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Built to Last? Helping Concrete Survive Extreme Environments
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Concrete strength vs durability?
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Old wharf - photo by Arnaud Mesureur on Unsplash

Built to Last? Helping Concrete Survive Extreme Environments

Extreme conditions demand a smarter approach

The Challenge of Extreme Environments Concrete infrastructure is expected to perform reliably for decades. But when structures are in extreme environments, the pressure on their...

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Concrete batching plant admixture engineered

Engineered for Your Concrete and Your Workflow

Meeting the needs of a changing industry

Engineered for Your Concrete Challenges We get it. You’ve got a concrete batching plant to run. There are a lot of things happening at once....

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Concrete strength vs durability?

An old quandary with new challenges

Strength vs Durability: Does stronger concrete always mean longer lasting concrete? In the construction industry, concrete strength is often treated as a shorthand for quality....

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Data Centres and Unseen Concrete Challenges

If the concrete fails, everything fails.

Demand for data centres is exploding. The construction of data centres is accelerating sharply, driven by the surging demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence workloads...

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Design & Documentation – 3 Points of Practical Assistance

How MARKHAM helps pre-construction teams

Good projects start with clear design We all know good projects start with clear design. When drawings and documentation are well prepared, construction runs smoother,...

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Powerful End-To-End Delivery

Why ‘design, supply and install’ provides high-level outcomes

Before We Talk About ‘End-to-End’, Let’s Look at Preconstruction Once a project moves from design to construction, the pressure doesn’t ease; it changes shape. Program...

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Ammonium nitrate is used in mining and other explosives

Ammonium Nitrate: Used both for growth and sudden destruction

It can also destroy concrete slowly but surely.

Ammonium Nitrate? What is that? “Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4NO3. It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of...

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Winning the project estimating design and preconstruction

Winning the Job and Maximising Profits – 1 Key Factor

From a concrete perspective

What does winning the job really mean? In today’s construction market, winning work takes more than a sharp price. Success comes from showing confidence, credibility,...

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Achieving better outcomes when pouring and placing concrete slabs

Achieving Better Outcomes with Admixtures

Specialist concrete admixtures are helping industry professionals like you!

Better outcomes for everyone involved You might be surprised to know that an additive to the concrete mix can add value in more ways than...

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Why Preconstruction and ECI Definitely Matter

Increasing challenges in a fast-paced industry

The Preconstruction Team is Critical to Construction Project Success In today’s construction environment, the most challenging work often happens before a shovel hits the ground....

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Liquid admixtures are recommended for better concrete mix

4 Benefits of Liquid Admixture for Concrete

There’s more to selecting waterproofing and workability admixtures than meets the eye.

When selecting admixtures for concrete, it can be difficult to ‘compare apples with apples’. If you’re into mix design, no doubt there are several reliable...

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Designing better basements and making better preconstruction decisions

From Good Intentions to Better Basements

Bridging the Gap in Waterproofing Practice

Achieving Better Basements We’ve spoken to many people through the construction industry in New Zealand and Australia, about basement waterproofing, and there’s a general theme:...

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