FORMWORK JANUARY 2020

Considering the benefits that formwork brings, it is certain that its demand will only continue to shoot upwards. In today's competitive market, contractors and builders are facing tough competitions which necessitates the use of formwork even more. India is expected to become the third-largest construction market globally by 2022. The rapid growth of urbanization, major investments in the infrastructure segment will drive the Indian construction market. With such growth prospects across construction segments, there are opportunities in the Indian formwork market.

The construction industry is constantly changing, as structures grow taller and floor plates bigger, endusers are looking for formwork systems that are cost-effective, light, reusable, safe, easy to assemble and dismantle, durable and flexible. In this edition of Emaglounge, we have focused on the different types of formwork, good practices of formwork, the design aspects of formwork and the demand for formwork for mass housing.