New plant for paver production in Slovakia

Standard pavers of premium quality

Fig. 1 Elevator.

Fig. 2 Wet-side.

Fig. 3 Paving block machine KRS 4 by Rekers Maschinenbau GmbH.

Fig. 4 The stable frame construction of the block machine.

Fig. 5 Transfer car is controlled centrally with trailing cables.

Fig. 6 Cuber with all-wheel-drive.

Fig. 7 The cuber picks up the individual layers and forms a package.

Fig. 8 Here the plastic nets are inserted and package are supplied with hoods.

Fig. 9 The aggregate bins in top view:The star-shaped distribution of resources is supported by vibrator.

Fig. 10 Mixer for core concrete was supllied by Pemat.

Fig. 11 Operator and one representative of the share-holders, Mr. Dudik (r.), present very glad their new paving block production.

Fig. 12 Managing Director Ing. Gustáv Časnocha can be proud of the achievements so far. He looks to the future of ELV optimistically.

The small town of Senec just outside Bratislava has been a production site of precast concrete elements for over fifty years. The history of ELV PRODUKT a.s. began with the production of spun concrete poles, which were later complemented by steel poles for the operators of power transmission systems. In 2007, the company made the decision to expand its product range to include pavers, and subsequently invested in a new production line.

The decision to expand the production capacities to include pavers and blocks was made in western Slovakia at a time when there was no thought of the global financial bubble yet and nobody was even considering such an economic development possible. Since that time, the company’s success has been based on three mainstay activities: spun concrete poles, steel poles and concrete products. Production is taking place on a company site of 12 ha in size, with an adjoining area of 3.5 ha recently cleared for the block machine.

ELV a.s. does business as a joint-stock company. It is held by some major...