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Making the quality of concrete measurable
The Southern Africa Readymix Association has advised
professionals involved in the procurement of concrete to ensure
that the specifications are measurable when ordering.
Tests to measure conformity should also be discussed and
agreed upon with the supplier before entering into a contract. In
addition, the specifications and additional requirements should
be stipulated on quotations or contracts so that all parties are in
agreement about the requirements and procedures.
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Ordering quality concrete on site
In order to get the best quality and
workability from readymix concrete on site,
contractors need to carefully note a number
of factors which can take the concrete’s
overall performance from mediocre to
excellent.
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Ordering concrete responsibly
A family on their way to school in the morning gets crushed
by a runaway concrete mixer, a shopping centre collapses onto
shoppers or aquatic life in a river upstream from a National
Park gets destroyed by effluent from a rogue readymix concrete
plant. These are scenarios that may happen if specifiers and
builders deal with unscrupulous readymix concrete suppliers
with no regard for health and safety standards, environmental
protection and quality controls.
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