Covering an area of nearly 2.7 mln km², Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world. As an emerging country with an economic growth of roughly 10 % on average since 1999, Kazakhstan is...
One hundred years after manufacturing the Ur-Leica (first original Leica) in the German city of Wetzlar, the company now returns to its original location. In the newly designed Leitz-Park, the...
The company history of the Vreden-based enterprise Tenwinkel started in 1959 when Heinrich Tenwinkel, as a young man, cast his first concrete weight for his neighbor’s tractor on the farmyard....
The Wasa Group, in the framework of an asset deal, has taken over the competitor Tecboard. With this, Wasa has further strengthened its position in the market for production boards.
The takeover of...
Technologically advanced and sophisticated design software is a prerequisite for efficient work in structural engineering, as it is demonstrated by the experience made with applying European standards...
In New Caledonia, a group of French islands in the South Pacific, precast is being used extensively to construct new residential and public buildings, but also to initiate new projects in the tourism...
Cargo securing is one of the central issues of transportation. In the sector of concrete inloaders, Faymonville and its PrefaMax is one the market leaders. In collaboration with TÜV Rheinland, the...
Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) has approved textile-reinforced concrete of the Tudalit brand, which is the first-ever national technical approval granted to textile-reinforced concrete....
The coastal resort of Heiligenhafen on the Baltic Sea of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany is one of the holiday spots with the most hours of sunshine in that country. Sandy beaches of many kilometers...
Increasingly demanding requirements for the energy efficiency of buildings result in rapid, far-reaching changes of construction methods. Innovative building materials that provide an outstanding heat...
