Steep Slopes and the use of GCCMs
Take a look at the latest article published on Geosynthetica, which looks into the use of Concrete Canvas (CC) GCCMs in the protection of steep slopes. You can read it here.
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CC welcomes local MP to Pontypridd Factory
Co-Directors of Concrete Canvas Ltd, Will and Pete, welcomed local MP Owen Smith to our site in Pontypridd today. Owen is the MP for Pontypridd. We hope to welcome him back soon.
Phase 2 of Sherston works featured in Rail Technology Magazine
Our 2nd Phase installation at Fosse Way, Sherston, UK has been featured in Rail Technology Magazine. The article looks at the benefits of using CC8™ for Phase 2 of the project, which was part of the Great Western electrification project. To see the article, click here.
Concrete Canvas installation in Somerset, UK receives Gold Award
In October 2017, Concrete Canvas® GCCM* (CC) was used to line a channel at the side of the Three Arch Bridge which runs over the rail line in Sherborne, Somerset. The purpose of the channel was to divert surface water runoff from farmers fields away from an embankment that had previously slipped due to saturation. […]
Avoca Mines, Ireland case study featured in Ireland Engineers Journal
Concrete Canvas’ Avoca Mines case study has been featured in the Ireland Engineers Journal. The project is one of the biggest, and possibly the best known of our projects to come out of Ireland. To see the Ireland Engineers Journal’s article about the project, click here.
Concrete Canvas – Eurobent Preliminary Injunction upheld
PRESS RELEASE CONCRETE CANVAS PATENT SUCCESS AS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST EUROBENT/TILTEX™ UPHELD BY APPEAL COURT. 02 JULY 2018 In April, a Polish court issued a preliminary injunction against Eurobent Sp.zo.o – the manufacturer of Tiltex™ (a cement/sand filled GCL product marketed as a GCCM*) – to refrain from infringement of Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd.’s patent […]
CC Interns featured in Cambridge University newsletter
Every summer, Concrete Canvas takes on a number of undergraduate interns from the University of Cambridge. Last year, CC gave the exciting opportunity to five students, who took on a variety of projects, and influenced a variety of the company’s processes. Two of last year’s interns, Tom and Stewart have been featured in a Q&A […]
Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones visits Concrete Canvas
Wales’ First Minister visited Concrete Canvas Ltd at their Pontypridd site last week, speaking to co-Directors Will Crawford and Peter Brewin about Welsh export statistics. The First Minister also spoke to the Directors to get their take on how a ‘hard Brexit’ could effect company’s like CC, which rely heavily on exports. Take a look […]
Alun Cairns compares Concrete Canvas to Toyota and Aston Martin
Welsh Secretary of State, Alun Cairns, this week discussed the importance of Welsh manufacturing for the British economy. The MP addressed an audience at the annual Barclays and SPTS Technologies Ltd ‘Voice of Welsh Manufacturing’ event on Monday, outlining the Welsh Manufacturing sector’s strengths. In his speech he singled out the success of Concrete Canvas […]
Concrete Canvas featured on American TV programme, ‘The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation’
Earlier this year, co-Directors Will Crawford and Peter Brewin were interviewed for a segment about Concrete Canvas which would be featured on American programme The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, shown weekly on Saturday mornings on CBS. The segment was shown on an episode of the programme aired in April, and has recently been released on […]