Update

W INTER 2007
From expansion to
training – building on
a successful 2006
The success that the Layher group has enjoyed throughout
2006 has not only given grounds for optimism as the new year
dawns, but has already formed the basis for exciting
investment projects now well under way. This positive outlook
is also reflected in the UK where Layher product specific
training has received a boost with CISRS endorsement.

Group investment in new equipment, production facilities and

stock-holding capability all echo a commitment to projects of all sizes – from the small
to the large and even the famous. Allround® scaffolding, for example, was seen at the
Winter Olympic Games in Turin and the highly successful Football World Cup hosted, of
course, in Germany.

A lift for training

CISRS endorsement for Layher product specific Customers are gaining from
training also marks a major step forward in the UK – Layher group investment,
including…
“Current CISRS card holders who have carried out
■ A fully automated production
a two or three day product training course with line for steel decks
In this Layher Allround® or SpeedyScaf® systems can ■ Two new welding facilities for

issue... apply to have their cards updated,“ says UK

Managing Director, Sean Pike.
Allround® ledgers and
standards – with ten more to
follow over the next two years
“The simple application process is undertaken by
• Helping to make a little bit of history in ■ Development plans for a
Farnborough and keeping things clean our training provider ‘Inscaff’ who complete all the second zinc coating shop
and tidy in Hull City Centre ...... page 2
necessary details from existing records and carry ■ Enhanced stock-holding to
out appropriate checks such as recent health & meet predicted demand over
the forthcoming months
• Morrison’s Headquarters gains from safety testing,” he adds. The company is also
Allround ® scaffolding whilst things are
actively assisting CISRS to develop training for
kept quiet in Whitechapel …… page 3
‘Unqualified Experienced Workers’ and
‘New Entrants’.
The Layher Head Office
• New products include patented Light
“We fully believe that the NASC, CISRS and and factory in Germany
Weight Roof protection and Advance
Guard Rail system …………… page 4 Layher’s willingness to work together to find
workable systems training methods represents an

ALLROUND® SCAFFOLDING FALSEWORK important safety benefit that the whole of the

PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS EVENT SYSTEM scaffolding industry will recognise,” adds Sean Pike.

ROLLING TOWERS LADDERS AND STAIRTOWERS “2007 is already looking like a good year,”
SPEEDYSCAF ®
ACCESSORIES he concludes.
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History takes off with no ties
The tying-in
restrictions
associated with a
major Grade I listed structure have been
overcome by the use of Layher Allround®
scaffolding and temporary roofing systems
used in conjunction with extensive
kentledge.
The work at Farnborough Airfield and
Science Heritage site, which saw the
birthplace of the RAF before becoming the
home for comprehensive wind tunnel testing,
is being transformed into a high profile
residential, office and public venue facility.
Installed by contractor Archway Services plc,
the scaffold has met the requirements of
owners Slough Estates and other relevant
Comprehensive scaffolding at the Grade I structure in
parties including English Heritage and the Farnborough despite tying-in restrictions (above)
local planning authority, Rushmoor Council. The internal load bearing birdcage structure that provides
back-propping (above right)
“The tying-in restrictions prompted us to
Part of the framework for the temporary roofing
design a structure that benefits from an installation (right)

extensive use of kentledge located at six

Clean and tidy

metre intervals around ‘Building Q121’,”
explains Mel Archer, Managing Director of
Archway Services plc. “It is also positioned
some 14 metres from the ground on the
An effective barrier and a clean, aesthetic
scaffold itself to secure the temporary
appearance have both been achieved during the
roofing structure in position. In total some
construction of a new block of apartments for
2,000 tonnes of kentledge has been used in
Barratt Homes in Hull City Centre through the
this way,” he says. An internal load-bearing
use of the Layher Protect system. Installed by
birdcage structure has also been created to Burflex Scaffolding, the entire site perimeter,
provide back-propping and support through adjacent to a pedestrian and road thoroughfare,
the roof area. has been clad with Protect with the design also
“The strong, light weight design of the enclosing a loading tower to maximise safety
Layher system clearly helped significantly and protection for the public in this busy central
towards achieving the objectives at site,” location.
adds Mel Archer, whose company required “The structure not only offered significant
less than three weeks per section using just protection benefits but also, usefully, provided a
12 operatives for the installation. clear backdrop for fixing of logos and name
The exposed location of the site adjacent to identification – including the site sales office
The Layher Protect system provides an effective barrier and
Farnborough Airfield and even the potential telephone number,” comments Layher’s UK an attractive finish (above and below)

vortexing from adjacent jet aircraft Managing Director, Sean Pike.

movement, have all been accommodated by The rectangular, aluminium frames, which
the structure. The result has contributed to a feature sheet steel infills, were connected to the
facility which is now meeting the needs of Layher Allround® support scaffolding in a design
the 21st century while still paying full that also included an in-built archway to provide
testimony to its celebrated history. road access on to the site.

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Access to new
headquarters
The new Morrison’s headquarters in
Bradford is a state of the art facility that has
benefited from Layher’s Allround® system
and the installation skills of Acorn
Scaffolding (Yorkshire) Ltd. – for main
contractors, Shepherd Construction Ltd.

A birdcage scaffold was constructed to gain Royal London keeps quiet

with Layher Protect
access to the glazing area of the main
building’s central glass-roofed atrium which
has an apex of some 17.5 metres above
ground level. The scaffold followed a The need to minimise disruption from major demolition and building work just feet
stepped profile to match the two-sided roof away from specialist hospital units has been met at the Royal London Hospital in
pitch and proved to be easy to handle, Whitechapel through the use of Layher’s Protect system. TRAD Scaffolding has
requiring less time to install than completed the largest ever UK installation of the Protect acoustic screening, which
conventional scaffolding alternatives. has dramatically reduced noise and dust for the adjacent hospital areas – including
The design also accommodated stone-clad children’s wards, a coronary care unit and maternity facilities.
steel pillars along all faces of the building, “The noise and dust were our two biggest
The programme on the Whitechapel site is
with Layher’s console brackets used to fix seeing 14 buildings demolished to make way concerns but, to date, we have remained in
ply-board areas. for a new landmark medical facility. The full operation of all services – it has felt like

Despite severe restrictions on tying-in to the installation has been undertaken by TRAD we have been wrapped in cotton wool.”

structure, overcome by buttresses and scaffolding for Skanska, whose Project

kentledge, the sequence of specialist work Director, Mervyn Lowe, highlights the
importance of the installation –
began on time and proceeded as required.
“It was extremely important to find an
effective means of combating the noise and
dust inevitably produced by a project of this
type – and one which could be moved as
the project proceeds.

“Following our decision to purchase the

Layher Protect acoustic screening system,”
he continues, “TRAD have not only
completed a design that follows the many
The new Morrison’s Headquarters in Bradford during contours of the building but one which also
construction that gains from Layher’s Allround ® system
creates a highly effective
sound and dust barrier with
an aesthetically acceptable
appearance.”
“Like being
Jane McLean, Head of
wrapped in
Nursing for Children’s
Services at the Royal
cotton wool”
London Hospital, sums up The Royal London Hospital
the benefits provided by the Protect system in Whitechapel (top and above)
A view of the internal atrium during building work which gains significantly from the use of the
has an apex of some 17.5 metres and the installation design – Layher Protect acoustic screening system

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 W HATEVER YOUR EQUIPMENT NEEDS …
The Layher Choice
Temporary roofing has never ALLROUND® SCAFFOLDING

been easier Maximised installation versatility centred

on Layher’s acclaimed ‘rosette’ design.

A major step forward in the construction of PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS

temporary roofing systems is now available with From ‘Protect’ containment panels to a
the new ‘Patented Light Weight Cassette Roof’ choice of temporary roofing systems –
from Layher. The system features a roof
all designed to help maximise efficiency
covering of aluminium/PVC cassettes that can
and improve the building environment.
be located on non-system aluminium lattice
beams to provide excellent temporary cover in a
ROLLING TOWERS
wide range of application environments.
The new, patented light weight cassette roof system Fast to erect, easy to reposition, safe
Significantly, it can be erected by hand where provides effective protection and is simple and easy and with a choice of decking sizes –
crane facilities are not available – notably city to handle
the optimum answer to mobile access.
centre locations.
Its design and appearance allows it to integrate The company believes that the advantages in
SPEEDYSCAF®
perfectly on all sites while its translucent cassettes terms of speed and simplicity offered by the new
Simple, manual erection using just five
not only provide access for natural light but can also patented light weight cassette roof system will
bring the benefits of weather protection – basic components to create a strong,
be stacked easily without the use of pallets.
including more reliable project scheduling – to a stable access system.
“Simple mounting onto all 450/750 aluminium
wider range of construction sites than ever before.
lattice beams opens up the new roof for use with FALSEWORK
a vast range of scaffold designs and systems,” With a few additional components,
comments UK Managing Director, Sean Pike. Allround® can easily be converted into a
“Rapid assembly is achieved with the proven falsework system offering back-
Layher snap-on claw design whilst components
propping, crash-deck and load support
also offer the option for multiple use – typified by
solutions.
the U profile and shell clamps which can be used
for building birdcage scaffolds.”
EVENT SYSTEM
Dedicated equipment designed to be
Keeping ahead of construction expandable and adaptable – meeting a
vast number of concert and sporting
Safe working procedures during the erection of
event staging, stand and platform
a scaffold structure are now enhanced by the
introduction of the Layher Advance Guard Rail requirements.
System®. The concept provides scaffolding
erectors with a pre-fixed guard rail that is LADDERS AND STAIRTOWERS
simply located progressively at the relevant Direct stairtower connection to scaffold
working height – virtually eliminating the need design provides safe, durable access for
for harness use. multiple personnel use at any height –
The new system is simply located to
A telescopic rail, extending up to 3.07 metres, is provide enhanced safety as a scaffold together with a choice of ladder designs
structure proceeds
raised using two vertical sections that connect that all offer durability, stiffness, safety
to the standards of an existing bay. This provides automatic protection for the construction and stability.
of the next lift with the guard rail simply disconnected and relocated as the structure
proceeds. A combination of bay lengths can be protected by simply bridging across one ACCESSORIES
standard of the scaffold. From steel or aluminium unit beams,
“The number of guard rail posts required is minimised, reducing material costs on site,” scaffold tubes, couplers and castors to
comments Layher UK’s Managing Director, Sean Pike. “Additionally, the light weight hoists, nets, wall anchors and hardware,
design means the system is useable by one scaffold erector using no special tools.”
the choice of optional accessories from
Complying with NASC and HSE requirements, the concept is cross-compatible for use with Layher is innovative and extensive – to
Layher’s Allround® and SpeedyScaf® modular systems – “we believe the development offers maximise the success and effectiveness
benefits which will be recognised by everybody involved in the industry,” concludes Sean Pike.
of every installation.

… WE ’ VE GOT IT COVERED !
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