Each of us has to make many minor and sometimes even major decisions every day. That can be gratifying, especially when the decisions directly lead to success – and it may sometimes be rather vexing...
The six Italian manufacturers of structural precast concrete elements Truzzi, Betoncablo, GED, C.A. Construzioni Antonioli di Bormio, Esse Solai and Rivoli form a group of companies named Monachino...
This year’s “Technical Mission to Italy” offers yet another excellent opportunity for experts from around the globe to cast a glance behind the doors of Italian precast producers and Italian...
An offshoot of Europe‘s leading event for the precast industry, namely the BetonTage congress, will be held as part of The Big 5 show in Dubai for the first time. The offshoot is called „Innovation in...
The Expertise & Construction Day was originally planned to become the central meeting point for the French precast industry. That was the objective when the organizers held their first event in 2015....
By the year 2015 up to 45 % of the gross power consumption in Germany should be covered by renewable resources, for example by solar energy. Part 2 of our series shows how facades, road surfaces and...
The plant equipment of many precast concrete factories originates from the 1990s and is based on the knowledge of that time. Rising cost pressures and more and more varied requirements necessitate new...
On June 1, 2017, the so-called “Korbwand” (cage wall) manufactured by Rapperstorfer Automation was officially approved by the German Institute for Structural Engineering (DIBt) in Berlin. The cage...
Today, great significance is attached to the protection and maintenance of buildings. Buildings of the 1960s and 1970s – including the material concrete used for this – increasingly move into the...
On Thursday 13 July 2017, The Concrete Society held its Annual General Meeting at its Headquarters in Camberley, Surrey. William Doherty of Creagh Concrete was elected as Society President for a two...
