Lakan Betoni/Top-Werk Group

State-of-the-art production of concrete products in the northern latitude of 62.6 °

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Aerial photograph of the headquarters and the main production site of Lakan Betoni Oy located in the Finnish Joensuu

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Production manager, Tommi Tyrväinen, and general manager, Pertti Halonen, welcoming BFT editor, Silvio Schade, (from left to right) at Lakan Betoni

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The new Hess block production line is already the second one since 2008 at Lakan Betoni

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The treatment line made by SR-Schindler Maschinen- und Anlagentechnik GmbH is new as well

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Brushing station at exit to the bushhammering and antiquing machine

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The product portfolio of Lakan Betoni furthermore comprises additional concrete products such as the colored curbstones, masonry blocks, entire modular systems for the construction of houses as well as ready-mixed concrete and dry mortar

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The finger car group and Rotho curing racks for the production of concrete products

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The color pigments of Lanxess are added to the mixing process by means of a dosing machine of Kimido Kindler GmbH

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Pertti Halonen, the general manager of Lakan, is also the present president of the Finnish association for the concrete industry, Betoniteollisuus ry

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Using state-of-the-art machinery and equipment of the Top-Werk Group, the Finnish family-run enterprise Lakan Betoni is manufacturing concrete paving blocks and slabs, masonry blocks as well as other concrete products and precast concrete elements up to entire modular systems for the construction of houses, and ready-mixed concrete as well as dry mortar in the extreme north-east of the European Union.

When the Finnair airplane with the BFT representatives on board reached the Joensuu airport in Finnish North Karelia beyond the 62nd latitude, the Russian border and the Arctic Circle aren’t far away. The headquarters and the main production site of Lakan Betoni are situated in this relatively sparsely populated region in the extreme northeast of the European Community. The company is a leading local manufacturer of concrete paving blocks and slabs, masonry blocks as well as other concrete products and precast concrete elements up to entire modular systems for the construction of individual,...