With close to 45 years of experience in the formwork industry, Paschal Werk G Maier of Germany is looking forward to strengthen its presence in the Middle East by actively promoting its high-quality formwork solutions through its Middle East office in Bahrain – Paschal Concrete Forms Company.

The UAE – and particularly Dubai – market has grown tremendously over the past few years and following its participation at previous Big 5 shows, Paschal Concrete Forms decided to open a branch office in Dubai in 2004, says Amir Delghandi, general manager of Paschal Concrete Forms.
“We have used the Big 5 show as our launchpad for operations in Dubai and continue to visit the show every year. The show has provided us with an ideal platform to promote our cost-effective and environmentally-friendly formwork systems initially and now presents us with a networking opportunity to meet trade professionals and keep abreast with the latest technology in the field,” says Delghandi. “Our branch in Dubai – Paschal Emirates – continues to provides excellent services to the booming UAE markets.”
Paschal Emirates is currently supplying formwork to more than 25 developments including the Golden Mile Project in Jumeirah Palm Island, Jewel Tower at Media City, Citadel Tower at Business Bay, Acico Tower at Twin Bay and Al Khali Tower at Tecom area, among others.
The company’s formwork supply services in the Middle East has helped in ensuring the timely completion of a number of civil projects and other developments in Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Iran.
Paschal first entered the region in the early 70s with the supply of formwork for a dam project in Saudi Arabia and later expanded to include other civil projects in Kuwait and Bahrain, supported with products delivered directly from the main office in Germany.
Due to the surge in construction activities and demand for modern formwork in the region, Paschal Germany established a regional office in Bahrain in 1998, where the company has a high-capacity plant and huge warehouse, which enables timely delivery of formwork as per requirements to a large number of prestigious projects in the Middle East.
Paschal is currently providing its formwork solutions for some major ongoing projects in Qatar and Bahrain. These include the Scada Water System at NWCC building near Doha Airport and a 52-storey tower building in Diplomatic Area of Doha in Qatar.
Its Bahrain order book includes the Seef Mall extension, Al Ezzel power plant at Hidd, Western Area Commercial Centre, Trust Insurance Building in the DiplomaticArea, Royal University for Women, Amwaj island development, Alba storage shelter, Hidd Power Plant Phase III, Sheikh Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town, sports clubs in various locations, serviced apartments near Novotel and many residential complexes and commercial buildings at Juffair, Sanabis, Manama, Seef and Busaiteen.
The company has supplied to several landmark projects such as the Citibank headquarters, Alba (Aluminium Bahrain), Sail Tower, Taib Bank, Arab Bank, Dana Mall, VIP tower of the Bahrain Racing Circuit and the airport control tower in Bahrain, Seef Residence; Oman LNG in Sur and power plant in Sohar, both in in Oman; Public Authority for Industry headquarters and Technical College in Kuwait; Wadi Hanifa Project (Riyadh) and Riyadh Power Plant Tunnel in Saudi Arabia, among others.
Delghandi continues: “Due to the stiff competition in the regional construction markets, especially in the recent years, many contractors are keenly eyeing ways to cut costs by reducing construction time and manpower as well as avoiding material wastage. Modern formwork systems such as Paschal help them to do so.
“Paschal panels are strong and durable being manufactured using 6 mm-thick frames of very special steel which do not corrode. The surface of the panels is covered by high quality birch plywood (density 780 kg/ cu m) with a phenolic coating of 220 gm/sq m. The edges of the plywood are protected by steel frame and the gap between them is filled with a special sealant. Hence, the panel’s plywood can be re-used up to 250 times and the steel frame will remain for more than 20 years.”
“Due to easy erection and dismantling, with or without the use of a crane, contractors can save up to 30 per cent of their superstructure cost through savings on labour, material and time. Being modular, the formwork system offers contractors versatility, flexibility and durability, among other benefits,” he concludes.