Issue 06/2016

Sometimes we need only to travel abroad to find the answer to a seemingly unsolvable problem at home. This year’s study tour to the Netherlands...

At this year’s Dyckerhoff Weiss Cast Stone Convention, which took place in late April in Wiesbaden, Germany, the focus was on questions and solutions...

Event organizers, Messe München, saw an increase of over 9 % compared to the 2013 show with around 580,000 visitors from 200 countries registering...

The new type of colloquium to be held on 28 June 2016 in Braunschweig is to provide information about how prestressed precast floor slabs can be used...

Last April, at Bauma in ­Munich, the Pigments and Additives business division of the international company Huntsman presented its new Granumat 4.0...

At this year’s Bauma, the Würschum company based in Ostfildern focused on optimized production of color-mix concrete products. On this subject, the...

Megapore offers the plant and equipment needed for the production of non-autoclaved aerated concrete products, ranging from blocks and panels to...

Building in record time without cutbacks in safety and quality – this goal has become more and more important in times when living space is becoming...

Developments that have already led to new standards in highly automated industrial sectors, such as the automotive industry, are now entering...

Steag Power Minerals has won the GreenTec Award for the innovative Photoment concrete additive for the decomposition of nitrogen oxides. Recently,...

Nowadays, every businessman in Germany is indeed convinced of the fact that it is ecologically as well economically reasonable to save and/or use...

Josef Klösters Kies & Beton GmbH, headquartered in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Kempen, is operating in the field of extraction, production and...

In 2016, the engineering and consulting office CSG Engineering will continue its tradition by once again conducting its tour entitled “Technical...

Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV – German Road and Transportation Research Association) has published the English...

At the Bauma 2016 trade fair in Munich, Elematic headquartered in Finland once again presented itself as innovative supplier of plant technology for...

The innovative Greencode insulation wall unit makes it possible to benefit from an industrial production environment as early as at the shell...

For the German online presence on the subject of biodiversity and sustainability, HeidelbergCement received the special prize in “public relations” as...

Schlüsselbauer Technology, the Austrian supplier of pipe and manhole production equipment, centered this year’s Bauma presence on its Perfect Forming...

At the Bauma 2016, Besser presented the enhanced servo vibration for Besser concrete block machines. According to Besser, the enhanced servo vibration...

With the largest booth and biggest team to date, the Bauma 2016 fair was a great success for Aircrete Europe. Many potential and existing customers...

There is a strong demand for energy-efficient precast concrete elements, such as insulated double and sandwich wall elements, across the world. The...

Headquartered in the German State of Thuringia, Beton Fertigteilbau Erfurt GmbH is a sophisticated precast producer with a strong tradition that...

Migros is the largest Swiss retailer; the company operates not only super- and hypermarkets but also power stores and restaurants. The premises at...

Candidates shortlisted for the “Innovation Wins!” show at the IHM, the international fair for crafts and trades, rank among the most innovative craft...

Since the 1970 s, Thailand has experienced a rapid economic boom. In spite of current political instability, the demand for real estate in the cities...

The building H7 at the city port in Münster, Germany, extends between the organic cheese plant and the company grounds of Cronos GmbH. The 7-story...

Karl Kronimus passed away on 14th April 2016 aged 87 (the BFT International trade magazine reported on the death for the first time on 25th April at...

(10) WO 2016/064326 Al (22) 25.03.2015 (43) 28.04.2016 (71) Smart Development Sweden AB, Olof Palmes Gata 20B, S-111, 37 Stockholm (SE) (84)...

(10) WO 2016/051258 Al (22) 01.10.2015 (43) 07.04.2016 (71) Lafarge, 61 rue des Belles feuilles, F-75116 Paris (FR) (84) Designated States (unless...

The Darmstadt Precast Days took place for the ninth time on 21 and 22 March and on 7 and 8 April 2016 at Darmstadt Technical University. At this...

(10) WO 2016/056128 Al (22) 10.10.2014 (71) Asahi Concrete Works Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP) (84) ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST,...

(10) DE 10 2014 015 335 Al (22) 17.10.2014 (43) 21.04.2016 (71) Theodor Trautmann GmbH Bauunternehmen und Beton- und Stahlbetonbaubetrieb, 76189...

(10) US 2016/0107396 Al (22) 28.07.2015 (71) Beyon 3D Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL) (73) Beyon 3D Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL) (57) A method and system for constructing...

Fibrelite has partnered with precast concrete manufacturer Trenwa in the US and has released a new line of Fibrelite composite trench covers designed...

When a thermoactive element is incorporated into a concrete ceiling, this is offset by part of the building itself to regulate heat. This technology...

Sooner rather than later, day-to-day environmental exposure will lead to damage to concrete or reinforcing steel. Water and pollutants dissolved in it...

Strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC) can be a good candidate for use in critical infrastructure elements that require extended lifetimes....