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The people behind layher australia

Our people bring together deep industry experience, technical expertise and a commitment to delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

Leadership

Brad Leggett

Managing Director

With 28 years in the scaffolding industry, Brad brings extensive experience across Australia and New Zealand, combining strong industry knowledge with a passion for innovation, customer relationships and the continued growth of Layher Australia.

Brad Leggett

Managing Director

With 28 years in the scaffolding industry, Brad brings a wealth of practical experience and industry knowledge to his role as Managing Director of Layher Australia.

His career has spanned both Australia and New Zealand, including hands-on involvement in complex scaffolding and access projects before moving into senior leadership roles. This experience has given Brad a strong understanding of the industry from both a practical and commercial perspective.

At Layher Australia, Brad leads the business with a strong focus on innovation, safety and providing customers with solutions that improve efficiency and deliver long-term value. He is passionate about building strong customer relationships and ensuring the Layher team works closely with clients to understand their challenges and support their success.

Brad is also actively involved in the wider scaffolding industry and has contributed to industry discussions, presentations and safety initiatives. In 2025, he was recognised on the Scaffolding Association Australia Honour Board for his 28 years of service and contribution to the scaffolding industry.

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Akshat Bhargava

Director of Operations

As Operations Director, Akshat brings together the operational and commercial sides of Layher Australia, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, customer service and supporting the continued growth of the business.

Akshat Bhargava

Director of Operations

As Operations Director, Akshat plays a key role in the day-to-day performance and ongoing development of Layher Australia, working across the business to ensure our people, processes and operations continue to support our customers effectively.

With a strong commercial and operational focus, Akshat is passionate about continuous improvement and finding smarter, more efficient ways of working. He works closely with teams across sales, engineering, logistics and administration to strengthen collaboration and ensure the business continues to evolve alongside the needs of our customers.

Akshat's focus is on building a strong, connected organisation – one that combines Layher's global expertise and systems with responsive local service and support across Australia.

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Sales Team

Michael Poole

Industrial Business Development Manager

Michael brings extensive scaffolding industry experience to his role as Industrial Business Development Manager, working closely with customers across Australia to develop safer, smarter and more efficient access solutions for complex industrial projects.

Michael Poole

Industrial Business Development Manager

Michael brings extensive experience in the scaffolding industry to his role as Industrial Business Development Manager at Layher Australia, with a strong focus on supporting customers across the industrial, resources and infrastructure sectors.

Based in Queensland, Michael works closely with customers on projects throughout the state and across Australia, including remote and challenging industrial environments. His approach is centred on understanding each project's requirements and bringing together Layher's systems, technical expertise and engineering support to develop practical, safe and efficient solutions.

Michael has also been a strong advocate for innovation and digital technology within the scaffolding industry. He has been involved in introducing customers to Layher's digital capabilities, including LayPLAN, virtual reality and 3D laser scanning, helping customers visualise, plan and execute complex scaffolding projects more efficiently.

With a strong understanding of both the practical and commercial sides of scaffolding, Michael is passionate about building long-term customer relationships and demonstrating how the right combination of products, planning, engineering and technical support can deliver better outcomes on site.

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Josh Downes

Sales & Technical Manager NSW & ACT

With eight years at Layher Australia, Josh combines strong technical knowledge with a practical, customer-focused approach, supporting clients across NSW and the ACT from initial concept through to engineered access solutions and delivery.

Josh Downes

Sales & Technical Manager NSW/ACT 

With 8 years at Layher Australia, Josh brings extensive scaffolding experience and technical knowledge to his role as Sales & Technical Manager for NSW and the ACT.

Working closely with customers across commercial construction, infrastructure and other complex projects, Josh takes a hands-on approach to understanding project requirements and developing practical Layher solutions. From initial discussions and system selection through to design, engineering support and implementation on site, he works with customers throughout the project journey.

Josh regularly collaborates with Layher Australia's engineering team on technically challenging access solutions, helping turn complex project requirements into safe, efficient and buildable scaffold designs.

With strong relationships across the NSW and ACT scaffolding industry, Josh is focused on providing customers with more than just equipment, combining Layher's systems with technical knowledge, engineering expertise and ongoing support to achieve the best possible project outcome.

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Jeff Rosina

Sales & Technical Manager QLD

 

Jeff combines strong industry experience with practical technical knowledge, working closely with customers across Queensland to develop the right Layher solutions for their projects.

Jeff Rosina

Sales & Technical Manager QLD

Jeff brings extensive scaffolding industry knowledge and a practical, customer-focused approach to his role with Layher Australia.

Based at our Queensland branch in Brendale, Jeff works closely with customers across the state, supporting them with product selection, technical advice and Layher solutions tailored to the requirements of their projects.

With a strong understanding of scaffolding systems and their practical application on site, Jeff is able to help customers work through project challenges and identify solutions that improve safety, efficiency and constructability.

Building strong, long-term relationships is an important part of Jeff's approach. He works closely with customers and the wider Layher team to ensure they have access not only to the right equipment, but also the technical knowledge, engineering support and service needed to achieve successful project outcomes.

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Angus Oliver

Regional Manager WA & NT

 

Angus has been part of Layher Australia for several years and leads our WA and NT region, combining strong customer relationships and industry knowledge with a practical approach to supporting projects across a diverse and geographically challenging market.

Angus Oliver

Regional Manager WA & NT

Angus has been part of Layher Australia for several years and leads our operations across Western Australia and the Northern Territory as Regional Manager.

Working across one of Australia's largest and most diverse regions, Angus supports customers throughout the commercial, industrial, infrastructure and resources sectors, developing strong relationships and helping connect customers with the right Layher systems, expertise and support.

His role combines sales, technical support and regional leadership, working closely with customers to understand their individual requirements and identify practical, efficient solutions for projects ranging from everyday scaffolding applications through to more complex access challenges.

Angus works closely with Layher Australia's engineering, technical and operations teams to ensure customers across WA and the NT have access to the products, knowledge and support they need. He is focused on continuing to grow Layher's presence in the region while maintaining the responsive, personal service and long-term customer relationships that are central to the way Layher Australia works.

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Kory Salih

Regional Manager VIC

Kory joined Layher Australia in February 2026 and supports customers across Victoria, providing sales and technical support while building strong relationships and delivering practical Layher solutions backed by our engineering and technical expertise.

Kory Salih

Regional Manager VIC

Kory joined Layher Australia in February 2026 and is part of our Victorian Sales & Technical team, working closely with customers across the state to support their scaffolding and access requirements.

In his role, Kory works with customers to understand their project needs and identify practical Layher solutions, drawing on the knowledge and expertise of Layher Australia's wider sales, engineering and technical teams.

Since joining the business, Kory has been developing his knowledge across Layher's extensive range of systems and applications while building relationships with customers throughout the Victorian market.

With a hands-on, customer-focused approach, Kory is committed to providing responsive local support and helping customers access the products, technical knowledge and expertise they need to deliver successful projects.

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Patrick Gutierrez

Internal Sales

Patrick brings a background in industrial design, drafting and project coordination to Layher’s Internal Sales team, along with hands-on experience using Layher Allround and Event Systems in temporary structures and event projects.

 

 

Patrick Gutierrez

Internal Sales

Patrick recently joined Layher Australia's Internal Sales team, bringing with him a background in industrial design, drafting, estimation and project coordination.

Prior to joining Layher, Patrick worked as a Designer with Stagekings, where he designed temporary structures, custom joinery and fabricated solutions for major events and entertainment projects. During this time, he worked extensively with Layher Allround and Event Systems, giving him practical experience with Layher products well before becoming part of the team.

Patrick later worked as a Drafter/Estimator on tier-one commercial construction projects, producing architectural proposal and production drawings and working closely with builders, architects, suppliers and contractors.

With a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Product Design and further studies in Project Management, Patrick brings strong technical, design and problem-solving skills to his role.

At Layher, he is continuing to develop his commercial and industry knowledge while supporting our customers and sales team, combining his technical background with an existing understanding of Layher systems and their practical applications.

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Technical & Engineering Team

Jace March

Engineering Manager

Michael brings extensive scaffolding industry experience to his role as Industrial Business Development Manager, working closely with customers across Australia to develop safer, smarter and more efficient access solutions for complex industrial projects.

Jace March

Engineering Manager

Michael brings extensive experience in the scaffolding industry to his role as Industrial Business Development Manager at Layher Australia, with a strong focus on supporting customers across the industrial, resources and infrastructure sectors.

Based in Queensland, Michael works closely with customers on projects throughout the state and across Australia, including remote and challenging industrial environments. His approach is centred on understanding each project's requirements and bringing together Layher's systems, technical expertise and engineering support to develop practical, safe and efficient solutions.

Michael has also been a strong advocate for innovation and digital technology within the scaffolding industry. He has been involved in introducing customers to Layher's digital capabilities, including LayPLAN, virtual reality and 3D laser scanning, helping customers visualise, plan and execute complex scaffolding projects more efficiently.

With a strong understanding of both the practical and commercial sides of scaffolding, Michael is passionate about building long-term customer relationships and demonstrating how the right combination of products, planning, engineering and technical support can deliver better outcomes on site.

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Jamie Robertson

Senior Field Engineer

Jamie brings more than 35 years of scaffolding industry experience to Layher, combining 17 years of hands-on site experience as an Advanced Scaffolder with extensive structural engineering and temporary works design expertise.

 

Jamie Robertson

Senior Field Engineer

Originally from Manchester in the UK and now based in Melbourne, Jamie brings more than 35 years of scaffolding industry experience and a unique combination of hands-on site knowledge and engineering expertise to Layher Australia.

Jamie began working in the scaffolding industry while still at school, spending weekends in a scaffold yard before being sponsored by Palmers Scaffolding to undertake specialist training in scaffolding and civil engineering. By the age of 19, he had qualified as an Advanced Scaffolder and went on to spend almost 17 years working on site and leading scaffolding teams.

During his years on the tools, Jamie worked across a wide variety of projects, specialising particularly in temporary roof structures and the refurbishment of Grade I listed buildings, churches and cathedrals throughout the UK.

In 2000, Jamie returned to education with the support of Lyndon Scaffolding and subsequently graduated with First Class Honours in Civil Engineering, specialising in structures. He moved into design engineering and further expanded his technical qualifications by becoming an Advanced Scaffolding Inspector in 2010.

After relocating to Australia, Jamie continued working remotely for Lyndon Scaffolding and later LyndonSGB by BrandSafway for eight years before moving into an Engineering Manager role with a Melbourne-based company. In 2025, he joined Layher Australia as Senior Field Engineer.

Jamie's extensive practical scaffolding background gives him a valuable perspective as an engineer. He understands not only how a solution works on paper, but how it needs to be assembled and perform on site, with a strong focus on practical, safe and buildable engineering solutions.

Outside of work, Jamie enjoys off-grid camping in his camper, gardening, discovering good food, keeping fit at the gym and skiing, a sport he has enjoyed since his early twenties.

 
 
 
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Huan Hoang

Senior Design Engineer

With over 20 years of experience in structural and temporary works engineering, Huan brings extensive technical expertise to Layher Australia, delivering safe, practical and innovative solutions for complex projects across a wide range of industries.

 

Huan Hoang

Senior Design Engineer

Huan brings over 20 years of experience in structural and temporary works engineering, having delivered practical and innovative engineering solutions across infrastructure, commercial, industrial and construction projects throughout Australia and Asia.

Since joining Layher Australia in 2024 as Senior Design Engineer, Huan has applied his extensive technical experience to the design of safe, efficient and buildable scaffolding and temporary works solutions, working closely with customers and the wider Layher team to solve complex engineering challenges.

Huan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Structural Engineering and is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and registered on the National Engineering Register (NER).

Alongside engineering design, Huan has a strong interest in digital engineering, Layher SIM and automation. He is passionate about improving engineering workflows and using technology to work smarter, increase efficiency and deliver better outcomes for customers.

Outside of engineering, Huan enjoys exploring new technologies, spending time with his family and travelling whenever the opportunity arises.

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Andrew Chong

Senior Design Engineer

With over 20 years of experience in structural and temporary works engineering, Huan brings extensive technical expertise to Layher Australia, delivering safe, practical and innovative solutions for complex projects across a wide range of industries.

Andrew Chong

Senior Design Engineer

Angus has been part of Layher Australia for several years and leads our operations across Western Australia and the Northern Territory as Regional Manager.

Working across one of Australia's largest and most diverse regions, Angus supports customers throughout the commercial, industrial, infrastructure and resources sectors, developing strong relationships and helping connect customers with the right Layher systems, expertise and support.

His role combines sales, technical support and regional leadership, working closely with customers to understand their individual requirements and identify practical, efficient solutions for projects ranging from everyday scaffolding applications through to more complex access challenges.

Angus works closely with Layher Australia's engineering, technical and operations teams to ensure customers across WA and the NT have access to the products, knowledge and support they need. He is focused on continuing to grow Layher's presence in the region while maintaining the responsive, personal service and long-term customer relationships that are central to the way Layher Australia works.

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Rey Dadula

Design Engineer

 

Rey brings extensive structural engineering experience from the heavy industrial sector and over eight years with Layher, specialising in the design and analysis of safe, practical and efficient scaffold solutions for complex industrial, infrastructure and construction projects.

Rey Dadula

Design Engineer

Rey brings extensive structural engineering experience to Layher, with a background spanning heavy industrial design and more than eight years specialising in scaffold engineering.

Before moving to Australia, Rey worked with EPCM companies delivering steel and concrete structural designs for oil and gas refineries, chemical plants and other heavy industrial facilities. This experience provided a strong foundation in structural analysis and the engineering demands of complex industrial environments.

Based at Layher’s Sydney branch, Rey specialises in scaffold design and structural analysis across industrial, infrastructure and construction projects. His focus is on developing solutions that balance engineering requirements with the practical realities of site, ensuring designs are safe, efficient and buildable.

One of Rey's most rewarding projects was designing a hung scaffold for the refurbishment of the bulk-loading shipping galleries at a jetty in South Australia. The project presented significant challenges, including structural load limitations, long truss spans, clearance constraints, component restrictions and a demanding construction schedule.

By applying suspended bridge theory and detailed structural analysis, Rey developed an efficient solution that met both the technical and operational requirements of the project.

Rey holds a Graduate Certificate in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and is a Chartered Professional Engineer (MIEAust CPEng NER).

Outside of work, Rey enjoys travelling with his family, experiencing different cultures and discovering local cuisines along the way.

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Alvi Kazi

Design Engineer

 

Alvi brings a Mechanical Engineering background and three years of experience at Layher, applying strong analytical and technical skills to develop safe, efficient and practical scaffolding solutions for civil engineering and construction projects.

 

Alvi Kazi

Engineer

Based in Layher Australia's Victorian office, Alvi brings a background in Mechanical Engineering and three years of experience with Layher, specialising in engineering solutions for scaffolding across civil engineering and construction projects.

His role combines design, planning and technical problem-solving, applying engineering principles to develop solutions that meet complex project requirements while maintaining a strong focus on safety, efficiency and compliance.

Working closely with customers, site teams and Layher's wider engineering and technical team, Alvi enjoys turning challenging project requirements into practical and buildable solutions. His experience has strengthened his ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and adapt designs to the realities and constraints of individual sites.

Alvi particularly enjoys combining analytical thinking with practical engineering, and believes that precision, careful planning and collaboration are essential to achieving successful project outcomes.

Through his time at Layher, Alvi has developed a strong appreciation for the role scaffolding plays beyond simply providing access, creating safe and reliable solutions that enable complex construction and engineering projects to take shape.

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Gabriel Padilla

Design Engineer

 

Gabriel specialises in temporary works and scaffold design across construction, mining and industrial projects. With a strong interest in digital engineering, he combines practical experience with 3D point-cloud scanning to solve complex project challenges.

Gabriel Padilla

Design Engineer

Gabriel is a Civil Engineer specialising in temporary works and scaffold design, with experience across the construction, mining and industrial sectors. Based at Layher Australia’s Queensland branch, Gabriel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering at the University of Sydney.

Before joining Layher Australia in 2025, Gabriel worked as both a Design Engineer and Sales Engineer within the scaffolding industry. While relatively new to the Layher Australia team, he has been working with Layher systems since 2021, giving him several years of practical experience with their application across a variety of projects.

Gabriel particularly enjoys technically challenging projects where detailed engineering and digital technology can work together. One of his favourite projects at Layher has been the design of a complex industrial scaffold for a Coal Terminal in North Queensland.

The project involved some of the most detailed scaffold drawings Gabriel has produced and incorporated 3D point-cloud scanning to accurately design around complex existing industrial structures. This technology helped identify and avoid potential clashes and interferences before construction, an important consideration in demanding industrial environments.

Gabriel enjoys combining engineering knowledge, detailed design and emerging technology to develop practical temporary works solutions that can be successfully implemented on site.

Outside of work, Gabriel enjoys keeping fit and reading, particularly books focused on personal and professional development.

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