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).
September 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min

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).

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