Construction Magazine August 2019 | Page 47

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47 tion site and buildings in use . The builder can monitor works such as the temperature and drying of concrete with remote devices . “ Our collaboration enables Congrid ’ s customers to read the condition information of a construction site or building straight in Congrid , i . e . the same location as other project documents and information ,” says Jarkko Haukijärvi , CEO of eGate . “ Cooperation with eGate is a natural continuum ,” adds Makkonen . “ Sensor information complements the Concreting Protocol and Congrid ’ s Quality
Management Package . Our job is to provide the builder with a good , stressfree night ’ s sleep .”
Makkonen believes that due to its more stringent health and safety laws , Finland is marginally ahead of the UK in its approach to quality and safety management . Congrid ’ s UK launch will push the boundaries and responds to the need for a customisable platform that doesn ’ t require hard coding to make changes . “ Making site work transparent is our message , and it ’ s a big differentiator as we contrib-
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