Boiler maintenance with Layher SIM

Social rights activist and politician, Nelson Mandela, was probably the most famous person to have lived in the vast township of Soweto, Johannesburg. Mandela spent 27 years of his life in jail for anti-apartheid political offences before becoming South Africa’s first black president, an office that he held from 1994 to 1999, after the apartheid system was dismantle. The Duvha power plant is located just over 100 km west of Johannesburg. It has a total capacity of 3.6 GW and delivers power to the entire region. Southey Contracting, which has operations throughout Africa and in the Middle East, was awarded the contract to perform maintenance on the plant’s boiler. The specialists created the interior work scaffolding with the Layher Allround System, using Layher SIM (Scaffolding Information Modelling) for digital project planning and support.

A forest visitor centre

At Ruhestein, a 915-metre-high pass in the Northern Black Forest National Park, a new 3,000 m² visitor centre is being built. The design for the new building complex was inspired by the lattice-like piles of deadwood that are often found on the forest floor. The various building blocks appear to have been stacked arbitrarily and the wooden shingles covering the exterior ensure that the building harmoniously blends into the surrounding forest. One of the design highlights is an open skywalk with platform providing visitors with breath-taking views. Scaffolding services provider Gerüstbau Wilhelm is supporting the entire construction project, ensuring that the necessary scaffolding for each of the construction phases is in place.

Tradition meets modern – Old Trafford and Layher Allround Scaffolding

North West England, where Manchester can be found, is one of the United Kingdom’s strongest economic regions. Many people are familiar with the city’s name because of its two premiere league football clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United – and the latter’s famous Old Trafford stadium has featured in a football thriller or two. A lesser known fact about Manchester is that the city has two universities and a shortage of living space. That’s the reason why a new multiple apartment blockis being built on Burlington Square, close to the university and several schools, with 273 residential units. The main contractor chose Rose System Scaffolding as its facade scaffolding provider over tube and fitting because it was looking for a company that used Layher Allround Scaffolding.