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Thomas Concrete Group streamlines collaboration in the construction sector for building a sustainable society

2024-01-18

Thomas Concrete Group is taking further steps in the digital transformation of the construction industry, by introducing additional services within their cloud-based platform, Thomas Digital Collaboration Platform. The platform enables more efficient communication and collaboration to optimize resource utilization, reduce environmental impact, and streamline the construction process.

Sustainability, News

Major concrete delivery to construction of waterway in Polish Elbląg

2023-11-20

Thomas Beton in Poland, a part of the Swedish-owned Thomas Concrete Group, has delivered 55,000 cubic meters of concrete since 2021 to reinforce the riverbank in the city of Elbląg, Poland. The project will be completed at the end of this year, involving over 50,000 cubic meters of hydrotechnical concrete to ensure the city's long-term protection from floods.

Trends, News

Large concrete order for historic bridge project in Germany

2023-10-17

Thomas Concrete Group's German subsidiary, Thomas Beton GmbH, has been tasked with delivering concrete for the prestigious replacement building of the "Pfaffendorfer Brücke" in Koblenz, Germany. The project involves an extensive overhaul of the bridge, which is one of the city's major traffic arteries and a historic symbol of the Rhine.

Trends, News

70,000 m³ of concrete delivered for infrastructure project in northern Poland

2023-09-28

Thomas Concrete Group's Polish subsidiary, Thomas Beton, will have supplied a total of 70,000 m³ of concrete for the completion of the ring road around Koszalin and Sianów for the major infrastructure project S6 in northern Poland. The contract is worth nearly 97 million euros and the project is expected to be completed in 2024.

Sustainability, Trends, News

Building structures for coral reefs using low-carbon concrete

2022-10-17

Right now, an exciting project is underway off the north of the West Coast. Preparations are being made to submerge a significant amount of artificial reefs made of concrete with the hope of recreating the conditions for viable coral reefs, which have recently declined sharply.

Sustainability, Trends, News

The importance of combining design and materials

2022-09-20

On October 11 one of the industry's leading researchers, Dr. Philippe Block, is invited as one of the speakers at Thomas Concrete Groups industry event about building a sustainable Gothenburg and the importance of concrete. To address the grand challenges posed by climate change, Dr Philippe Block and his research group’s research focus on how historic structural design in combination with the right material can be reintroduced in modern day practice.

Trends, News

We still see a great potential in Europe’s largest market

2022-07-12

Thomas Concrete Group is expanding in Europe's largest economy. The Group's German operation, Thomas Betong GmbH, recently acquired a 40-year-old, medium-sized company in Rhineland-Palatinate, which means that it is now represented in six of the country's 16 federal republics.

Sustainability, Innovation, News

Grant for the best MSc theses within sustainable concrete construction

2022-06-20

The Family Thomas Foundation (Familjen Thomas forskningsstiftelse) is a foundation that funds research on sustainable concrete construction. They offer a grant for the best MSc thesis in two categories: smart, resource-efficient design solutions for concrete, and resource-efficient concrete that minimizes the climate footprint. To be eligible, the thesis must contribute new knowledge in these areas, be well-structured and well-written, and have been examined at a university in the Nordic countries.

Sustainability, Innovation, News

First in Sweden with the volcanic rock mixed in concrete

2022-03-21

Thomas Betong, the Swedish subsidiary of Thomas Concrete Group, wants to do as the Romans did, to use volcanic material as a binder into their concrete. The idea is to replace parts of the cement with ground pumice (volcanic rock) and thus create low carbon concrete.