Masonry Magazine April 2009 Page. 11
FAQS
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Adjustable Scaffolding
# Q: Why have so many of my competitors made the move to adjustable scaffolding?
A: Speed. When your masons keep laying instead of hopping planks... and the wall's always waist-high.... they're guaranteed to lay more units.
# Q: Sounds reasonable, but how much more production will Non-Stop give me?
A: At the absolute minimum, you'll get 20% more units in the wall. While most customers tell us they actually get much more than 20%.... 20% was proven in a government study.
# Q: So that means Non-Stop will increase my profit by about 20%?
A: NO! Much more than just 20%! Non-Stop cuts your labor costs by at least 20%. That saves you a dollar amount that's about equal to the profit you've got plugged into the job. As a practical matter... YOUR PROFIT WILL DOUBLE!
# Q: Sounds good so far... so what will it cost me?
A: Way less than you think! You can lease/purchase 500 feet of Non-Stop for less than you're paying one mason every month.
# Q: Conservatively... how long will it take us to completely pay for our Non-Stop Scaffolding after we buy it?
A: Most customers tell us Non-Stop pays for itself in 4-5 months! Some say 6 months! The longest we've ever heard is 9 months! Even if it took a whole year, wouldn't that still be absolutely fabulous?
# Q: Who trains my crew?
A: Non-Stop does. A highly-skilled factory rep arrives with your scaffolding to completely train your men and put an OSHA card in their wallet. He won't leave until you say so.
2,800 brick! Don't try this at home!
Non-Stop Scaffolding
1314 Hoadley Street
Shreveport, LA 71104
Phone: 1-800-845-0845
Fax: 1-318-222-0707
www.nonstopscaffolding.com
# Q: We do a lot of cut-up jobs. What about cut-up work?
A: Glad you asked. The other systems work best on long, straight walls. Non-Stop was designed by a fellow masonry contractor SPECIFICALLY FOR CUT-UP WORK! We'll show you two different techniques for inside and outside corners so you can set-up Non-Stop on saw-tooth walls just as fast as straight walls. You'll be amazed at the set-up speed.
# Q: Before we buy Non-Stop can we sort of test-drive it first?
A: Of course. Call us about our try-before-you-buy and rent-to-own programs.
# Q: We're continuously bombarded with advertising for those mast-climbing systems. We know they're expensive, but are there any advantages to mast-climbers?
A: Our customers who own them say that they are good for long, straight walls over 45 feet high, but the price is essentially TRIPLE, and they don't give you any greater speed than Non-Stop. They say that Non-Stop will go every place mast climbers can (and a whole lot more) and Non-Stop's profitable starting at only 12 feet high...for about 1/3 the price. Run the numbers yourself and you'll agree.
# Q: Is it difficult to transport Non-Stop from job-to-job?
A: Any 18-foot utility trailer will do the job and we'll show you how. Forget those 10,000-lb. lifts and 18-wheelers the other systems need.
# Q: If we buy Non-Stop, what will we do with our frames?
A: Might as well keep them. You'll still need them for a small percentage of your work, and they'll eventually disappear by themselves anyway.
# Q: OK, I'll try it when I get the right job. What kind of job is best to start on?
A: The serious answer is...every job. It's a common misconception that the best job for elevating scaffolding is a box with long, straight walls. Not Non-Stop! In 1971 our founder, a former masonry contractor, designed Non-Stop to work just as fast on his own cut-up-work. Please...put Non-Stop on a job in progress so you can have an apples-to-apples comparison of how Non-Stop stacks up to your frames. You'll become a customer for life.
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