Find Your Perfect Formwork Solution

Armourform Formply

Big River manufactures a wide range of plywood formwork products in total hardwood, mixed pine and hardwood, or all pine construction. All Big River formply is EWPAA stamped, JAS-ANZ accredited and BCA certified.

• Armourform F27 – premium quality total hardwood formply manufactured from Australian hardwood eucalypt species. It is extremely strong, stiff and durable, outperforming other formply in all respects. Can achieve up to 60 castings.
• Stress grades from F14 to F22 – manufactured from a mixture of hardwood and pine veneers, or all pine construction.

Armourdeck – Steel Decking

Manufactured by Big River Group, the formwork specialists, Armourdeck steel formwork caters for industry requirements of fast, efficient suspended concrete slabs creation. Available in two widths, 300 and 600mm, and with a composite action you can expect increased efficiency when forming a high performance composite slab. Armourdeck is roll-formed hot-dip zinc coated, hi-tensile steel strip conforms to AS1397, ensuring it has:

• High composite strength
• Long spanning capability
• Reliable interlocking horizontal laps
• Minimal deflection

Being lighter than formply and available in a range of base metal thicknesses (BMT) ArmourdeckT is easier to install, requiring no stripping in most applications, and perfect for both concrete and steel frame construction. It comes complete with a range of accessories.
Contact Big River for all your Formwork Specifications and design support.

Deckply

Our Deckply Range offers high-quality plywood panels manufactured to meet Australian Formwork plywood standard AS6669 and Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS2269 for structural plywood. Deckply is designed to withstand the rigors of construction moisture and provide a significant number of reuses. Available in various sizes and thicknesses, it caters to diverse bending and soffit requirements, making it a versatile choice for formwork projects.

RedEdge

RedEdge is designed specifically for use as edgeboards in concrete formwork applications. It features a red moisture-resistant coating and square-edged profiles, ensuring durability and ease of concrete finishing. RedEdge is lightweight, straight, and more uniform compared to traditional alternatives, making it a reliable choice for construction projects. Available in various sizes, it is available across multiple Australian states.

Form-ON

Form-ON’s smartBEAMplus 20N is a cutting-edge, innovative solution specifically designed for modern construction projects. Offering advanced features that significantly enhance both efficiency and performance, the smartBEAMplus 20N helps streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve project outcomes.

Formwork LVL

If you’re after formwork LVL, edgeboard LVL, scaffold plank LVL and other formwork products look no further. Big River has the widest range in concrete structural applications, these are certified by the Engineered Wood Products of Australia to meet AS/NZS 4357 requirements for structural LVL.

truFORM LVL

truFORM from Carter Holt Harvey is structural laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for use as formwork bearers and joists. truFORM is light, straight, uniform and painted bright orange for moisture protection, with the end sections colour coded for easy on-site identification.
It’s easier to install and stronger than traditional alternatives, thus saving you time and money while providing a superior end result on the concrete finish. Sourced from sustainable plantation timber and EWPAA certified. Used in conjunction with Big River’s Armourform it results in a cost-efficient formwork solution.

edgeFORM LVL

Used in concrete formwork framing projects as edge boards and as boxing for residential slabs, Carter Holt Harvey’s edgeFORM is arised and painted red for moisture protection and easier identification. edgeFORM is light, straight and more uniform than traditional alternatives making it faster and easier to install.

Oregon

Formwork Oregon is available from 100x50mm to 100x75mm and in 2.4m to 6.0m lengths.

Hyplank

Hyplank from Carter Holt Harvey are specifically designed scaffold planks for use in place of conventional timber or hazardous metal planks, and where modular systems cannot adapt to scaffolding size and shape requirements. They are:

• Tough
• Long lasting
• Resilient to corrosion
• Fast and easy to install
• Lightweight, but hard-wearing
• End sealed with a wax emulsion to reduces moisture entry
• EWPAA certified and sourced from environmentally sustainable plantation pine

Steel Reinforcing Products

For your convenience our one-stop building and reinforcing products are kept in stock so there’s no delay in getting the job completed on time. We supply a comprehensive range of high quality

• reinforcing bar,
• reinforcing mesh,
• Z & L-shaped bar,
• trench mesh & ligatures,
• bar chairs, edgeboards, pegs,
• Armourdeck and other reo accessories.

We supply processed bar off the plan and deliver to your project when you require it. The staff at Big River can assist you with your enquiries and recommend you always consult with a qualified structural engineer to ensure the product selected is suited for your application.

Typical applications for steel reinforcing products include concrete slabs for residential and commercial building sites, driveways and footpaths, pre-cast and tilt-up slabs, ligatures for footing cages and supports for trench mesh when forming up residential slabs. More details and brochures can be found on the specifications tab.  Send your plans in today for a competitive quote or click here to place your order online.

PVC Wall Formwork System

The PVC Wall Formwork System is an extruded Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) permanent wall formwork system. It consists of a number of outer edges that interlock via central link panels; these join the sides prior to the concrete core filling. Once filled it serves as a structural element allowing the builder to reduce the overall construction time and cost of the project. Designed and produced for Australian conditions it is a sacrificial formwork for concrete walls, as it remains in place for the life of the structure.

The PVC Wall Formwork System is:

• Lightweight
• Easier to install than brick or concrete walls
• Usable without cranes or other lifting equipment
• Speedier in construction and with wall thickness reductions that generate savings
• Installed in less time and with less required labour
• Less tool and equipment intensive, reducing safety risks and associated costs
• A sophisticated engineering technique that uses less horizontal reinforcing, footing sizes and suspended slab thicknesses

The PVC Wall Formwork System can replace nearly all types of vertical formwork used for walls and columns. This makes it suitable for specialised facilities such as hotels, hospital and aged care, as well as civil constructions. Its versatility means it can be used for a number of applications including: concrete walls, lift shafts and stairwells, shear walls, boundary walls, basement walls, retention tanks and civil structure walls amongst others.

Formwork Accessories

If you’re after builder’s hardware Big River can supply all your formwork accessory needs and deliver to site saving you time, worry and effort. Including:

• Fillet
• Nails
• Conduits
• Wing nuts
• Hardwood pegs
• Steel Strapping
• Tensioners and dispensers
• Jacks
• U-heads
• Frames
• Braces
• Z bars
• Saw blades
• Silicone
• Columns
• Crimpers
• Shoring systems (including Vertical props)
• Stillages
• Prop stillages
• Formply edgeboards

Armourform Formply Range

Armourform Specifications

Features and Benefits

Armourform F27

• Total Hardwood Green Edge formply with a high density phenolic overlay
• Premium quality formply, manufactured and designed for fixed formwork applications
• Superior spanning capabilities ideal for tableforms, jumpforms, slipforms, shutters, heavy civil engineering and mining applications

Armourform F22

• Green Edge Red Stripe formply constructed with a mixture of hardwood / pine veneers and has a high-density phenolic overlay
• Cost effective formply with a high strength to weight ratio
• Offers great versatility as it can be used in all applications from conventional to system formwork

Armourform F17

• Green Edge Yellow Stripe formply constructed with mixed species veneers with a hardwood face and phenolic overlay
• Highly durable and ideal for general formwork use such as decks, recast and tilt up panel construction

Armourform F14

• Constructed from pine veneers with hardwood face and phenolic overlay
• Cost effective formply for general use, but without the strength or re-usability of the higher stress graded products in our range

EWPAA Compliance – Formwork to trust

EWPAA Flyer – Formply to Trust (Apr 17)

EWPAA Fact Sheet – Know Your Formply (Mar 17)

Steel Reinforcing Products

Flyer Big River Group Reinforcing & Formwork Products

Armourdeck Steel Formwork

• Armourdeck™ 300 – 300mm cover for ease of handling
• Armourdeck™ 600 – 600mm cover for fast installation.

Brochure:

• Big River Armourdeck 300 Composite Tables
• Big River Armourdeck 600 Composite tables

LVL Formwork

• Truform: Available in 95 x 47, 95 x 65, 130 x 65, 130 x 77 and 150 x 77 end sections and comes in increments of 600mm from 2.4m to 6m.
• Edgeform: Available in 100 x 36mm, 150 x 36mm, 170 x 36mm, 200 x 36mm and 240 x 36mm in 4.8m and 6.0m lengths.
• Oregon: Formwork Oregon is available from 100x50mm to 100x75mm and in 2.4m to 6.0m lengths.
• Hyplank: A wide range of sizes such as 230 x 39mm in increments of 600mm from 2.4m to 4.8m.

Brochure:

• Big-River-Formwork-Brochure

PVC Wall System Formwork

The PVC Wall System comes in standard wall thicknesses of 110, 150 and 200mm x 400mm wide and can be made to order in other sizes. AS3600 and AS3610, BCA and AS/NZS 3837:1998 compliant.

PVC Wall System

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