Morton/DSK Grad

With modernization in mind

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A model of a residential complex as constructed by the Morton construction group using precast components produced at the DSK Grad plant

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Aleksandr Kovalyov is General Manager of the DSK Grad precast plant which is part of the Moscow-based Morton construction group

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A model of the DSK precast plant shown in a glass cabinet in the entrance area of the administration in Kotovo near Moscow

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An automated handling system for formliners has been installed at the DSK Grad precast plant

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The system transfers the formliner fixed to a frame (left) to the production line with pallets (right)

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The Russian precast concrete industry is facing a unique opportunity: It can combine the Russian know-how regarding series production of residential buildings with the construction systems that are popular in Western Europe as well as imported, advanced plant technology. In this way, it could give the international precast industry an important impetus to development, assumes Aleksandr Kovalyov, General Manager of the Moscow-based DSK Grad precast plant, which is partially funded by the government.

BFT International: We visited your facility for the first time in summer 2014. At that time,...