Formwork system and a method of forming a wall

A method of assembling a formwork system that is readily repositionable to facilitate casting of material, comprising:

• causing connection of a front panel to a rear panel disposed opposite to the front panel, via a tie extending between the front and rear panels, to define a forming space between the front and rear panels for receiving the material for casting, the front and rear panels being suitable to sheath the material so as to retain the material in the forming space, a coupler extending across the forming space between the front and rear panels and being pivotably coupled to the front panel and to the rear panel to allow rotation of the front and rear panels about the coupler towards and away from each other, the tie being selectively contractible such that contracting the tie causes rotation of the front and rear panels away from each other to move the formwork system from a forming position, in which the front and rear panels are engaged with the material to retain the material in the forming space, to a release position, in which the front and rear panels are disengaged from the material to prevent the material from impeding movement of the front and rear panels.

A method of forming a wall using a formwork system, comprising:

• receiving material, for casting, in a forming space defined between a front panel and a rear panel disposed opposite to the front panel, the front and rear panels being suitable to sheath the material so as to retain the material in the forming space and pivotably coupled to a coupler extending across the forming space between the front and panels to allow rotation of the front and rear panels about the coupler towards and away from each other;
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• after casting of the material, shortening a tie spaced apart from the coupler, coupled to the front and rear panels, and extending across the forming space to rotate the front and rear panels away from each other to move the formwork system from a forming position, in which the front and rear panels are engaged with the material to retain the material in the forming space, to a release position, in which the front and rear panels are disengaged from the material to prevent the material from impeding movement of the front and rear panels.