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Dokaflex 1-2-4 concrete floor formwork system

Manufactured by Doka Industries, Amstetten, Austria, and distributed by Doka USA, Little Ferry, N.J., Dokaflex 1-2-4 is a hand-operated concrete floor formwork system for floor slabs of virtually any shape and size. The formwork can be used as a simple high-cycle, loose-formed system, configured in a modular crane-set system, or a combination of the two.

Composed of engineered wood timbers and steel supports, the system includes tripods to open up clear bays for easy movement of material. The engineered timbers are designed to provide long-term use of the product without loss of capacity and are found to be more dimensionally stable and less prone to warping than typical dimensional lumber.

Why Mike Tibbett uses Dokaflex 1-2-4

"We have found that our crews learn how to use the system quicker than other systems.

"We can use the same system components in several variations to accommodate different job conditions.

"We used the system on an eight-level, flat-slab college dormitory structure as a loose-form system because we found the efficiency and production to be better than the commonly used truss tables."

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The ProfessionalMerritt WattsMike Tibbett Director of Heavy and Structural Construction, Hoar Construction, Birmingham, Ala.Mike Tibbett is a 25-year veteran of the heavy civil construction and general building industry. He is involved in all aspects of the construction process, including early structural and civil design review for constructability and cost, project budgeting, scheduling, production, and profitability. Tibbett also specifies concrete formwork systems, concrete materials, and heavy equipment. His company, Hoar Construction, is #55 on BD&C

's Giants 300 list of construction firms.Tibbett is active in several industry associations, including the American Concrete Institute and Structural Engineers of Alabama.More information, Dokaflex 1-2-4, www.doka.com

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