Saudi Readymix hosts a series of seminars on pumping concrete March 26, 2008
From Concretepumping
Seminars in response to high-rise demand in the Kingdom.
In response to a growing trend in the Saudi construction market for high-rise structures, particularly in previously undeveloped areas of the Kingdom, Saudi Readymix, the leading ready-mixed concrete producer in Saudi Arabia, is organizing three seminars focusing on pumping concrete in high-rise structures.
The seminars will be held on the 30th and 31st of March and 1st of April at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Meridien Hotel in Madinah, and Crown Plaza Hotel in Jeddah, respectively. Each seminar will feature three lectures delivered by representatives from Saudi Readymix, and the German concrete pumps and extension pipe manufacturers Schwing and Putzmeister.
Saudi Readymix's figures indicate that 22 high-rise projects are currently in various planning and execution stages for 2008, a number which hovered around only 1 or 2 per year as recently as 2006.
The seminars will present an in-depth look at the challenges of concreting in high-rise structures, such as selection of proper mix design, site preparation, selection of proper equipment, special pumping techniques, and pumping of self-compacting concrete in such structures. Broadly, high-rise structures are buildings that are between 12 to 50 stories or 35 to 150 meters high, anything beyond that puts them in the category of skyscrapers.
"The construction and concrete markets in KSA are becoming more diverse and seeing greater investment than ever before," commented Redwan Hameed, Saudi Readymix's Technical Director, and one of the keynote speakers at the seminar.
"As a market leader, it is important for us to lead the way in innovation in concrete technology and share this knowledge with our clients, consultants, and construction industry as a whole. The requirements of high-rise structures differ greatly from conventional ones, and we aim to raise awareness among industry professionals to these issues through the seminars."
"Some of our current projects contain as many as 20 or 30 towers, and expect the number and size of such projects to increase over the next few years," commented Fadi Mujahed, Saudi Readymix Marketing and Business Development Director.
"Additionally, we are noticing that high-rises are spreading across all regions of the Kingdom, whereas in the past they were restricted to a few areas such as Riyadh and the Holy Cities.
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