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| Experience gained while implementing the green transition shows that green solutions will prevail whenever they are also driven by economic factors. This can be achieved by deliberately worsening underlying conditions or favoring specific construction alternatives or methods – which is almost always associated with market distortion – on the one hand, or through genuine cost benefits of new, sustainable solutions on the other. The booming adoption of photovoltaic systems by consumers, for instance, is mainly driven by medium- and long-term cost savings. By contrast, pure altruism and an ideology of renunciation will not instigate a mass movement towards more sustainable solutions. Likewise, social sustainability is becoming increasingly important: The shortage of hundreds of thousands of affordable apartments in metropolitan areas has already led to social tension and envy, which is the perfect recipe for creating social division. The only way to counter this is to quickly implement cost-effective solutions based on durable construction methods. In this respect, prefabricated, slim concrete components are the best option because they provide a fast and simple way to overcome housing shortage while ensuring a high quality standard in construction. To achieve this goal, we must redirect our focus to the actual needs of the people. This is why we chose “Markets for People” as the heading of the industry’s leading congress, the 70th BetonTage edition, which will take place from 10 to 12 March at CCU Ulm. This is where we will be discussing sustainable projects involving the entire construction value chain. We cordially invite you to contribute your solutions to create new momentum and help us shape the future of construction together.
Yours sincerely,
Friedrich Gebhart (Präsident Fachverband Beton- und Fertigteilwerke Baden-Württemberg)
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| | Through its integration into the CONSTRUX Group, ACIMEX strengthens its global leadership in heavy load handling solutions. With over 50 years of experience in vacuum and mechanical lifting systems, ACIMEX becomes part of a group of leading specialists in precast moulds, circulation plants, machinery, formwork systems and tunnel segment production. This creates a stronger partner offering complementary technologies and end to end solutions for the precast concrete industry.
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| | | New research center for decarbonization of concrete | | On January 27, 2026, Goldbeck, a construction and service company operating throughout Europe, opened a concrete research center at its precast concrete plant in Hamm (Westphalia). At the Concrete Innovation Center, the company is primarily researching and working on the decarbonization of the building material. Through the digital and cross-plant networking of science and start-up ...
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| | | Enhancing sewer pipe durability with thermoplastic concrete protective liners | | Concrete pipes have been used in sewer construction for decades due to their high load-bearing capacity, dimensional stability and cost-effectiveness. In wastewater systems, however, they are exposed to complex loads that significantly affect their durability ...
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| | | Complete line for box culverts for the Western Harbour Tunnel project in Sydney | | Moldtech has recently commissioned a complete production line for box culverts for the ambitious Western Harbour Tunnel project promoted by the New South Wales Government in Sydney. The client, Acciona Australia, is a subsidiary of Acciona, one of the largest European engineering firms, a renowned multinational company focused on sustainable solutions and infrastructure that has been awarded large key infrastructure contracts in Australia in recent years ...
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| | You can reach us wherever you need us - on site, by e-mail or telephone. Our global network of service support points ensures that our service engineers are quickly available. You need help even faster? Via remote maintenance, we can access your system directly and solve many faults remotely and unbureaucratically. In this way, we safeguard your production and minimize downtimes.
Visit us at wire 2026, hall 17, stand D48, and find out more about our solutions for maximum availability!
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| | | Dust-free hybrid pigment sets new standards in black coloring of concrete | | The demands placed on modern concrete products are constantly increasing. In the area of coloring in particular, there is a conflict between design expectations and technical limitations. Deep, stable black tones have been gaining importance in gardening and landscaping for years. With Grapa Riserva GP ETD, Harold Scholz & Co. GmbH presents a dust-free pigment granulate that opens up new perspectives in precisely this area of tension ...
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| | | Bitkoin research project: Initial test concretes exceed expectations | | Since March 2023, an Austrian project consortium has been working on the „BitKOIN“ project to develop a synthetic granulate substitute (granulate 2.0) from mineral wool waste. The aim is to process the waste with other complementary secondary raw materials into a binding agent component. This has already been achieved several times on a pilot plant scale. Initial test concretes have also been produced, whose performance exceeds expectations ...
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| | | Austrian company Mischek Systembau invests in the future | | Efficiency, digitalization, and sustainability are the defining attributes of our time, which is why continuously investing in the modernization of production processes is becoming increasingly important from a strategic perspective. Mischek Systembau GmbH has been operating successfully in industrial prefabrication for over 50 years and is considered a pioneer in this field in Austria, more specifically ...
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| | Peikko's load-bearing thermal break element TEBEA® allows balconies in serial housing construction to be planned and implemented efficiently. Thanks to its modular design, various length grids, and flexible combination options, it is suitable for loggias, attics, supported balconies, cantilevered slabs, and complex geometries. In combination with DELTABEAM®, ATLANT®, and MODIX®, it creates slim, economical complete systems for modern residential projects.
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| | | AI-Based Quality Control in Concrete Block and Paving block Production | | Ensuring consistently high product quality is one of the central challenges in concrete block and paving block production. Fluctuations in raw materials, changes in the concrete mix, wear on tools, or altered machine settings all have visible and measurable effects. At the same time, market demands for quality continue to rise. To meet these expectations, production faces increasing pressure toward higher levels of automation and reproducibility ...
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| | | Sustainable precast concrete elements from Luckenwalde | | Klaus Köhler Beton- und Fertigteilwerk manufactures, among other things, cable duct covers reinforced with GFRP Rebars for infrastructure applications. The BFT team recently visited the innovative Brandenburg-based precast concrete manufacturer to learn more about its corrosion-free, durable, and resource-efficient system for the implementation of sustainability goals ...
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| | Suggest your project involving precast concrete products for an exclusive report published in the BFT magazine, free of charge | |
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| You have completed a construction project with precast concrete products successfully and now, you intend to present this project to your customer base, prospective customers and partners in the BFT trade magazine? Then, send us an email shortly describing the project. Or just call us. If the project is of particular interest to our readers, our editors would even like to pay you a visit for preparing an exclusive coverage for the BFT magazine in close coordination with you. Our service in this regard is free of charge.
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