France’s Matière acquires Composants Précontraints

In France, Matière has acquired pre-stressed structures specialist Composants Précontraints (CPC) in Brive and its engineering department in Massy. CPC's products are complementary to those of Matière, which now has four pre-cast concrete sites in France and two metallic construction factories. The three engineering departments are split by speciality: reinforced concrete, metal and pre-stressed concrete. Present in 25 countries, Matière generates 50% of its turnover internationally. The group has 400 staff

July 25, 2013 Read time: 1 min

In France, Matière has acquired pre-stressed structures specialist Composants Précontraints (CPC) in Brive and its engineering department in Massy.

CPC's products are complementary to those of Matière, which now has four pre-cast concrete sites in France and two metallic construction factories.

The three engineering departments are split by speciality: reinforced concrete, metal and pre-stressed concrete.

Present in 25 countries, Matière generates 50% of its turnover internationally. The group has 400 staff.

France’s Rector Lesage inaugurates R&D laboratory

French pre-fabricated concrete specialist Rector Lesage has inaugurated its R&D laboratory. The 517m2 building was built using Rector Lesage concrete elements including its thermoactive prefab slabs, an element that the group created with KaRoSolar, as radiant ceiling panels.

Rector Lesage has ten patents and commits 12% of turnover to R&D and industrial development each year. The group makes €180 million in turnover with 800 employees across 14 factories (12 in France, one in Poland and one in Belgium).