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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 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

Here’s the situation. You’ve got the care of your council’s water storage and supply infrastructure, which includes many elements constructed of concrete. Concrete is extremely durable – but it doesn’t last forever. Of course, you have an ongoing maintenance program, ... Read More

So – maybe you own or maintain a factory or warehouse, and the concrete floor is showing signs of age but its fundamental purpose still exists – and you’re considering upgrading the facility. Or conversely, perhaps the building is being ... Read More

Why are we waterproofing structures in the first place? It seems obvious: whatever the structure is sheltering, we want to keep that dry. At least that’s the reason in most cases. Sometimes it might appear it doesn’t matter if the ... Read More

Construction waterproofing is a vexed subject, and has been making far too many headlines in Australasia recently. Particular challenges are faced by basement structures, such as used for car parking, storage and utility areas. Concrete roof decks are also ... Read More

You know what the “status quo” is. It’s that same old, same old thing you’ve always done, so you keep doing it. In the concrete industry, whether it be construction, or civil infrastructure maintenance, that status quo may be holding ... Read More

Working with our clients in regional Australasia, we’ve realised what a challenge remote locations can be. So what is the issue, really? What is the impact on a construction project? For starters, when a project is well outside a ... Read More

Hot weather? What’s the impact? Well, high temperatures do force rapid curing. There’s no doubt everybody wants things sooner than ever before. With increasing time pressure on precast production lines and construction sites, it may be tempting to hurry the ... Read More

It’s a dreaded ‘n’ word on any construction site or precast yard … non-conformance! We can’t touch on all the negative possibilities! Human error plays a part in many preventable but random construction issues. We’d like to talk about ... Read More

When was the last time you walked into a shopping mall and thought, “Hey, what a great floor!”? Retail floors are underfoot and overlooked, as shoppers bustle their way through. That doesn’t mean those floors are unimportant! We’d ... Read More

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