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System Formwork

Formwork is a mold that holds and shapes concrete, providing support until the structure gains enough strength to support itself. System formwork uses prefabricated and reusable materials to improve productivity, safety, and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional on-site formwork. System formwork is growing rapidly in India due to demands for faster construction, skilled labor shortages, and the need for high-rise buildings in dense cities. Adopting system formwork allows projects to be completed more quickly and at a lower cost.

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System Formwork

Formwork is a mold that holds and shapes concrete, providing support until the structure gains enough strength to support itself. System formwork uses prefabricated and reusable materials to improve productivity, safety, and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional on-site formwork. System formwork is growing rapidly in India due to demands for faster construction, skilled labor shortages, and the need for high-rise buildings in dense cities. Adopting system formwork allows projects to be completed more quickly and at a lower cost.

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Well, before starting System Formwork, it is imperative to mention

certain basic things about Formwork itself.

Formwork essentially means that "It's a mould that holds as well as


gives shape to the concrete. In the process, Formwork keeps
supporting the concrete structure until the structure attains enough
strength to carry it's own weight"

Why Formwork is so important?

 It consumes 70% of the Structural construction time

 It contributes to 10-15% of the Building structural cost

 Major part of Quality & Safety governed by Formwork

A good Formwork system should...,

 Enable quick & easy Shutter assembling & dissembling

 Achieve quality Concrete surface finish

 Only require optimum labour & material

 Ensure Safety is integrated into the system

 Contribute significantly towards pace of the Project

 Ultimately contribute towards significant cost savings for


the Project
Now, What is System Formwork?

It's a type of Formwork that.....,

 Is Factory made, which means no making at Project Site

 Enables labour to be highly productive

 Requires only optimum materials to execute the job

 Made of materials that are flexible, versatile, high on re-


usability count etc.,

 Has safety in-built into the System

 Only requires semi-skilled labour to execute the work

 Is most cost-effective in the long-run

 Produces quality finish, hence no re-work


How well has INDIA been faring in using System
Formwork?

Conclusion
As one can easily infer from the above presented information,
adoption of system formwork is growing at a very rapid pace. This is
more so important for a country like India, where factors like
demand for faster construction, necessity for skyscrapers, especially
in a space constraint cities like Mumbai & Bangalore, scarcity of
skilled labour, high end form finishes etc., are absolutely becoming
the driving force. Therefore, earlier one understands & adopts
system formwork, better are there chances of delivering the Projects
on-time.

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