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How Hampsey Limited (Hampsey) has become one of Britian’s premiere concrete subcontractors

Iain — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:23:00 +0000

A specialist in reinforced concrete subcontracting, Hampsey was founded in 2007 by brothers and namesakes Greg and Brian Hampsey. Since its early beginnings, the company has gone on to become one of the UK’s leading providers of reinforced concrete solutions. Thanks to an extensive track record of delivering large scale, complex projects to the highest quality within tight deadlines…

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How Cara Group’s ongoing success empowers it to support local communities

Iain — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:13:00 +0000

Through its subsidiaries, the award-winning Cara Group provides a wide range of construction services. Comprised of Cara Construction, Cara Brickwork, Cara Concrete Flooring, Cara Demolition, Cara Civil Engineering and Cara Nuclear, the business can accommodate complex projects, meet clients’ needs and address a range of challenges. The current refurbishment and expansion of The Mere Resort…

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How Kingsheath Construction is becoming one of Kent’s fastest growing companies

Iain — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:44:17 +0000

Established just six years ago in October 2018, Kingsheath Construction has grown to be a leading groundworks, civil engineering, and reinforced concrete frame contractor for the construction sector across Kent and Essex in England. With the expertise, experience, and resource required to excel, the business prides itself on delivering finished products that exceed customer expectations.

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The legacy of concrete and other building materials

Iain — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:41:31 +0000

Concrete is the literal foundation of the modern world. Apart from water, concrete is the world’s most-used material. With the earliest discovery of concrete use dating back to around 7000 BC, concrete has evolved and elevated home construction over the last 9000 years. From ancient history to the present day, the most recent advancement can be found in NASA’s development of a waterless…

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Discover Cementir Group’s sustainable products transition

Iain — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:42:48 +0000

Offering innovative building solutions in over 80 countries worldwide, Cementir Group Ltd (Cementir) is a multinational company specialising in concrete and cement production. Its extensive portfolio encompasses grey and white cement, aggregates, concrete, and value-added products. With operations across 18 countries, Cementir has a production capacity of over 13 million tons of white and grey…

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Houlihan & Co’s rich heritage is building a prosperous future

Iain — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:35:57 +0000

Houlihan & Co (Houlihan) is celebrating its 50th trading year. Formed in 1972 by John Houlihan, the company has evolved as a market leader, specialising in civil engineering projects throughout London and the South East of England. It delivers housebuilding, civil engineering and concrete frame services across Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, London…

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Thomas Betong has spent the last ten years perfecting its carbon-reducing concrete solution

Iain — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:32:46 +0000

In 1955, the long-standing, family-owned company AB Färdig Betong was founded by Martin Thomas, in the form of a single factory in Karlstad. Martin opened the business’ headquarters in Gothenburg two years later, where it still operates to this day, to be closer to the epicentre of Sweden’s construction market. He used this base to expand the company over the following decade…

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Cementir Group is revolutionising the construction industry with these two products

Iain — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:44:09 +0000

Cementir Group (Cementir) is a leading multinational company in the building materials sector. With operations in 18 countries, and a production capacity of over 13 million tons of white and grey cement, the business produces around five million cubic metres of ready-mix concrete. According to Michele Di Marino, the company’s Chief Sales, Marketing & Commercial Development Officer…

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Building sustainability

Iain — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:41:49 +0000

Concrete is one of the most popularly used construction materials globally – after water, it is the most consumed substance on earth. But its reputation struggles to rise above the misperceptions it often receives at the hands of the media in relation to its environmental impact. According to the Concrete Centre, however, the concrete industry’s emissions are 55 percent lower than in 1990 due to…

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