Concrete milling, paving & compaction

One thing is clear in the concrete slipforming sector. This comparatively niche market for equipment is rapidly becoming a good deal more competitive as key manufacturers jostle for position.

Concrete is a versatile construction product, but it must be tested to make sure that it is fit for purpose

The concrete paving market has provided stable ground for existing players, though key market developments are in hand. US manufacturers have long dominated the concrete paving sector with well-known firms such as GOMACO, Guntert & Zimmerman, Power Curbers, Power Pavers and Terex all being based in the US, while German firm Wirtgen is Europe's leading contender in this market. However there is some jostling for position in the concrete paving sector, with some of the players looking to enter new segments. T

The new Flowcon product from Ultracrete is aimed at use in general concrete repairs and is said to offer a simple, multi-use system. This general-purpose flowable concrete is designed to offer a quality mix without the waste and inconsistency of site mixed materials. A 25kg bag can provide the correct material quantities for application depths from 20-200mm in one pass. The Flowcon bags contain aggregate, sands, chemical admixtures as well as a small pack of specialist cements and all the user has to do is

German firm Wirtgen is to begin marketing its concrete slipforming machines in the US, through its Wirtgen America operation. The move comes with the launch two new concrete slipformers developed just for the US market, the SP15 and SP25.

Paver innovations The manufacturers are also rolling out several new and improved concrete paving models, with versatility and adaptability high on the agenda. GOMACO is now offering a novel independent IDBI attachment that allows dowel bar insertion behind a paver to form the transverse joint. The IDBI attachment is a new generation bar insertion system.

Spanning Manahawkin Bay, and carrying traffic along Route 72 between Long Beach Island and Manahawkin, New Jersey, USA, the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge, known as the Manahawkin Bay Bridge, was in need of repair. New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) specified Transpo T-17 MMA polymer concrete patch and T-18 MMA polymer concrete slurry overlay as approved materials for the 12,000m² bridge rehabilitation project on the steel girder bridge. All the bridge deck spalls were prepared and patche

The use of advanced control technology help boost the percentage of roads built using concrete - Mike Woof reports New technologies mean that concrete offers a highly competitive option for road construction.