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Flooring solutions are designed for a wide range of applications,
such as new or renovated concrete toppings, screed to create a
level base for other flooring, and colored mortars for a
decorative effect. The line-up also includes technical products
for high traffic areas such as shopping malls or for applications
that pose specific technical challenges, such as underfloor
heating systems.
The construction mortars offer comprises a full range of
technical mortars for repair, sealing, blocking, pointing,
renovation and waterproofing applications.
By providing practical solutions to problems routinely
encountered during construction and renovation projects, they
help to smooth the workflow and make life a lot easier for the
project manager.
Lastly, to ensure that all the needs of building and renovation
contractors are met, from construction to finishing, Weber also
markets a range of masonry construction and assembly
products and a selection of interior wall renders.
Leca® supplies expanded clay pellets for use in road construction
and civil engineering projects as well as in light concrete and
mortars, reducing the weight of materials handled and used on
construction sites.
Lastly, m-tec, which is managed on a stand-alone basis, offers
turnkey solutions to on-site mortar needs, including plants,
logistics systems, mobile silos, mixing, pumping and conveyor
systems.
Pipe
Leveraging its more than 150 years’ experience of the water
supply market, the Pipe Division offers comprehensive solutions
that meet the most exacting specifications. Customers choose
PAM for the durability, ease of installation, performance
and reliability of its products and services, the depth
and breadth of its offer and its increasing use of recyclable
materials.
The Pipe Division designs and sells:
• Complete ductile cast iron drinking water, irrigation,
sanitation and rainwater drainage pipe systems.
• Pipe systems for industrial utility and process circuits.
• Fire sprinkler systems.
• Valves, sprinklers and connectors for water, sanitation,
sprinkler and irrigation systems.
• Complete cast iron wastewater and rainwater drainage pipe
systems for the building industry.
• Ductile cast iron and steel municipal castings.
With a view to ensuring a local footprint, the Pipe Division
is organized internationally around three units, Water &
Purification Systems, Roadwork & Utilities and Construction.
The Division ranks No.1 worldwide (1) for the production
and marketing of ductile cast iron pipe systems and No.1
in Europe for roadwork and utilities and cast iron wastewater
drainage systems.
The Pipe business has a global presence, selling its products
and services in 129 countries in 2008 from manufacturing bases
in France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and Brazil
as well as from recently opened plants in China, the Czech
Republic and South Africa. In major world markets, the Division
deploys high level expertise supported by an extremely efficient
organization to deliver complex, large-scale systems to the most
demanding customers, often within a very short timeframe.
Saint-Gobain - 2008 Annual Report
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Source Saint-Gobain.