In 2009, Urban Umbrella® beat out over 260 contestants to win urbanSHED, an
international design competition organized and led by the New York City Department of
Buildings. The competition, the only one of its kind to date, was aimed at creating a
safer, more attractive, pedestrian-conscious alternative to traditional sidewalk
scaffolding.
With the win, Urban Umbrella® became the first new sidewalk scaffolding design on
the market in over 50 years and was bestowed the exclusive right to produce sidewalk
scaffolding that differs from the traditional “hunter green” New York City Building
Code-mandated standard.
Today, Urban Umbrella® remains the only alternative to traditional sidewalk scaffolding
on the market. Urban Umbrella® is the only alternative to traditional scaffolding
approved for usage in New York City by the Department of Buildings.
Key Services
Overhead Protection Scaffolding
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135 West 41st Street, Fl. 5 New York, NY 10036
