David Bruijntjes, director of Asea Formwork and Construction company tells us how tight delivery times have a knock-on effect on small suppliers within the industry.
Sometimes the UAE seems to be the epitome of project urgency.
A developer or a main contractor takes a decision and everything else has to fall in place at breakneck speed.
This phenomenon, known quite well throughout the construction world, has risen to new heights.
In the blink of an eye a dozen tower cranes are moved onto a construction site and structures are stamped out of the sand in a matter of months as a result of the pressure the clients have imposed on contractors.
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In turn, the contractors then impose this urgency onto suppliers who are, more often than not, too busy to cope with the workload.
Architects with grand instructions from their clients push engineers to their limit in this part of the world.
Therefore, projects do not only have to be completed sooner but also have to be larger, grander and more elaborate than anything that has preceded it.
The dazzling concepts by architects very often require intricate designs in the concrete structures, thus compelling complex formwork panel shapes.
We certainly feel the pressure in the formwork and falsework industry.
Asea Formwork and Construction finds its origins in the Southeast Asian steel formwork and falsework sector.
Having considerable experience supplying equipment to civil, residential and non-residential building construction sites in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, China and the South Pacific, it was decided to venture into the highly competitive Middle Eastern market and established a commercial office in Dubai.
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