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 Concrete
Batching Plant
The concrete plant manufactures ready mixed concrete that is a mixture
of cement, rock, sand and water. It is sold by the cubic yard with one cubic
yard weighing an average of 3,000 lbs. The concrete is delivered to the
jobsite in a rotating barrel attached to a heavy truck. Each truck normally
carries up to 10 cubic yards per trip.
Concrete can be supplied in varying strengths, depending on the application.
The strength is measured in pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure which the
concrete mix can withstand upon hardening. Typical home construction will call
for a 2,500 psi mix design, while large multi-storey office buildings, hotels
or condominiums can require up to 6,000 psi mix designs in the columns and
footings. There are also many special concrete design mixes that require
additives for such applications as sea walls, chemical holding tanks and
underwater beach restoration obstacles.
Freeport
Concrete has supplied numerous Grand Bahama homes with concrete for their
foundations, tie beams, driveways and walkways. The company deals with most of
Grand Bahama’s small-home builders and contractors, and has also supplied
concrete to some of the island’s largest projects, including:
- Home Centre Superstore
- First Commercial Centre
- Polymers International Phases 1 and 11
- Lloyd Werft Freeport Ship Care Facility
- Freeport Power new generator building
- Our Lucaya / Baker Construction
- Breakers Hotel – 6,000 psi columns
- Our Lucaya / Gunite Pools – all pools and sea walls
- Our Lucaya / City Services – all hardscape coloured
concrete
- Our Lucaya / Island Projects – The Prop Club Restaurant
- Millennium House office building
- Lucayan Harbour Cruise Ship Terminal – all coloured
concrete
- Martin-Marietta's new aggregate production facility
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