Forerunners of the Cellular Concrete Revolution
"CEMATRIX supplies and installs cellular concrete in applications across North America. This foamed concrete material is lightweight when compared to traditional concrete, and air bubbles within it also give it insulating properties, greatly increasing its range of applications.
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CEMATRIX has stood out in the construction industry since its inception in the early 2000s. Company President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Kendrick says that the company can serve the construction industry in ways other outfits simply cannot.
Cellular concrete has many uses. It can be employed as a lightweight backfill behind bridges, retaining walls, and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall panels in road construction projects; as a lightweight and floating fill over weak and unstable soils to support an entire infrastructure, such as for roads and runways built over glacial silts or bodies of water; or for insulation under roads and facilities and city infrastructure, to prevent permafrost heaving. It can also be used as pipeline backfill and for tunnel fill in a process known as grouting."
"Cellular concrete as a product is still relatively new within North America, but it is being picked up by a growing number of companies as time goes on. CEMATRIX is much more technologically-oriented than many smaller businesses. This is thanks to its large engineering staff and its goal of staying ahead by continuing to develop revolutionary products and foaming agents and the equipment to process it. Having access to this kind of technology and know-how allows the company to pour a lighter and stronger material than anyone else in the marketplace today, and places it above its competition. “We believe we are leaders in cellular concrete technology in the world,” Kendrick says."