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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 axis trackers, or a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) system, such as the parabolic trough, there is one thing that each [...]

Keeping solar panels secure2018-12-30T09:41:50+00:00

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, the testing of cubes for strength and other characteristics, training of staff etc however one the elements that often [...]

The importance of a good mould supplier2018-12-30T09:41:51+00:00

A buyer’s guide to Kentledge blocks

The term ‘’kentledge’ was first coined in early as 1607 and originally referred to pig iron or scrap metal used as ballast for ships. The word’s use has widened in recent years and the term kentledge is now widely used to describe any form of counterweight or ballast weight. Precast concrete blocks are ideal ‘kentledge’ [...]

A buyer’s guide to Kentledge blocks2016-06-16T15:52:00+01:00

Understanding your customers

Creating Value Companies like Aggregate Industries, that wish to move from merely selling their products to selling solutions, need to transform their core selling activities to focus more on value creation and less on value communication. We must continue to be less focused on pushing products and more focused on helping customers buy and use [...]

Understanding your customers2018-12-30T09:41:51+00:00

Fires in sewers, combustible pipes and pipeline integrity – is it worth the risk?

On 28th September 2014 fire-fighters were called to a fire at a building site at Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough after reports that 20 large plastic sewerage pipes had deliberately been set alight. The blaze resulted in the streets surrounding the site having to be cordoned off after the area was blanketed in a cloud of [...]

Fires in sewers, combustible pipes and pipeline integrity – is it worth the risk?2016-03-29T10:57:17+01:00

A Buyer’s Guide to Precast Concrete Interlocking Blocks

Interlocking precast concrete blocks have a huge range of uses, from creating push / retaining walls suitable for storing compost, materials for recycling, salt and wood chip, through to kentledge counterweight blocks for perimeter fencing or hoarding, as well as various civil engineering projects. Given the popularity of these blocks, there are now a number [...]

A Buyer’s Guide to Precast Concrete Interlocking Blocks2018-12-30T09:41:51+00:00
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