Litestructures Stage decking System is manufactured from high tensile Aluminium Alloy grade 6082T6. The material has a 0.2% proof stress of 225MN/m2. The sections are extruded and comply with BSEN755-2.

The decking frame is constructed through the TIG welding process and is carried out in accordance to specifications laid out in BS3019: part 1: Specification for TIG welding of Aluminium by welders certified to BS:EN:287-2: Approval testing of Welders for Fusion Welding – part 2: Aluminium and it’s Alloys.

The deck is made from 19mm standard grade plywood similar to that used on truck platforms. It has a high resistance to point loads and can carry the loads associated with staging.

A set of calculations are available which show that Litedeck exceeds BS6399: part1: 1996: Code of Practice for Dead and Imposed Loads. The calculations are performed to comply with BS8118:1991: Structural Use of Aluminium and BS5268: Structural Use of Timber : part 2: Code of Practice for Permissible Stress Design, Materials, Workmanship 1984. The staging system as a whole will erect to comply with the IStructE ‘Temporary Demountable Structures – Guide on design, procurement & use – 2nd Edition March1999’

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