New and Used Scaffolding for Sale
Scaffolding & Building Equipment




Willow End
Stoke Orchard Rd
Bishops Cleeve
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 7DG
United Kingdom


Company Registration 03679119

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SCAFFOLDING FITTINGS - DROP-FORGED STEEL

Orchard Hire and Sales sell new scaffold fittings of types that are widely used and approved by scaffolders. They are of a high quality and tested to the relevant British and European standards.

Orchard Hire and Sales also have scaffolding fittings for hire. They are inspected and serviced frequently to ensure that they are reliable on site.

Delivery of scaffolding fittings by lorry or truck is available, typically as part of a mixed load of scaffolding. Orchard Hire and Sales can send out small quantities of scaffolding fittings in sacks by parcel courier upon request.

This page displays the main range of scaffolding fittings. Other types of scaffolding fittings available from Orchard Hire and Sales include prop fittings for bracing props, finial fittings for handrails, roofing couplers for corrugated sheets, and stair-tread couplers for making steps out of scaffold boards.

       
double coupler drop forged
 Double Coupler — clamps 48.4mm O.D. scaffold tubes at right angles (i.e. standards to ledgers) S.W.L. 6.25kN. EN74 CLASS B – SWL to BS5973.
putlog coupler
 Wrap Over Putlog Coupler — clamps 48.4mm scaffold tubes at right angles (i.e. transoms and putlogs to ledgers). BS1139 Part 2 1982 – SWL to BS5973.
swivel coupler Swivel Coupler — clamps 48.4mm O.D. scaffold tubes at any angle (i.e. façade, sectional or plan bracing) S.W.L. 6.25kN. EN74 CLASS B – SWL to BS5973.
joint pin drop forged
Joint-pin — internal end to end vertical connection of 48.4mm O.D. scaffold tubes.
aluminium frame tower coupler Frame Tower Coupler — connects 48.4mm O.D. scaffold tube to 50.8mm O.D. tube at 90°.
board retaining clamp
 Board Retaining Clamp — For securing scaffold boards, particularly in windy conditions. Drop-forged gate. 
half-swivel coupler with hole
 Half Coupler — effectively one half of a swivel coupler with a hole through the centre. EN74B.
flat-back fitting
 Flat-back Fitting — 48mm. No hole in the back of the fitting, which is flat and un-plated, suitable for welding. Self-colour. BS1139.
Band and plate or universal scaffold fitting
 Universal Fitting — Traditional 'band and plate' type scaffold fitting. Clamps to steel scaffold tube (not aluminium) by tightening with podger 'scaffold key'. EN74B girder coupler

Girder Coupler (Gravlok) —Used in pairs for right angle clamping of 48.4mm O.D. scaffold tubes to steel beam flanges up to 45mm thick. BS1139 Part 2 1982 – SWL to BS5973.
 

SCAFFOLDING FITTINGS - PRESSED STEEL
       
double coupler pressed
 Double Coupler — 90° fixing for 48.4mm scaffold tube. BS1139 part 2 1982 – SWL to BS5973.
timber to scaffold tube coupler
 Timber to Scaffold Clamp — clamps timber battens to scaffold tube. Used in the construction of film sets and for timber hoardings.
sleeve coupler pressed
 Sleeve Coupler — external end to end connection of 48.4mm scaffold tubes horizontally or vertically. Disk bearing plate and shaped washers for better bite and easier release.
base plate
 Base Plate — 150mm x 150mm – for distributing load from scaffold tube standards to the ground. Self-colour. Base plates typically need to be seated on timber sole pads or plastic floor protectors.
putlog head adapter
 Putlog Head Adaptor — Converts 48.4mm scaffold tube into putlog for insertion into brickwork joints. BS1139 part 2 1982 – SWL to BS5973.