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Rhino Doors launches new after sales business
Rhino Doors, the UK’s leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance engineered doors, has launched Rhino Site Systems Limited (RSSL), a new arm of its business which will manage the company’s aftersales services.
The manufacturer, which recently won contracts...
Building Products
Normet launches new technologies for concrete spraying
Normet brought their sprayed concrete layer thickness control system, the SmartScan, to the market in 2019. The SmartScan is aimed at all underground sprayed concrete applications to deliver accurate and reliable sprayed concrete layer thickness information for the sprayer...
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Catch the latest in volumetric concrete mixer technology with Cemen Tech at World of Concrete 2021
There is nothing like testing out the real thing. So, this year at World of Concrete put your hands on the most intuitive, user-friendly technology applications available for volumetric concrete mixers. Throughout the annual event, Cemen Tech will be...
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HeidelbergCement to build the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant
HeidelbergCement announced its intention to upgrade its plant on the Swedish island of Gotland to become the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant. The installation at the Slite plant of HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary Cementa will be scaled to capture up to...
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Scottish architect Kettle Collective designs worlds second tallest tower for Russia
Scotland-based architect Kettle Collective has unveiled its design for a spiralling 703m tower for St Petersburg, Russia that would be the second highest skyscraper in the world next to Dubai’s Burj Khalifa (828m).
Although the Burj is taller, this tower,...
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Finnish university launches reusable concrete initiative
Tampere University in southern Finland is working with Swedish contractor Skanska, demolition firm Umacon and precast concrete company Consolis Parma to develop a form of reusable concrete.
The team are working on a way to extract concrete elements from buildings...
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HS2’s new piling innovation has huge potential benefits for the construction industry
The innovation, developed by specialist contractors working on HS2, is better for the environment, safer for workers and reduces construction noise, to the benefit of neighbouring communities and businesses.
Lee Piper, working for HS2 contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture...
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