Layher
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Layher is a producer and inventor of modular scaffolding
systems. The first system, developed in 1965, was a modular frame system called Blitzgerüst or SpeedyScaf. The SpeedyScaf was the base for the European type frame systems. The second system, developed in 1974, became known as Allround, pin&ring or ring-lock System and is mainly used in industrial applications. As the originator of integrated scaffolding
systems. Layher has continued with product development and engineering for more than 60 years.
Layher is headquartered in the town of Güglingen
-Eibensbach, Germany
.
included the SpeedyScaf (used in the façade sector), and Allround Scaffolding.
Scaffolding
Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can be from other materials...
systems. The first system, developed in 1965, was a modular frame system called Blitzgerüst or SpeedyScaf. The SpeedyScaf was the base for the European type frame systems. The second system, developed in 1974, became known as Allround, pin&ring or ring-lock System and is mainly used in industrial applications. As the originator of integrated scaffolding
Scaffolding
Scaffolding is a temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or tubes, although it can be from other materials...
systems. Layher has continued with product development and engineering for more than 60 years.
Layher is headquartered in the town of Güglingen
Güglingen
Güglingen is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated 18 km southwest of Heilbronn.-Geography:Güglingen is situated in a valley called Zabergäu in the southwest district of Heilbronn....
-Eibensbach, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
History
The company was founded by Wilhelm Layher in Eibensbach and started by manufacturing timber products for the agricultural industry. It quickly moved into the scaffolding sector, and opened branches in other German cities. Products recognised by the Deutsches Institut für BautechnikDeutsches Institut für Bautechnik
Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik may be translated as German Institute for Civil Engineering, however, the institute officially does not approve of any translation of its name and wishes to be called only by its original German name. It is an agency of the German , with an office building in Berlin...
included the SpeedyScaf (used in the façade sector), and Allround Scaffolding.