Project Name: Zhuhai Airport Expansion and Renovation Project (Tender Section 1) – Terminal Civil Works
Project Location: Jinwan District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, P.R. China
Project Type: Large-scale transportation hub public building (within Zhuhai Airport Terminal Area)
GETO Products: ST100 German Tower Shoring System (modular truss shoring), supported by PC-MES digital production management platform
Project Overview
The Zhuhai Airport Expansion Project is a key transportation hub project in Guangdong Province. The T2 terminal has a total gross floor area of approximately 191,000 m², with a frame structure of 2 floors underground and 4 floors above ground. The highest point of the main building is 40.25 metres. The terminal consists of a main building and east, west, and south piers. Upon completion, it will enable Zhuhai Airport to enter the era of dual-terminal operations, increasing its annual passenger throughput capacity to 27.5 million.
The project involves exceptionally dangerous large‑scale works, including super‑high formwork, long spans, and large‑section beams. Local formwork heights exceed 8 metres, and the largest beam section reaches 2000mm × 1300mm, classifying as a “large‑scale hazardous partial project” beyond a certain scale. GETO provided a full‑process solution using the ST100 German Tower Shoring System, efficiently solving the construction challenges of long‑span and high‑formwork areas in the terminal, ensuring safe and efficient project progress.
Project Characteristics
- Concentrated super‑high, large‑section high formwork – extremely difficult safety control
Local formwork heights reach 9.85 metres. Large‑section beams include dimensions such as 500mm×1200mm, 1000mm×1600mm, and 2000mm×1300mm, with concentrated linear loads exceeding 20 kN/m, requiring expert demonstration. Extremely high demands are placed on the load‑bearing capacity and stability of the shoring system.
- Predominantly long‑span beamless system – high construction space requirements
Most of the main building and piers are designed as long‑span beamless slabs. Traditional cup‑lock scaffolds are dense, affecting personnel access, material transfer, and construction efficiency. The shoring system must balance load‑bearing capacity with working space.
- Tight schedule and strict precision requirements
As a provincial key hub project, the schedule is tight. The shoring system must be quick to assemble and dismantle, highly precise, and capable of fast turnover, while meeting millimetre‑level control of structural dimensional deviations.
- Complex environment – construction without flight interruption
Construction in the airport area requires strict control of safety, noise, and site occupation. The shoring system must be lightweight, low‑impact, and highly reliable.
GETO Solution
1. Core product: ST100 German Tower Shoring System
Only 5 standard components – heights up to 22.9 metres or more.
Tool‑free, quick installation – no pre‑design required, direct assembly.
Assembly/dismantling efficiency far exceeds that of traditional cup‑lock scaffolds.
2. Customised high‑formwork shoring solution
Under large‑section beams: Tower spacing 0.8–1.5 metres, combined with VT20 wooden I‑beams and AB20C aluminium beams as primary/secondary joists, precisely matching different beam section loads.
Under long‑span slabs: Tower spacing 1 metre, standardised primary/secondary joist layout, achieving long spans, fewer support points, and large working space.
3. Safety and precision dual guarantee
Innovative connection of cup‑lock scaffold + German tower – overall stability improved, verticality deviation ≤ H/1000.
Precise positioning using total stations and spirit levels – strict control of base and head jack extensions ensures uniform load distribution.
Full‑process intelligent monitoring – real‑time tracking of settlement, displacement, and frame deformation, with dynamic warnings during concrete placement.
4. Efficient construction process
Assembly/dismantling efficiency: 200–300 m³ per person per shift – more than double that of cup‑lock scaffolds. Labour cost reduced by over 50%.
Material consumption: Under the same working conditions, material weight is only 40%–80% of cup‑lock scaffolds – significant savings in freight, storage, and machinery costs.
Full‑process service: Scheme design → component production → on‑site guidance → acceptance monitoring → after‑sales support – fully integrated.
5. Full‑process digital control
GETO’s proprietary PC‑MES platform integrates production management, quality traceability, and intelligent data analysis, providing end‑to‑end lean control from raw material incoming inspection to finished product dispatch. This provides technical support for “zero‑rework” rapid installation of large‑scale precast components.
Project Value
- New benchmark for high‑formwork construction in transportation hubs
Provides a replicable German tower rapid shoring solution for long‑span, super‑high formwork projects such as airports and terminals, filling a technical gap in large‑scale transportation hub high‑formwork construction in South China.
- Dual breakthrough in safety and efficiency
Achieved zero safety accidents, zero formwork blowouts, and zero major deformations. The construction schedule was shortened by over 30% compared to conventional schemes, perfectly meeting the accelerated demands of key projects.
- Green, low‑carbon and cost optimisation
All components are galvanised for corrosion protection and can be reused for 20–30 years, significantly reducing timber and steel consumption. Overall construction cost reduced by 15%–20% – outstanding economic benefits.
- Strengthened brand and technical capability
Consolidates GETO’s leading position in public buildings, airport, and large‑span hub formwork sectors. Validates the reliability of the German tower system in super‑hazardous high‑formwork projects, providing a preferred support solution for large‑scale public buildings nationwide, including airports, exhibition centres, and stadiums.
Leveraging the strong capabilities and brand influence of a listed company, along with years of experience in global expansion, extensive market coverage, and mature cross-border operational capabilities, GETO has established 12 major production bases worldwide and registered the “GETO®” international trademark in 32 countries and regions. Its products are sold to more than 60 countries and regions, including Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, Europe, and North America, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The company consistently adheres to its brand philosophy of “Set industry benchmark, create world-renowned brand,” and insists on the high standard of “benchmark demonstration projects” for every project. By delivering “high-quality” products and services, it provides comprehensive “1+N” system solutions for green, new, intelligent buildings, fully creating value for its customers.