raw materials, as well as their transportation to
site where they are lifted and placed, levelled, and
grouted to complete the floor structure.
The company’s teams are able to install a
precast concrete element every six minutes to
complete the floor in a matter of a few hours. In
most instances, building teams are able to start
working at that level almost immediately after the
floor structure has been installed, shaving weeks
off the construction programme.
Conversely, rib-and-block systems are
installed by the building contractor’s own teams,
with CoreSlab’s responsibility ending with the
timely delivery of the various precast concrete
elements to the project site.
They comprise lintels, or ribs, and hollow
block sections. The ribs are placed between the
load-bearing walls, and the blocks span the ribs
to complete the shutter. Steel lattices are then
tied into a steel mesh and other supporting
structural components, before the floor is cast
with concrete.
This is a very labour intensive and, therefo