Mega trend neo-ecology
Our everyday life is characterized by the use of plastic products. Above all, packaging poses a major problem for our environment: Plastic contamination affects us all. umdasch deals intensively with the topic of how the use of plastic in our everyday life can be reduced and shows possibilities for a green future in retail.
Eyiste Viaduct
Konya, Turkey – Formwork expertise from Doka is much in demand right now for construction of the country’s highest viaduct. With piers up to 155 metres tall, the Eyiste Viaduct will be the connecting link between Central Anatolia and Turkey’s Mediterranean region, shortening travel time between the cities of Konya and Alanya. Cantilever forming travellers and Automatic climbing formwork Xclimb 60 from Doka are in use on this major bridge project.
The Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2019 – Call for Ideas
We are looking for smart ideas and innovative approaches to solutions for the “Future Workplace”
Continued rapid technological developments as a result of factors like digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence demand a multi-faceted approach to new technologies, methods and media. Companies are called upon to focus on megatrends at an early stage. This also applies to Doka. The company is using the Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2019 – founded by the parent company, the Umdasch Group – in order to establish contact with national and international start-ups, students and innovators, to find answers to the question regarding the “Future Workplace”.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow: 150 years of Umdasch Group
Together with customers, employees, long-standing partners and associates, Umdasch Group has written 150 years of company history. A large portion of this success can be attributed to the dedication of owners Hilde Umdasch and Alfred Umdasch. As members of the fourth generation of the founding family, the siblings steer the company’s fate. Today, in their capacity as owner representatives on the Supervisory Board of Umdasch Group.
1001 Nights – The Hotspots in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (Part 1-4)
Only a few years ago people claimed that Dubai was like the fairy tale of the “genie in the bottle”. They built the tallest building and the biggest mall in the world, a well as an eye-catching aquarium full of superlatives, a ski dome in the desert mall which delights locals and tourists alike and an artificial offshore island in the shape of a palm tree which can even be recognised from space. In Dubai people simply asked what was not possible – and then built it anyway. In the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi, sustainability is presented through both culture and architecture.
Manufactum opens first department store in Austria
Manufactum has opened its 10th department store, the first in Austria. In the landmarked building at the top address "Am Hof" in the first district in Vienna, a space was created after the renovation, that not only shines through its diverse products: as exceptional as the product range is the interior, produced by umdasch.
Starting whistle for FK Austria Wien fan shop
This summer the new fan shop for FK Austria Wien was opened in the Generali Arena. The lively design with its playful highlights delights the fans of the violet-clad team. The Store Makers at umdasch were responsible for the design, the project management and the furnishings.
“Feels like Home” in the House of Swisscom
Swisscom has opened its new experience and competence centre in Basel, Switzerland. Across an area of 320 m2, private and corporate customers can discover new products in the field of telecommunications and find inspiration for the latest trends. The Store Makers from umdasch were also part of the project.
Highrise construction takes on new dimensions
Doka offers a wide range of systems and services
Skyscrapers are inherently impressive and construction experts are invariably fascinated by their engineering, design and safety. Only a matter of years ago, a tower 200 metres tall would have ranked as a landmark build. Some projects nowadays surpass that figure by a factor of five. Doka has the right formwork solutions for every highrise project. The company also invests continuously in further development of products and services dovetailed to the individual requirements of customers.
Trendmaker: A Pot-Pourri of Colours, Materials and Expertise
The new “Trendmaker” fashion house opened last Saturday, 28 July 2018, in the pedestrian area of Zell am See, Austria. The Store Makers from umdasch were responsible for the implementation of the fashion store from the shop design to the shopfitting to the lighting and detailed planning. They created exclusive style presentations for ladies, gentlemen and youthful fashionistas across a floor area of 1,400 m2.
Seamless Shopping: The product finds the customer
Global, networked, urban, mobile, personalised – umdasch Digital Retail, which was added to the service range of umdasch The Store Makers in 2014, is committed to the guiding principles of the 21st century.
Umdasch realised the Roastery & Bakehall for Harrods
London’s traditional department store Harrods has opened the doors of its new Roastery & Bakehall – the biggest refurbishment of the historic Food Halls in the last 30 years. This revolution of taste marks the start of a new chapter in the history of what is probably the world’s most famous luxury department store. It is a sweet paradise in which incomparable talent and culinary creativity are assembled within a single space. A bakery, a coffee roastery and a patisserie with over 200 gourmet treats form part of the new concept. David Collins Studio was responsible for the transformation. The Store Makers from Umdasch took over the challenging implementation for Harrods: they had to create an interior to match the ancient building and also realise the top-quality furniture for the exquisite delicacies in the Roastery & Bakehall.
The Store Makers celebrate 150 years of the Umdasch Group – The new brand is officially presented
The foundation stone for the Umdasch Group of today was laid in 1868. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary the Store Makers at umdasch invited guests to the event “The Store Makers’ Jubilee” in Vienna and presented their new brand image to over 200 international guests.
The UEFA Euro 2020 can come
Reconstruction of Puskás Ferenc Stadium – sports stadium of superlatives
Budapest – The FIFA World Cup is in full swing in Russia. Elsewhere, in countries including Hungary, preparations are being made for the UEFA Euro 2020 games. Due for completion in 2019, the new national stadium is under construction in the Hungarian capital. With the capacity to seat just over 67,000 spectators and with a footprint of 210.000 m², the rebuilt of Puskás Ferenc Stadium is slated for three group-stage games and one of the round of 16 games in the Euro 2020 knock-out phase. Doka supplied Climbing formwork MF240 in combination with Large-area formwork Top 50 for construction of the stadium's pylons.
Wonderfully shifty
In the heart of Frankfurt's financial district, the OMNITURM tower is currently rising skyward. The almost rectilinear glass tower will bring action to the city's skyline, because at about half-height the tower describes what could be called "a shift of the hip". For this spiralling shift of the building's axis, Doka developed a new protection screen that can tilt forward backward and sideways to 21 °.
Interspar Rijeka: It’s all “tutto bene” with umdasch
The new INTERSPAR hypermarket in Rijeka, Croatia, opened in March. Some 40,000 products are presented in an interesting and varied manner across a sales area of some 4,000 square metres. The adjacent café “Tutto bene” invites customers to take a break. The shopfitting was realised by umdasch.
Kastner & Öhler: Clear the stage for exclusive shopfitting
In March Kastner & Öhler, Austria’s leading fashion store, opened no fewer than five stores within the country. umdasch was the partner for the implementation of the branches in Bärnbach, Graz and Leoben. The Stuttgart architecture and design office blocher partners was the leading firm responsible for the branch concept. The new setting in the shopping centre in Leoben in particular is a notable addition to the Austrian retail scene.
Josef Umdasch Research Prize 2018
23.03.2018 | Festive award ceremony for the Josef Umdasch Research Prize
Amstetten/Vienna, 23 March 2018 – Members of the international start-up scene assembled yesterday, on Thursday evening, in the Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna in order to celebrate this year’s winners of the Josef Umdasch Research Prize. Dr. Andreas Ludwig, Spokesman of the Executive Board of Umdasch and entrepreneur Ali Mahlodji guided the audience through the award show.
Dr. Andreas Ludwig commented on the Research Prize: “We awarded this prize for the first time in 1991. The original focus lay on the promotion of wood research and forestry. Over the years, however, technological growth has been so rapid that it has prompted us to give the Josef Umdasch Research Prize, like so many other things, a new emphasis.”
Until recently the prize was directed towards students. In October 2017, however, the ‘Call for Entries’ was addressed to international start-ups. “We therefore entered into a cooperation with a strong partner. With World Summit Awards, or WSA for short, we can reach precisely this target group in order to position our research prize on the international scene”, observed Andreas Ludwig.
The exercise was successful: 135 applications from Nepal, China, Sudan, the United States and elsewhere replied to the invitation.
Golfhouse: A Hole in One with umdasch
The new flagship store of Golfhouse has opened in Wiener Neudorf, Austria. The exclusive shop is impressively spacious and was planned and realised by Umdasch. It offers by far the most exciting presentation of golf articles in Austria, as well as the largest repair workshop for golf clubs and trolleys. A golfing travel agent and an own golf outlet are attached, guaranteeing any amount of excitement.
Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge – China’s mega-bridge
Nantong – In China's Jiangsu Province, north of Shanghai, work is in progress on what will be the world's biggest cable-stayed bridge, the Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge. As well as the world's longest span (1092 metres), it will also have the tallest pylons at 325 metres. Doka automatic climbing formwork SKE100 plus is being used in combination with Large-area formwork Top 50 to construct the pylons.
