Wider recognition.

(From Gulf Construction)

Paschal Concrete Forms Company - the regional office of German formwork specialist Paschal Werk G Maier - has successfully continued to serve the Saudi market, having joined hands recently with a leading player in the field

"We are working with Saudi Scaffolding Factory (SSF) in the Saudi market, supplying our quality formwork system," says Amir Delghandi, Middle East general manager of the Bahrain-based Paschal. "SSF, one of the leading suppliers of formwork and scaffolding in Saudi Arabia, has decided to add Paschal formwork to its rental stock because of the various advantages that the system has to offer." Paschal provides support to the Saudi company by training its staff in the application of its extensive product range

"We have also supplied SSF with the Paschal software to enable them to prepare quotations for the various orders they receive," he adds

Paschal Bahrain, set up in 1998, has continued to make successful inroads in markets throughout the region and has added about 250 successful construction companies from the GCC countries to its customer list. "We are the only formwork supplier in the region to offer the plywood prefixed to the panels, the width of which starts from 5 cm. This enables contractors to start work on the same day that the formwork arrives on site, without using any filler pieces of wood between the panels. Since we established our regional office, we have seen our turnover for the Gulf increase tenfold," he says

Paschal opened an office in Dubai last November. Paschal Emirates offers the entire spectrum of services offered by the Bahrain operation, including supply of quotations, design and back-up. The formwork is offered on a rental basis or outright purchase - or even on a lease-and-buy option. Following its success in the UAE, Paschal has now set its sights on penetrating the Kuwaiti and Qatari markets and is planning to set up subsidiaries there over the next year

Paschal Werk is one of the leading formwork manufacturers in the world with more than 40 years of experience in the industry. Its cost-effective and environmentally-friendly formwork systems have become popular because of its many advantages, says Delghandi. "The ease in erection and dismantling of the formwork systems - with or without cranes - allows contractors to save up to 30 per cent of their superstructure cost through a cutback on labour, materials and time. In ...