Reliable and Environment-friendly

Just a stone’s throw from venerable London Bridge in Southwark, London, UK, a gigantic futuristic skyscraper, set to become the tallest all over the country, is currently under construction. Named “The Shard”, it has an all-glass facade and is shaped like a spire. With a height of 310 meters containing 87 floors, including 5 viewing galleries, it will be Europe’s second tallest building when completed in 2012.

Specially matched concrete admixtures from BASF are being used in construction of such a complex facility along with concretes of specific grades. When laying the foundation, for example, these additives allowed an almost 5,500 cubic meter single concrete pour – a record in British construction history.

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Information provided by BASF Stroitelnye Sistemy,
photos by Klaus Helbig , BASF Stroitelnye Sistemy, Renzo Piano Building Workshop