One of the main outcomes of the 20th BIBM Congress that took place in Cannes on 16-17 June 2011 was the election of Patrick Declerck (CEO of Decomo – PST Group, Belgium) to the presidency of BIBM,...
During four days, from 16 to 19 May 2012, companies from the investment goods industry, also including the manufacturers of mining equipment along with construction equipment and building material...
A three-day technical program with 13 product-specific podium discussions, around 90 prominent speakers from business and research, high-caliber lectures, and 160 exhibitors will await the visitors in...
New materials and technologies form the basis for any innovation in the construction industry whilst being key competitive factors.
There is a wide range of innovative materials that encompasses, for...
The headquarters of the group of companies, however, attracts also attention with a modern precast concrete plant. The Progress group is not only successful as a manufacturer of machinery all over the...
With the “Retrofit” concept, Vollert modernizes existing precast production facilities and outfits them with state-of-the-art technology. A return on investment (ROI) can be realized in many cases...
The decision to expand the production capacities to include pavers and blocks was made in western Slovakia at a time when there was no thought of the global financial bubble yet and nobody was even...
In this country, 70 percent of the population has Internet access. Every German citizen spends 100 minutes on average on the Internet - with tendency to rise [2]. 30 million Germans are members of...
“Concrete beats bonds” reads a headline of the German news magazine Focus in August. Fear of inflation has driven many investors to take refuge not only in gold, but also in real estate. The...
During the past weeks, we, the editors of BFT INTERNATIONAL, again traveled a lot to visit numerous concrete plants with new or upgraded machinery and equipment.
Now, three years after the financial...
