During recent years, the markets of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are among those with a strong demand for European knowhow. European manufacturers have in particular sold building materials and...
HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. expands its presence in the precast concrete equipment market with the announcement that it has acquired New Hampton Metal Fabrication Corp. New Hampton...
The Endress + Hauser Group is further enhancing its quality measurement portfolio through the acquisition of Imko Micromodultechnik GmbH, a manufacturer of innovative moisture measurement systems....
Since October 01, 2017, the management board of Sika Deutschland GmbH has two new members: In future, Daniela Schmiedle will be responsible for the business units of industrial floor coating, concrete...
Andreas Peschke is the new Sales Manager Deutschland at GriP Safety Coatings AG. The company, headquartered in Rotkreuz in Switzerland, sells Grip AntiSlip, a non-slip coating, which is certified...
The Wielton Group, one of the biggest manufacturers of semi-trailers and trailers in Europe, has announced its strategy for growth. It is based both on organic growth and on the acquisition of new...
The ninth carbon- and textile-reinforced concrete days took place in Dresden on September 26 and 27. The congress was organized by the C³ - Carbon Concrete Composite project funded by the German...
On October 06, 2017, only after a construction period of ten months, Schöck inaugurated a new production hall at their site in Halle. The managing directors Dr.-Ing. Harald Braasch (left) and Thomas Stürzl (right) comment on the investment.
Low & Bonar has opened a new laboratory for its Adfil product brand – a line of high-performance concrete reinforcing fibers – in Zele, near Ghent in Belgium. The new lab will test both existing...
At Kanzem an der Saar, the late Baroque Cantzheim manor house was converted and modernized in line with generally accepted conservation practice, based on a design developed by internationally...
Kirchdorfer Fertigteilholding GmbH, one of the leading producers of precast concrete elements in Austria, acquires a majority shareholding in Kammel GmbH based in the Styrian municipality of...
Coote Engineering Limited is a Northern Irish company with 40 years of engineering excellence that enjoys high reputation worldwide: With headquarters in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, its product...
In several tests, the IKT - Institute for Underground Infrastructure has proven that the monolithic manhole base made of acid-resistant high-performance concrete from the Betonwerk Bieren concrete...
Waste water treatment must comply with the “best available technologies” according to the Water Framework Directive of the European Union. In order to meet these requirements, the Frankish town of...
In March 2017, the Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH sewer authorities of the German city of Dresden, Germany, completed another large-scale sewerage project. Within the scope of the major urban railway...
According to the company‘s own information, the outstanding product quality of mbk is the result of excellent know-how, optimized transfer of knowledge, unimpeded innovative power, and the reliable...
To improve the safety, performance, and maintenance of the PipeMaster Concrete Pipe Unloader, the new series 3100 has been developed. The series 3100 PipeMaster features these new design benefits as...
The Gilon Tunnel is situated on the 23 km long stretch of the railway line from Akko to Carmiel. The double-tube railway tunnel features a length of 4,700 m and a diameter of 8.5 m per tunnel tube....
The city of Prague invests about € 250 million, and is using up about 161,000 m³ of structural concrete, in a building project at the Imperial Island on the Vltava River. The central wastewater...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has arrived in precast concrete construction, but it’s not a standard yet. This article provides information about the status of the new planning method in...
In the north of Koblenz, on a site of around 660,000 m² in size, a complex has been created which links the fields of service, business and technology. The most recent addition is the office building...
Bochum’s new Justice Center was built on an inner-city brownfield site not far from the main railway station. The building is characterized by a russet-colored courtroom wing which incorporates the...
Only ten months after awarding a contract, the new lattice gantry crane is already operating at the storage area of company Kemmler. The crane supplier Kranbau Köthen developed a customized crane...
Precast concrete parts factories must produce large quantities of the same quality in an ever-shorter time. Manufacturing tolerances in the production of wall elements, ceilings or double walls must...
Having been specialist in plant modernization and conversion for decades, Teka Maschienbau GmbH based in Edenkoben in the German region of Palatinate can draw on a wealth of knowledge and experience....
Rapid International Ltd has recently supplied noted London concrete contractor, MixIt Ltd, with its fifth Rapid pan concrete mixer. MixIt is one of the largest and well-known concrete contractors in...
A new quarter for living and working was built around the BDI high-rise building on Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer. The Federation of German Industries (BDI) had resided in the previously eleven-story building...
R concretes with a proportion of recycled aggregates are standardized normal concretes which are allowed for use in Germany up to strength class C30/37. Because of the good technical properties and...
On the occasion of the annual general meeting of the professional association of the German precast construction sector – Fachvereinigung Deutscher Betonfertigteilbau e.V. (FDB) – on 22 September 2017...
With its publication “Stahlbetonbau,” Beuth-Verlag offer a best-practice handbook on concrete construction, with examples from design, construction, planning, and execution. The handbook, published by...
Because of the high demand in 2016 and 2017, Deutsche Beton- und Bautechnik-Verein e. V. (DBV) organizes the half-day workshop „cracks in reinforced concrete – ordered, planned, constructed?“ on...
BFT International, in collaboration with the German associations listed below, regularly publishes positions taken by these organizations on a current topic of interest to the German or the European...
The versatile and proven product range of premium mortar hand pumps of B & M is extended by a new model with straight, circular outlet. This hand pump in combination with various nozzles is conceived...
(10) AU2014404071 (A1)(22)(43) (57) Foundation system for the implementation of thermosolar and photovoltaic plants that comprises a component (1) made from reinforced or prestressed prefabricated...
In the construction of balconies, the applied forces must be brought into static equilibrium. In addition, the requirements placed on thermally insulated and airtight façades are strict. H-Bau Technik...
Watertight joint sealing with suitable profiled sections are an important topic in concrete construction when precast double walls are used and at interfaces between precast double walls and in-situ...
(11) AU2015357297A1(43) 08.06.2017(57) The subject of the present invention is a section (10) of concrete intended to form a mast (1) for a windmill (2), said section comprising: – a first portion...
(10) US 2017/0167137 Al(22) 14.12.2016(43) 15.06.2017(57) A method for forming insulated concrete wall panels includes the step of positioning a stud wall frame in a casting bed, positioning a support...
(10) WO 2017/153496 A1(22) 08.03.2017(43) 28.09.2017(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schachtelement (1) zur Ausbildung wenigstens eines Abschnitts eines Schachtbauwerks (2), umfassend einen Hohlraum...
(10) DE 10 2016 105 333 Al (22) 22.03.2016(43) 28.09.2017(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Bordstein aus Beton mit einer Bodenfläche (12) zum Stellen des Bordsteins (10) auf einen Untergrund und...
(11) EP 3 216 924 Al(22) 09.03.2016 (43) 13.09.2017 Patentblatt 2017/3(57) Die Erfindung stellt ein Betonfertigteil (41) bereit, das zur Gründung einer Kontrollsäule (30) an einem straßenseitigen Hang...
(10) WO 2017/153202 A1(22) 28.02.2017(43) 14.09.2017(71) GROZ-BECKERT KG, Parkweg 2, 72458 Albstadt (DE)(57) The invention relates to a concrete component, having a concrete matrix (49) and having at...
(11) EP3212862 (A1) (57) Keine Zusammenfassung verfügbar für EP3212862 (A1) Zusammenfassung der korrespondierenden Patentschrift W02016066907 (A1)The invention relates to a method for manufacturing...
(11) EP 3 214 234 Al(22) 05.03.2016 (43) 06.09.2017 Patentblatt 2017/36(57) Die Erfindung betrifft einen Fertigteilverbinder (3) zum Verbinden eines ersten Betonfertigteils (1) mit einem zweiten...
(11) EP 3 214 235 Al(22) 05.03.2016 (43) 06.09.2017 Patentblatt 2017/36(57) Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verbindungssystem zum Verbinden eines ersten Betonfertigteils mit einem zweiten Betonfertigteil....
(10) DE 20 2017 103 993 U1(22) 04.07.2017(45) Bekanntmachungstag im Patentblatt: 14.09.2017(47) 03.08.2017(57) Abschalprofileinheit für ein Schalungssystem zur Herstellung von Beton-Fertigteilen,...
(10) DE 10 2016 208 490 Al(22) 18.05.2016(43) 14.09.2017(57) Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Schalungselement zum Ausbilden von Dehnungs- oder Pressfugen in Betonbauteilen mit einer Schalungstafel,...
(10) DE 10 2016 103 982 Al(22) 04.03.2016(43) 07.09.2017(57) Ein Schalungselement (1) zur Herstellung eines Betonelementes umfasst ein Verbindungselement (5) und eine Anzahl damit verbundener...
(11) EP3221103 A1(57) Keine Zusammenfassung verfügbar für EP3221103 (A1) Zusammenfassung der korrespondierenden Patentschrift W02016081080 (A1)The present invention provides a wet press process and...
(11) EP3212863 A1(57) Keine Zusammenfassung verfügbar Kir EP3212863 (A1) Zusammenfassung der korrespondierenden Patentschrift W02016066345 (A1)Method for installing a hollow concrete tower comprising...
