Quarries and Materials: aggregates and concrete in the service of construction and contemporary architecture

Name: Quarries and Materials: aggregates and concrete in the service of construction and contemporary architecture
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Gravière

Discover the building materials that make up your heritage.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 10:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Guided and guided tour of 1h30, on foot. Closed shoes required. Other safety equipment provided. Regular departures. Showroom and entertainment waiting for the departure of the visits.

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On the occasion of this heritage weekend, the companies EQIOM Granulats and FEHR offer on Saturday a joint open day.
Discover on the Bischwiller site the progress of raw materials from quarrying to its use in concrete plants and in a prefabrication plant.
Guided tours of 1h will be offered as well as several animation stands for children and adults.
You can discover the machines, the different trades but also the commitments of the site for biodiversity.
Come and meet the team!
Event in partnership with UNICEM.

About the location

Gravière

Route de Strasbourg, 67240 Bischwiller

Bas-Rhin
Grand Est

The company EQIOM GRANULATS operates on the bank of the municipality of Bischwiller (Bas-Rhin) a gravel pit in the Rhine alluvial deposits. This operation began in the 1960s. The company mined the serious alluvial by dredging.
At the Bischwiller site, raw materials are processed from quarrying to use in concrete plants and in a prefabrication plant.