PROVEN PRECAST, HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE BUILDING SYSTEM PRODUCED IN A MANUFACTURING PLANT ENVIRONMENT
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Our precast concrete wall panels are fabricated in thickness of 3 to 8 inches, widths of 8 to 14 feet and in various lengths. The panels have steel channel along their perimeter complying with ASTM A 36. The panels are reinforced with bars. When erected, the wall sections are welded to each other at the steel frame and to a base plate embedded in the building's foundation. Special engineered mix designs allow for use of lightweight or normal weight concrete with compression strengths up to 6,000 pounds per square inch.
Speed Fab-Crete is NPCA Plant Certified
Speed Fab-Crete has added to its credentials as a Fort Worth, Texas-based precast concrete producer by recent acceptance as a member of the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) and its certification of the firm's plant.
NPCA is a trade and certification organization, founded in 1965, to represent manufacturers of plant produced, precast concrete products and companies which provide equipment, supplies and services to make such products.
Speed Fab-Crete is the oldest, continually operating precast concrete products manufacturer in the Southwest. The plant certification is national recognition of a precast concrete business, which achieves a high degree of excellence in facilities, production, processes and quality control operations.
Speed Fab-Crete's Vice-President of Plant Operations, Carl Hall, said, "Such plant certifications give extra value and benefit to building customers without adding to the cost of the job." He noted, "NCPA is another elite group of industry leaders who promote use of precast concrete to project specifiers, engineers, developers, Department of Transportation officials and other public work officials." Hall added, "For the customer, selecting a supplier from NCPA's membership assures the highest quality of precast concrete in North America."
Speed Fab-Crete is APA Plant Certified
Another organization of precast companies, the Architectural Precast Association (APA), also certifies Speed Fab-Crete's plant. APA's members assure that architectural building products faithfully reflect plans by the architect.
Speed Fab-Crete also performs as a general contractor. Its plant is capable of fabricating and pouring a variety of precast concrete units, including walls for a building's exterior, modular arched bridges for public and private applications, highway retaining walls, monument signs, recreational tables and benches, and parking lot wheel stops. The bridges and retaining walls meet TXDOT specifications.
Other Benefits
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FIRE
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The merits of incombustible concrete make our buildings more attractive to insurance companies as a minimum fire risk. Normally, the wall panels only need to be cleaned of smoke damage and repainted to be reused.
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STORM
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Tests conducted by the Construction Research Center, University of Texas at Arlington, indicated Speed Fab-Crete concrete panels will withstand wind velocity of more than 150 miles per hour, far above building code. Indeed, the precast walls of FIVE Speed Fab-Crete buildings remained intact during the 2000 Fort Worth, Texas tornado with 157 mph winds!
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SECURITY
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Speed Fab-Crete wall panels offer a deterrance to burglary or forcible entry and are less susceptible to vandalism.
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Oldest,
Continually-Operating,
Precast Concrete Manufacturer In The Southwest!
