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  Everyone loves a pair of cool and quality socks. If you are specifying, building or repairing concrete structures view this page to find out why these cool Swanky Socks are relevant to you.   Talk to one of our ... Read More

Let’s start at the start!   What causes Concrete Cracking? Concrete can succumb to cracking in a whole lot of ways. Surprisingly, much of it is related to failure chemically! Physically, the cracks can be formed by movement of the ... Read More

Australian Standard 3799 is titled “Liquid membrane-forming curing compounds for concrete”. It describes itself thus: “This Standard is a means by which curing compounds can be classified and described, and their performance assessed”.   AS3799 is intended to maintain the ... Read More

Firstly, What is Carbonation? Let’s hear from some of the experts in the concrete industry. “Carbonation occurs when CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the air penetrates into the porous concrete and dissolves in free water to form a mildly acidic solution. ... Read More

Despite the recent disruptions, air transport remains a crucial part of freight and resource logistics, and for public transport. And hey, there’s a lot of concrete involved. To ensure that this concrete infrastructure will last its intended service life, at ... Read More

Fact is, the construction world could fall apart due to low quality assurance and no quality control. A lack of due diligence on quality has the potential for serious negative impacts on budgets; defective delivery of structures; and long-term damage ... Read More

We’ll have to start by explaining what we’re doing…   Why does concrete need internal protection? Concrete is bound together by bonds of molecules (all different shapes and sizes) that form between the cement particles called CSH: Calcium-silica-hydrates. When you ... Read More

Definitely not! As long as there is uncured calcium (free lime) in the concrete there’s scope for service life to be extended. Your concrete is old? Don’t knock it down, just add life to it! There may be many more ... Read More

In the context of construction, there is sometimes a tension or conflict between the short-term cost or time constraints, and the long-term durability of the structure. ‘Cutting corners’ may achieve the immediate requirements of the contractor and the client, but compromise ... Read More

Environmental Bad Boy When it comes to environmental sustainability, concrete gets a bad rap. It is commonly regarded as being environmentally destructive, exacerbated by its closed-loop life cycle. Cement production is allegedly responsible for 8% of global emissions, making it ... Read More

Let’s kick this one off with a generalisation. You know all generalisations are dodgy, right? The only dodgy thing about this one is it is a little simplistic. Apart from that, it captures an important truth for the concrete industry: ... Read More

Do you own or maintain a warehouse, and the concrete floor is showing signs of age? Or conversely, perhaps the building is being re-purposed. New layout? New usage? Or perhaps even converting to retail or multi-purpose space? Either way, you’ll ... Read More

So here’s the situation. You’re building an aged care complex (or maybe a hospital or laboratory) and there will be concrete floor slabs, with direct-stick flooring. Thinking this through, you will need Curing enhancement for the slabs, whether as a ... Read More