Concrete Wall Forms

Universal has teamed up with Gates & Sons, the leader in labor-efficient concrete forming systems, to provide solutions for a wide variety of commercial concrete forming projects. Both UFP and Gates specialize in custom forms built to meet your job specifications, but with Gates. Let Universal Forest Products and Gates help you save time and money on your next concrete forming job.

From column forms to concrete wall construction forms, UFP and Gates Concrete Forming Systems have a safe, fast solution for your custom concrete forming needs. Best of all, Gates forming systems are available for lease or purchase through UFP’s national concrete forming products network.

Our concrete forming products team works directly with Gates to provide solutions for your column forming needs. Column forms using Gates Lok Fast Column Clamp is a great great choice for both custom one-time pours and for multiple-column pour projects like parking garages, high-rise structures, highway bridges and more. Gates column forms can be ganged for higher columns, which will save time and overall project cost.

About Gates & Sons
Since 1948, Gates has been supplying the concrete forming industry with streamlined system-based solutions for concrete forming. Gates & Sons is the industry leader in pre-assembled forming systems in the U.S. A Gates motto is, "Make your forms fit the job. Don't try to make your job fit the forms." UFP and Gates are of the same mindset: We want construction companies to think of their job as a custom job, because chances are, it is.

On the job site, the old adage "time is money" has never been more true than it is today. With crews looking to trim costs at every turn, they also want to deliver a quality product. When your job calls for it, Universal Forest Products has a wide variety of concrete forming options to maximize your crew's performance.

UFP offers dimensional lumber, panels, engineered wood products, plated trusses and beam sides. And because we operate our own fleet of trucks, we'll deliver your forming material on time to your job site in full or partial truckloads.

Our concrete forming dimensional wood is perfect for beam sides, walls, forms and stakes. It's made from treated lumber and available in all grades and sizes—including cut-to-length. Dimensonal lumber is also ideal for retaining walls.

Beam sides and edge forms can be pre-built or custom-built to exact specifications. They are suitable for support beams and are available in HDO, MDO, BB and PSF Phenolic surface finishes. The ends of the beam sides overhang to allow for proper concrete release.