Integrated and sustainable solutions from the British Isles

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View over the factory premises in Lound where the prestressed hollowcore flooring slabs are stored

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The production plants for manufacturing of precast concrete products at the Lound facility mainly came from Spiroll

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T beams are manufactured manually using ready mix trucks in the open air

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The fully hardened products are almost exclusively dispatched by trucks of the forwarder Griffin Freight Services

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The high quality standard, among others, is reflected by the high proportion of manual labor for concrete placing of the precast stair units

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The company is managed by Andy Dix (right), who already attended the BetonTage congress held in Ulm as guest in his capacity as President of British Precast, being interviewed by the BFT Editor-in-Chief Christian Jahn there

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Shaun Brown, general manager of the Charcon precast concrete facility in Lound/Nottinghamshire (left) in an on-site conversation with BFT Editor Silvio Schade

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Charcon Industries are not only manufacturing structural precast components for industrial and office buildings, residential developments as well as buildings for the education and healthcare sectors. But the company, managed by the President of British Precast, Andy Dix, also offers their customers support and assistance in the entire process of building.

Starting from foundation systems and structural concrete elements to roofing systems to integrated building services solutions, the Charcon Construction Solutions Group offers a wide range of products and solutions for various applications. Apart from the headquarters in Chippenham and several other locations in England, the group of companies established in 2009 as a joint venture with Aggregate Industries Ltd. also maintains subsidiaries in Scotland and Ireland.

The main areas of business include solutions for residential construction, industrial and office buildings, healthcare facilities,...