Case Study: Concor Construction achieves real-time concrete monitoring and faster backfilling with Giatec SmartRock

Concor Construction - Customer Case Study

Concor Construction, one of South Africa's largest construction companies, faced significant challenges with concrete curing during the construction of the remote Roggeveld windfarm. The extreme desert temperatures at the site increased the risk of cracking, requiring meticulous real-time temperature monitoring. Their previous wired data loggers were unreliable, leading to frequent data loss and high maintenance costs. This prompted them to seek a solution from vendor Giatec.

Giatec provided its SmartRock wireless sensors and Giatec 360 cloud dashboard for real-time temperature and strength monitoring. This solution eliminated data loss, saved significant time on reporting, and provided the client with transparent, live data access. The most measurable impact was on the project schedule; by using SmartRock's strength data for backfilling approvals instead of waiting for lab tests, Concor saved an estimated one month of cumulative time over the course of the project.

Concor Construction

Marritus Bezuidenhout

Construction Manager