Hear about our successful trainee program in Turkey
ABDULLAH DOGMUS AND BUSRA GIZEM YILMAZ
For the Future
“More value - less impact" - that's the name of the Sika sustainability strategy. With the aim of “enhancing utility and reducing impacts”, Sika pursues six strategic target areas, focusing on sustainable solutions, climate performance, community engagement, energy, waste/water, and occupational safety. As Sika, we attach importance to a sustainable future and we aware of how important waste management is for our future. Sika Turkey organized a competition with the purpose of drawing attention to waste management for a sustainable environment, and asked young people to share their creative projects on waste management and recycling.
With the Future
Let us introduce Gizem and Abdullah; they are our young heroes building the future! Not only did they dream for a beautiful world, but also put their ideas into practice together with Sika. They made contributions to the restoration of a playground with waste materials by using concrete cube samples, aggregates and various Sika products.
Who is Gizem?
Büsra Gizem Yılmaz graduated from Istanbul Kültür University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture in 2018. She is currently working as an Architect in Kültür University Directorate of Construction and Technical Works. At the same time she is continuing her postgraduate training in architectural design.
Who is Abdullah?
Abdullah Dogmus is a student of Maltepe University, Department of Architecture in English, 3rd grade. He is an architect candidate who attaches a meaning to the past and loves to build the future. He is a person who likes producing and practicing innovative ideas about sustainability and recycling.
Their Experience at Sika
The project began with Gizem and Abdullah getting to know about Sika products from the relevant documents. After that they had a factory tour and OHS training given by an Occupational Safety Specialist for acting in accordance with the rules in the
factory. They also examined the waste products in the waste field.
After that it was time to get to work - Gizem examined the concrete samples and learned about putting the existing concrete cubes in the form of aggregate and bringing concrete in a castable form with slump experiment. And Abdullah started restoring the park with waste Sika products after determining the repair needs.