Spain Property Guide Summer 2021

HORMITECH –
a new way of
constructing
We think of concrete as a modern building
material that has become pretty much
universal over the past century, but in
reality it has been used since ancient times. Thanks
to on-going development, Spanish engineering
firm Hormitech is now taking concrete into the 21st
century.
Concrete doesn’t always have a positive image
in the public mind, which is not really fair as it is and
for a very long time has been the main building
block of civilisation. The ancient civilisations of the
past already used early forms of it, and 19th and
20th century engineers simply improved upon the
durability, flexibility and structural strength of a
material without which so much of the architecture
and construction of the recent past would not have
been possible. Concrete retains a central role today,
but just as others are working to develop more
advanced and sustainable ways of doing things so
those producing building materials of this kind are
not sitting still either. In fact, they are finding that the
evolution of this manmade, purpose-built stone still
has a long way to go.
Hormitech is one of the European companies
leading this development. From its base in Tarragona,
near Barcelona, the firm has been a specialist
supplier of prefabricated concrete building structures
for over 40 years now, and while there have been
improvements to the product throughout this
time, the latest offering is the result of a quantum
leap in concrete technology. So much so, that
Hormitech has taken a step away from conventional
construction to provide the building blocks for a far
more efficient, high quality, environmentally sound
and attractive way of construction.
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