Layher

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Layher Holding GmbH & Co. KG

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legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1945
Seat Güglingen , Germany
management Carolin Langer, Georg Layher
Number of employees 1.939
sales EUR 686.91 million
Branch Construction materials manufacturer
Website www.layher.com
As of March 31, 2018

The Layher GmbH & Co. KG is a German, a leading global manufacturer of scaffolding systems , protection and event systems, mobile scaffolds and ladders . The company's headquarters are in Güglingen-Eibensbach ; a second plant is in neighboring Güglingen . The company is family-run and is 100 percent family-owned.

Layher's products are manufactured entirely in Germany and are used in scaffolding, craft, construction, industry and the event sector. The company has over 140 locations worldwide, including 30 service bases in Germany; the holding company has subsidiaries in 40 countries.

history

Development of the company

The company's founder, Wilhelm Layher, had been running a workshop in Eibensbach since 1945 for the production of agricultural equipment and ladders made of wood. The company Wilhelm Layher e. K. was registered in 1948. In the course of the economic upturn, the timber merchant quickly recognized the need for scaffolding and specialized in the production of ladder scaffolding as early as 1948 .

The daughter Ruth Langer as well as the two sons Eberhard and Ulrich Layher, who successfully continued the business after the death of the company founder in 1962, also worked in the company. Under her leadership, Layher developed into the largest manufacturer of system scaffolding. From 1970 the first steps towards internationalization followed with subsidiaries in the Netherlands, France and Switzerland. In 1987 Eberhard Layher withdrew from the business for reasons of age and health and sold his company share to his siblings.

In 2008 the construction of a new production site in Güglingen began; Plant II went into operation in 2009. At the beginning of 2014, a new customer center opened at the Eibensbach headquarters with seminar rooms, an exhibition hall and a training hall, which has been used for training events ever since. The planning process for a third production site in Güglingen-Cleebronn has been running since 2018.

Product history

The first scaffolding made by Layher was ladder scaffolding made of wood. In 1957, the range was expanded to include steel and aluminum scaffolding. With the “SpeedyScaf” in 1965 and the “Allround Scaffolding” in 1974, the system scaffolding that is still relevant today was brought onto the market. In 1978 these scaffolding systems were supplemented by stair towers; In 1984 the cassette roof was introduced to cover construction sites. Layher has been manufacturing so-called “event systems” for the construction of stages, podiums and grandstands on the basis of “all-round scaffolding” since 1985. The “Protect System” for enclosing scaffolding came onto the market in 1998.

Since 2013, weight-reduced versions of the “SpeedyScaf” and “Allround” scaffolding have been offered under the name “Layher Lightweight”.

Business activity

Layher manufactures scaffolding, protection and event systems as well as ladders. Sales take place across Germany through 30 service centers. Subsidiaries and service bases at over 140 locations in the EU and abroad are responsible for the sale of Layher products. The company does not offer any scaffolding services itself, but acts exclusively as a manufacturer and supplier.

The offer also includes software solutions for scaffolding planning and management as well as advanced training events on all aspects of scaffolding.

Products

Scaffolding components and accessories are developed and manufactured exclusively in Germany at the Güglingen-Eibensbach and Güglingen locations. The company owns around 600 patents and property rights worldwide.

Lightning scaffolding

For the area of ​​facade scaffolding, Layher offers a quick-to-assemble frame scaffolding , which is composed of six basic elements (base, assembly frame, diagonal, railing, toe board and scaffolding deck) using plug-in connections . The “SpeedyScaf” is available in two different widths; Components Metal parts are made from hot-dip galvanized steel or aluminum.

The “SpeedyScaf” can be equipped with scaffolding decks made of steel, aluminum or plastic and expanded with application-oriented extension parts such as brackets for widening, facade anchoring, roof safety scaffolding, stairways, protective roofs and enclosures.

All-round scaffolding

The “Allround Scaffolding ” is a so-called modular scaffolding , with which flexible scaffolding shapes for scaffolding complex-shaped structures can be created from a few series components in various system lengths (standards, transoms and diagonals) as well as additional parts. In this area, the “all-round” modular scaffolding with screwless wedge lock connection technology largely replaced conventional scaffolding technology with steel tubes and couplings.

Module nodes - flange-like , eight-slotted perforated disks - are welded to the vertical “all-round” support elements (posts) at intervals of 50 centimeters , with which up to eight horizontal and diagonal elements (transoms and diagonals) can be connected at different angles. These components, which serve as support elements, stiffeners and side protection, are provided with a wedge lock at the ends, which allows them to be attached to the module node.

The "Allround Scaffolding" is made of hot-dip galvanized steel or aluminum, can be equipped with scaffolding decks made of steel, aluminum or plastic and combined with beams for bridging and load support, railings, staircases, protective roofs, enclosures and other extension parts. Under the name “STAR Frame”, Layher offers scaffolding frames for “Allround Scaffolding” with which scaffolding can be assembled more quickly than with standards and ledgers.

With the "Allround scaffolding", not only area scaffolding, but also space scaffolding, shoring, hanging scaffolding, mobile scaffolding and bridging can be created; In addition to being used as work, protective and support scaffolding on construction sites and in industry, the "Allround" system is also used in the event sector.

Layher Lightweight

Basic components of the “Blitz” and “Allround” scaffolding systems are also available in lighter “Lightweight” versions. The weight of these components has been reduced through the use of higher-strength steel types, new manufacturing processes and design improvements - while maintaining the same high or increased load-bearing capacity. The assembly performance can be increased by up to 10% and the transport costs can be reduced by up to 12%.

Shoring

Under the name “TG 60”, Layher offers particularly resilient frame elements for the construction of shoring towers . These components can be combined with diagonals, ledgers and all other elements from the “Allround Scaffolding” range.

System-free accessories

Layher manufactures scaffolding couplings and lattice girders as well as other system-free accessories that can be used together with different types of scaffolding. These include scaffolding spindles, which are used as foot or head parts of scaffolding, gap covers and scaffolding decks, railings and toe boards, scaffolding tarpaulins and nets, castors for building mobile scaffolding, electric cable lifts and manual cable pull constructions for height transport on scaffolding as well as scaffolding pallets for storage and Transport of scaffolding parts.

Protection systems

The company offers various roof systems with keder tarpaulins and cassette elements as temporary roofs that can be used to protect construction sites, stages and events from the weather. "Blitz" and "Allround" scaffolding can be used as substructures.

The largely dust- and weather-tight, vacuum-capable (important for asbestos removal) reusable cassette housing system "Protect-System" serves to protect against emissions and weather. The containment system can also be integrated into Layher's system scaffolding.

Event system

The "event system" is used to assemble event stages and podiums as well as grandstands. A modular construction based on the principle of the "all-round scaffolding" enables the construction of temporary structures with different floor plans and dimensions. Specialized elements of the "event system" are a video wall system, a modular system for the assembly of FOH towers and truss systems made of steel and aluminum. On the basis of “all-round” standard components, over 300 different PA towers (tower structures for loudspeakers, but also lighting, cameras, advertising, etc.) can be created; A corresponding test book with structural calculations for the "PA Tower Plus" has been available since April 2019.

Mobile scaffolding and ladders

Rolling towers and ladders from Layher are also sold through specialist dealers. Smaller prefabricated scaffolding as well as flexibly mountable mobile scaffolding with different widths of working floors and different maximum working heights are available. In the ladders product area, leaning ladders , standing and platform ladders , roofing ladders , multifunctional ladders as well as steps and trestles made of steel, aluminum and wood are offered.

The business with ladders and mobile scaffolding belongs to the area of ​​responsibility of the Layher subsidiary Layher Steigtechnik GmbH .

software

The offer also includes the “LayPlan Suite” scaffolding planning software. The software suite includes a program that creates two-dimensional technical drawings for scaffolding from “Allround scaffolding” or “SpeedyScaf” components, a material manager for creating and managing material lists as well as an extension based on the CAD software AutoCAD for three-dimensional representation of Scaffolding planning. The plans created with the program can be converted into VR models, which can be viewed virtually with the help of VR viewer software that is also offered.

The "Layher App" enables access to technical documents, contact details and dates for scaffolding projects. The integrated " Mixed Reality " function of the app provides 3D visualizations of scaffolding structures when viewing the Layher product catalog.

Training courses and seminars

At the company headquarters in Güglingen-Eibensbach, advanced training events are offered on a regular basis. Theoretical basics and practical knowledge of handling different types of scaffolding and planning scaffolding with the Layher software are imparted. For these events there are seminar rooms in the customer center of the headquarters, a 1200 square meter exhibition hall in which all of the company's products are presented in a practical way, as well as a training hall for practical exercises in scaffolding assembly.

In the winter months, Layher organizes so-called round tables nationwide with lectures on basic topics and current specialist topics from scaffolding as well as practical demonstrations.

Locations

Layher operates two production sites in Germany. The headquarters in Güglingen-Eibensbach is used for the production of steel scaffolding components on 110,000 square meters of production and storage space. All components manufactured in large numbers are manufactured here in automated systems and production lines. The scaffolding contractor also operates two fully automatic hot-dip galvanizing plants at its headquarters. The development department, administration and central logistics of the company are also located in Güglingen-Eibensbach. In “Plant 2” in neighboring Güglingen, aluminum and wood components are manufactured on 68,000 square meters of production and storage space.

The company operates 30 service centers nationwide and over 140 sales and service locations worldwide in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

Corporate structure

In Germany, the operational business is managed by Wilhelm Layher GmbH & Co. KG , the managing directors are Wolf Christian Behrbohm and Stefan Stöcklein. In addition to Layher scaffolding systems, the sister company Layher Bautechnik GmbH , based in Ulm, also sells construction equipment, construction machinery and storage technology. Tobias Kächler is the managing director. The Layher Steig GmbH (Managing Director Stéphane Blondy and Wolf Christian Behrbohm) responsible for business with mobile scaffolds, ladders, bridges and other mobile solutions. The Layher International GmbH in charge of the international business and foreign subsidiaries.

Projects

System scaffolds are not only used as working and protective scaffolding - they also take on a large number of additional tasks: from shoring and temporary access to construction site protection. Layher products are used all over the world on construction sites, in industry or at sporting and cultural events. In 2009, for example, a 150 m long and 56 m high ski ramp made of around 1,300 tons of all-round scaffolding was installed in Moscow as a promotional event for the 2014 Winter Olympics . To visit the excavations in ancient Pompeii , Italian scaffolders erected a weather protection roof and a temporary pedestrian path made of all-round scaffolding in 2010. This modular system was used a short time later at the Cannstatter Volksfest , but not as a pedestrian walkway, but as a 30 m wide escape staircase. The scaffolding of the Norwegian stave church Borgund made possible in 2012 the all-round bridge girder. In 2013, the all-round shoring TG 60 with a 600 m² support structure was used for the Swiss pumped storage project "Linthal 2015". Also in the Swiss high mountains, the Hörnlihütte below the Matterhorn was scaffolded with SpeedyScaf in 2014 , and the “Arup Building” of the University of Cambridge received a 2,600 m² temporary Keder roof XL for renovation work. The renovation of the Luxembourg Adolphe Bridge is currently facilitating a 100,000 m³ construction using Allround scaffolding and Allround Lightweight scaffolding.

Other projects implemented with scaffolding from Layher include the renovation of the Florentine Baptistery of San Giovanni in 2015, renovation work on the glass roof of the inner courtyard of the Museum of Hamburg History , also in 2015, the renovation of the Marienkirche belonging to the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg in 2017, the renovation of the Elizabeth Tower in London (“ Big Ben ") 2018, the ceiling renovation of the Östermalm market hall in Stockholm 2019 and the staircase and ceiling construction of the new Axel Springer Verlag building designed by Rem Koolhaas in Berlin.

Awards

  • Competence Award Baden-Württemberg for Quality and Innovation 2011.
  • Award for energy efficiency in 2012 by the then Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier .
  • 2013: 1st prize of the Polish Chamber of Commerce for scaffolding in the category "Safety and Technology" for the safety structure P2.
  • Innovation award "MAT D'OR" 2019 for the aluminum beam "FlexBeam", a supplementary component to the "Allround Scaffolding"

Web links

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