Issue 09/2015

There were times when you found not only concrete blocks on block production boards, but also a blonde in hot pants. And the clearly despairing...

This year ’ s Concrete Design Competition has been decided. 135 students from 33 German universities submitted their works on the topic of...

The new Remmers‘ service center opened in the Dutch town of Duiven at the beginning of June provides the construction companies in the region with...

Just recently , H-Bau Technik GmbH, Klettgau, has been granted the CE marking for the Pentaflex sealing system through the “European Technical...

The state-of-the-art report „Concrete Release Agents and the Environment“, which was published for the first time in 1996, has now been issued in the...

Dr.-Ing. Markus Deimel is the new Managing Director at ­Vollert Anlagenbau GmbH, effective as of July 2015. Deimel worked until now for Grenzebach...

Sustainable development and social responsibility are important values in the history of the company Braun-Steine GmbH, located in Amstetten,...

Supporting the increasing demand for ecologically sound and user friendly products, BASF commissioned a new production plant for form release agents...

Dr. Roberta Magarotto, Director of Development at BASF Construction Chemicals Europe, has received an award of the Committee for the Organization of...

With the official completion of the transaction with Lafarge and Holcim, Lafarge Deutschland is member of the CRH Group with immediate effect. At the...

From now on companies can submit their application to the 2016 Innovation Prize for structural concrete products of the supplier industry. We look...

This year, the BetonTage congress will be celebrating its 60^th anniversary. This event had originally been conceived as an information day at the Ulm...

One of only a few Roman Catholic churches that were newly constructed in the past few years in Germany is located in Horumer­siel-Schillig, a North...

Thermal bridges cause heat losses and may potentially lead to issues, such as damage due to mold formation. Specially ­designed software helps detect...

The general meetings of members of the Concrete and Precast Concrete Associations of Baden-Wurttemberg and the Concrete Quality Associations (GBF)...

A very well protected building was to be constructed in the greater Koblenz area for a big company, serving the owner as data processing center. The...

Turning processes of heavy loads with the aid of lifting devices are often associated with risks. In order to minimize and/or exclude such dangers,...

The new Heidger Institute is located in the German community of Osann Monzel, on the River Mosel in the midst of vineyards. The new facilities of the...

The Morton construction and real estate group is breaking totally new ground in Russia: It is one of the first companies in Russia that are planning and constructing individual building projects...

Preparing the base grade is essential before installing pavement or slabs. In addition to a thoroughly compacted sub grade, a properly installed base...

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has special properties, and manufacturers of prefab products expect that it will be used more and more in the...

Wherever something is manufactured, solutions for material handling tasks and logistics activities have to be found, no matter whether a large...

In times of climate change and increasing frequency of heavy rain events, rainwater management plays a more and more significant role. The solution...

The fact that contemporary paving blocks do not always have to feature a classical rectangle format is demonstrated by the new paving system...

At the foot of Hangelstein hill near Alten-Buseck, which is situated northeast of the German city of Giessen, state-of-the-art design examples for...

Large-scale utilization , e.g. in docks, storage areas, production halls, container railroad stations, and airports have one thing in common: they...

Planners frequently make use of natural stones when it comes to pave areas in historic town districts. Natural stones often perfectly complement the...

Using state-of-the-art machinery and equipment of the Top-Werk Group, the Finnish family-run enterprise Lakan Betoni is manufacturing concrete paving...

The German community of Neckarwestheim , with more than 3500 inhabitants, is known far beyond its borders. This small town became prominent owing to...

In the small town of Allaman beautifully situated on the northern shore of Lake Geneva, the Swiss family-owned enterprise Cornaz managed in the...

Drainage, apart from a properly constructed road surface, is of particular significance for the construction of new highways and their repair. Two...

CTG-PrintTec G mbH presented its brand-new series system “Jaguar 1,200” for digital decor printing of concrete slabs in July 2015 at SR-Schindler’s...

From 14 to 16 July , the company SR Schindler Maschinen- und Anlagentechnik GmbH opened its shop floor for an in-house exhibition – a tradition by...

The partnership agreement signed between Veronafiere, organizer of Samoter, the international exhibition of earth-moving and building machinery, and...

Densification of urban spaces as well as increasing removal and reinstatement activities in recent years have until now resulted in a considerable...

(10) US 2015/0190944 A1 (22) 23.03.2015 (43) 09.07.2015 (71) Rotondo Weirich Enterprises, lnc., Lederach, PA (US) (57) A system for accelerated...

(10) US2015/0211230 A1 (22) 20.12.2011 (43) 30.07.2015 (57) Module for building fa ç ades for any building or civil-engineering project with planar...

(10) US 2015/0203406 A1 (22) 05.07.2015 (43) 23.07.2015 (71) Lafarge, Paris (57) A concrete includes cement; effective water; aggregates (G1) having...

(10) US 2015/0211232 A1 (22) 02.04.2015 (43) 30.07.2015 (71) Bradford G. BARUH, Hillsborough, CA (US) (57) A clip is disclosed for joining...

Schalung zur Herstellung von Betonfertigteilen mit zumindest einer in dem Betonfertigteil eingebetteten Ankerschiene

(11) EP 2 899 005 A2 (22) 10.12.2014 (43) 29.07.2015 (84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT...

(10) WO 2015/111735 A1 (22) 23.01.2015 (43) 30.07.2015 (71) DE FACTO STANDARD, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (84) ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ,...

(11) EP 2 899 004 A2 (22) 10.12.2014 (43) 29.07.2015 (71) Elematic Oy Ab, 37801 Toijala (FI) (84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ...

(10) US 2015/0191909 A1 (22) 23.03.2015 (43) 09.07.2015 (71) Manuel R. Linares, III, Tampa, FL (US) (57) The present invention is a precast concrete...

Woma GmbH presents its cold water high-pressure EcoCold 500/30 Classic for use in a day-to-day rugged work environment. EcoCold features a Kärcher...