Tried and tested and precast concrete trends

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Sebastian Quast (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.) (right), OTTO QUAST board member, and Andreas Schimanski (Dipl.-Ing. (FH)), general manager of OTTO QUAST Fertigbau Lindenberg, at the factory premises in Freudenberg

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View of the factory halls 1 to 3 with the outdoor storage area behind

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This is where the production is planned

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The engineering department with a workforce of 14 people works out structural solutions in accor-dance with clients‘ requests, detailing them down to the component

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The reinforcement for two-dimensional and bar-shaped precast elements is prepared in the bar bending shop

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Concrete placement of prestressed TT-beams

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In factory hall 1 OTTO QUAST is manufacturing Filigran slabs under the trade name „QUAST slabs“, using a circulation system of Sommer Anlagentechnik

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The footings for electric vehicle charging stations are enjoying rising demand

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View of the complicated reinforcement of the bridge deck slabs of the modular bridge with ducts and other embedded parts

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Turning of the upper abutment of the so-called modular bridge

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The completed modular bridge is spanning the A46 motorway near Hagen

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OTTO QUAST is specialized in turnkey construction. For this purpose, the facility at the headquarters in Freudenberg supplies precast concrete elements of high quality. But the company based in the Siegerland region of Germany also keeps an eye on future trends – they offer solutions for electric mobility as well as urbanization and urban density, respectively.

Among the team at the OTTO QUAST Fertigbau Lindenberg precast plant the chemistry is obviously right. During the tour through administration and production, the employees greeted co-owner, Sebastian Quast (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.), and general manager, Andreas Schimanski (Dipl.-Ing. (FH)), with handshakes and a smile. A few friendly words are exchanged, and then the tour round the company together with the BFT editor continues.

Sebastian Quast has been working with the company for about five years now. Representing the fourth generation of the owner family, he is responsible for the precast...