is built from standard Cuplok
components with three additional
components:

Board Bearer
Eight of these 2.5m long special
horizontals are used beneath the boards
to transmit the working load to the
ledgers.

Code Weight (kg) Length (mm)

279040 17.3 2572

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Knee Brace Loading Tower Gate

Used in pairs to provide extra support to In order to provide protection for scaffold
the ledger on which the board bearers users during the mechanical loading of
rest. Incorporates a half coupler fitting materials onto the loading tower, the
which locates on the ledger 1.5m below CUPLOK Loading Tower gate should be
the platform and a double half coupler used.
fitting to bolt onto the ledger at platform
This system uses an up-and-over
level.
mechanism to provide a continuous
guardrail before, during and after
loading.
Code Weight (kg) Length (mm)
279260 8.23 1860

Code Component Weight (kg)

279447 Loading Gate 60
142340 Gate arms (2 req'd) 18

Further details on the construction of

Loading Towers can be found in the
CUPLOK Users Manual or from your local
branch.

Operating sequence

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CURVED AND CIRCULAR STRUCTURES

Circular structures Decking on circular structures

CUPLOK's ability to allow ledgers to A: Using a combination of rectangular and The work platform can be created using
lock into the standards from any trapezium shaped bays:
scaffold boards or specially cut battens.
angle means that the system is To create a continuous working deck
ideally suited to curved and circular
using scaffold boards, some overlapping
structures - without the requirement
is inevitable. To avoid creating safety
for special components.
hazards, please observe the following
With simple variations to the normal procedures:
arrangement of ledgers and transoms,
Rectangular bay Trapezium bay • All boards should be laid in line with
both internal and external curves can be
the run of the scaffold.
created by using a combination of
• If rectangular bays with intermediate
rectangular and trapezium shaped bays. B: Using only trapezium shaped bays:
transoms are used the boards over
(Trapezium-shaped bays incorporate
these bays must form the lower of the
inside and outside ledgers of different
two layers.
length).
• The overlapping boards of the upper
Further details on the construction of layer should, ideally, be cut to give a
circular structures can be found in the neat edge and fillet pieces nailed across
CUPLOK User’s Manual or from your local the ends to prevent a trip hazard.
branch.
Further details on the construction of
All Trapezium Bays circular structures can be found in the
Layout of ledgers and transoms
CUPLOK User’s Manual or from your local
No two ledgers or transoms can be fitted
branch.
into the same cup at less than 90 degrees
to each other. Therefore on curved
structures inside and outside ledgers and
transoms cannot all be fitted at the same
level. This requires certain amendments to
normal CUPLOK layouts:

• On scaffolds forming an outside curve,

locate the outside ledgers above the
deck level to form the handrails (see
diagram).
• On scaffolds forming an inside curve,
move the inner ledgers down by 0.5m
in alternate bays (see diagram).
• Construct Trapezium-shaped bays using
the shortest possible ledgers as
intermediate transoms cannot be used.
• If larger trapezium bays are inevitable,
thicker boards should be used.

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SUPPORT STRUCTURES

CUPLOK for support structures

CUPLOK is an ideal system for
falsework support structures due to
its adaptability, high leg load and
wide range of accessories.
The CUPLOK system includes a wide
range of specialist support
components for use with SGB and
other formwork systems. For further
details contact SGB.

Benefits
The key advantages of CUPLOK over
traditional scaffolding for support
structures are:

• High leg load: up to 74kN.

• Unique node point: 4 connections in
one action.
• Quick erection and systemised bracing.
• 20% lighter than traditional scaffolding.

Associated components
Du-Al Aluminium Beam

Complementing CUPLOK in the creation

of formwork support structures is SGB’s
DU-Al aluminium beam system. It’s high
strength and low weight make it easy to
handle and quick to erect. The DU-Al
system includes 3 beam profiles. In each
case they are supported in forkheads
mounted on the CUPLOK verticals and
fastened in place with a quick-fixing
clamp.

Extraguard Edge Protection

Mesh barrier panels which clamp onto

the DU-Al beam end to provide edge
protection to the formwork deck.
Galvanized and powder coated in high
visibility yellow, the panels also
incorporate an integral toeboard.

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For further information on this product or any other products and services, please contact your local branch:
tel: 08705 288 388 email: info@sgb.co.uk www.sgb.co.uk

SGB Group
Harsco House, Regent Park, 299 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7SG
Tel: 01372 381300
1106/CDP/5k/8697