High-rise buildings are an icon of modern society. Not many high-rise projects are identical and the same can often be said for the concrete structure and the formwork solution as a result. Measuring in at 182 metres high, The Madison Tower located in London’s Docklands financial district, is currently setting its mark as one of the tallest buildings in the UK. Situated adjacent to Canary Wharf, the residential tower rapidly gained height with help from Doka solutions including SCP core climbing formwork, Framax Xlife wall formwork, Dokadek systemised handset slab panel formwork and Concremote concrete maturity measurement systems.

The jubilee year provided double reason to celebrate

The A85 motorway is one of the main thoroughfares connecting the cities of Anger and Vierzon in France. Along the route a total of six viaducts are expanded to improve the flow of traffic. Doka made an important contribution to the infrastructure initiative by using BIM to deliver an efficient and easily adaptable formwork solution for widening the “Viaduc de la Roumer“ section.

Doka’s recent work on the new Doha Orbital Highway shows how a combination of slick logistics and technical supervision help to make even the most challenging projects possible.

From April 8 through to April 14, Munich was once again the largest international meeting place of the construction sector. With 620,000 visitors from 200 nations, bauma 2019 managed to attract the largest number of visitors in its 65-year history, making the event a bauma for the record books yet again. Roughly 3,700 exhibitors from 63 countries presented their range of products and services on an area covering approximately 614,000 m². On Doka’s stand measuring 4,700 m², visitors were beckoned by Doka yellow.

With combined forces. Every day our customers are performing exceptionally and Doka supports them. Situated at the open-air area North/West, Booth FN.420, visitors can experience the possibilities for improving productivity in formwork, concrete and services.

Saving humans’ lives, extinguishing fires and helping with natural disasters are the main tasks of firefighters. Everyday they accomplish great things for the public good. Considering that, the right training is the cornerstone of their success. Therefore, the fire service of Velké Poříčí near Náchod, Czech Republic, receives a new education and training centre. For the outstanding architecture of the building Česká Doka developed a sophisticated formwork solution.

ChinPaoSan – Taiwan's cemetery in picturesque atmosphere

Taipei – In the north of Taiwan the ChinPaoSan Necropolis cemetery is being extended by the construction of two impressive buildings - an arrival hall and a pavilion. Along with many urn tombs, in future the cemetery will also feature hotel, auditorium, museums and amphitheatre. The most notable architectural element is the Oceanic Pavilion, which combines pools of water with monumental, half cutaway spherical surfaces.

Germany’s largest lifting bridge: a challenge in terms of formwork technology as well as structurally

The Hamburg Port Authority (HAP), the agency responsible for the infrastructure of the Port of Hamburg, wants to improve the flow of traffic across the Süderelbe River by building the New Kattwyk Railway Bridge. For the construction of the bridge piers, Max Bögl and Doka are relying on an unconventional formwork design: Once the casting section is cured, it’s not the formwork that is moved but the actual piece of the pier that was poured. This process requires construction of the bridge pier not from the bottom up but more or less from the top down.

Digital technologies and systems are influencing the construction sector more than ever before. Digitisation has an enormous scope and potential to boost efficiency and cost-effectiveness across the entire construction process. In this context, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is definitely one of the main factors influencing the construction industry. Doka sees this innovative approach as a key method for optimising construction processes, boosting productivity on site and designing the ideal solutions. Doka used BIM to map the formwork solutions for the SOFiSTiK office building project in Germany.