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16 January 2012

Driving Forward Steel Fibre Concrete : A Case Study

Twinplan-T.Med, based in Tangier in the Kingdom of Morocco and a member of the Twintec Group of companies, designed and installed a 165,000m² steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) jointless floor slab for the new Renault Logan production factory in Tangier.

Renault choose SFRC jointless specialist Twintec in Morocco

01 August 2011

Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC)

Concrete is the material of choice for industrial storage facilities around the world. However, concrete is a brittle material in tension; to overcome this, concrete needs to be reinforced with another material.

Twintec Advisory Paper 2

04 July 2011

21st Century Warehouses & Storage Facilities

A modern 21st century warehouse is a very different place from its predecessor of the 1980's and 1990's. Developments in logistics technology and software along with advances in storage systems and mechanical handling equipment (MHE) have allowed manufacturers and distribution companies to become dramatically more efficient.

Twintec Advisory Paper 1

09 September 2008

Fibre-only suspended ground-floor slabs

To produce high-quality floors using the safest site techniques and the minimum of risk, slabs reinforced with steel fibres only are the most suited to suspended ground-floor slabs.

Fibre Only Suspended Floor Slabs

09 April 2008

UK Biggest SFRC Floor Slab

Specialist contractor Twintec Industrial Flooring has completed the UK’s biggest ever steel-fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) flooring project for Tesco in Livingston, Scotland. Taylor Woodrow Construction was appointed as main contractor for this multi-million pound investment by Tesco, with WA Fairhurst as project engineers.

UK Biggest SFRC Floor Slab

09 November 2006

ProLogis Distribution Centre, Peterborough

This project involves the design and construction of a steel-fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) pile supported ground floor slab. In the summer of 2006, Twintec completed the installation of a concrete floor slab for Winvic Construction who were contracted to construct a new distribution facility for ProLogis.

ProLogis Distribution Centre, Peterborough

06 September 2006

Tough stuff on the floor

A ground breaking distribution centre for the largest food retail chain in the Saudi Arabia, Al Azizia Panda United, is under construction in Riyadh and will be completed and fully operation by the end of 2007.

Panda Project

19 September 2005

Jointless Floor Construction - Reducing Problems

Twintec Industrial Flooring of Rugby, part of the Twintec International Group of Companies based in Luxembourg, has recently designed and installed a jointless, steel-fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) ground-supported floor slab for Innovate Logistics, located just off the A19 road at Seaham, County Durham.

Jointless Floor Construction - Reducing Problems

19 July 2005

Flooring in Scandinavia

Jointless design for industrial floor slab

Flooring in Scandinavia

22 February 2005

High Tolerance Floors Using Large Pour Techniques

Fewer issues within the concrete industrial flooring industry seem to be as emotive as that of flatness tolerances. While the classification of tolerances (surface regularity, free movement, defined movement) seems to be accepted by all parties concerned, the limits imposed on the various properties have led to controversy.