CONCRETE CASE STUDY
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The Loxley Building was the first commercial pour undertaken by Lafarge in the UK to use Extensia TM . The building was designed leaving a floor area of 1750m 2 to be laid conventionally using a laser screed, however, the client T.P Dibden decided to use Extensia TM , making them the first company in the world to use Extensia TM commercially. The Loxley Building was commissioned by Somi Trailers who manufacture and repair lorry trailers, their innovative new trailer design has allowed for increased loads of up to 25% to be carried. This linked to the environmental properties of Extensia TM has allowed two like-minded companies to work together, combining innovation and sustainability as one. THE PROJECT Over the last five years Lafarge Readymix has developed Extensia TM a low shrink concrete for the use in commercial and industrial floors. This particular project had been designed to use a 200mm thick slab with 30kg of steel fibres, due to the advanced design of Extensia TM an alternative design was offered allowing for a reduction in slab depth and removal of steel fibres, still meeting requirements of the design loadings on the floor. This change of design gave the client substantial cost savings, a thinner floor slab and offered a more sustainable solution to conventional flooring methods. The pour was completed over an 8 hour period and a total of 284m 3 of Extensia TM was laid. CONTACT US Lafarge Aggregates Limited, Granite House, Watermead Business Park, Syston Leicestershire LE7 1WA Tel: 0870 336 8294 email: [email protected] THE SOLUTION CUSTOMER COMMENTS Customer: Pauline Dawes MA (cantab) MBA Managing Director Somi Trailers Ltd Comment: After 30 years of seeing large buildings progress I was impressed by three things. 1. First the speed of the process. The operation was all done and dusted in less than 24hours, they were still delivering mix at one end whilst floating off at the other! 2. Second the quality result. I was dubious about the final finish having previously worked with steel fibres. This is a far superior finish with no cracks and a strong smooth surface. 3. Lastly the idea that it saved on costs overall and shows an environmental gain had big appeal with us as the end user. C ONCRETE CASE STUDY PROJECT DATE CUSTOMER The Loxley Building, Scunthorpe September 06 T. P Dibden
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The Loxley Building was the first commercial pour undertaken by Lafarge in the UK to use ExtensiaTM. The building wasdesigned leaving a floor area of 1750m2 to be laid conventionally using a laser screed, however, the client T.P Dibdendecided to use ExtensiaTM, making them the first company in the world to use ExtensiaTM commercially. The Loxley Building was commissioned by Somi Trailers who manufacture and repair lorry trailers, their innovative newtrailer design has allowed for increased loads of up to 25% to be carried. This linked to the environmental properties ofExtensiaTM has allowed two like-minded companies to work together, combining innovation and sustainability as one.
THE PROJECT
Over the last five years LafargeReadymix has developed ExtensiaTM
a low shrink concrete for the use incommercial and industrial floors. This particular project had beendesigned to use a 200mm thick slabwith 30kg of steel fibres, due to the advanced design of ExtensiaTM an alternative design was offeredallowing for a reduction in slabdepth and removal of steel fibres,
still meeting requirements of thedesign loadings on the floor. This change of design gave the clientsubstantial cost savings, a thinnerfloor slab and offered a moresustainable solution to conventionalflooring methods. The pour was completed over an 8hour period and a total of 284m3 of ExtensiaTM was laid.
CONTACT US Lafarge Aggregates Limited, Granite House,
Watermead Business Park, Syston Leicestershire
LE7 1WA Tel: 0870 336 8294
email: [email protected]
THE SOLUTION CUSTOMER COMMENTS
Customer: Pauline Dawes MA (cantab) MBA Managing Director Somi Trailers Ltd Comment: After 30 years of seeing large buildings progress I was impressed by three things. 1. First the speed of the process.
The operation was all done and dusted in less than 24hours, they were still delivering mix at one end whilst floating off at the other!
2. Second the quality result. I was
dubious about the final finish having previously worked with steel fibres. This is a far superior finish with no cracks and a strong smooth surface.
3. Lastly the idea that it saved on
costs overall and shows an environmental gain had big appeal with us as the end user.
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PROJECT DATE CUSTOMER The Loxley Building, Scunthorpe September 06 T. P Dibden
