November 30, 2007

Seattle, WA – Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, recently supplied suspended access equipment and rigging services for the installation of the unique façade on New York’s new Museum of Contemporary Art.

Spider sold fourteen SC1000 traction hoists and rented eight swing stages and a variety of outrigger beams to M.G. McGrath, the contractor responsible for constructing the building’s one-of-a-kind façade.

Exclusively designed for this museum, the exterior cladding combined extruded aluminum wall panels and an expanded metal mesh covering. Spider’s reliable equipment and expert rigging services were required to install this material on a building constructed of six off-kilter stacked boxes. The staggered design, narrow site location, and cluster of existing buildings and busy streets below presented access challenges, but Spider delivered innovative, timely and safe solutions to get the job done.

John Sotiroff, Spider's Vice President Sales & Distribution, stated, “With sixty years of experience under our belts, Spider is the go-to access expert for complex projects like the Museum of Contemporary Art. Our knowledgeable team consistently pulls together to design solutions and supply qualified rigging services that overcome any access challenge.”

The museum's new home in Manhattan is scheduled to open tomorrow, coinciding with the institution’s thirtieth anniversary.