Long years of collaboration with Betonwerk Carl Plötner

Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH and Glob-Metal look back on an impressive partnership of more than 16 years. This collaboration has contributed not only to ensure maximum quality standards in the area of precast elements, but has also provided fresh impetus for sustainability and cost efficiency.

Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH: a company with a tradition of innovation

Now in its third generation, and with more than 70 years of industrial experience, Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH is one of the established manufacturers of precast elements and concrete products in Germany. With three production plants and a workforce of about 120, the company manufactures a wide product range. In addition to paving blocks and curbstones for road construction – as well as walls, edgings and block steps for garden construction – the company also manufactures support brackets for reinforced slope stabilization, large-sized system blocks (concrete blocks) and structural precast elements such as precast floor slabs and double-wall elements for building construction and precast garages.

Plötner places special value on maximum precision, quality and close customer support by experienced personnel and engineers.

Glob-Metal as key partner for high-quality reinforcing cages

An essential group of concrete products from Plötner are the so-called L-retaining walls, whose stability critically depends on the precision with which the reinforcing cages are manufactured. An especially constructed reinforcing cage is capable of transmitting the respective loads together with the cured concrete.

Plötner has obtained reinforcing cages for nearly two decades from Glob-Metal. Their partnership is characterized by maximum reliability, flexibility and constant communication and coordination between the two companies. Plötner emphasizes: “Our lean management enables rapid decisions and great flexibility in collaboration. With Glob-Metal we have a partner that supports these dynamics.”

Glob-Metal regularly supplies reinforcing cages that are optimally adapted to the specific requirements of the concrete products from Plötner. The great precision of the production technology ensures that the reinforcement exactly fits the geometry of the formwork and guarantees the desired stability and strength of the concrete L-retaining walls.

Sustainability as guiding principle

At the present time, the topic of sustainability in the construction industry is gaining increasing significance. This aspect also plays a central role in the partnership between Glob-Metal and Plötner. Glob-Metal uses exclusively high-quality, certified steel that not only meets the highest quality standards, but is also chosen on the basis of ecological criteria. In addition, pre-manufactured delivery of reinforcing cages contributes to resource conservation. Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH, by not manufacturing the reinforcement itself, eliminates considerable quantities of waste, reduces energy consumption and optimizes its production processes.

Glob-Metal, is likewise focused on its core competence and operates with a high degree of efficiency. “By ordering pre-manufactured reinforcing cages, we were able to significantly reduce our energy consumption and lower CO₂ emission,” explains Dipl.-Kfm. (FH) Oliver Ehlenz, Managing Direction of Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH.

Cost-effectiveness through just-in-time delivery

Another advantage of this collaboration lies in economic efficiency. Just-in-time deliveries from Glob-Metal not only save Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH storage costs, but optimizes its production processes as well. It enables Plötner GmbH to completely concentrate on the manufacture of its high-quality concrete products, while Glob-Metal reliably ensures on-time and flexible delivery.

  Glob-Metal has delivered complete reinforcing cages for L-retaining walls in Germany for many years.

Quality as common goal

The company has collaborated with many companies for decades, as with Plötner, and in this way has been able to implement even the most demanding investments.

The manufactured high-quality steel reinforcing cages are completely certified according to DIN and ISO by an external German institute and consist of top-quality steel.

Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH is known for its solid L-retaining walls that are used both in road and garden construction. The precise manufacture and the smooth surface of these products are due not least to the exact coordination of the reinforcing cages to the form of the concrete. Thanks to continuous quality control and certification of the reinforcing cages by external testing bodies, Plötner can always rely on the durability and safety of its products.

Hans-Dieter Reichert, Sales Manager at Plötner, praises the uniform high quality of the reinforcement delivered by Glob-Metal: “Although reinforcement is invisible in the completed concrete product, it plays a decisive role in the long-term stability and safety of our L-retaining walls.”

A solid foundation for the future

The many years of partnership between Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH and Glob-Metal not only represent a model example of the successful collaboration of two companies – but also promote innovative and sustainable solutions in the construction trade. With their joint focus on quality, efficiency and sustainability, both companies are well-positioned to realize demanding construction projects for the future as well.

Conclusion: The collaboration of Glob-Metal and Betonwerk Carl Plötner GmbH combines many years of experience, technological innovation and ecological responsibility. At a time when sustainability and efficiency in the construction trade is playing an ever-increasing role, both companies together represent an unbeatable team that stands for maximum quality and economic success.