May 26, 2021

FWS: “Slipform” Construction Changing Skylines

Heavy industrial construction operations, crane and steel work at an FWS Group project

FWS has been responsible for changing the skyline in Western Canada for over 30 years. They used a technique called “Slipform”
construction.

“Slipform” in its vertical usage, is used to build high-rise structures, such as- skyscrapers, cement plants, nuclear reactors, coal preparation plants, stacks, towers, and bridge columns. In this instance FWS used this technique to build a grain elevator. Read more.

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