Issue 12/2009

Dear readers, In this December issue we have something new to report to you: Beginning in 2010, BFT INTERNATIONAL will be the official publication of...

ú The concrete and precast industry has also had to deal with the impact of the financial crisis. Declining orders, high inventory levels and customer...

ú From September 23 to 26, 2009, experts of building materials coming from all over the world met for the 17th time on the occasion of the...

ú Despite billions of euros injected into stimulus packages, the economic crisis has had a tangible impact on the construction industry in Europe. The...

At first glance, the slab blocks on Saatwinkler Damm in Berlin-Spandau are not especially exciting. But the restoration of the faVades and windows was...

Exceptional tasks require exceptional solutions. The staff of precast concrete plant Spürgin located in Teningen (Germany) was confronted with such...

ú Finnish based Polarmatic Oy is a developer and supplier of innovative heating, automation and measurement solutions for the concrete industry....

ú Aeroc TOV, Ukraine, a member of Aeroc International AS, has commissioned its newest and most modern autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) plant at an...

ú The W+K Maschinenfabrik GmbH designed a compact cutting line for autoclaved aerated concrete and installed this line at the customer’s site in...

ú In addition to lattice girders and punching shear reinforcement, Filigran Trägersysteme GmbH & Co. KG now has taken up the production of reinforcing...

ú Moisture or even water unleash destructive forces in buildings of all types. In buildings used for electric power supply, e.g. in substations,...

ú Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC), Mexico has successfully improved the quality and strength of their manufactured concrete precast panels. Through...

ú In Germany, it is so far common to dimension and manufacture precast structural elements of reinforced concrete or pre-stressed concrete in respect...

ú The air quality in inner-city areas remains a major problem for the future. Promising solutions are available by the use of air-purifying concrete...

ú There is no such thing as stagnation at the engineering company based in Burbach-Wahlbach. The supplier is constantly looking for new development...

ú With almost 50 years of experience gained in the concrete pipe industry, MBK company has built confidence among its customers inducing pipe...