- EFCO
Infobox_Company
company_name = EFCO
company_
company_type =Corporation
foundation = 1934 by W.A. Jennings
location =Des Moines ,Iowa ,USA
area_served = North America, South America, Europe, Asia
industry =Construction
products =Formwork , Engineering
revenue =
num_employees =
homepage = [http://www.efcoforms.com www.efcoforms.com]EFCO is a civil company based in
Des Moines, Iowa . It was founded in 1934 and is today one of the leading providers of concreteformwork systems in theUSA and the world. EFCO has an extensive subsidiary network inNorth America ,South America ,Asia , andEurope .History
Economy Forms Corporation, known today as EFCO, was founded by W.A. Jennings in 1934. The first product that Jennings, then a 36-year-old civil engineer, designed was a 30 inch by 30 inch steel form that a single worker could easily handle. Since then EFCO has developed advanced wall, slab and
climbing formwork . In the present day largest steel form manufacturing plant EFCO produces various modular steel wall systems designed for specific circumstances and conditions. EFCO is also in a leader in self climbing formwork with its Power Tower formwork.Product overview
The product range includes handset, radius and heavy duty formwork girders, column formwork, various shoring systems, a variety of slab formwork systems, aluminum posts, jump systems, self climbing systems, tie systems, services, software and training.
Notable projects
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The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino - East tower
*Project CityCenter - CityCenter Casino & Resort
* Trump Tower, Las Vegas, NV, USA
*San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, CA, USA
*Prado Dam , Corona, CA, USA
*O'Hare International Airport , Chicago, IL, USA
*Indianapolis Colts , Indianapolis, IN, USA
*Estadio Nacional de Panamá (Panama National Stadium), Panama City, Panama
*Eastlands Stadium , Manchester, EnglandSee also
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Formwork
*Climbing formwork References
* [http://www.efcoforms.com/about_efco.html EFCO history]
* [http://www.efcoforms.com/projecttypes.html Notable projects]External links
* [http://www.efcoforms.com/ EFCO Official site]
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