PERI supported Statom Group on this project. The climbing system offers time-saving operations, with the ability to move secure units comprising formwork and platforms in only one crane lift.

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    Sep
    Maintence and cleaning services

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    Ensuring Product Quality in Our Material Yard

    At PERI, safety is a core principle guiding all operations. The PERI Operational Excellence campaign reinforces this commitment by focusing on failure reduction, people-driven quality, and continuous training. Through advanced cleaning processes, rigorous inspections, and ongoing employee training, we ensure the durability and safety of our formwork materials. This campaign highlights our dedication to maintaining the highest safety and quality standards across material yards and construction sites, building a safer, more efficient future.
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    Aug

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    PERI Student Day: Shaping the Future of the Construction Industry

    At PERI, we believe in investing in the future by engaging with the next generation of construction professionals. This July, we hosted our annual PERI Student Day, inviting students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) to our facilities. The event was a resounding success, offering students an inside look at our operations and the opportunities within the construction industry.
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    Aug
    PERI offers an extensive range of plywood with various grades and sizes

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    Exploring Sustainable Construction with PERI Plywood: Our Top Plywood Options

    In today's construction industry, sustainability is no longer just a trend-it's a necessity. At PERI, we are committed to providing high-quality, sustainable construction materials that meet the rigorous demands of modern projects. One of our key product lines that exemplifies this commitment is our range of plywood options
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    Jul

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    Community Spirit Shines Bright at The PERI Blood Donation Drive in Cape Town

    The recent blood donation drive hosted by PERI South Africa at their Cape Town branch on June 25th was an outstanding success, coinciding with World Blood Donor Month. The event highlighted the strength of community spirit and collaboration, drawing participants from PERI staff, neighboring businesses, and the Blackheath community. With the support of the WCBS team and the local ward councillor, the drive ran seamlessly, making a meaningful impact and fostering a shared sense of purpose among all involved.
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    Jul
    Refinery&PlattekloofInterchange,N7,CapeTown

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    Enhance Your Construction Operations with VARIO GT 24

    The VARIO GT 24 from PERI is a premier construction formwork solution known for its integration of safety, efficiency, and speed. This versatile system is ideal for a wide range of projects, from residential buildings to complex infrastructure developments. Key features include compliance with stringent international safety standards, enhanced protection through safety railings and concreting platforms, and pre-assembled forms for ease of use. Additionally, PERI offers advanced technical services such as 3D planning and visualization to tailor formwork solutions to specific project needs. These services enhance project efficiency, optimize formwork design, and improve communication among stakeholders. The VARIO GT 24 also supports accurate material estimation and allows for real-time adjustments during construction. In summary, the VARIO GT 24 formwork system provides comprehensive benefits, ensuring projects are completed safely, efficiently, and on time. The system's adaptability and PERI's technical support make it an invaluable asset for any construction project.
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    May
    The easy to handle shoring construction kit for truss girders, shoring towers and pedestrian bridges
    The ALPHAKIT Truss Girder serves to transfer loads from in-situ con-crete or prefabricated components in bridge and building construction.
    The ALPHAKIT pedestrian bridge serves as temporary shoring for allowing pedestrians to cross an obstruction.

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    Introducing ALPHAKIT: The easy to handle shoring construction kit

    The easy to handle shoring construction kit

    Introducing ALPHAKIT, an innovative shoring and girder solution tailored for South African contractors. Engineered for efficiency and safety, ALPHAKIT handles structures up to 30 meters high and spans of 27.75 meters with rapid assembly made easy by fitting pin connections. Its lightweight components and intuitive design eliminate heavy lifting, enhancing on-site workflow. ALPHAKIT is ideal for various applications, including free-standing towers, pedestrian bridges, and custom truss configurations. Designed specifically for the South African market, ALPHAKIT ensures faster, safer, and more efficient construction. Discover the ALPHAKIT difference with PERI’s advanced shoring solutions.
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    May
    Technical Services
    Metro tunnel

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    Unlocking Precision: PERI's Tailored Technical Solutions

    PERI stands out in construction with its personalized planning and expert guidance from seasoned technical specialists. Their engineers craft cost-effective formwork and scaffolding solutions, providing detailed plans and precise system components to streamline preparation and enhance cost certainty. Using advanced tools like PERI CAD, they offer tailored solutions for each project, conducting static calculations to ensure compliance with industry standards. PERI's commitment extends beyond planning, offering support throughout the project realization phase. With project-specific planning, stability analysis, verifiable statics, and optimized material requirements, PERI ensures precision, efficiency, and excellence in construction projects.
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    Apr
    The new PERI school building in Kibera consists of several thousand TwistBlocks. (Photo:
PERI SE)
    Andreas Mayer and Dr Jürgen Mayer from PERI attended the opening ceremony in Kenya. Amidst
a varied entertainment programme, they gave speeches expressing their best wishes.
(Photo: PERI SE)
    The TwistBlocks are hollow concrete blocks that can be slotted together without mortar to form a wall. The building blocks are produced particularly easily and quickly using specially developed formwork, namely the TwistBlock moulds from PERI. (Photo: PERI SE)

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    The first PERI school in Kenya

    The very first PERI school in Kenya opened its doors at the end of February 2024 for over 200 children. In collaboration with the non-profit start-up “Start Somewhere”, PERI developed what are known as TwistBlock Moulds for hollow concrete blocks, designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind. The new school building has created not only learning spaces, but also new local job opportunities.
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    Mar
    PERI South Africa Management Team
    Group photo of PERI SA management Team
    Our head of human resources Terry Adams

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    Meet the directors of PERI South Africa

    PERI South Africa proudly announces the appointment of its dynamic new leadership team, united in commitment to uphold PERI's core mission of making construction more efficient safer, and faster . With a collective vision for innovation and excellence, the new team is poised to drive continued success and further solidify PERI's legacy as a preeminent leader in the South African construction industry.
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    Jun
    The parts delivered to the site in Denmark are assembled to allow for efficient concreting processes.
    The complete PERI formwork material was delivered to the working port with a total of twelve ships and over 250 trucks.
    At the end of February 2023, PERI celebrated the delivery of the one millionth part to the construction site of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project in Denmark. In total, PERI has delivered more than 10,000 t of material to date, including the impressive figure of around 2,400 different parts.

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    Milestone in the construction of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: PERI delivers 10,000 t of special formwork

    With a length of 18 km, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest immersed tunnel in the world and is considered one of the largest infrastructure construction sites in Europe. PERI developed a formwork concept for the central production of the standard tunnel elements.
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    May
    UN Global compact

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    PERI joins the UN Global Compact

    PERI joins the UN Global Compact PERI has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate management. By joining, PERI commits to aligning its corporate actions with the ten universal sustainability principles of the UN Global Compact. These principles cover topics such as human rights, discrimination, environmental protection and anti-corruption.
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    Jan
    With effect from 1 January 2023, PERI Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG has acquired Implenia Schalungsbau GmbH in Bobenheim-Roxheim, Germany.

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    PERI acquires Implenia Schalungsbau GmbH

    With effect from 1 January 2023, PERI Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG has acquired Implenia Schalungsbau GmbH in Bobenheim-Roxheim, Germany. For the time being, the company will be managed under the name PERI Schalungsbau GmbH as a subsidiary of PERI Germany.
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    Dec
    PERI assisted with the construction of the 550-m-long and 27-m-wide drive-by platform by providing a customised formwork carriage solution.
    The 15,300 m² bridge area is supported by 70 V-shaped columns at a height of over 10 m.
    The 70 V-shaped columns were also constructed with the help of PERI formwork systems.

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    Customised formwork carriage cuts construction time by several months

    At the south end of Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 3, with its futuristic design, is currently one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects. Upon completion of construction in 2024, up to 19 million travellers will be able to arrive at and depart from the three new gates each year. PERI assisted Max Bögl with the construction of the drive-by platform, which will in future provide passengers with direct access to the departure level of Terminal 3. 
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    Aug
    The 85 m high and 485 m long Filstal Bridge brings together all the challenges of bridge construction: a sophisticated construction method with slender superstructures and high bridge piers that widen in a Y-shape at the crown, high architectural concrete requirements and a narrow time window to meet the completion deadline.
    The cantilevered parapets on the west bridge were constructed in 24-m-sections using a total of four VARIOKIT Cantilevered Parapet Carriages.
    PERI engineers assisted with the construction of the piers, superstructure and tunnel portals using their solution expertise and modular, coordinated formwork and scaffolding systems.

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    Building bridges with solution expertise and modular systems

    Customer-oriented planning and services combined with coordinated modular systems form the basis for developing formwork and scaffolding solutions that are suitable for almost any site requirements, including complex infrastructure projects. Experienced PERI engineers assisted with the construction of the Filstal Bridge, bringing their extensive solution expertise to bear.
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    Jun
    PERI patented the guardrail in advance as early as 1996; the principle of integrated safety is still an essential component of the PERI UP Scaffolding Kit today. This is also shown, for example, by the integrated lift lock of the decks without additional components.
    Visitors to the PERI exhibition hall can look forward to realistic exhibits – including a segment of the PERI UP weather protection roof.
    Working platforms and access solutions from the combination of PERI UP and VARIOKIT can easily be integrated into existing structures and various PERI systems. The scaffolding manufacturer will be demonstrating how this works at bauma.

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    PERI shows the future of scaffolding at bauma

    From 24 to 30 October 2022, the PERI exhibition hall at the northern open-air site (booth FN 719) in Munich will have the motto “Shaping the Future”. In addition to impressive exhibits, live demonstrations, personal discussions and information events, the scaffolding and formwork manufacturer will have many more surprises in store for visitors. Among other things, PERI will be showing completely new innovations for scaffolding as well as further developments of the digital planning tools.
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    May
    During the construction of the new faculty at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco, an optimally coordinated PERI formwork and scaffolding solution allowed construction to be completed within a nine-month period, while maintaining high safety standards.
    With the help of ALPHADECK Slab Formwork, it proved possible to form around 120,000 m2 of slab in just nine months.
    The low weight of the ALPHADECK panels and the possibility of early striking using the drophead system reduced the material quantities required on site and minimised the time required for work processes.

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    PERI enables nine-month construction period while maintaining high safety standards

    PERI supported the construction of the new campus of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Rabat, Morocco. With reliability and customer focus, PERI managed to meet the tight construction deadline of only nine months and helped to ensure that the project was carried out according to strict safety standards. For this construction project, PERI used a just-in-time approach to supply a comprehensive overall solution from a single source, including the new ALPHADECK and HANDSET Alpha Panel Formwork as well as PERI UP Scaffolding solutions.
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    Jan
    For the construction of the three bridges WS 49, WS 52 and WS 54, PERI supplied an optimally coordinated formwork and scaffolding solution based on the VARIOKIT Incremental Launching Facility, VARIO GT 24 and TRIO Column Formwork and the PERI UP Scaffolding System.
    For the construction of the three bridge structures with two superstructures each, a complete PERI solution with the VARIOKIT Incremental Launching Facility proved to be the key to success and was greatly appreciated due to reduced material quantities and time-saving handling.
    The flexible VARIOKIT Formwork Units could be individually adapted to suit the supporting construction and bridge geometry.

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    Adherence to the weekly cycle with PERI VARIOKIT VIL Incremental Launching Facility

    The Expressway S3 in western Poland, with a total length of 480.70 km, runs in a southerly direction from the port of Świnoujście to the border between Poland and the Czech Republic. PERI provided support for the section between Legnica and Lubawka. For the construction of the three bridge structures with two superstructures each, a comprehensive PERI solution with the VARIOKIT Incremental Launching Facility proved to be the key to success and was greatly appreciated due to reduced material quantities and time-saving handling.
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    Nov
    The first successfully completed project with TwistBlock Moulds: the "Oloo's Children Centre" in the Kibera slum in Nairobi (Kenya) was built from over 7,200 bricks according to plans by Oliver von Malm. The school offers space for 400 children.
    The first successfully completed project with TwistBlock Moulds: the "Oloo's Children Centre" in the Kibera slum in Nairobi (Kenya) was built from over 7,200 bricks according to plans by Oliver von Malm. The school offers space for 400 children.
    The first successfully completed project with TwistBlock Moulds: the "Oloo's Children Centre" in the Kibera slum in Nairobi (Kenya) was built from over 7,200 bricks according to plans by Oliver von Malm. The school offers space for 400 children.

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    German Innovation Award 2021 for PERI and “Start Somewhere”

    The "TwistBlock Moulds" formwork system co-developed by PERI has won the German Innovation Award 2021 in the "Building & Elements" category. The German Design Council, which this year already honored the 3D construction printing project in Beckum with a German Innovation Award, recognized "TwistBlock Moulds" as an innovation that advances the industry through its originality, implementation and effectiveness.
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    May
    State-of-the-art, BIM-based scaffold planning and innovative PERI systems were instrumental in the construction of the new vitamin A complex at BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
    At peak times, up to 1,300 t of PERI system material were in use on a daily basis.
    The 30-m-high heavy-duty platforms and a bridging construction on the northern side of the building proved to be challenging aspects of the PERI scaffolding solution.

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    A modern approach to planning and work operations in industrial scaffolding construction

    In the industrial environment more than anywhere else, process and operational reliability requirements are particularly stringent. At BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, Germany, PERI has demonstrated that safety and cost-effectiveness can be combined with ease by making use of state-of-the-art, BIM-based scaffold planning and innovative systems.
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    Feb
    The principle of the innovative SKYMAX formwork solution is based on compatible components made of various materials. The result of this is a construction kit that paves the way for flexible solutions that will fulfil specific project requirements.
    Working with the SKYMAX system is remarkably simple due to the low number of different components. The system of combining the panels and heads is self-explanatory.
    The panel slab formwork can be installed safely and efficiently from the level below. The slab panels are slipped into the head from the installation surface below and pivoted upwards.

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    Groundbreaking innovation for slab formwork procedures

    The safety requirements imposed on slab-forming procedures are becoming an increasingly significant issue. At formwork and scaffolding manufacturer PERI, ensuring safety during day-to-day work is priority number 1. PERI has unveiled the future-proof large panel formwork system SKYMAX, a groundbreaking innovation for formwork systems. Not only does the innovative principle significantly increase safety levels for users, it also improves the degree of economic efficiency.
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    Jan
    With this award, companies are honoured for extraordinary success in the implementation of measures to increase efficiency in the office area.

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    PERI wins Office Excellence Award 2019

    PERI GmbH has received the Office Excellence Award 2019. With this award, companies are honoured for extraordinary success in the implementation of measures to increase efficiency in the office area. In recent years, Volkswagen, Daimler, Viessmann and Schmitz Cargobull were among the winning companies.
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    Jul
    On the picture (from left): Stefan Friedrich (association "Die Familienunternehmer"), Alexander Schwoerer and Monika Eckert (moderator of the evening).

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    Innovation Award for PERI

    The association "Die Familienunternehmer" has awarded the Bavarian Family Entrepreneur Prize for the eighth time. With this award, the association honors the commitment of family businesses to their respective regions. In 2019, PERI received the award as Bavarian family enterprise of the year in the category innovation.
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    Mar
    PERI UP Easy was awarded the BUDMA Trade Fair Gold Medal. The award was accepted by Łukasz Majkowski, Branch Manager PERI Poland (third from left).
    The Gold Medal of the BUDMA Trade Fair is awarded for modern and innovative products that set trends for the future of the construction industry.
    In addition to the PERI UP Easy Facade Scaffolding, PERI also exhibited the DUO System Formwork, the universal lightweight formwork for walls, foundations, columns and slabs.

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    PERI Poland honoured – double success for PERI in Poland

    The international BUDMA Construction and Architecture Fair is one of the most famous trade fairs in Poland and focuses on construction industry developments from around the world. Every year, after a thorough and rigorous evaluation by a team of experts, the coverted gold medal – one of the best-known awards on the Polish market – is presented to innovative products of the highest quality.
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    Mar
    On the first section through the mountainous region of western Northern Macedonia, the new motorway crosses a total of 14 viaducts. On a length of approx. 10 km, around 4,000,000 m³ of earth had to be excavated and a total of 150,000 t of concrete and 15,000 t of reinforcement were subsequently processed.
    The left, right and centre sections of the bridge superstructure were sub-divided into 64 concreting sections and simultaneously realised using a total of four VBC Balanced Cantilever Carriages.
    With the balanced cantilever method, the superstructure is symmetrically realised on both sides in the form of a balance beam - starting from the rigidly connected pier.

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    Project-specific solution for the longest cantilever bridge in Northern Macedonia

    Upon completion, a new, almost 65 km long motorway will connect the cities of Kičevo and Ohrid in the south west of the North Macedonian Republic. On the first section between Kičevo and Podvis, it was necessary to build a 381 m long viaduct. For this, PERI engineers developed a project-specific solution on the basis of the VARIOKIT balanced cantilever equipment. As a result, this allowed the construction team to maintain the very tight building schedule – in spite of the challenging terrain.
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    Feb
    Thanks to the project-specific solution using mainly system components, the contractor was provided with a cost-effective and efficient solution.
    The main difficulties in this project lay in finding a formwork and scaffolding solution for the funnel-shaped cantilever on the 5th floor and the differently arranged cantilevered balconies which projected outwards up to 4 m.
(Rendering: Raumgleiter)
    With the help of specially assembled framework-type tables comprised of parts from the VARIOKIT Engineering Construction Kit, it was always possible to realise the range of balcony cantilevers as well as accommodating the high loads from the parapet prefabricated elements in the same system.

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    Green residential tower grows with VARIOKIT

    The Aglaya high-rise building is situated in the so-called Suurstoffi area in Risch Rotkreuz next to Lake Zug. In a unique way, it combines the increasing desire of living in a green environment with careful management of building land resources. PERI planned and delivered a scaffolding and formwork solution to meet the difficult formwork challenges of this flagship project for realising a future-oriented living environment.
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    Feb
    The mobile SKY Anchor attachment point facilitates safe shuttering operations from above whilst using PPE.
    With MAXIMO, PERI set a new standard in the industry a few years ago with the single-sided tie technology.
    PERI provides comprehensive support for its customers through all project phases with products, systems and services.

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    PERI at bauma 2019

    Weissenhorn / Munich. At the industry´s leading international trade show from 8th to 14th April 2019 in Munich, PERI will be showcasing numerous new developments for formwork and scaffolding technology to customers and visitors alike. The focus is on innovations, practice-oriented system supplements as well as further developments which cover a wide range of applications and target groups. An important feature of the company´s trade fair appearance is that of digital solutions along with the comprehensive range of services that PERI uses to make project realisation regarding all aspects of formwork and scaffolding more economical and safer for all users.
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    Jan
    PERI DUO won the BAKA Award for Product Innovations 2019. The award was presented on the opening day of BAU 2019 in Munich by Gunther Adler, state secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior responsible for construction and homeland affairs. Bernhard Überle and Helmut Sterflinger of PERI Germany accepted the special award on behalf of the company.
    Already at the first day of the fair trade BAU 2019 in Munich PERI recorded a lot of visitors. Next to the awarded composite formwork DUO the expert audience was interested in the MAXIMO panel formwork, the PERI UP Easy facade scaffold as well as in many other innovations in hall A2 (booth 115).
    PERI DUO is manufactured using a zero-waste manufacturing process that results in no waste being produced. All of the raw materials are integrated in the production process. In line with this closed cyclic economy, the DUO material remains as a material after recycling and can be used for new products such as formliners.

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    PERI DUO wins BAKA Prize for Product Innovation 2019

    Weissenhorn-based formwork and scaffolding manufacturer, PERI, has won the BAKA Product Innovation Award 2019. Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior responsible for construction and homeland affairs – together with Dr. Ing. Reinhard Pfeiffer from Messe München and BAKA Chairman Ulrich Zink – presented the award in front of around 800 invited guests at the BAU 2019 in Munich on 14th January. The special award was accepted on behalf of the company by Bernhard Überle, PERI Sales Director Germany, and PERI Sales Manager, Helmut Sterflinger.