Temporary Works for Airport Construction

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Formwork and shoring solutions for airport construction

Altrad RMD has years of experience in delivering high-quality temporary works solutions for some of the world’s biggest and most high-profile airport builds and expansion projects, including Qatar’s Doha International Airport, Brisbane Airport in Australia, Oman’s Salalah Airport and Abu Dhabi Midfield terminal. We can support with formwork and shoring solutions for every type of airport building structure, from terminal buildings, hangars, roads, bridges, tunnels and multi-storey car parks, to on-site hotels, underground parking facilities and control towers.

Our dedicated and experienced engineering specialists are available to support throughout the entire project cycle; from initial consultation, to on-going support during a project’s bidding, right through to providing dedicated product demonstrators to advise onsite teams throughout the erection of temporary works equipment.

What our customers think

“This was the first time we have worked on the construction of a tower this size, making the selection of the wall formwork system essential. we quickly recognised that the RMD Kwikform was the best solution for the job. It was safe, quick and easy to erect and efficient, helping us to overcome timescale challenges imposed crossing height zones. We are already familiar with the level of onsite assistance and technical support RMD Kwikform provides so the decision to select them as the supplier was easy.” Blair Anderson, Project Manager at Carillion Alawi

“The real benefit comes in the cycle time, on this project the cycle time has been reduced by almost a week by simply eliminating the need for a crane. Onsite safety is very important to us, the traveller system we’ve used on the retaining walls shows the ability of RMD Kwikform designers to meet tough targets without compromising safety.” Ahmad Deeb, Project Engineer Civil at Consolidated Contractors Int’l Co. S.A.L.

“Having worked with RMD Kwikform on a number of previous projects, including the Athabia Flyover in 2011, we were confident that their equipment and engineering expertise would enable us to complete construction to schedule, and to budget. We were faced with the challenge of casting the first level of the passenger terminal building in just six months. With this in mind, it was important to know they had access to equipment and logistical experience to put the infrastructure in place to help us meet this tight deadline.” James D’Souza, Larsen & Toubro Oman

“The engineering design and support that RMD Kwikform has supplied was absolutely vital in helping us to achieve some of the more complex engineering structures needed within the Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi Airport.” Adrian Brown, Project Director at L&T Construction

Factors to consider when specifying
an airport project

Early collaboration on an airport construction project is key. At pre-tender stage, our engineers will work with project teams to review project structures, construction phases, and help to identify any potential challenges ahead of time.
Airport structures are renowned for having complex geometries. From travelling formwork systems to support retaining walls during tunnel construction to heavy-duty propping solutions for state-of-the-art architectural feats, Altrad RMD can help.
BIM and 3D visualisation software are ideally suited to ambitious and large-scale airport construction environments. With LocusEye, our customers can interrogate a virtual model of the formwork and shoring solution on their site.
Due to the scale of airport projects, formwork and shoring solutions that reduce labour requirements but improve onsite productivity are key. Traveller systems for a staged concrete pour can save vital time and reduce labour.