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Bulk Handling
Cubis Systems Chooses a Rapid International Bespoke Static Concrete Batching Plant to Future-Proof Output and Quality
Cubis Systems, an operating division of one of Europe's leading building materials companies, is the global leader in the manufacture of access chamber and ducting systems, used in the construction of infrastructure networks. Headquartered in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, the company has seven manufacturing sites across the UK and Ireland and exports to over 25 countries worldwide. In 2018, Cubis chose a bespoke Rapid concrete batching plant solution for its County Armagh site, in order to support the future demands in both output and quality required by its customers.
made the process of achieving desired outputs and tensile strength of the final product more difficult to control and time-consuming.
Cubis operates across 7 sectors, including telecoms, highways, rail, light rail, water, power and energy and the Ministry of Defence. Its extensive product offering includes network access covers and chamber systems, cable protection products, conductive concrete and chamber accessories. Cubis’s enviable client list includes BT Openreach, EDF, Highways Agency, Eircom, Network Rail, SNCF, Tyco, Virgin Media and many more internationally recognisable companies.
A new system required for greater flexibility and consistency
Until 2019, Cubis’s prior concrete production system involved the use of a volumetric truck mixer. This production method
With a desire to continue targeting key global markets, Cubis required a new system which offered a greater degree of consistency, flexibility and increased outputs to keep pace with growth. With this in mind, a project team was established to identify the best available machinery. Cubis desired to not only find appropriate equipment but also establish a partnership to develop solutions collaboratively.
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