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structure built at once rather than a Innovation of the Year
section then moved. This entailed Sponsor: PERI Ltd
the additional expense in purchasing Winner: Layher Ltd
additional materials and dessa Innovation: Layher Allround
beams amounting to hundreds of AGS Façade System
thousands of pounds.
The client required the work The aim of the Layher Allround AGS
to be completed to the original Facade System was to simplify
programme which presented and enhance facade scaffold
particular resource challenges installation, with the focus on the
including labour and materials. key benefits of safety, speed and
Excessive manual handling was versatility.
overcome by using rail vehicles to The AGS system comprises of
crane materials onto a large loading 2m standard[s], with integrated
platform built by us at ground level. innovative quick-release loading
Also, a goods/passenger hoist levers, in which the specifically
was used for the transportation of developed guardrails slot into and
operatives and materials. Separate are retained against falling out by
hoists were used in erecting the mans of a special milled slot.
large beams spanning the arches. Importantly, these levers are Red levers enable the user to react flexibly to
Constant interaction throughout coloured red so as to enable a a rapid visual check requirements that may arise on
the project with the designer and rapid visual check of an entire site – for example, all other Layher
client was required to overcome structure to be made from ground Allround components, hop-up
unforeseen issues with the existing level. The 2m standard is also brackets, stairs, loading bays and
structure and environment and equipped with a rosette at 1m much more can become part of
logistical problems with the high, so as when combined an AGS installation, integrating
isolated location of the viaduct. with standard Layher Allround it seamlessly.
Two separate compounds were set facilitates the fitment of transoms Continuous equipment
up in fields to receive the loads of at deck level and in doing so innovation and improvements are
materials required. integrates seamlessly with the vital to Layher – much of which
rest of the standard Allround has been inspired by customer
scaffolding. feedback, also a vital contributing
The Layher Allround AGS system factor towards the success of any
uses lightweight materials, which new product development – the
not only aid the manual handling strategic partnership is important
process but also, because of as the firm designs/manufactures
its dimensions, help to optimise only and does not erect, so
transportation and storage – once buildability feedback is needed to
installed, extensions can be readily then improve initial prototypes.
added, regardless of the existing
structure’s layout. The Layher Allround
A key benefit is the AGS enhances the
interchangeability of minimal system's independence and
specific components, whilst enables the user to react
maintaining customers pre-existing flexibly to requirements that
investments in existing product. may arise on site
The Layher Allround AGS
enhances the system’s
independence and enables

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