Issue 11/2013

Autumn time is event time. In the coming weeks, trade fairs and conferences will follow each other in rapid succession. Here are just a few of the top...

Finn Buus Nielsen has been appointed new CEO of Skako A/S and Managing Director of Skako Concrete A/S as per July 1, 2013. At the same time, the newly...

Flexco Europe GmbH, a specialist for mechanical conveyor belt connection systems, belt cleaners as well as belt maintenance and installation tools,...

The Unitechnik Group has reorganized its structure from a corporate law point of view: The business of Unitechnik Cieplik & Poppek AG located in Wiehl...

In November 2013, Kjeld Andersen celebrated an impressive anniversary. The mechanical engineer can look back with pride on 40 years of service for the...

53,000 reinforced concrete segments were used up in building the Liefkenshoek Railroad Tunnel which is connecting the banks of the River Schelde...

For a new sewer construction in Sonthofen, Germany, the contracting company used ultra high performance concrete pipes (UHPC), manufactured and...

For over 35 years, the company Rotesma located in southern Brazil has been manufacturing a wide array of precast elements for building construction...

The rapid increase in urban population of Peru has forced the government to increase public investment in transportation infrastructure. For this...

The new Corinthians Stadium is being built in the Itaquera district of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The stadium has 65,800 seats; it will be the...

In 2010, Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. in Harare had come to a cross road. The market demand for concrete pipes in Zimbabwe was increasing and the production...

The 7th Rilem Conference on Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) merits the attribute “international:” Scientists from all continents attended the event in...

Based on the large number of visitors, the Concrete Show in São Paulo definitely is still one of the most important trade fairs for suppliers involved...

This article presents the results of a comprehensive study with the aim to replace ordinary Portland cement. The laboratory tests showed that both...

The Russian market is one of the strategic priorities of the Faymonville Group, a leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for the special transport...

Max Frank GmbH & Co. KG, based in Leiblfing, Germany, has developed special geometries for spacers to facilitate the centering of reinforcing cages in...

Elaperm, the multifunctional, patented surface protection system with a reaction time of only four to seven seconds saves time and money. Elaperm is a...

Controls has a long tradition in the manufacture of automatic setting time testers for cements and mortars. The new Vicamatic-2 features intuitive...

The German Institute for Construction Engineering (DiBt) has now issued an extended European Approval (ETA-09/338) for Jordahl anchor channels. The...

(10) WO 2013/122494 A1 (22) 15.02.2013 (43) 22.08.2013 (71) KILONEWTON - CONSULTORES DE ENGENHARIA LDA [PT/PT]; Complexo Tirtife Salas 01/02/02, 3800...

(10) US 2013/0234003 A1 (22) Nov. 9, 2011 (43) Sep. 12, 2013 (57) The invention relates to a mold for producing molded concrete blocks with multiple...

(11) EP 2 642 042 A1 (22) 27.08.2012 (43) 25.09.2013 (71) Applicant: Cemex Research Group AG, 2555 Brügg bei Biel (CH) (57) Thermally insulated...

(10) WO 2013/135255 A1 (22) 3. April 2012 (43) 19. September 2013 (71)  N.V VANBOCKRIJCK [BE/BE]; Industrieweg 10, B-3840 Borgloon (BE). (57) The...

(10) US 2013/0232887 A1 (22) May 5, 2011 (43) Sep. 12, 2013 (57) The assembly of prefabricated elements to form a prefabricated building with two...