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WELDA^® Anchor Plates are CE marked based on ETA – for a reason

Safety should not be compromised by using shortcuts. Therefore, we have chosen to CE mark Peikko’s WELDA^® Anchor Plates based on European Technical Assessment (ETA).

Safety in design and installation of construction products is crucial, which is why we strive for safe design and use of our products. According to th...

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October 2, 2017

CE marking of anchor plates based on EN 1090-1 leaves gray areas

As described previously in this post, there are two types of CE marking: EN 1090-1 and ETA (European Technical Assessment). Some anchor plates on the ...

September 26, 2017

Well planned is half done – safety on site

What does your work as the Safety Manager in Tripla include? I work with a safety team of 18 members. We are responsible for safety on site, as well ...

August 28, 2017

One of Finland’s biggest projects uses Peikko’s lifting solutions

One of the biggest construction works in Scandinavia is currently ongoing in the middle of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Finnish construction ...

August 8, 2017

CE marking of bolted connections

CE marking – why do we even talk about it? As of 1st July 2013, CE marking became mandatory for all construction products which are covered by a harm...

May 16, 2017

Lots of columns to erect? Save crane time for more profit

There’s a lot to be saved in projects which have a lot of columns to erect. Usually these buildings are built horizontally, they are low, and span ove...

May 9, 2017

Installing column shoes into a precast mold

Compared to starter bars, column shoes are installed in the exact position by using endplates – goodbye to floppy corrugated pipes! If you are doing a...

April 28, 2017

3 ways to connect precast columns to foundation – choose yours!

Socket connection This is undoubtledly a tried and true method – to the extent that even the ancient Romans used it. They dug a hole in the ground, e...

March 29, 2017

Russia – to invest or not to invest?

Next to us sat a young Russian lady and we started to chat. She had never lived in Soviet Union (was born in 1992), was educated by an university in F...

January 30, 2017

Peikko in North America: 10 M$ milestone in sales reached in 2016

I joined Peikko in August 2005, and the innovator of Peikko’s DELTABEAM^®, Jorma Kyckling, told me in the early autumn that he had made a deal with “on...