News & Articles

BRMCA Excellence in Customer Service Award 2008

BRMCA presents Bardon Concrete with the 2008 BRMCA Excellence in Customer Service Award for its outstanding level of engagement and client service offered to Edmund Nuttall at the Queen Street contract in Glasgow.*

Read more here.

* Photo: BRMCA Excellence in Customer Service Award 2008 winner Bardon Concrete, Queen Street Network Rail, Glasgow.
From Left to Right - Mr Martin Hardwick (BRMCA Product Director), Mr Brad Murphy (Bardon Concrete Scotland General Manager) & Mr John Sergeant.

BRMCA/CONSTRUCT

BRMCA and the Concrete Structures Group (CONSTRUCT) have developed a joint Steering Group and Technical Group to enhance understanding between the contractor and supplier, in order to better serve our clients.

Click here for BRMCA CONSTRUCT Concrete Industry Initiative.

Self Compacting Concrete

The market share of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) continues to grow...

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Guidance Document on Sustainable Concrete Design and Rating Systems

BRMCA has produced a document to highlight the 'Sustainable Credentials' of concrete and to also determine whether or not the current BRE Green Guide ratings truly reflect the whole picture.

Download the document here.

HIgh Stength Concrete

BRMCA have produced a High Strength Concrete (HSC) PowerPoint Presentation in order to offer guidance as to the Availability, Ordering, Specification and Design considerations surrounding HSC. This includes 3 Graphical representations of the UK indicating the Geological Resource, UK Quarries and UK Ready Mixed Concrete Plants in terms of HSC availability...

View the PowerPoint presentation here.

SpeCC

SpeCC is the registration Scheme for Specialist Concrete Contractors and offers assurance to clients, main contractors and engineers as to the overall quality of service offered by Specialist Concrete Contractors.

The SpeCC scheme covers:

• Concrete Frame
• Concrete Basements
• Concrete Barrier Slipforming
• Concrete Piling
• Concrete Flooring

The scheme accredits contractors against the SpeCC Technical Requirements encompassing the following systems/procedures (both in the office and on-site):

• Quality
• Health & Safety
• Environmental
• Technical Capability & Deliverability
• Training & Competence
• Financial Gearing & Liquidity

Click here for the SpeCC Newsletter.