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Anchored in Switzerland and internationally active, WALO is managed as a family business in the 4th and 5th generation. For over 100 years, WALO has focused on the combination of consistency and innovation.

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WALO is active as an innovative total solutions company in all markets of the construction industry. The family-owned company has established itself as a reliable partner in the construction industry and infrastructure projects in Switzerland and worldwide with its decades of experience and the permanent development of sustainable as well as economical solutions.

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We have successfully implemented many challenging projects. Therefore, we proudly let our references speak for our work.

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Whether residential, industrial, healthcare, outdoor or for sports and leisure facilities - seamless floor coverings have to meet a wide variety of requirements on a permanent basis.

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Good buildings and thus satisfied customers require precise construction work. All our employees, from unskilled workers to engineers, play a key role in ensuring that we achieve this goal time and time again.

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With our locations in three countries, we are successfully active for you worldwide.

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Eglisau-Glattfelden Power Plant, Switzerland

WALO's latest project on the Rhine river involved a complex process of reconstructing a mandatory fish ladder to allow fish to pass through the power plant. The new design includes a fish-lift and special partition walls.

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The task of renewing the turbine building at the Eglisau-Glattfelden power plant constituted yet another formidable challenge, even for WALO, and this on one of Europe’s most important rivers – the Rhine. Part of this project involved the complex process of reconstructing the existing mandatory fish ladder. The fish were no longer able to swim through the ladder (originally constructed in 1919). The objective of the project was therefore to construct a ladder with a new design to allow the fish to get past the power plant and to attract new fish species. The height of the steps was increased to a maximum incline of 6%, special patented partition walls made from steel were installed (to create the optimal current for the fish) and a chamber was built for fish traps (to count the fish). One of the special features of the new structure was a fish-lift installed on the German side of the power plant.

Besides, some concrete areas had to be replaced. WALO used high-pressure water jets to remove the chloride-contaminated and damaged concrete and replace it with new one.

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This project presented numerous challenges: a 100-year-old building structure, limited accessibility (meaning lots of work had to be done manually), flood risk, limited space and complex geometry.