Swiftform® patented formwork
Permanent formwork, made to your drawings.
A steel-reinforced corrugated shuttering system for ground beams, pile caps and foundations. Designed free of charge, made in Wolverhampton and delivered direct to your site.
What it is
Shuttering that goes in the ground and stays there.
Concrete needs something to hold its shape while it is poured. On many sites that is timber shuttering, cut and fixed by hand.
Swiftform replaces it with lightweight panels of corrugated plastic, reinforced with steel wire and fabricated to suit your job. The sections arrive ready to be put straight into the ground, and a single person can handle them.
How the system is madeBenefits of Swiftform
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Saves time and cost
Saves on blinding, labour and spoil removal compared with traditional timber shuttering.
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One person can handle it
Panels are light enough for one person to carry and position.
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Fully steel reinforced
Every panel is reinforced with steel wire, which also lets it fold into stronger sections.
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Made to your specification
A wide range of standard and bespoke panels, with a full take-off from your site drawings.
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A clean section to pour
A clean, spoil-free section for the concrete, with less concrete waste.
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Scheduled and supported
A fully detailed schedule of units comes with every delivery, backed by experienced technical support.
Applications
Where Swiftform is used
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L and U sections that replace timber shuttering, in panels of up to 2.4 metres.
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Designed to suit each cap and supplied with drawings as a kit of parts.
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Bases and pads designed to suit, delivered ready to go straight into the ground.
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Non-standard requirements fabricated in our Wolverhampton factory.
Projects
On site across the UK
How it works
From your drawings to the ground in four steps
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Design and take-off
Send us your site drawings. We provide a free design service and full take-off, including pile cap design and accessory quantities.
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Bespoke manufacture
Our experienced staff fabricate your panels and sections in our Wolverhampton factory to your exact site requirements.
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Delivery to site
Delivered direct to your site from the Midlands, with a fully detailed schedule of units, ready to go straight into the ground.
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Simple installation
A knife, bolt croppers and knips are the only tools required. Technical support is available before, during and after installation.
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Download Swiftform specification data sheet
Swiftform specification data sheet
Material specification for the corrugated plastic and mild steel wire, including typical chemical analysis of the wire.
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Download Swiftform best-practice data sheet
Swiftform best-practice data sheet
Guidance on tools, accessories, joining, corners, pile caps, U and L sections and estimating.
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Download Swiftform 40–50 Grade Plates BS test certificate
Swiftform 40–50 Grade Plates BS test certificate
Chair spacer load test certificate to BS 7973-1:2001, from James Fisher Testing Services.
Send us your site drawings.
We will provide a free design and a full take-off of what your project needs.