Dear European colleagues,
I have the pleasure to welcome you all to this 61st BetonTage edition not only as the president of BIBM, the federation of the European precast concrete industry, but also in my capacity as representative of the guest country of this year’s event, which is Spain.
I believe that the headline of this edition is a perfect choice in the current political context. Only ten years ago, all forecasts estimated that the population in Europe, and especially in Germany, was going to decrease due to a pretty low birth rate. And we all know today how incorrect forecasts can bring about uncertainty if we are...