Spancrete, one of the world leaders in precast/prestressed concrete building solutions, has partnered with a builder in Shanghai to produce modern precast buildings in Shanghai. The company, Shanghai Construction Group, is building multi-level, multi-family homes with their new Spancrete precast system.
The precast system includes a Spancrete GT-120 Slipformer System, which produces Hollowcore slabs. Through this partnership, Shanghai Construction Group now produces their own precast concrete building components with the guidance and resources of Spancrete’s 70 years of expertise.
The design of the multi-family home complex, along with the Spancrete GT-120 hollowcore system producing precast concrete in Shanghai, China.
Spancrete’s full-service business model—from project conception through to completion—was a big advantage in the design of the multi-family structure to meet building codes. Their technical team introduced Shanghai Construction Group to the advantages of precast products, and custom designed and helped them gain approval for the first Spancrete Hollowcore residential building in the area.
The precast market in Shanghai was non-existent until recently due to Hollowcore materials not being accepted. In response to Spancrete’s effort to help Shanghai Construction Group bring precast buildings to the region, the city accepted Spancrete Hollowcore and added it into the local code. Spancrete’s knowledge and experience, as well as their hands-on partnership with a local builder, helped open up the precast market in Shanghai.
Spancrete has been a long-time provider of precast solutions to the China market, with nine machines currently producing, but this is its first Shanghai precast facility.
