Issue 01/2014

The German Renewable Energy Sources Law (EEG) has been put on the test bench. The European Commission considers that the EEG favors domestic industry,...

The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) sees itself as a mouthpiece of the precast concrete industry in Southern Africa. Wally Armstrong, CMA...

A new railroad station now serves the north of the German city of Ingolstadt. The complex consists of an office building with annexed parking...

The Concrete Architecture Prize “Architekturpreis Beton” is awarded in Switzerland every four years – 2013 marked the tenth such occasion. The...

Ralf Burghartz is new Executive Chairman of Bundesverband Spannbeton-Fertigdecken e.V. (German Federal Association of Precast Prestressed Concrete...

The insolvency of Langendorf GmbH, the trailer manufacturer of inloaders for the transportation of precast concrete elements as well as other kinds of...

The Schleibinger colloquium being held in March 2014 in the German city of Regensburg will be a highlight for all those involved in the processability...

The LSR Group, established in 1993 in St. Petersburg, is one of the leading construction companies in the Russian Federation and is also market leader...

According to the parties involved the merger of the Top-Werk Group with the Hess Group will create the world‘s largest provider of machines and...

In 2013 leading concrete mixer manufacturers have presented new developments. Part I of the article takes a closer look at the first three of five...

Generating an electrical power output of 875 MW, Rheinhafen-Dampfkraftwerk (RDK - steam power plant) located in Karlsruhe is one of the medium-sized...

The bidding group Hentschke Bau GmbH and Fiber-Tech Construction GmbH was awarded the contract for the manufacture and delivery of glass-fiber...

In order to meet the demand in an even better way, the fdu group of companies modernized its facility in Ludwigslust by installing a Progress plant for straightening, cutting and crimping of reinforcing steel.

At the logistics center at the cargo transport center of the Ingolstadt Betreibergesell-schaft mbH (LGI), in which the German city of Ingolstadt and...

The façade of the Zölly Tower in Zurich, Switzerland, was designed with an envelope composed of precast elements to take up all

In the lead-up to its 50th anniversary, the Bavarian company Lindermayr modernized, in 2012, its production plant for floor plates for floor systems...

The quality of the formwork is of utmost importance when the formwork system is used for architectural concrete. But it is only possible to achieve...

(10) OE 10 2012 208 674 A1 (22) 23.05.2012 (43) 28.11.2013 (71) Sto AG, 79780, Stühlingen, OE (57) Die vorliegende Erfindung befasst sich mit...

(10) WO 2013/174648 A1 (22) 7. Mai 2013 (07.05.2013) (43) 28. November 2013 (28.11.2013) (71) GROZ-BECKERT KG [-/DE]; Parkweg 2, 72458 Albstadt (DE)....

(10) US 8,591,143 BI (22) May 10, 2013 (45) Nov. 26, 2013 (71) Ronald A. Knapp, Bonita Springs, FL (US) (57) A slab jack assembly for raising a...

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