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CONCRETE PRODUCTS & CAST STONE60 CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 3 | 2025 www.cpi-worldwide.comBonaire has a reputation as being one of the best diving areas around the world; also highly appreciated by kite surfers because, around the year, you can find the best conditions. Not so long ago this Caribbean Island had less than 20.000 people living there, being a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands, so Dutch law and regulations also apply to Bonaire. With the sun shining most of the year Bonaire is the ideal location if you are fed off with the Dutch weather. For the upcoming years, the population should grow up to 28.000 in 2030, so for the upcoming years, you could also say Bonaire is a builders%u2019 paradise!The building industry is already booming on Bonaire. The island had some manufacturers of concrete blocks and block paving, but most of the material had to be imported from either the island around Bonaire or even from Europe. The fact that more infrastructure products were required changed the view on production equipment. A business case could be made for a versatile block and paver plant, which can basically cover most of the island%u2019s demand.The local supplier of aggregates and sand, Stone Crusher NV, started investigating in 2020 what was needed for a versatile production plant that is future-proof and able to follow the market demand. The block and paver plant was turned into a separate company, Caribbean Blokken en Klinkers Fabriek NV (CBKF), which was founded in 2021.A good business plan needs a solid foundation. With a strong foundation, the business can endure setbacks. UBO Engineering and Hess Group were consulted for assistance. UBO Engineering is the TopWerk agent for the Benelux and manufacturer of high-end batching plants for many prestigious projects with Hess in Benelux and Germany. Experienced enough to take on the challenge, the plant layout was quickly preparedThe result was an investment scheme which could be done in several steps, the investment should follow the development of the market and turn-over.The heart of the plant is a Hess RH 600-3 VA with a basic handling system. The concrete block and paver machine is a fully automatic machine, getting concrete from the UBO batching plant with a Haarup mixer.This Haarup 2250/1500 mixer will provide, in the first step, both back- and face-mix concrete, but it also has the ability to supply concrete for a third user. The aggregates are dosed Bonaire, divers%u2019 paradise and CBKFHess Group GmbH, 57299 Burbach-Wahlbach, Germanyn Ferry Jakobs, Hess Group GmbH, GermanyHess Group%u2019s RH 600-3 VA