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Thomas Concrete Group hosts annual Sustainability Week – and launches Sustainability Report

2026-05-04

On May 4, Thomas Concrete Group launches its annual Sustainability Week. At the same time the Group will publish its Sustainability Report. During the week, all 2,400 employees come together around a shared focus on daily sustainability work and how operations can be further developed.

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Thomas Concrete Group contributes to improved flood protection in Atlanta

2026-04-27

Thomas Concrete Inc., part of Thomas Concrete Group, is supplying concrete to a major infrastructure project in Atlanta, U.S., aimed at reducing flood risk and strengthening the capacity of the city’s sewer system. The project is an important part of the city’s efforts to address future climate challenges and create more resilient water management.

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The Family Thomas Foundation Awards Scholarships

2026-04-21

The Family Thomas Foundation has awarded scholarships of 50,000 SEK each to the authors of two Master’s theses that contribute to more sustainable concrete construction. The awards recognize research that advances low-carbon strategies and promotes more resource-efficient use of concrete in the built environment.

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Industrin samlar akademi och forskare för att stärka utvecklingen av klimatförbättrad betong

2026-04-21

Betong är avgörande för att bygga robusta och trygga samhällen, inte minst inom infrastruktur och totalförsvar. Samtidigt måste byggbranschen bli mer klimatneutral utan att tappa konkurrenskraft. För att accelerera den utvecklingen, bjuder Konsortiet för grundforskning inom betongområdet in ledande personer på tekniska universitet och forskningsinstitut, till en strategisk workshop den 28 april.

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New Standard for Artificial Pozzolans Could Enable More Low-Carbon Concrete

2026-04-13

A new Swedish standard for artificial pozzolans could mark an important step toward enabling a broader use of alternative binders in concrete. The standard establishes clearer guidelines for how industrial by-products can be utilized to support the development of low-carbon concrete.

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The collaboration that laid the foundation for up to 60 percent lower climate impact in the Takryttaren project

2026-04-02

The work behind the Takryttaren residential project in Uppsala, Sweden, shows how major climate gains can be achieved when contractors and material suppliers collaborate at an early stage. In this project, the climate impact from concrete has been reduced by up to 60 percent. The result is not based on a single product or a new mix-design. It is based on a theoretical study and a structured way of working where theory and practice are combined into a model that is already helping shape the future of construction.

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Thomas Concrete Group opens new plant in South Carolina

2026-03-24

Thomas Concrete Group continues to strengthen its presence in the southeastern United States by opening a new ready-mix concrete plant in Newberry, South Carolina. The facility began operations in February and will serve a growing area between the Upstate region and Columbia.

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Thomas Beton supplies concrete to strategic power plant in Poland

2026-03-03

Thomas Beton has contributed to the construction of one of Poland’s most important power plants through extensive concrete deliveries to several critical phases of the plant’s foundation works. The investment is of great importance for the future of the Polish energy sector and will supply energy to more than one million households.

Sustainability, Innovation

Recycled glass powder as a potential binder in concrete

2026-02-23

Concrete’s largest climate footprint comes from cement. Therefore, there is a strong global focus on materials that can replace parts of the cement without compromising quality or performance. One solution gaining attention is glass powder, finely ground recycled glass, that can be used as a pozzolanic material.