Formply, formwork or hardface is made from a structural plywood coated on both sides with a film veneer. This makes it ideal for repetitive use in wet environments such as for concrete formwork in floors, walls, frames, bridges and other structures. The film coating makes it much more durable and resistant to abrasion than plain uncoated ply. Plus, it’s resistant to the alkalinity of concrete meaning it lasts well even with repeated use.

Formply is easily sawn and shaped with everyday tools enabling you to form around difficult areas. It is rigid, stable, lightweight, and easy to install, meaning large areas can be laid without swelling and expansion.

This simple product enables workers to easily build structures on site creating a skeleton for concreting works. It can also be used on timber form frame systems and suits a range of concrete slab thicknesses and tolerances.

Structural timber is graded into categories (stress grades) which depend on the natural characteristics of the tree species such as how dense it is and what kind of grain it has. F17 grade timber is one of the most common stress grades and is ideal for formworking .

This F17 Formply features high quality outer veneers making it durable and reusable. It is produced with certified timber veneers which are glued with resin and overlaid with a hard durable resin-impregnated paper, to give the underlying concrete a smooth finish. F17 Formply complies to Australian Standards, specifically AS6669. Plywood that is to be used in concrete formwork must be made, tested and compliant with this specification. Constructed from F17 grade timber, it has minimal expansion or contractation when exposed to wet weather or fluctuating temperatures making it easier to lay large areas.