Scaffolding & Shoring
A base jack in Texas is a vérin de pied in Lyon and a Fußspindel in Hamburg; an adjustable steel prop is an étai, a Deckenstütze or a puntal telescópico. This page lists the names scaffolders, formwork crews and hire companies use in the US, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and in French, German, Italian and Spanish, each linked to the Corona product it describes.
Five languages, seven markets
Every name here was checked against a scaffolding, formwork or trench-support supplier in its market. Brand names used loosely for a product type are left off, so each name points to one product.
Jacks, Planks & Systems
Screw Jacks with Base Plate & Wing Nut are base jacks or leveling jacks in the US and base jacks in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; in other languages they are vérin de pied (French), Fußspindel (German), basetta regolabile (Italian) and husillo (Spanish).
Jacks, Planks & Systems
Hi-Load Screw Jacks are U-head jacks or shoring jacks in the US and U-head jacks in the UK; in other languages they are vérin fourche (French) and Kopfspindel or Schwerlastspindel (German).
Jacks, Planks & Systems
Planks are steel planks in the US and Australia and steel boards in the UK; in other languages they are Stahlboden (German), tavola metallica (Italian) and plancher pour échafaudage (French).
Jacks, Planks & Systems
Cuplock System is sold as cuplock scaffolding across the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand; in other languages it is échafaudage cuplock (French) and Cuplock Gerüst (German).
Props & Trench Struts
Props are adjustable steel props, post shores or shoring posts in the US and formwork props in Australia and New Zealand; in other languages they are étai (French), Deckenstütze (German), puntelli telescopici (Italian) and puntal telescópico (Spanish).
Props & Trench Struts
G Pins are prop pins in Australia and New Zealand; in other languages they are broche étai (French) and spinotto (Italian).
Props & Trench Struts
Prop Nuts are prop collars in the UK, Australia and New Zealand; in Italian the nut is a ghiera.
Props & Trench Struts
Threaded Tubes are prop sleeves in the US; in other languages the part is a tube fileté (French) or Gewindehülse (German).
Props & Trench Struts
Trench Struts are trench props in the UK and Australia, trench shores in the US and trench jacks in Australia; in other languages they are étrésillon (French), Grabenstütze or Kanalstrebe (German) and codal (Spanish).
