New 2022 Solo Gyps Drywall Handler

A LIGHTWEIGHT, MOTORIZED TRACK, AND DETACHABLE ADJUSTABLE FRAME FOR LEONARDO HD 

With Solo Gyps Drywall Handler, manually installing drywall is eliminated. Installing drywall, ceiling, and acoustic tiles is made easier and safer. It helps the operator to hold and lift the panels effortlessly, allowing one man to lift panels without assistance. Thus, it greatly simplifies the positioning of panels, saving manpower.

The Solo Gyps Drywall Handler can be adjusted to three different height positions to clear even the tallest man.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Efficiency and Versatility

• eliminates manual drywall lifts

• makes working with drywall safer, faster and more productive

• a lightweight, motorized track and detachable adjustable frame helps the operator to hold and lift the panels effortlessly

• allows one man to lift panels without assistance

• total weight of only 99.2 lbs.

• holds panels up to 12 ft long and 89 lbs. heavy

• activated directly from the platform with a push of a button, the panel travels up the track into the overhead position, where it is positioned and held in place, leaving the operator free to screw or nail it to the joists/studs.

• tool-free setup

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BRAVI Platforms CASE STUDY

by: Balfour Beatty, Midland Metropolitan, Hospital Project

INSTALLATION OF PLASTERBOARD CEILINGS

Leonardo HD & Solo-Gyps VS Traditional Scissor Lifts

Flynn Interiors Ltd is a specialist contractor currently installing plasterboard ceiling panels at the MMUH Project in Birmingham. 

The brief 

Seeking a solution which enables the faster installation of plasterboard ceiling panels, while complying with social distancing regulations on the jobsite.Site restrictions have meant that only one operator was allowed on one platform at anytime. 

The solution from Bravi Platforms

Working with hire company Nationwide Platforms, the Leonardo HD was introduced together with the Solo-Gyps drywall attachment. With zero turn,ultra-compact footprint and comfortable extendable dual decks, the Leona rdo HD boasts exceptional maneuverability within a congested building project.The addition of the Solo-Gy ps simplifies the positioning of plasterboard ceiling panels, saving manpower and effectively allowing one operator to lift panels without assistance. 

“Flynn Interiors have found the Leonardo HD to be extremely useful and time saving on site. It is easy to manoeuvre and has exceeded our expectations. We look forward to continuing to use this machine and seeing what else Nationwide has in store." Scott Holland - Project Manager of Flynn Interiors Ltd

CHALLENGES:

1. Find an alternative solution to save time and resources while installing plasterboard ceiling panels. 
2. Complying with Health and Safety regulations, avoiding two operators working on the same lift at the same time. 
3. Increase efficiency and productivity in very tight and congested working spaces.

RESULTS with LEONARDO HD & SOLO GYPS:

1. Reduce the installation time by 50% per panel and with one operator instead of two. (saving £150 per day in labour).
2. Compliant with social distancing rules enforcing the concept of one operator per platform at anyone time. 
3. Exceptional maneuverability in tight spaces, no manual handling, 0° turning radius.

FINDINGS on 7000 sqmt plasterboard ceiling panels installation

> TlMINGS (for installing 1 sheet of plasterboard)   

Leonardo HD & Solo-Gyps: 1min (+ 20 sec. for positioning the sheet on cradle)

Traditional Scissor Lifts: 3/4 min

> EFFICIENCY (for installing 1 sheet of plasterboard)

Leonardo HD & Solo-Gyps: 1 operator (+ 1 operator for 20 sec. while drilling to the ceiling)

Traditional Scissor Lifts: 2 operators

> QUANTITY (of installed plasterboard sheets per day per workstation)

Leonardo HD & Solo-Gyps: 50 sheets

Traditional Scissor Lifts: 25/30 sheets

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: 

> Low entry step: avoids fatigue and injuries by allowing operators to comfortably enter and exit the platform. 

> Increased maneuverability in tight spaces reducing the risk of damaging fixtures and fittings.