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Do You Need Concrete Pump Hire?

Posted by Erin Hughes on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, In : Concrete Pumping 


Concrete is a highly versatile material that has been around for decades and for good reason. After all, skycrapers wouldn’t be built with concrete at their foundations if it wasn’t up to the job - concrete could even be up to the job that you’re after.

The composition of concrete might be slightly unrefined but don’t let that take away from its excellent properties. In just a short space of time, concrete can go from a sludge-like substance to a fully-formed flooring that can stand th...

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How is concrete made?

Posted by Erin Hughes on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, In : Concrete Pumping 

As one of the most durable material mixtures in the world, concrete has become utilised worldwide for many applications but we mainly associate it with buildings and construction projects and for good reason.

At its essence, concrete is a mix of paste, aggregates and/or rocks which gives it many dimensions of strength. By consisting of cement and water, the paste is excellent at covering coarse aggregates and upon hydration reaction, the paste will become solid and eventually what we know as c...

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Pump It Ltd delivers Liquid Screed in North Wales and beyond

Posted by Erin Hughes on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, In : Liquid Screed 

Do you have a need to use liquid screed in North Wales building projects for either commercial or personal interests but need to find the experts to lend you a helping hand? Then Pump It could be just right for you.

For years now, we have been excelling at providing high quality concrete pumping services and remain one of the top companies in the north for it. Whatever the size or scale of your operation, we are here to assist.

As one of the regional forerunners, Pump It have been able to expan...

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Good Practice Concrete Pumping Definitions

Posted by Erin Hughes on Thursday, February 27, 2014, In : Concrete Pumping 
2.0 Definitions For the purposes of this Good Practice Guide, the following definitions apply:-

2.1 additive - a material which is added to concrete to change the properties of the mix

2.2 ball catcher - a device fitted to the delivery end of a pipeline designed to catch the sponge rubber device used for cleaning the pipeline

2.3 banksman - a person who has had training to give directions to the operator of a vehicle mounted concrete pump during manoeuvring of the vehicle on site, by a...
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