Ready-mix concrete
Concrete, a mixture of cement, sand, gravel, water and additives is a material complex and rustic, requiring a genuine know how. Depending on its intended use, concrete must be produced in a very specific manner to achieve the highest level of quality while meeting strict regulatory standards. The Vicat Group produces a wide range of ready-mix concrete designed for ease of use and application, aesthetics and performance. The concrete division of the Vicat group has 250 batch plants producing 8 millions Cubic meters of concrete in four countries, France, United States, Turkey and Switzerland.
The manufacturing of concrete
Cement, sand, gravel, water: Concrete is the result of a precise mixing of these and other materials.
The products
The properties of concrete are different, depending on its use and application.
Achievements
Vicat concrete is used for a wide variety of construction projects, including tunnels, viaducts and more.
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France: Heavyweight concrete easy on the environment
The Chambéry batching plant is supplying 45,000 m3 of concrete for construction of Chambéry Hospital, the first in France to be 100% certified against the HQE ...
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Turkey: Altinoran, a flagship project
In Ankara, Turkey’s largest theme park, Altınoran, has been taking shape since construction began early last year.
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France: Diaphragm walls for Antibes carpark
Béton Vicat was appointed by Eiffage Construction to supply concrete for the construction of a 600-place underground carpark opposite Antibes harbor.
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USA – NRM: Expansion in southern California
National Ready Mixed (NRM) now has a concrete batching plant in Riverside County, southern California.
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France – Using the river for transport
Supplies of sand and gravel are brought to the BGIE batching plant in Gennevilliers by special barge.
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France - Watersports center goes with the flow!
Diabolo, the intercommunity watersports complex in the southern French town of Bourg-de-Péage, opened to the public in July.
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Switzerland – Concrete: Gigantic Poya bridge
It is taking close to 14,500 m2 of concrete supplied by Vigier Beton Romandie to build the ambitious Poya Bridge project in Fribourg. ...
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Solar Decathlon 2012: Vicat is proud to have contributed to team Rhône-Alpes’ win
Representing France, and sponsored by the Grenoble school of architecture (Ec ole Nationale d’Architecture de Grenoble, ENSAG), the French national solar energy institute (Institut National ...
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Menton. A museum reflecting Cocteau
Overlooking the sea, in Menton, on the French Riviera, the Jean Cocteau Museum is a concrete jewel case designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti. BCCA supplied ...
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