Hollowcore Slab Projects
Discover some of the fantastic project completed by IPHA members around the World.
Applications of Hollowcore Slabs
Prestressed hollowcore slabs are widely used in a variety of applications, all around the world. They possess a number of advantages over other construction methods, as both a flooring solution and for wall panels.
Their versatility means they can be found in all sorts of buildings and projects, from residential, to commercial, industrial and infrastructure.
Hollowcore slabs are used within a number of different building methods. As well as complete precast structures, they are utilised in hybrid construction, in conjunction with in-situ concrete, masonry, steel and wooden frames.
Best Practice in Design, Production and Construction
For many years, IPHA has been at the forefront of promoting best practice, providing a platform for discussion and collaboration. Our membership includes many of the leading companies within the industry.
By sharing examples of projects and best practice, our members are able to move the industry forward, improving standards within manufacture and usage of hollowcore.
IPHA’s conferences and seminars have regularly helped to address issues such as health and safety, quality control and assurance, and compliance with internationally governed standards.
Innovation in the Precast Concrete Industry
IPHA and its members are active in research and development. As technology and engineering advances, its influence on the hollowcore industry can be seen through completed research projects.
Use of software and automation means all phases of the hollowcore life cycle are becoming more efficient. The industry also has a large role to play in the adoption of BIM practices.
The TT-Award, given annually to our members, acknowledges efforts to push the boundaries and promotes innovation. Engagement with higher educational institutions and external bodies also facilitates development.
IPHA Member Projects
Next Level Automation in Hollowcore Production
Next Level Automation in Hollowcore ProductionOn the island of Askøy, just off the western coast of Norway, a new and innovative hollowcore plant is up and running. Set up by Contiga, one of the country's leading precast manufacturers, this ambitious project aimed to...
Peikko and Generale Prefabbricati Help to Build New Interxion Data Centre in Marseille
Peikko and Generale Prefabbricati Help to Build New Interxion Data Centre in Marseille IPHA Member Generale Prefabbricati and Associate Member Peikko have key roles in building MRS4 – Interxion’s fourth data centre in Marseille and due to open in the second quarter of...
Innovative Solutions for Continued Production During Factory Expansion
Innovative Peikko Solutions Allow Continued Production During Factory ExpansionContinental Brands is adding 7,000 m² (8,400 sq yd) to its Johannesburg-based factory over two phases, providing additional production, storage, and office space. Production was not...
Dubai Precast – Making a Difference with Technical Know-how
Dubai Precast: Making a Difference with Technical Know-howThe Dubai Precast facility sits on a 40 000 sq m property, along with a separate area of 20,000 sq m used for additional stockyard, in the Jabel Ali Industrial Area, where a team of over 800 people caters to...
Using Bolted Connections the Logical Choice
IPHA Members Collaborate to Build Huge Amazon Warehouse in SpainContinual booms in e-commerce require investments in logistics infrastructure. Amazon has met these growing demands with a new 100,000m2 warehouse. The soon-to-be logistics hub will serve the Madrid area,...
Amazon Warehouse Project Fulfilled
Hollowcore Helps Fulfill Amazon Warehouse Project in Barcelona On the 4th October 2017, the new Amazon fulfilment centre in Barcelona began operating. Amazon call their warehouses fulfilment centres because the entire process is fulfilled from start to finish –...
Minimising Bad Vibes
Capella Laboratory, Cambridge Capella is a new, seven-storey bioscience laboratory built at the world-famous Addenbrookes Hospital site, at Cambridge University. The project brief demanded a low response factor - in layman's terms, low floor vibration. Normally, a low...
Barcode Rises with Hollowcore
Barcode Rises with HollowcoreBarcode is the project name of a new business district emerging in the port area of Oslo, just between the Central station and the new Opera house. The name relates to the group of tall, slender buildings, erected close to each other on a...