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Industrial Structures

Grain Silo near Parma, Italy

Grain Silo near Parma, Italy - Cost-effective PERI climbing concept: with a complete platform level and halved on-site wall formwork requirements, fast and continuous working operations were achieved.
Grain Silo near Parma, Italy - Type-tested and a high level of safety in all operational areas: PERI CB 240 and CB 160 climbing scaffold systems on the inside and outside respectively.
Grain Silo near Parma, Italy - Optimal jobsite results: PERI climbing formwork solution with CB climbing platforms and accurately rounded VARIO GT 24 wall formwork.
Grain Silo near Parma, Italy - Safe and convenient: PERI UP Rosett Flex Steel alternating staircases with 1.00 m step widths and separate landings.
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Project data

Location: Parma, Italy

Nine grain silos for the expansion of storage capacities

Height: each 52 m
Internal diameter: 7 m
Wall thickness: 25 cm
Storage capacities: 1,350 t wheat

Requirements

  • Construction schedule 8 months
  • High concrete surface quality
  • Only one jobsite crane available

Customer

Ghidini Egidio S.p.a., Alberi-Parma

Customer's benefit

  • Maintaining the short construction schedule
  • Fast and continuous working operations
  • Continuous 2-weekly cycles
  • Reduced on-site material requirements
  • Dimensionally accurate and high concrete surface quality
  • Optimal access possibilities with a high level of safety
Grain Silo Statement, Mauro Ghidini, Contractor
Mauro Ghidini
Contractor

Our goal was to achieve a high surface quality. With PERI, we found a very competent partner and, with their support, we were able to fulfil all the requirements and complete the project to our full satisfaction.

PERI solution

  • Climbing formwork solution with complete CB platform levels and halved VARIO wall formwork requirements
  • 16 climbing cycles each with a 3.25 m concreting cycle height
  • Accurately pre-assembled and ready-to-use VARIO formwork elements delivered to the jobsite
  • Compete solution including a 40 m high PERI UP stair access

PERI systems in use