Issue 03/2011

The German Scientific Information Service (www.idw-online.de) recently published a report that German researchers have succeeded in substantially...

 The six-story residential and commercial building that has recently been completed in Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin appears as if cut out of a...

 274,000 cubic meters of enclosed space, 73,000 square meters of total floor space, 4,577 car spaces on five parking levels: The new parking garage...

 In self-compacting concretes (SCC), round particles are frequently used as coarse aggregate. These are expected to be of advantage, in particular...

 Pfeifer Seil- und Hebetechnik GmbH based in Memmingen (Germany) with the business unit Lifting Technology is specialized in manufacturing load...

 FlexWay is the name of the mold slip system of Rampf Formen GmbH. This system leads to a significant reduction of the wear and tear of concrete...

 „How can we realize further noticeable cost and time advantages for the precast concrete and building industry by means of the technologies...

 Architects and civil engineers plan and construct, they often design and change the world in a positive way, but sometimes unfortunately also in a...

 According to the usual definitions high-strength concretes as such are distinguished by a compressive strength > 65 N/mm² and high-performance...

 Founded by Kaspar Winkler in 1910, the Sika brand stands for waterproof and durable solutions today. Kaspar Winkler was driven by his...

 Since February 1, 2011, Joachim Andrös has been sales director of the Berlin-based Deutsche Kahneisen Gesellschaft mbH (DKG). The 52-year-old...

Lafarge will move their German headquarters from Ober­ursel near Frankfurt on the Main to Karsdorf in Saxony-Anhalt/­Germany.

 In November 2010, the III Expo Weiler took place at Weiler-C.Holzberger Industrial (São Paulo-Brasil) as an example for the technological potential...

 Peikko Group continues its expansion in Europe and has established a new sales and technical support team in Minsk, Belarus. Peikko BelRus FLLC...

 The international exhibition for machinery, materials, and equipment for construction and infrastructure will be held for the very first time in...

 Many stakeholders in the European precast-concrete industry – manufacturers, suppliers, specifiers, customers, users, etc. – will be gathering at...