Better Concrete Handling

28 Apr 2025 CW Team

Efficiently handling the transportation and placement of concrete is essential to help maintain the quality of construction, meet project timelines by minimising downtimes, and reduce costs 鈥� by 5 to 15 per cent, according to Sandeep Jain, Director, Arkade Developers. CW explores what the efficient handling of concrete entails.

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First, a word on choosing the right equipment, such as a mixer with a capacity aligned to the volume required onsite, from Vaibhav Kulkarni, Concrete Expert. 鈥淎n overly large mixer will increase the idle time (and cost), while one that is too small can delay schedules.鈥�

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