Making precast concrete specials

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Trent Concrete makes high quality precast concrete. Its aim is to make the shapes specified by the architect in the most economical way but without changing the concept. The company was started in 1917 and employs 125 people. It takes pride in its experienced staff and the expertese it has in high quality work. Most of its products are specials, made in precise wooden moulds. Trent can provide advice on concrete mixes and design details, can work with other materials and has the expertese to manage all cladding and structural work.

Product information, Precast concrete, Trent Concrete, Precast concrete products

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Manufacturing brick specials

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Special bricks are an important part of most manufacturers' work although they account for only five percent of the value of facing bricks sold in the UK. The appearance of bricks is determined by the type of clay used and the method of manufacture, particularly the firing. International brickmaking company, Redland makes specials at all its 17 UK plants. Ibstock, a traditional family run manufacturer is the UK's largest maker of specials while craft brickmaker, W T Lamb makes hand made products for specialist work.

Production management, Bricks, Brickmaking

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Fire-protecting steel off site

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Enob Treatments, a steel protection specialist, has opened an automated plant for the offsite coating of steel. The new site, in Scunthorpe, UK, can handle some 300 t/w of steel. Coating steel offsite can speed up the construction process by some three weeks and has many environmental benefits. Steelwork is often specified by architects, but fire protection using intumescent coating on-site can be time-consuming, expensive and technically difficult.

Management, Usage, Product introduction, Protection and preservation, Coatings industry, Fireproofing agents, Steelwork, Protective coatings, Enob Treatments

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