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CEMEX is supplying a special grade of concrete for use on a busy logistics centre in Mexico.
The order has been for 21,500m3 of roller compacted concrete (RCC) to pave all of the roads for the new terminal of ALA Transportes, a division of Grupo Transportes de Monterrey (GTM) - the largest trucking company in Mexico. The trucking firm needed a tough and durable concrete grade to be able to cope with the loads exerted by the movements of around 400 heavily laden trailers/day at the facility.
Many countries had their most severe winter for years, but it could have been much worse without the right equipment and technology as Patrick Smith reports. As many countries faced up to the 2010-2011 winter, hard-pressed maintenance teams did their best to keep things moving on the roads. With some of the lowest temperatures and heaviest snowfalls on record, the UK, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, France, Scandinavia, Germany, and Belgium were among those affected. Russia, eastern Europe and the USA did
Voegele’s WITOS Paving allows project managers to view site operation data, which helps avoid costly disruptions, the company says.
The driver for WITOS is the growing trend for client and contractor to document, in real time, the progress of paving projects. WITOS does this by bringing together the different players on the project - from construction managers to asphalt plant operators and truck drivers. The system ensures greater transparency across the entire paving process.
WITOS Paving, for exam
