Prefab as a growth diamond

At last we are all starting to see that prefabricated construction is the future. If only the need is high enough. Rising labor shortages. High failure costs. Unwanted nitrogen deposits. CO₂ reduction. Safer construction. Better working conditions. Weather-dependent production. Modular building. Circular economy. Familiar terms that suddenly add tremendous value. get when you start working with precast materials. Prefab is, in fact, an extremely serious business.

Protonde Ermelo.

Ready-made kits

Leicon has been doing nothing else for years. In conditioned factory halls, it produces
Leicon concrete elements for infrastructure projects assembled as complete construction kits. Concrete elements that are delivered to the construction site complete with all kinds of provisions. Elements of which the errors in the preparation and on the drawing board have already been polished away. Elements that have already been checked before they leave the factory. So that the builders can get to work quickly, efficiently and without errors. "D'r in and d'r out". "D'r op and d'r over". Complete bus stops with guide lines, sound tiles and recesses for the stop sign. Using six prefabricated elements to pound an accessible 18-meter bus stop out of the ground. Where only yesterday there was roadside grass, there is now a complete bus stop. Apply in the morning, get on and off in the afternoon. A complete traffic circle in one weekend. No problem. All the building blocks are prepared at the factory and assembled on site into one piece. Friday night the road closed. Monday morning the road reopened. Little inconvenience. Less emissions. And if the traffic circle eventually has to be moved, we pick up the elements and rebuild the traffic circle elsewhere. With the same elements. See the advantage of modular construction. 

Protonde in Terneuzen.

Durable concrete products

And Leicon continues to develop. Our precast concrete products are becoming more and more sustainable. In 2018, we completed a project where 100% sand and 100% gravel were replaced with 100% recycled sand and concrete aggregate. The traditional steel reinforcement was also replaced with synthetic fiber reinforcement. The top layer of the elements also contains reflective material that allows the public lighting to be lowered. Just a selection of practical examples, which require clients with guts. Who not only use the word innovation but also dare to give a practical interpretation to innovation. Not words but deeds. Because they have to and because they can. Prefab as a growth diamond.     

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