Transit mixers capture the imagination of many with the rotating drum giving a dynamic quality that sets them apart from other trucks on the road.
In fact like any piece of machinery there is far more to the design and function than meets the eye. The concrete mixer must satisfy the demands of construction plant and those of road transport, delivering quality sensitive building materials.
Schöck is Europes leading supplier of innovative thermal insulation, noise impact suppression and reinforcement technology solutions to the construction industry. Exhibiting at the UK Concrete Show for the first time, Schöck is showcasing three of its major product ranges:
Aquatrak is an innovative new system which monitors the addition of water during the transportation of readymix concrete from batching plant to customer.
Aquatrak is a fully automatic system requiring no driver or operator input. The system records any water added to the load after the truck has been charged at the batching plant and allows users for the first time to limit or prevent additional water from being added to the load prior to discharge. If the water limit has been reached and additional water is required, an authorised person can remotely control the water from the batching plant, head office or remote location.
JKS UK Ltd, UK manufacturer and supplier of diamond blades, diamond cores and all associated equipment, have signed a Contract Of Exclusivity with Cedima GmbH (www.Cedima.de). Cedima are German manufacturers of the very best quality diamond tools and machines, known throughout the world for their quality of build, reliability and performance of their diamonds and machinery. Since 1984, Cedima have been exporting machinery to over 50 countries worldwide.
Sealers, coatings & impregnators
With over 45 years’ experience within the landscaping and hardscaping industry Adseal developed a range of sealers and coatings that are the envy of the industry, ranging from totally invisible to gloss.
S-FRAME Software, a worldwide, leading supplier of software solutions for civil and structural engineers for over 30 years, has demonstrated its commitment to the European market by adding Eurocode design support to an additional product: S-CONCRETE R11. The release of S-CONCRETE 11, a powerful reinforced concrete section design and code-checking tool with Eurocode support, follows the opening of S-FRAME’s new office in London and is set to become a part of the S-FRAME Structural Office 11 suite.
Staged at the NEC in Birmingham for the first time, the largest concrete event in Europe, the UK Concrete Show 2013, will take place on 27 and 28 February. Of particular interest to the architectural profession will be that, for the first time, the 2013 show will feature the theme of ‘Beautiful Concrete’.
