SOLID SUCCESS Spaencom has been known for its innovations in the design, production and erection of concrete elements. It has more than 60 years of experience in transforming its clients’ ideas into reality.
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paencom believes that continuing to innovate while also making the most of any growth opportunities is the key to success in a declining construction market. The company, which is Denmark’s leading supplier of prefabricated concrete units, remains resolutely optimistic despite the global downturn in the building industry in the past few years, and will continue to seek exciting new projects, while maintaining its programme of investment in new products and looking for efficiencies. It was in 1947 that Jannik Ipsen founded Skandinavisk Spaendbeton, the company that would develop to become Spaencom. The company’s business was based on prestressed concrete and over the following years grew substantially.
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Between 1949 and 1960, 5.5 million m2 of industrial and workshop buildings were erected in Denmark – and of these buildings, 50 per cent involved the use of pre-stressed concrete. In 1958, Ullevi in Goteborg, Sweden, was the first in the series of stadiums to benefit from Spaencom’s knowledge of pre stressed concrete units and their use. Since then, platform elements have been delivered to companies such as Parken and Brondby, Aalborg, Aarhus, Odense, Silkeborg and Viborg stadiums plus the handball hall in Viborg. There was a huge need for products such as Spaencom’s during the post-war period. The company continued to grow with the market and to increase its market share. Denmark has always been a very concrete-
minded country. Indeed, for large construction projects it has basically been the only building material used.
New concepts Over the years, the company expanded further still, retaining its leading position in the market. The demands for insulation in industrial buildings were increased significantly in the years after the oil crisis of 1973, and wood-wool slabs were no longer considered sufficient. This demand for an all-concrete ceiling led to the development of the TTS roof and the TTS Waffle Roof at Spaencom. Then in 1990, the company introduced the first complete concrete unit concept for multistorey car parks, fulfilling all safety demands
