Blog
Industry insights, how-to guides, and the latest news from the world of plywood and wood products.
Permanent Formwork (Stay-in-Place): How It Works, When It Pays — and When Reusable Wins
Permanent (stay-in-place) formwork stays cast in the pour instead of being struck and reused. What the material families…
Plywood in Tunnel Formwork: Where the Steel System Ends and the Plywood Begins
Tunnel formwork is a steel system, and most guides stop there. This one shows where plywood actually fits on a…
Plywood for Table & Flying Formwork: Choosing the Deck Panel That Survives the Cycle Count
Table and flying formwork carries the building's most repetitive slab pours — and the deck taking every cycle is…
Slipform Construction: How Continuous-Pour Formwork Works (and the Panel Behind It)
Slipform construction casts concrete continuously as a hydraulic rig climbs without stopping, leaving no cold joints.…
Climbing Formwork (Jump Form): How It Works and the Panel That Faces the Concrete
Climbing formwork (jump form) is wall formwork that rises with the structure, repositioned after each lift and anchored…
1 Inch Plywood: Thicknesses, Strength, Sheet Types & Buying Guide
True 1 inch plywood exists, but most "1 inch" panels are nominal. This guide covers real thickness, the sheet types sold…
How Many Times Can You Reuse Formwork Plywood? Reuse Cycles by Grade
There is no single reuse number for formwork plywood. It runs from about 3 pours for bare panels to up to 20 for Class 3…
Concrete Pressure on Formwork: How Fresh-Concrete Pressure Drives Panel and Tie Choices
Fresh concrete pushes outward like a fluid, and that lateral pressure decides formwork panel thickness and tie spacing.…
Europe Recovers as Asian Plywood Supply Tightens — June 2026
Framing lumber sits near multi-month highs and ocean freight is climbing into an early peak season, just as Europe's…
Permanent (Stay-in-Place) Formwork vs Reusable Plywood Formwork: When Each Makes Sense
Permanent formwork stays in the structure after the pour; reusable plywood is stripped and used again. Here is where…
Falsework vs Formwork: What Falsework Is, How It Differs, and Where the Plywood Goes
Falsework supports formwork; formwork moulds the concrete. A plain, plywood-aware guide to the difference, the types of…
What Is Shuttering in Construction? Types, Materials & How It Works
A plain-language explainer of shuttering in construction: what it is, how it differs from formwork and centering, the…