Trade Journals for the Concrete Industry

The Russian construction and property group Morton of Moscow was established in 1994. Morton specialises in the construction of large settlements and housing complexes and has constructed buildings with a total area of around 7.5 million m² since its establishment. The precast concrete elements and ready-mix concretes are manufactured in the company’s own plants. Morton is one of the three largest com- panies in Russia in terms of the construction of living space. In the context of the strategy for the expansion of its own production, Morton has erected the DSK Grad precast plant in the Greater Moscow area. The latest developments, modern machines from leading suppliers and innovative solutions in the new DSK Grad precast plant will contribute to it occupying a top position in the Russian building market. The build- ing of its own precast plant will also help strategic goals to be attained. This means that having its own precast plant makes GK Morton a full-range supplier, from the development and design to the construction, commissioning and operation of the housing complexes. As a result, the product quality is increased and the costs are minimised. The German company Prilhofer Consulting was hired as the project consult- ant. The equipment in the DSK Grad plant encompasses three circulation plants, a plant for the manufacture of special structural elements and a further plant for the manufacture of structural elements such as columns and beams. A high-performance, state-of-the-art concrete centre was installed by Teka of Germany for the supply of all production lines with concrete. Teka Maschinenbau GmbH has set a high stan- dard on the market with the delivery and installation of the concrete mixing plant, whose dimensions make it one of the largest in the world. A further Teka dosing and mixing plant with even larger dimensions is currently at the planning stage and will be built in 2015.