PERI GmbH

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PERI GmbH

Type	GmbH
Founded	1969 by Artur Schwörer
Headquarters	Weißenhorn, Germany
Key people	Artur Schwörer, Alexander Schwörer, Christian Schwörer, Dr. Josef Spieler
Area served	Worldwide
Industry	Construction
Products	Formwork, Scaffolding, Engineering
Revenue	€ 920 million (2006)
Employees	4.500 (2006)
Subsidiaries	45
Slogan	Successful Construction with PERI
Website	www.peri.de

PERI SKYDECK panelized slab forming system on the McAllister Dorm project (Arizona State University) in Phoenix, AZ.

PERI Formwork technology for the construction of the highest bridge pier worldwide, Viaduc de Millau, France

PERI Formwork technology for the construction of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany

PERI was founded in 1969 and is today one of the leading providers of formwork and scaffolding systems. Along with the headquarters in Weißenhorn, Germany, the company has 45 international subsidiaries, Including Belfast in Northern Ireland, and over 100 stock yards around the world. The company has over 4,500 employees of which 850 are engineers (as of 2006). 2006 revenues are 920 million Euros.

1 History
2 Product overview
3 Projects
4 External links
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[edit] History

PERI was founded in 1969 in Weissenhorn, Germany, by Artur Schwörer. The first product was the T 70 V wooden lattice girder which had a high load capacity and a patented node connection. This was replaced by the GT 24 girder in 1984. The ACS (Automatic Climbing System) was PERI's milestone in self-climbing technology. It is used to form high buildings without a crane. At the beginning of the 80s, PERI was at the forefront of using aluminium in the construction business. This trend soon won over sceptics as people on the job sites quickly realized that a 20% weight reduction is a big advantage, because striking has to be done by hand after concreting.

During the past 10 years, PERI’s revenues grew from 250 to over 920 million Euros and the number of employees from 1,700 to 4,500.

[edit] Product overview

The product range includes formwork girders, panel and wall formwork, column formwork, slab formwork, climbing brackets, platform systems, self-climbing formwork, shoring systems, props, push-pull props, plywood, brace frames for single-sided concreting, tie systems and services, software and training.