Non-Stop Scaffolding

What Non-Stop Scaffolding does

Non-Stop Scaffolding, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of crank-up elevating masonry scaffolding, founded in 1976 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and still operating from its 1314 Hoadley St. headquarters and manufacturing facility. The company designs, engineers, and assembles two core product lines — Non-Stop Heavy-Duty (pre-engineered up to 552 ft, the flagship commercial system) and Non-Stop Standard-Duty (residential and light commercial, up to 150 ft) — plus a 2024 motorized Hydro-Crank variant of Heavy-Duty, legacy WORKHORSE, Junior, and VIP lines, and a separately branded Light Bulb Scaffold™ division serving churches, auditoriums, and event venues. The core technology is an independent-tower elevating scaffolding system in which carriages glide on aluminum rollers over stainless steel shafts and a passive cable-fall-arrest safety system engages automatically, marketed with a lifetime "No B.S." warranty that includes freight.

The business model is direct, U.S.-domestic, and contractor-focused. Non-Stop generates revenue through one-time hardware sales of scaffolding systems and accessories, a 36-month in-house lease/purchase program priced under $2,100/month on 203 running feet (marketed at a 6:1 return on labor savings), and Heavy-Duty monthly rentals with up to 100% rent-to-own credit. All sales are quote-based, conducted by phone from the Shreveport headquarters (318-222-0702), with no third-party resellers or distributors. The customer base is exclusively U.S. masonry contractors, ranging from small residential operators to commercial firms purchasing thousands of running feet, supported by a strong content-marketing and trade-publication presence (Masonry Magazine, MCAA, World of Concrete). Accessories — including a Swivel Forklift Bar, Side-Stabbing Forklift Bar, 21-Foot Heavy-Duty Bridge System, Material Hoist System, Wall Tie-In Brackets, Pilaster Brackets, Rest Platform, Winter Enclosure, and Braced-Bay Material Deck — are sold à la carte and extend the addressable revenue per contractor. No revenue, headcount, or external funding figures are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Non-Stop Scaffolding

Legal name

Non-Stop Scaffolding, Inc.

Website

https://nonstopscaffolding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Non-Stop Scaffolding is a third-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of crank-up elevating masonry scaffolding systems, including Heavy-Duty, Standard-Duty, and motorized Hydro-Crack models, serving commercial and residential masonry contractors nationwide through direct sales, lease/purchase, and rental programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Scaffolding Sales (Heavy-Duty, Standard-Duty, Hydro-Crank, Workhorse, VIP): One-time hardware sales of crank-up masonry scaffolding systems manufactured in Shreveport, Louisiana. Customers buy towers outright to own and use on jobs indefinitely. Includes flagship Heavy-Duty (up to 552 ft), Standard-Duty (up to 150 ft), and motorized Hydro-Crank options.
2. Lease/Purchase Financing: 36-month lease-to-own program allowing masonry contractors to acquire scaffolding with monthly payments (e.g., under $2,100/month for 203 running feet). At end of term the scaffolding is owned outright. Marketed on a 6:1 labor-savings return. Most applications approved in one day.
3. Scaffolding Rentals: Monthly rental of Heavy-Duty scaffolding with minimum 2-month commitment. First 2 months' rent plus shipping due in advance. Up to 100% of rent (Heavy-Duty only) can be applied to purchase in the first month, or 80% in the first three months. Marketed at a 5:1 return on rental dollar. Inventory availability limited.
4. Accessories and Component Sales: Sale of separately-priced accessories that attach to or extend the core scaffolding systems, including Access Landings, Barricade Guardrails, Braced-Bay Material Decks, 21-Foot Bridge Systems, Material Hoist Systems, Inside Corner Brackets, Parts Baskets/Man Baskets, Pilaster Brackets, Rack Brackets, Rest Platforms, Side-Stabbing Forklift Bars, Standard-Duty Overhead Protection, Swivel Forklift Bars, Wall Tie-In Brackets, and Winter Enclosures.
5. Light Bulb Scaffold™ Division (Churches, Auditoriums, Event Centers): Sales of specialized scaffolding through a dedicated division, Light Bulb Scaffold™, targeting churches, auditoriums, theaters, event centers, stadiums, lecture halls, and rolling scaffolding applications for stepped/sloping floors. Marketed as an alternative to rentals and outside contractors for changing light bulbs.
6. Free Factory Training and Support: Free factory training program and ongoing customer support included with rental and lease/purchase transactions to transition crews from frame scaffolding onto Non-Stop systems. Acts as a value-add to drive sales conversion rather than a billed service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Non-Stop Scaffolding designs, engineers, and manufactures crank-up (elevating) masonry scaffolding systems in Shreveport, Louisiana, selling them direct to masonry contractors in the United States. Its core lineup includes the Heavy-Duty line (engineered up to 552 ft), the Standard-Duty line (up to 150 ft for residential and light commercial work), the motorized Hydro-Crank variant, and the Light Bulb Scaffold™ division for venue ceiling access, all backed by a lifetime "No B.S." warranty, a 36-month lease/purchase program, and short-term rentals.

Product overview

Non-Stop Scaffolding is a single-vendor physical-product manufacturer organized around one continuous-elevating-scaffolding platform with two core product lines — Non-Stop Heavy-Duty (commercial, up to 552 ft) and Non-Stop Standard-Duty (residential/light commercial, up to 150 ft) — plus a motorized Hydro-Crank variant of Heavy-Duty, the Light Bulb Scaffold™ division for auditorium/church ceiling access, and a large catalog of accessory modules (Swivel Forklift Bar, Side-Stabbing Forklift Bar, 21-Foot Heavy-Duty Bridge System, Wall Tie-In Bracket, Inside Corner Brackets, Pilaster Brackets, Rack Brackets, Rest Platform, Parts Basket / Man Basket, Material Hoist System, Winter Enclosure variants, Braced-Bay Material Deck, Barricade Guardrail, Masons' Guardrail Socket, Access Landing, and an EZ Winch Adapter). The core Heavy-Duty and Standard-Duty systems share a common design language (independent towers, crank-up elevating carriages, 42+ years of iterative engineering) and the Heavy-Duty line also exists in legacy WORKHORSE, Junior, and VIP variants. Non-Stop wraps the physical products with a Rent/Lease program (including lease/purchase financing), safety/documentation services (assembly/use manuals, ANSI A10.8 / OSHA compliance bulletins, white papers), and a Masonry Bonus System consulting service run by owner Justin Breithaupt, Jr.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Non-Stop Heavy-Duty Crank-Up Scaffolding Flagship commercial-grade crank-up elevating scaffolding pre-engineered for walls up to 552 feet, featuring a five-board-wide stocking area, three additional boards between towers, a heavy-duty hand winch, and a passive fall-arrest safety system. Designed for commercial masonry contractors working on schools, high-rises, gymnasiums, elevator shafts, and large institutional projects.
• Non-Stop Standard-Duty Crank-Up Scaffolding Residential and light-commercial crank-up elevating scaffolding rated up to 150 feet (typically recommended up to 30 feet, extendable to 80+ feet), with an over-powered winch, rigid but lighter-than-competition towers, and 3-board and 4-board elevating carriages. Designed for residential masonry, inside commercial ("money") walls, apartments, and schools.
• Non-Stop Hydro-Crank Motorized Scaffolding Push-button motorized version of the Heavy-Duty elevating scaffolding, marketed as a lower-cost alternative to mast-climbers (approximately $30,000 vs. ~$90,000 for a comparable mast-climber). Retains the same waist-high work positioning and versatility of manual Non-Stop towers.
• Non-Stop WORKHORSE Scaffolding Long-standing Non-Stop scaffolding line with its own assembly/use manual and dedicated shipping/instruction documentation, used by masonry contractors for roof-set and other applications as part of a mixed Non-Stop fleet.
• Non-Stop Junior Scaffolding Legacy Non-Stop scaffolding line (units produced up to May 2009) with its own assembly/use manual; the Junior winch and safety catch can be transferred to current Standard-Duty carriages through a documented upgrade path.
• Non-Stop VIP Scaffolding Legacy Non-Stop scaffolding line with its own assembly/use instructions; still owned and used by existing customers as part of multi-line Non-Stop fleets.
• Light Bulb Scaffold™ Dedicated division of Non-Stop Scaffolding that provides specialized rolling scaffolding systems for safely accessing light fixtures and A/V equipment over sloping floors, stepped floors, rows of seats, balconies, and stadium seating. Sold primarily to churches, auditoriums, event centers, theaters, stadiums, and lecture halls as a reusable alternative to rentals and outside contractors.
• Swivel Forklift Bar Forklift attachment that swivels more than 60° in each direction, with safety chain and rope-actuated plungers that lock into the rung holes of Non-Stop towers up to 45 ft, allowing towers to be assembled on the ground and raised. Enables placement in tight spaces without bending booms.
• Side-Stabbing Forklift Bar Forklift attachment that lets an operator lift and place any Non-Stop Heavy-Duty or Standard-Duty tower from the side, enabling scaffold placement in tight spaces between buildings and on sloping sites. Compatible with both Heavy-Duty and Standard-Duty towers; secured with a heavy-duty hitch pin.
• Adjustable 21-Foot Heavy-Duty Bridge System 21-foot adjustable bridge (13'-8" to 21'-0") that connects only between two Non-Stop Heavy-Duty towers, rated for 8,000 lb load capacity, with a fool-proof lock-on connection and single-forklift-pick mobility using straps. Engineered never to cantilever, unlike competing EZ-style bridges.
• Material Hoist System for Heavy-Duty Hoist-and-trolley material lift system built around a Betamax Leo wire-rope hoist (1,000 lb single line / 2,000 lb double line) mounted on an 8-foot I-beam that interfaces with Non-Stop's overhead protection/winter covering hardware. Raises loads through the laborers' platform for walls 100 ft and higher without a crane.
• Wall Tie-In Bracket Adjustable-arm tie-in bracket that hooks into a 3/8" eye-bolt and nut embedded in the masonry, with an adjustable collar that locks the arm to the tower. Allows re-use of the eye-bolt with only a new 4-cent nut required per use, avoiding rust stains on the wall.
• Inside Corner Brackets Two-saddle bracket with a 10'-10" bar supporting 2 or 3 boards when a tower sits in an inside corner, fitting both Heavy-Duty and Standard-Duty towers. Also available as an Inside Corner Return system for short return walls.
• Pilaster Brackets / Pilaster Plank Support System Modular plank support system (Pilaster Stringer Brackets, Pilaster Stringer, Pilaster Hangers, Inside Corner Saddles, 5-Board Outriggers, Plank Retainer) that extends the masons' walkboards 1–3+ planks to handle pilasters, columns, and bump-outs.
• Rack Brackets High-tensile steel clamps that bundle 10–12 Non-Stop towers into a 4-foot-wide package for forklift handling on flat-bed trucks or trailers, eliminating disassembly and enabling one-day mobilization between jobs.
• Parts Basket / Man Basket 30" W × 30" H × 8'-8" L heavy-duty fork-pocket storage baskets with expanded-metal sides for transporting scaffold small parts, shovels, hoses, and gas cans. A guardrail kit converts a Parts Basket into an OSHA-legal Man Basket in about 30 seconds.
• Heavy-Duty Winter Enclosure – Entire Scaffold Total Heavy-Duty weather enclosure made of five components (Base Fixture, 9' Extension, Tower-to-Beam Adapter, Top Beam, Behind-The-Wall Adapter) that wraps the entire scaffold in reinforced poly and moves with the platform, enabling year-round masonry work.
• Heavy-Duty Winter Enclosure Using Overhead Protection Heavy-Duty weather enclosure built from the same three-piece Overhead Protection components (Tall Guardrail Post, Football Goal, Overhead Beam, Pusher) that originally protected workers from falling debris, with reinforced poly attached to the work platform.
• Standard-Duty Overhead Protection / Winter Enclosure Three-piece Standard-Duty weather-protection kit (S-D Overhead Beam, S-D Pusher, S-D Tall Guardrail Post) that forms a skeleton around the work platform to wrap with reinforced poly. Rides up and down with the platform and fits both 3-board and 4-board Standard-Duty configurations.
• Braced-Bay Material Deck 24-inch-wide high-strength 1.5" square-tubing deck with 1/2" kiln-dried pressure-treated plywood that fills the gap in a braced bay left by the x-brace so the gap is kept under 10 inches for OSHA compliance. Available as a $210 deck or a $65 Gap Filler.
• Barricade Guardrail Clamp-on guardrail that blocks access to any part of the Non-Stop platform (e.g., at wall openings or past building corners) for masons' fall-hazard protection on Heavy-Duty and Standard-Duty systems.
• Rest Platform OSHA-compliant Rest Platform that snaps onto the side of a Heavy-Duty or Standard-Duty tower to provide a rest platform every 35 vertical feet during climbing access. Weighs 52 pounds and does not interfere with climbing.
• Access Landing for Heavy-Duty Scaffolding Optional Heavy-Duty accessory used in spaces (such as inside a gym) where there is not enough vertical clearance above the work platform or physical room to climb past the platform to access it.
• Non-Stop Scaffolding Rent/Lease Program Rental and 36-month lease/purchase financing program for Non-Stop Heavy-Duty and Standard-Duty scaffolding. Rental is monthly with a minimum 2-month commitment; up to 100% of rent in month 1 (or 80% within 3 months, Heavy-Duty only) is convertible to purchase. Free factory training and the lifetime "No B.S." warranty are included.
• Non-Stop Masonry Bonus System Consulting / Spreadsheet Service Owner Justin Breithaupt, Jr. offers to run a contractor's specific job numbers through a custom bonus-system spreadsheet to model the labor savings of production-based pay (e.g., $0.50/brick or $2.00/block bonus systems). Provided free as a value-add to drive Non-Stop sales conversions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% overall production increase for the founder's original masonry business after adopting Non-Stop, more than doubling profit
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA)coreOthersIndustry trade association of which Non-Stop is a longstanding member. Non-Stop joined early in its mason contracting days, attends MCAA Midyear and Annual Meeting roundtables, and founder Justin Breithaupt, Jr. contributes articles and bonus-system content to the community. Provides training and information resources to Non-Stop and its customer base.
• Betamax (Betamax Hoist)coreTechnology or IntegrationHoist manufacturer whose Leo wire-rope hoist integrates directly with Non-Stop's Material Hoist System on Heavy-Duty towers. Non-Stop supplies an 8-foot I-beam with a welded Betamax mounting plate so customers can attach the hoist with three hitch pins. Recommended for customers who already own a Betamax hoist, with Non-Stop supplying the structural hardware.
• Kennison Forest ProductsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier of solid-sawn and laminated scaffold planks to Non-Stop and its customers. Run by Joe, Dick, and Jared Kennison. Listed on Non-Stop's "Links" page as a recommended source for scaffolding planks used on Non-Stop systems.
• Used EZ Scaffolding (UsedEZ.com)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNon-Stop-maintained site to move used EZ scaffolding taken in on trade when expediting Non-Stop sales. UsedEZ.com is operated by Non-Stop to liquidate competitor-brand trade-ins.
• Bandwise, LLCminorOthersWeb design and hosting vendor — Non-Stop's website is "Powered by Bandwise, LLC," as shown in the site footer.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PERI Group: Global formwork and scaffolding manufacturer with a strong presence in commercial concrete and masonry construction. Comparable to Non-Stop as a scaffolding systems manufacturer serving commercial contractors, though PERI's portfolio is broader (formwork, shoring, scaffold) and its masonry-specific crank-up elevator product is not its focus.
• Layher: German-based global leader in modular scaffolding systems (Allround, SpeedyScaf) widely used in commercial construction. Comparable to Non-Stop as a premium scaffold manufacturer, though Layher focuses on modular frame/system scaffolding rather than crank-up elevating masonry platforms.
• ULMA Construction: Spanish-headquartered formwork and scaffolding manufacturer serving commercial and infrastructure projects worldwide. Comparable to Non-Stop as a scaffolding systems provider, though ULMA's portfolio is more focused on formwork and modular scaffold than elevating masonry platforms.
• Sunbelt Rentals (Scaffolding Division): Largest equipment rental company in North America with a substantial scaffolding and access division serving commercial contractors. Comparable to Non-Stop as an alternative channel for masonry contractors to access scaffolding (via rental rather than ownership), and a potential competitive threat to Non-Stop's rental/lease program.
• BrandSafway: Largest North American scaffolding and access-solutions provider, formed from the merger of Brand Industrial Services and Safway Group. Overlaps with Non-Stop across commercial construction scaffolding, mast-climbing work platforms, and rental, but at vastly greater scale and with a multi-product portfolio that includes motorized and mast-climber systems competing directly with Non-Stop's Hydro-Crank.
• Safway / Brand Industrial Services (legacy): Pre-merger legacy entities that together formed BrandSafway; major scaffolding and access-equipment incumbents serving commercial and industrial construction. Comparable to Non-Stop as broad access-equipment providers, though they lack Non-Stop's specific crank-up masonry niche specialization.
• Scanclimber: European mast-climbing work platform and hoist manufacturer with North American distribution. Comparable to Non-Stop as a competing high-rise access solution for masonry contractors, positioned as a mast-climber alternative to Non-Stop's motorized Hydro-Crank.

Direct peers

• Fraco Products: Canadian mast-climbing work platform and construction elevator manufacturer with strong North American masonry and façade contractor adoption. Direct peer to Non-Stop's Heavy-Duty and Hydro-Crank on the high-rise masonry productivity question; customers like Barnes Masonry and Southern Gen. Const. cite owning Fraco-style mast-climbers alongside Non-Stop.
• Hydro Mobile (Mastclimbers / Hewitson): North American mast-climbing work platform manufacturer whose products are explicitly named in Non-Stop's marketing as the $90K competitor that Non-Stop Heavy-Duty Hydro-Crank undercuts at roughly half the price. Direct peer in the waist-high productivity market for masonry contractors, with overlapping customers in the high-rise segment.
• Waco Scaffold (Cosmos Group): Masonry-focused scaffolding and shoring manufacturer serving U.S. commercial masonry contractors, with a comparable customer base of bricklayers and masonry contractors. Direct competitor to Non-Stop in the elevating masonry scaffold category with overlapping end-users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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