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ICCBP 2015: Concrete block pavement industry conference in Dresden

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Professor Dr.-Ing. habil. Frohmut Wellner of TU Dresden welcomed around 600 participants and representatives of the exhibiting companies in Dresden

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Martin Probst, owner and Managing Director of Probst Greiftechnik und Verlegesysteme reported on efficient and ergonomic handling of large-size pavers and slab surfaces

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Holger Stichel, General Manager of Kobra Formen, discussed global product trends in modern mold building in the concrete products industry

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David R. Smith, Technical Director of the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) and new SEPT CEO, with the delegation from Seoul, which will organize the next ICCBP 2018 in the South Korean capital

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From 9 to 11 September 2015, Dresden was the center of the professional world for the concrete block pavement industry. The 11th International Conference on Block Pavement, ICCBP 2015, was held at the Dresden Congress Center – the first time in its 35-year history that the Conference was held in Germany.

More than 600 participants and representatives of the exhibiting companies visited the city on the Elbe – more than for any of the previous ICCBP events. Although Germany is regarded as the home of concrete block pavement and of its production technology, the high attendance figures were a...