Posts by Alex Bardell

We have renewed our AquaSafe® trademark for a further 10 years, marking an important milestone and commitment to the supply of prefabricated basements in the UK. We have now been operating in the UK for over a decade, through recession and the changing environment post Brexit. We have weathered a pandemic and our products and…

Passivhaus is the world’s leading standard for energy efficient construction – a standard that Glatthaar is committed to. For a house to meet the highest energy efficiency standards, all elements of the construction process must be considered. Every project starts with the ground bearing slab or basement. There are limits to the materials that can…

Concrete is an important material for the manufacture of ground bearing slabs and prefabricated basements. There are CO2 emissions associated with the chemical process and the energy required. Over the past year we have been working with suppliers to investigate the use of low emission concrete. What does this mean? Low emissions concrete is made…

We take the safety of our workplace very seriously, which is why we have partnered with CCS Organisation Limited Health & Safety, to provide Health & Safety (H&S) advice and training to our on-site teams. CCS conducts Site Safety Evaluations of the Construction site.  This is a positive way of monitoring our works to ensure…

Glatthaar Keller invests heavily in sustainability and has been using only renewable electricity since January 2023. The Company has an ambitious goal to be climate-neutral by 2030. Because concrete measures are required for this, Glatthaar Keller invests heavily in environmental and climate protection. Last year, they created the new position of Sustainability manager. One of…