Western Forms provides aluminum forming systems for concrete construction. It was founded in 1955 and has since expanded internationally, with over 500,000 housing units produced annually using its forms. Western Forms focuses on developing proprietary technology to mass produce affordable housing efficiently through modular, reusable forms that can be used across various low, mid, and high rise residential projects.
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Overview
1955 – Company founded by E B Ward
1962 – Company invented the fabricated aluminum form
1970 – Company awarded first patent.
1974 – First international shipment (Nicaragua).
1978 – Sales top $5 million
1989 – Sales top $10 million
1993 – Company developed and patented Flagship™ design / manufacturing process
1996 – Company developed and patented PinLock™ attached hardware
2000 – Sales top $26 million
2002 – Company developed patented gasket for aluminum forms
2004 – Sales top $34 million, 19.8% increase over 2003
2006 - Western Forms purchases BEP – Crane set forming system manufacturers
2007 – Western Forms purchases Durand Forms & Solid Wall Systems
2010 – Western Forms signs joint venture agreement setting up Durand Forms-India factory
2010-2011 – Over 500,000 housing units produced worldwide annually with Western Forms
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Corporate Strategy
Customer focused
• Providing measurable improvement in all clients’ financial results
• Implementing the highest degree of technical support to concrete contractors & developers
Lead the way into new markets, ie. - Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Middle East
• Conversion of block wall structures to cast-in-place concrete for affordable housing
• International concrete homes for low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise residential housing
• Aluminum - pre-cast, post-tension slab , crane-set, and slab-column-beam systems
Provide leading proprietary technology and innovations
• PinLock™
• Gasketed forms
• Pan-L-Cure
• Welding process
• 3-hole steel bushings
• Post-tension slab system
Continuous improvements in manufacturing & services
• Lean manufacturing
• Numerous process improvement initiatives
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Engineering
Function
• Develop design of forming systems and components
which include all drawings required by
manufacturing, including all shell drawings
• Significant involvement/customization for
international orders
• Assist R&D to create next generation product
drawings or proposals
• Supports Customer Service, Sales, and
Manufacturing departments
• Emphasis on cross-training for proficiencies with
engineering tools and CAD software, manufacturing
system software, technical queries, and on-site
technical service instruction.
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Manufacturing
• $100mm manufacturing
capacity
• 49,000 sq.ft. manufacturing
facility
• 40,000 sq.ft. of raw material,
finished goods, and inventory
space
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Online-Internet Meeting Inspections
Western Forms has taken the initiative to do “Quality Control Inspections” for
every completed project before shipping. Owners often attend these online
inspections from the comfort of their home office. These set-ups also ensure
customers that easier and faster production rates can be implemented.
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Jobsite Technical Training & Support
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Concrete Homes Center Seminars
Western Forms hosts regular meetings and seminars on the
advantages of constructing homes with cast-in-place concrete
to visitors from around the world.
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Advantages of Western Forms to Mass Produce Housing Units
Western Forms systems have the capacity to be
cycled on a daily basis.
This concrete shell
structure was
poured in
5 days, with 40
form workers
Approximately 400m2 of living space per floor
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Western Forms Durability Stands the Test of Time
This developer uses Western’s Vertex brick pattern forming system.
These forms were purchased in 1984 and are still in use today with
over 4,500 reuses.
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Forms Created at Western are Modular & Compatible
Western Forms systems can
adapt to fit several different
design requirements for a
diversity of projects.
The same forms were used on
all three structures.
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Industrialized Production of Affordable Low Rise Concrete Homes
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Slab, Column & Beam Forming Systems for Residential & Commercial
Western Forms modular
adjustable beam forms
accommodate a wide range of
standardized beam depths which
increases equipment utilization
and reduces equipment inventory.
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Primary Objective
Strategy:
Introduce “industrialized methodology” early in design process to:
1. Reduce time and cost of construction
2. Improve construction quality
3. Utilize unskilled labor with “state-of-the-art” construction processes.
Action Plan:
1. Standardize architectural-structural design
2. Implement work processes to achieve daily cycle
3. Provide “Complete” forming systems approach
4. Improve labor productivity by providing more efficient tools
Supply Contractors and Developers with Western Forms aluminum
forming technologies to reduce the world’s housing unit deficit.
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Results of Western Forms Advanced Technologies
1. Lowest labor cost per m2 of form area.
2. Fastest cycle time available.
3. Highest quality finish.
4. Highest return on investment.
5. Highest equipment residual value.
6. Most complete aluminum forming systems.
7. Lowest cost concrete structures.
Lowest equipment cost per use available to produce the
lowest cost housing units when compared to all other
construction methods.
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