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Sustainability, News

First in Sweden with 100 percent electric wheel loaders

2024-02-13

Thomas Concrete Group is now pioneering the industry by introducing series-produced, fully electric wheel loaders in two of its subsidiaries in Sweden. The two new machines will be utilized at Thomas Betong’s plant in Västerås and Thomas Cement’s port, Stockholm Bulkhamn in Stora Vika. These heavy wheel loaders are expected to reduce both operational costs and the group’s carbon footprint.

Team Thomas, News

Philipp Schadendorf – new CEO of Thomas Beton in Germany

2024-02-01

Thomas Concrete Group has experienced steady growth in Germany for several years and plans to further strengthen its presence and position in the German market. They are now recruiting Philipp Schadendorf as the new CEO of Thomas Beton GmbH.

Trends, News

Thomas Concrete Group is growing in Germany

2024-01-29

Through its German subsidiary, Thomas Beton GmbH, Thomas Concrete Group is now acquiring the assets of Massfeller Transport GmbH, a company that delivers ready-mix concrete and certain precast concrete elements. The company is based in Herschbach in western Germany.

Innovation, News

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.