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PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS152 CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 4 | 2025 www.cpi-worldwide.comCreagh Concrete has been at the forefront of precast concrete production in the UK for over 50 years and is now a leading manufacturer with factories and offices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. Creagh operates to the highest quality standards with ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 certifications, offering products and services that are safe, reliable, and of the highest calibre, with a constant focus on policies to reduce environmental impact and to increase sustainability.Founded as a family business in 1974 the company%u2019s current CEO is Seamus McKeague. Seamus is also internationally known in industry circles as chairman of the International Prestressed Hollowcore Association (IPHA), a role to which he has been passionately committed to for 15 years and to which he has recently been joined by his son, Kevin.Creagh Concrete offers a complete portfolio of precast concrete solutions, designed to meet the needs of different construction sectors. Included in these are residential single-family houses and multi-storey flats, commercial offices, schools, university campuses, agricultural applications, multi-storey car parks and more.Starting in the 1990s, the company began producing prestressed hollow core slabs, a sector in which it now boasts a production capacity more than 600,000 m%u00b2 per year, thanks to several highly specialised production lines. Product quality and innovation in production technologies have always been the cornerstones of Creagh Concrete's industrial approach.At first the production was based on the use of slipformer machines but as business developed Creagh was keen to incorporate the ever-increasing benefits being offered from the new extrusion technology. Slabs produced by the extrusion process are lighter with a weight reduction of 20% or more for the same slab height and at the same time the process offers major production efficiencies. The system optimises the use of raw materials by using a leaner concrete mix resulting in cement savings of around 15% and labour cost reductions. For reasons of continuity Creagh looked to its existing supplier to dip their toes in the water and fulfil their initial demand for extrusion machines. It wasn%u2019t long though before sector growth and strong demand for hollow core slabs led Creagh to re-evaluate what new developments were available to them and to find the best solutions to meet their production requirements.To this end Creagh contacted Nordimpianti, one of the global leaders for over 50 years in the design and supply of machinery and plant for the production of prestressed concrete elements. Creagh wanted to evaluate the use of the most advanced machines, particularly the EVO2 Extruder, with the aim of increasing production efficiency thanks to a higher casting speed compared to the machines already in use. Creagh was already aware of Nordimpianti%u2019s respected reputation. However, the decisive moment came at a technical visit organised by Nordimpianti to one of Nordimpianti%u2019s Italian customers. They were using a Nordimpianti EVO2 Extruder in the same configuration being requested by Creagh. During the visit it was possible for Creagh to see the extruder in operation in the production of hollow core slabs with heights of Production enhancement at Creagh Concrete in Northern Ireland with the supply of two new EVO2 ExtrudersNordimpianti System Srl, 66100 Chieti (CH), ItalyAerial view of Creagh Concrete production site