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Securing your land and premises against unwanted visitors
Valuable real estate is often targeted by unwanted visitors or thieves when it’s left empty for even the shortest of periods. The damage and disruption caused can run into many £1000’s, even undermining the long […]
Interlocking Concrete blocks for retaining wall structures
For many years the options for engineers specifying retaining wall structures have been limited to time consuming and often expensive solutions such as gabion baskets or crib-wall systems. However, over the last few years more […]
The Use of Cathode Ray Tube Glass Waste in Concrete
Introduction
Evidence has been presented by a member of British Precast that imported precast concrete from a Dutch supplier contains Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass waste utilised as an aggregate in the manufacture of the precast […]
Interlocking blocks – versatile and durable
There are an almost unlimited number of uses for high quality interlocking blocks – provided the manufacturer is not using recycled materials and is manufacturing the blocks to a recognised standard.
Some of these uses are […]
Keeping solar panels secure
Ground‐mounted solar power systems are being installed in commercial and residential applications throughout the UK in increasing numbers. Whether the solar power system utilizes Photovoltaic (PV) technologies such as fixed tilt, single axis, or dual […]
The importance of a good mould supplier
Photo courtesy of M & P Engineering (Midlands) Ltd – mould fabrication engineers for Elite Precast Concrete
Ensuring good quality precast concrete involves keeping close control of many factors including raw material supplies, the production process, […]