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Horizontal formwork systems for slab, soffit and decking applications

Choosing the right formwork solutions for soffits, slabs and decking can help speed up cycle times, reduce labour and improve safety, depending on your unique requirements.

From flying tables to strip and erect and more traditional formwork solutions, Altrad RMD's soffit, slab and decking solutions have been used in high-profile projects all around the world, including Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre in Melbourne and the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Texas.

Early collaboration on soffit, slab and decking formwork projects can help ensure we recommend a system which takes advantage of opportunities for efficiency gains, such as reduced labour requirements or faster assembly and dismantling times.

Soffit, Slab and Decking on the Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Australia

Key considerations

Local crane handling regulations
Local crane handling regulations will determine the most efficient soffit or slab forming solution for your project.
The advantages of large tables
Regulations permitting, large tables can be used to cover as wide a slab area as possible in one manoeuvre, delivering greater efficiencies and faster project turnaround times as cranes can be used to lift the whole table – still assembled – up to the next level.
Selecting the right product features for your requirements
Features such as quick strike mechanisms can help encourage fast cycle times on site, whereas decking systems that can be erected beneath the soffit can reduce the hazards associated with working at height. Alternatively, aluminium beams may be more suitable to support your formwork build.