News

2nd price for two students from the Hogeschool van Arnhem and Nijmegen (HAN).

New contracts are signed for XblocPlus usage in India, Brazil and New Zealand.

From 25 till 27 April the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) organizes the Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters Conference in Portsmouth.

The International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) is the premier coastal engineering conference held biennially under the auspices of the Coastal Engineering Research Council of COPRI.

Modular system is based on DMC’s proven XblocPlus solution for coastal protection, which will be tailored to suit Singapore’s wave climate and local site conditions

Two weeks ago, the Rize-Artvin Airport on reclaimed land, was officially opened. Providing the transportation needs of the Black Sea region. For the project two sizes of Xblocs were used as coastal protection.

Flood & Coast is a unique event that attracts exhibitors, speakers and visitors from around the world to advance the debate about the impacts of climate change on flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM).

Last summer 32 special blocks were placed on the dike. These blocks are made of various innovative concrete mixes which all reduce the carbon footprint of the material.

First XblocPlus blocs placed at La Reunion airport.

The SPD-Calais prepared a dedicated website showing many photos and impressive videos of the works during the construction of the new port of Calais.

This video gives a good impression of the fast placement of the blocks and the progress of the project by Besix – NDI.

We are pleased to announce that DMC, is participating in the upcoming Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), which will take place virtually from 21 June 2021 to 2 July 2021.

Last week the first XP-Trans blocks were cast by Zbych - Pol & Mobet for the Vistula Spit Project in Poland. This block was developed by DMC from idea via BIM modelling, physical modelling to production in Poland.

30 Moulds for the production of the XblocPlus to be used for the airport of La Reunion are shipped to the island.

For a new project in Africa, trial casts with XblocPlus have been performed. More news to follow soon!

On Friday 11 September, the new premises of our water laboratory in Gouda were festively opened. As the founder, Bas Reedijk (Head of the Water Department at DMC), was allowed to open it.

During the virtual ICCE conference of 2020, James Donnelly and Pieter Bakker presented 2 papers about Xbloc Plus.

As a direct result of climate change our rivers are experiencing much larger differences between high and low water levels.

In the production facility in Harlingen, the production of the XblocPlus used for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk, started.

The tests for the upgrade of the Afsluitdijk in the deltaflume have recently started.

DMC have signed a license agreement with Swiss company SEL AG for the use of XblocPlus in the Marina Porto Albania Project.

Placement trials have been performed in Zeewolde for the Afsluitdijk project.

The new concrete armour unit XblocPlus will officially be introduced at the ICCE conference in Baltimore this summer. DMC will be present with a booth and two paper presentations.