December 11, 2012, Dubai, UAE – During an annual gala event organized by the Austrian Trade Commission for the GCC, Doka, the formwork technology leader in the construction industry, was named winner of the “Best Austrian Company in the GCC 2013”.

Construction of the Lehen run-of-river power station in Salzburg is exceptional in many ways: the project’s offbeat architecture, unusual location and extreme dimensions all present some major challenges – in formwork-engineering terms as well. The ARGE KW Lehen consortium, comprising G. Hinteregger & Söhne, Porr Bau GmbH and Teerag Asdag AG, has risen to these challenges successfully, having fetched a strong partner on board for the forming operations – Doka.

The new cooling tower upgrade in the Šoštanj power plant is progressing with innovative formwork solutions from Doka. The high-performance cooling tower formwork SK175 is reliable technology in place to ensure speedy progress on site.

Thrusting skyward in the South Korean capital Seoul is what will soon be the tallest building in East Asia – the 555 m Lotte World Tower, which will add a striking new facet to the city’s skyline. The Doka formwork solution fielded here uses SKE100 and SKE50 plus automatic climbers and the Protection screen Xclimb 60, and is ensuring swift, safe construction progress. In a formwork-engineering ‘first’, the Formwork Experts are using telescoping protection screens and platforms to deal with the structure’s continuous taper.

Doka underlines its strong position in the highrise sector with some exceptional new projects all over the world. Many of these are destined to join the list of the world’s tallest buildings.

In Mumbai, the premier port city of the Indian subcontinent, a new landmark is taking shape: Ahuja Towers is rising skywards in Prabhadevi, on the densely populated south side of this giant metropolis. Following completion, the 240 m twin tower will house multi-storey car parks on ten podium levels, and luxurious apartments on a further 41 storeys. Doka India supplied the site with the self-climbing Protection screen Xclimb 60, delivering a very substantial boost to workplace safety.

Until recently, the large-area sheets available for use on formworks requiring small numbers of joints have tended to be smooth-surfaced ones. In cases where both vibrant wood-structured surfaces and harmonious sheet-patterns are required, joint-reduced formwork elements can now also be faced with the new extra-wide XXXL format sheets 3-SO.

On the Kåfjord, near Alta in Norway, the construction group ALPINE is currently erecting the northernmost bridge pylon ever to be formed by Doka. The greatest challenge in the building of this 270 m long bridge is the harsh climatic conditions that prevail at this geographically exposed location: working winds of 80 km/h and storm winds of up to 170 km/h are not uncommon here. Nevertheless, a high-performing Doka formwork solution using SKE50 automatic climbers is keeping work moving ahead swiftly and safely.

Tailor-made Doka formwork solutions are ensuring swift, safe progress during construction of the Tverlandsbrua bridge between Løding and Vikan in the Nordland region of northern Norway. Among the unusual challenges of this project are the high seas encountered out on the fjord, with waves up to 10 m high putting the technicians and the site team severely to the test.

In recent years, Doha, the capital city of Qatar, has seen many spectacular new skyscrapers rise above its ‘West Bay’ business district. Currently under construction, the Twin Towers will add another showcase project to the already striking skyline of this city. Following completion, the two 185 m towers will house a luxury hotel and offices on 48 floors. Having supplied its Automatic climbing formwork SKE50, Climbing formwork MF240, Large-area formwork Top 50 and Load-bearing tower Staxo 40 systems, Doka is playing a key role as comprehensive solutions provider to ensure fast, safe construction progress on the Twin Towers.