Interview: A look into the future – What
are the expectations of the concrete block
industry for 2024?

In early February, the the German Concrete Association for Road, Landscape and Garden Construction (Betonverband Straße, Landschaft, Garten e.V./SLG) – organized the 12th SLG Plant Manager Meeting with around 140 participants in Bad Lippspringe, Germany. BFT editor Karla Knitter made use of the opportunity to talk with the Betonverband executives Andreas Schlemmer (First Chairman), Dietmar Ulonska (Managing Director), Alexander Winzer (Deputy Managing Director) and Michael Fuchs (Technical Director) about the current situation and the future of the concrete block industry.

BFT International: Dear Sirs, what specific initiatives and projects does the Betonverband SLG plan for 2024?

Betonverband SLG: This year, SLG will continue to deal with the topic of sustainability and ecology. We assume that we will go into greater detail within the scope of this interview.

In addition to the important topic of sustainability, we, as a technically oriented association, have additional tasks and projects. We will, for example, revise the data sheets on the topics of mechanical laying, production boards and the cleaning of block and slab pavements.

Another priority will be the...

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