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ICT and the UK Concrete Show - 26 & 27 February
27 February 2025
Join us on Stand C62 at the 2025 UK Concrete Show at the NEC, Birmingham, on the 26th and 27th February. The Institute has partnered with the show and will be presenting two seminar sessions on Thursday 27th:
Robert Lewis, Chair of our Technical and Educational Committee, Past President (ICT) and Technical Manager (Ferroglobe) present on Education, skills, training and competence, an industry perspective, and gives an overview of the Acedemic Stages of Concrete Technology Qualifications and two Competence Certifications in testing Concrete, and how they can enhance a career in the Concrete Industry...
Dr Aneeta Mary Joseph, Materials Engineer Mott MacDonald and active Committee member of ICT SYPro will talk about Empowering the future of concrete: Knowledge and networking through ICT-SYPro, discussing the Institute of Concrete Technology Student and Young Professional Network (ICT SYPro), dedicated to fostering the growth and development of students and young professionals in the field of concrete technology.
More information on these presentations can be found here at the UK Concrete Show Website.
BRAND NEW PROGRAMME STARTED CCSTT Concrete Compressive Strength Testing Technician Certification Programme
18 November 2024
The inaugural session of the new ACI/ICT Concrete Compressive Strength Testing Technician (CCSTT) Certification Programme to EN standards took place with 10 candidates at the TCS facilities in Woking, Surrey on the 11th November. The session built on the successful trial run of the revision process (the sessions provide revision for the assessment but are not intended to provide training from scratch) as well as trialling the assessment process, which was held in April this year.
The scheme covers tests to European Standards and is applicable worldwide where these standards are used. It includes compressive strength testing of concrete and hardened density of concrete specimens, supporting and extending the CFTT programme which is already in place and referenced for competency of fresh concrete test operations in BS8500, the UK National Annex to EN206.
Concrete Magazine Article November 2024
08 November 2024
The November 2024 edition of Concrete magazine, the Journal of the UK based Concrete Society, features an update (Driving up standards in concrete testing and certification) by our own Executive Officer, Edwin A R Trout on the Institutes training initiatives for training technicians to properly sample concrete on site, prepare and store test specimens, and introduces the new certification program for strength testing, the ACI/ICT Concrete Compressive Strength Testing Technician (CCSTT) certification program.
From the Concrete Society: Concrete Magazine is devoted to the design, construction, technology and use of concrete as a structural material and combining high-level technical content together with practical project examples, and is regarded as essential reading for all those working in the concrete industry. Concrete provides the most versatile of structural materials what it craves the most: a positive vibrant image.
Please click here to view the article
New briefing note - The revision of BS 8500:2023
31 October 2024
The British Standard for concrete, BS 8500 was revised and published in November 2023. It fits within a family of other standards which give the requirements for constituent materials, testing, design, and execution of concrete and concrete structures.
A new briefing note from the ICT, prepared by Gareth Wake, Director at the BRMCA, looks at the significance of this standard and the changes it introduces.
The briefing note is located in the members area, 'My ICT', of the ICT website.
*BRAND NEW PROGRAMME* CCSTT Concrete Compressive Strength Testing Technician Certification Programme 11 November 2024, TCS Ltd, Old Woking, Surrey, GU22 9JX
11 November 2024
*BRAND NEW PROGRAMME*
Extending our Certification programme for Field Testing Technicians, The Institute of Concrete Technology is holding a one-day certification programme to assess and validate the skill of technicians in testing the compressive strength of hardened concrete.
Successful candidates are awarded a jointly ACI-ICT badged certificate and five-year card of competence.
ICT Online Showcase Event 14th October 2024
14 October 2024
We are
hosting a virtual Showcase event of the ICT on October 14th!!
We will tell you WHO we are, WHAT we do, WHY we do it, WHERE we do it, WHEN we
do it and HOW you and your organisations can get involved and benefit from the
ICT.
Join us on the day by registering here
