45 years in the service of concrete industry

ELKON: 45 years in the service of concrete industry

Established in 1975, ELKON is the leading concrete batching plant producer in the whole Europe, this is according to annual sales numbers and production capacity. Currently, ELKON has more than 4000 concrete batching plants operating in over 130 countries in 6 continents. With a 65.000m 2 ² production area and 4 factories (5th is under construction with 20.000m 2² area), ELKON maintains its operations thanks to automated robotic production lines carrying out the processes such as welding, cutting, drilling, grinding etc. ELKON also manufactures concrete block making machines, cement silos, stationary concrete pumps, tailor-made precast concrete batching plants and many more.

The solution to concrete industry in Africa

With numerous concepts of concrete batching plants in the product range, ELKON offers creative solutions to its clients with the plants from the capacities of 30m 3 /h up to 480m 3 /h. Throughout the entire world, ELKON has establish a connection with the client, listen to their requirements carefully and submit to them the most suitable solution.

According to Serkan ÖZKAN, Mechanical Engineer, EMEA Region Sales & Marketing Director, their compact and on-site type concrete batching plants are the most demanded models in Africa due to the advantages they offer. The onsite concrete plant model Mix Master-30 is an economical solution that allows concrete production in compliance with international standards after a short installation time of 1 hour at the desired location. In addition, the compact type concrete plants, which they offer in a wide range from 30 m 3 /h to 175 m 3 /h, are preferred from relatively small projects to huge dams, refineries, etc.

Besides, much larger projects started to take place in Africa in recent years. For example, it is stated that the refinery, which is under construction by Dangote in Nigeria, will be the largest in the world when completed, and 4 Elkomix-135 concrete batching plants with a total capacity of 540 m 3 /h of concrete per hour are working to provide required concrete on this project.

Plant solution at its best service

As indicated above, in between the capacities of 30m 3 /h and 480m 3 /h, ELKON offer

stationary, mobile, compact and on-site concrete batching plant options. Being in the concrete market for 45 years now, the company serve to each and every individual and/or establishment who needs high quality

concrete within international standards. Nevertheless, generally ready-mix concrete producers, international and/or local construction companies with operations in many other countries, concrete block

Remarkable projects in Africa

With more than 900 concrete batching plants in the whole Africa, they have been involved in not one but numerous projects. Some of the important ones are as follows: Dangote Refinery Project in Nigeria which is Africa’s biggest oil refinery, Upgrade & Expansion of Kigali Airport Project in Rwanda, Kazangula Bridge Project between Zambia and Botswana, USA Embassy Project in Ethiopia, Ibese-Itori Road Construction Project in Nigeria, Thiba Dam Project in Kenya, Danida Bridges Project in Ghana and many more.

Behind the scene business success over the years

“The feedback and satisfaction of our customers have always guided us. As ELKON, we have always adopted high technology, innovation and high quality as important values. As a result, we are the largest concrete plant manufacturer in Europe with 45 years of experience, and we are the bestselling and most preferred concrete plant brand in Africa,” affirms Serkan ÖZKAN.

Future ELKON

ELKON has been and will be the pioneer of the sector with the innovations brought to the industry. Thanks to the R&D center accredited by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Turkey, ELKON has been developing innovative solutions for its clients listening to their requirement together with more than 40 in-house and well experienced engineers. As a result of these studies, ELKON will maintain its best-seller title in the coming years and keep developing the most innovative and quality products.