Load bearing tower wins European safety award

Highly integrated safety engineered into the Staxo 100 load-bearing tower has won Doka the European award for safety in structural engineering in Spain.
February 21, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Doka Espana recieved the award for its Staxo 100 load-bearing tower
Highly integrated safety engineered into the Staxo 100 load-bearing tower has won 203 Doka the European award for safety in structural engineering in Spain.

Doka España accepted the award from Spain’s General Council of Technical Architecture (Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España, 2943 CGATE) in recognition of developments in effectively preventing accidents on site. The Staxo 100 load-bearing towers won the award in the Innovation and Research category.

Javier Lorenzo, Doka España, said: “Doka develops systems that not only reduce but also effectively prevent accidents on site. The Staxo 100 and Staxo 40 load-bearing tower systems from Doka combine easy handling and high load-bearing strength with maximum safety.”

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