Staff of concrete producers from ten different countries participated in this year’s “Technical Mission to Italy” which took place from October 15 to 21, 2016. In addition to precast concrete...
Every mixing and agitation process causes continual wear of the mixer employed. Annular trough or planetary mixers, for example, mix the aggregates with a high intensity through compulsory rotation of...
“Your Sika – your Solution” will be the new slogan of Sika Deutschland GmbH at the BAU trade fair taking place in Munich in January 2017. The slogan gives expression to the fact that the company...
On an area of over 1,000 m², InformationsZentrum Beton (IZB) will be showcasing the versatility of concrete together with 14 partner companies at the Bau 2017 trade show in Munich at Booth 320 in...
The Association of German Producers and Users of Concrete Precast Elements (FDB) has updated its Code of Practice No. 3 on the design of prefabricated reinforced-concrete façades (11/2016) to comply...
Commissioned by one of China’s largest construction groups, Unitechnik is fitting two precast concrete plants with the latest model of its master computer. The software controls the entire...
This year’s ordinary General Meeting of the Association of Concrete Pipes and Reinforced Concrete Pipes (Fachvereinigung Betonrohre und Stahlbetonrohre e.V.) was held on November 8, 2016 in...
The majority of small and medium-sized enterprises are family-managed businesses which have frequently seen numerous generations of family ownership. Their principal place of business with its...
The economy in Poland is booming, new jobs are being created, and in many places, building cranes are dominating the cityscape, including Zabrze, a city in Upper Silesia some 150 km to the southeast...
The new environmental education center UmweltBildungs-Zentrum (UBZ) in Mainz, Germany, serves as an example of what’s possible with ecological architecture. “From the cradle to the grave, a...
