LEADA Acrow has spent almost £250,000 on new formwork equipment – and put most of it straight out on hire to the Aberdeen bypass project.
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty project is at the heart of the Scottish Government’s plans to improve transport in Aberdeen and across the north east of Scotland.
The latest investment involves Slimlite Soldiers, which Leada Acrow say are designed to be an economic high strength backing member for all formwork applications. Constructed from high-grade galvanised steel yet still lightweight, they are said to allow ties to be fitted at any position and the construction of almost any configuration. Spliced end to end, they can be constructed to any desired length.
Barry Furlong, director of Leada Acrow explained, “Slimlite Soldiers are extremely popular items and we have made this investment to support the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty project. Slimlite Soldiers allow the desired concrete finish to be achieved without the need for ties to be moved or for sheets to be re-sized, presenting an economical and efficient formwork solution.”
The Aberdeen project has offered up some technical challenges. “On this project, the longer than normal span of the Waler Beam proved to be a challenge for our engineering teams, however to overcome this the use of Super A-Beam was incorporated.
“Due to their superior strength and effective depth this allowed us to control deflections and meet the required specification.”
