Although the Jacktie was initially designed as a solution to securing scaffold to steel purlins in places where access is only available from one side and there is not enough room for a buttress to be erected, it can be used for other applications such as a general maintenance tool.

Mike Cheetham, creator of Jacktie said “I came up with the idea of the Jacktie initially as a solution to securing scaffold to steel purlins in places where access is only available from one side and there is not enough room for a buttress to be erected, for example buildings close to railway embankments.

“Currently, most scaffold companies will know that the only way to tie the scaffolding to the building would be to have a sheeting company cut a large enough hole in the cladding to allow the scaffolding to be tied to the steelwork using conventional tube and fittings.

“Once the scaffolding is taken down, the building is then left with a large unsightly patch in the cladding which has to be made good by the cladding company. By using the Jacktie, you only need to drill a 25mm hole which can be covered with a translucent or colour coded plug on dismantle of the scaffolding, which is far more pleasing to the eye than a large patch in the cladding.”


The Jacktie has been used to form a guardrail with scaffold, 15m high on a roof, erected out of a cherry picker. As well as creating a strong and secure system, it has a clean and tidy finish and also eliminates the need for buttresses. This is just one of the many different extra uses that the Jacktie can be used for.

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