Since 1947

Forming and shoring for every pour

Forming and shoring systems, engineered products, work platforms and scaffolding, rented and sold from eight Midwest branches, with our own design department behind every layout.

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St. Louis, MOHeadquarters

8000 Hall Street, Bldg 6, St. Louis, MO 63147

GSF gang forms standing on a wall pour

We supply the systems. We design the layout.

Goedecke has supported concrete contractors since 1947 with forming and shoring systems, tilt-up equipment and scaffolding from a large rental fleet. Our design department lays out your forms, shoring or scaffold so you get the most from your equipment and your crew.

You work with one supplier for the forms, the engineered products and the access equipment on your job, and we service all equipment, rented or sold.

Building value through long-term relationships

1947

The year Vernon Goedecke started selling scaffold

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Branches across the Midwest

100+

Years of combined drafting experience in our design department

Goedecke Straight Form (GSF)

Pre-assembled gangs.Ready to use on your walls.

Our aluminum-beam gang forms come to your job built for your walls. Repeat one panel size across custom walls to cut labor and keep tight control of dimensions. For curved walls, ask about the Goedecke Radius Form (GRF).

  • Fully assembled
  • Ready to use
  • Quick placement
  • Accuracy for dimension control
  • Less parts to manage
  • Seamless transition
  • Best strength to weight ratio
  • Project specific
  • Custom built

Everything the job needs. From one supplier.

From the forms and shores under your deck to the sealant in the last joint, Goedecke rents, sells and services what commercial concrete and masonry contractors use every day.

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Shoring towers under a concrete deck

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Forming & Shoring

Symons forming and shoring to rent or buy: Steel-Ply, Sym-Ply, Max-A-Form and Rapid Clamp forms, post shores, HI-K frames, Shorfast and XPS-60 shoring. Plus our own GSF and GRF gangs, tilt-up equipment and rebar fabrication.

Forming & shoring
A worker running a sealant joint on a concrete wall

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Engineered Products

Sealants, waterproofing, air barriers, concrete repair, masonry products and interior and exterior coatings from Sika, Five Star, Euclid, Dow, Tremco, Prosoco and other leading manufacturers.

Engineered products
A Goedecke swing stage on a brick building

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Work Platforms

Fraco mast-climbing work platforms, Sky Climber swing stages, and Alimak and Geda hoists. Trade-in options and financing are available.

Work platforms
A worker on frame scaffolding against a brick wall

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Scaffolding

Scaffold and shoring design, erection and dismantling, with Peri-Up system scaffold, tube and clamp, frame and mason scaffold, and Biljax and Baker scaffold.

Scaffolding
A towable mortar mixer

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Equipment Rental & Service

Concrete and masonry equipment from Allen, Multiquip, EZ Grout, Soff-Cut, Target, Partner and Stihl, plus Gradall forklifts and Terex cranes. We service all equipment, rented or sold.

Equipment
A Goedecke drafter working on a forming layout

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Design Department

Custom forming, shoring, tilt-up and scaffold layouts that get the most from your equipment and labor. Our drafters have over 100 years of combined experience and can visit your jobsite for a nominal fee.

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The manufacturers we represent.

Goedecke represents leading manufacturers of forming systems, construction equipment, sealants, waterproofing, concrete and masonry products, and coatings, so you can find what the job needs in one place.

Our vendorsForming, equipment and access
  • Symons
  • Dayton Superior
  • SureBuilt
  • Gates & Sons
  • Fraco
  • Sky Climber
  • Multiquip
  • Whiteman
  • Allen Engineering
  • Husqvarna
  • Wyco
  • Chemgrout
  • Marshalltown
Our vendorsSealants, waterproofing, concrete and masonry
  • Sika
  • Five Star
  • Euclid Chemical
  • Dow
  • Tremco
  • Prosoco
  • W. R. Meadows
  • Xypex
  • Owens Corning
  • Polyglass
  • C.I.M.
  • CTS Rapid Set
  • Hunter Panels
  • R-Max
  • Nomaco
  • Wire-Bond
  • Mar-Mac
  • Ash Grove

Work platforms

Access that keeps your crew at the wall

ACT-8 mast climber

One mast, up to 56 ft 8 in of platform, an 8,000 lb load capacity and exact positioning at variable speed.

FRSM-20K mast climber

One or two masts and over 130 configurations, for projects up to 80 ft high.

Swing stages and hoists

Sky Climber swing stages and Alimak and Geda hoists, with access equipment erected by Goedecke.

Trade-in and financing

Find out if your current platform qualifies for a trade-in, and we will walk you through setting up financing.

Scaffolding

Scaffold designed, built and taken down for you

Design and estimate

We design the scaffold or shoring and give you an estimate for your most difficult access and shoring needs.

Plan and execute

We help plan the work and carry it out safely on projects large or small.

Safe, productive, qualified

Our people know the equipment and handle difficult situations in a safe and timely manner.

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A St. Louis company since 1947.

A Symons dealer since 1951, with forming, shoring and scaffolding systems behind some of the region’s landmark projects.

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  1. 1947

    A sample in his trunk

    Vernon L. Goedecke goes into business for himself, selling Universal Ezebilt Scaffolding to contractors by direct shipment from the factory.

  2. 1950

    Clayton and Sarah

    Mr. Goedecke buys a building on the corner of Clayton and Sarah in downtown St. Louis.

  3. 1951

    The Symons dealership

    Symons asks Goedecke to start a dealership for Symons Wood-Ply Forms. Before long, five truckloads of forms a week are coming into the St. Louis yard.

  4. 1986

    New branches

    Ron Peterson buys the company in August, and Goedecke soon opens new branches in Missouri, Kansas and Indiana.

  5. 1990

    Engineered products

    Goedecke buys M.F.G. Corporation, adding Dow Corning, C.I.M., Prosoco, W. R. Grace and Tremco to its lines.

  6. Projects

    Built with our systems

    The tunnel beneath the Gateway Arch, Metro-Link, Busch Stadium old and new, and a reservoir on top of Taum Sauk Mountain were all built with Goedecke forming, shoring and scaffolding systems.

  7. Today

    Eight Midwest branches

    St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Decatur, Evansville, Omaha and Pittsville.

What's changing in material prices.

Manufacturer price notices we have received this year, posted so you can plan your bids.

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Ready to plan your next pour?

Send us your drawings or call your nearest branch. We will put together a free quote for the forms, shoring, scaffold, platforms or products you need.

Need a forming, shoring or scaffold layout? Email Brian Barnard in our design department at bjbarnard@vlgoedecke.com.

Eight branches across the Midwest.

St. Louis, MOKansas City, MOSpringfield, MOColumbia, MODecatur, ILEvansville, INOmaha, NEPittsville, WI