HeidelbergCement Georgia: Strong, Sustainable Quality
HeidelbergBeton 3rd International Quality Conference was held on May 31 in Kvareli Region. The main topic of this year’s Quality Conference was Residential & Construction Development. The conference was attended by 160 representatives of the leading local and international construction companies, real estate developers, architects, specialists from building materials and technology sectors, engineers, various international experts and quality professionals, members of the Georgian Government and Tbilisi City Hall.
One of the most important presenters there was Hadi Teherani who is very experienced in planning and building global award winning iconic projects, such as the Kцlner Kranhдuser in Cologne, Zayed University in Abu Dabi, Dancing Towers in Hamburg, and the Long-distance Station at Frankfurt Airport. Among the many design awards, Hadi Teherani has been also honored with the Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award for Best of the Best. He is also a Neocon Gold Winner.
HeidelbergCement is the global market leader in aggregates and a prominent player in the fields of cement, concrete and other downstream activities, making it one of the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials. The company employs some 52,500 people at 2,500 locations in 40 countries.
At a local level, HeidelbergCement Georgia is a leading Brand in the Georgian cement and concrete market. The company has been carrying out its activities in Georgia since 2006 and to date has made more than 200 million Euro investments that were mainly oriented on the modernization and expansion of existing cement plants in the concrete business line.The company supplies cement and concrete to almost every major construction project in Georgia.
Today the company operates 4 cement plants with a total capacity of 2 million tons of cement and 10 concrete plants with overall capacity of 500mі/h, and employs more than 1200 people in Georgia.
As a global market player HeidelbergCement has been focusing on reducing dust emissions and climate protection. Over Euro 12 million was invested for dust reduction filters in Georgia. Moreover, the company invested money in technical education, sponsored the Technical University in Rustavi and paid study fees for more than 100 students. HeidelbergCement is committed to managing biodiversity during and after extraction and in more than 1000 quarries worldwide the company strives to promote the exceptional local flora and fauna.
HeidelbergCement Georgia meets European standards in all its fields of management and production activities. The company is working according to 3 pillars of sustainable development: Economy, Ecology and Social Responsibility. The installation of the new filters, scientific project “Quarry Life Award”, charitable event “TbilisiMarathon”, projects related to waste management – all are in response to HeidelbergCement’s mission and sustainable development policy.
HeidelbergCement continues its further expansion in the region and due to the growth of the cement market in Georgia the company is planning to construct an additional kiln line in Kaspi which will be an investment of around 100mln Euros. “We are convinced that Georgia will make its way forward as a hub in the Caucasus region and that the best days of Georgia are still to come” says Michael Hampel, General Director of HeidelbergCement Caucasus.