I have met several representatives of our industry who, at least during the summer months, leave their car in the garage and cycle from home to work...
A new investor was found for Weiler Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH with its head office in Gau-Algesheim, Germany. In long drawn out yet constructive negotiations, the officially appointed receiver,...
On May 23rd, Wielton SA, a polish stock-exchange listed company acquired 80 % of the shares of Langendorf Group. The remaining 20 % of company shares will stay with Dr. Klaus P. Strautmann, one of the...
Tool change is part of the normal routine for mixer operators. The mixing tool does most of the work during raw material preparation, and its condition has a major influence on the quality of the end...
Eurobend GmbH offers solutions for every precast company, regardless of size and application, with innovative and well-established machines for the production of standard and customized precast...
A Solidian system with national technical approval is now available for the construction of sandwich walls with textile reinforcement. Hence, the team of engineers of the Albstadt-based specialist in...
This year’s traditional Dyckerhoff Weiss concrete ashlar meeting was not held in Wiesbaden, as usual, but approximately 70 km away in Bensheim on the Bergstraße. The event had taken “The future is not...
Colored concrete can be like a Diva – beautiful but susceptible to external influences. Only the slightest changes may result in an appearance of the...
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess presented its third Colored Concrete Works Award in Berlin on May 17, 2017, to a distinguished architect who has...
Concrete in its original form (opus caementitium) was already used in the antique Roman world. The outstanding technical properties of this construction material, such as its great stability and...
Over the past years, safety awareness has been rising with administrations and traffic offices. This has contributed to intensified use of colors. For all applications like paving stones, precast...
Bold signposts and large-format advertising panels are the mainstay products of Bulldog Reklama s.r.o., a Czech company that recently moved its head office to the Prague district of Strašnice. It was...
Grossschönau is a town in the district of Görlitz, German State of Saxony, and has a history of flooding. This happened most recently in 2013, when the Mandau, a small river, broke its banks. The huge...
The company Würschum has successfully launched the Mini-Com precision dosing system on the market. It enables the hitherto unattainable dosing precision of ± 1 g for granules. Precast elements and...
In the alpine village of Vierschach in South Tyrol, Italy, a new fire station was recently built for the community of Innichen, at an elevation of 1,130 m. The building stems from the pen of Pedevilla...
(10) DE 20 2017 001 184 U1 (22) 04.03.2017 (45) 18.05.2017 (57) Zwei oder mehrere Betonblöcke, die mit Stahlseilen verbunden werden, um das unbefugte...
(11) EP 3 173 542 Al (22) 26.03.2015 (43) 31.05.2017 (57) The invention relates to a light-weight filling body for concrete slabs and blocks, formed...
Many companies shy away from the seemingly high cost of preparing life cycle assessments (LCAs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). This is...
Mid May, the members of the German Information Association for Cast Stone (Info-b - Informationsgesellschaft Betonwerkstein e.V.) met in Bensheim an...
When connecting new waterproof concrete components to existing structures, movements resulting from concrete shrinkage or subsidence, for example, have to be absorbed in the joint. The respective...
The use of precast elements in the infrastructure construction sector is not really new. For many years, relatively small components have been used for manholes, sewers, and slabs designed to carry...
Doppel-S roof tiles manufactured with Aerlox technology is the latest roof tile innovation from Braas: extremely light and yet stable. Use of a lightweight special concrete has reduced both the...
The code of practice entitled “Technische Ausrüstung für die Lagerung und Anwen-dung von Betontrenn-mitteln” (Technical equipment for the storage and use of concrete release agents) has been fully...
Standards and national technical approvals provide a solid foundation for everyday work. This also applies to sound insulation, which is one of the most important health and safety objectives in...
