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Heracles Group is Greece's largest cement producer and has been serving the market for more than 100 years. The Group is operating in the industry of cement production and marketing, aggregates and concrete in Greece and in more than 20 countries.
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The aim is to provide an innovative and more cost-effective alternative to the conventional construction of pavement bases and sub-bases using unbound aggregates.
The new line of products of the HERAKLIS Group is aimed at customers all over Greece, with an emphasis on mortar, ready-mixed concrete and prefab companies, aiming at the same time to enter new markets (plastics, paints, paper, animal feed, etc.).
As early as 2019, the HERACLIS Group started promoting the CBGM (Cement Bound Granular Mixture) solution for the construction of stabilized pavement bases and subbases and continues to this day.
Taking into account that the construction of road projects is related to 18% of global carbon emissions and at the same time that it requires the consumption of significant amounts of natural resources (60 thousand tons of materials per kilometer of highway) the HERAKLIS Group proceeded to promote the implementation of relevant sustainable solutions in the Greek construction market.
In particular, in 2019, he proceeded to promote the CBGM (Cement Bound Granular Mixture) solution, which concerns the construction of stabilized bases and subbases of road surfaces, with the most important application being the selection of this particular solution in the road surface restoration works in the section of Egnatia Road "A/K Ardaniou - Kipi".
CBGM is a homogeneous mixture of crushed gravel of appropriate grading with cement and water, which, properly compacted, is used for the construction of pavement bases and sub-bases. It is a more cost-effective and certainly a sustainable alternative to the conventional construction of pavement bases and sub-bases using unbound aggregate materials (UGM: Unbound Granular Mixture).
It is noted that products of stabilized aggregate paving materials with cement (cement-bound gravel) are used as structural layers of bases and sub-bases in roads, airports and ports with great success in many countries of the world and mainly in European countries in the last fifty years.
The product is produced in a ready-mixed concrete production unit in accordance with the following regulatory references: ELOT TP 1501-05-030501:2009 Pavement Layers of Cement-bound Sand Gravel & ΕΝ 14227-1 Cement and Other Hydraulically Bound Mixtures. Aggregate materials certified according to EN 12620 and CEMII/B-M(WL)32.5R type cement are used for its preparation, which is CE certified according to the requirements of Standard EN 197-1.
The advantages of CBGM material over conventional paving materials for the clients of HERACLIS Group are the following:
The most important application in the selection of this particular solution concerns the restoration works of the road surface in the section of Egnatia Road "A/K Ardaniou - Kipoi".
This innovative product is available for all customers of the HERACLIS Group in Greece. In particular, the most important application of this solution concerns the restoration works of the road surface in the section of Egnatia Road "A/K Ardaniou - Kipoi".
The development and promotion of the CBGM (Cement Bound Granular Mixture) solution was carried out by the HERACLIS Group, in the context of providing a new range of products with increased sustainability features, which will create added value for its customers.
The employees of HERACLIS Group after two years of research, planning, extensive testing and investment to upgrade the factory in Volos, contributed to the presentation of a new product line, which consists of two categories, high purity ground limestone and a mixture of cement with limestone and they fully meet the specialized requirements of each client of the HERACLIS Group.
The HERACLIS Group, through the provision of sustainable innovative solutions for road infrastructure projects and through the presentation of new products with increased sustainability features, aims to enter new markets, such as plastics, paints, paper, animal feed, etc., as well as to consolidate its to them as an innovative sustainable company.
