Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is rapidly emerging as a premier material for precast concrete construction. First introduced as “reactive powder concrete” in the early 1990s, this ...

Beam-and-block floor systems combine precast prestressed concrete beams with infill blocks. These blocks are typically made of concrete, but in some systems they can now be replaced with insulating ...

The longest precast concrete bridge beams in Ireland and Britain have been placed over a river at Macroom in County Cork, as part of a €280m project to bypass the town.

A new company which specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of precast concrete flooring systems has taken up residence on the former Rio Tinto smelter site at Ashington, and has ...