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FROM EXPANSION TO TRAINING, LAYHER BUILDS 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. Specifically, customers are gaining from Layher group investment that includes a fully automated production line for steel decks, two new welding facilities for Allround® ledgers and standards – with ten more to follow over the next two years, development plans for a second zinc coating shop and enhanced stock-holding to meet predicted demand.

CISRS endorsement for Layher product specific training also marks a major step forward in the UK –

“Current CISRS card holders who have carried out a two or three day product training course with Layher Allround® or SpeedyScaf® systems can apply to have their cards updated, “ says UK Managing Director, Sean Pike.

“The simple application process is undertaken by our training provider ‘Inscaff’ who complete all the necessary details from existing records and carry out appropriate checks such as recent health & safety testing,” he adds. The company is also actively assisting CISRS to develop training for ‘Unqualified Experienced Workers’ and ‘New Entrants’.

“We fully believe that the NASC, CISRS and Layher’s willingness to work together to find workable systems training methods represents and important safety benefit that the whole of the scaffolding industry will recognise,” adds Sean Pike.

“2007 is already looking like a good year,” he concludes.