The students were given a presentation on Lafarge, followed by an explanation of the performance characteristics and benefits of each of the local company's cements. For the cube competition, each student had to select one of three competition categories to enter, using their choice of cement from Lafarge South Africa's product range:

Best lightweight concrete
Strongest cube
Cube closest to a target strength of 30MPa

The students had tremendous fun putting concrete theory into practice and the standard of entries was very high.

Lafarge donated cash prizes for the best two students in each category, gave each student a T-shirt and made sure the competitors didn't go hungry. Students will also be receiving Lafarge handy Builders' Calculators.

Some of the latest innovative products, services and events at Lafarge Cement:

Lafarge is the only manufacturer in South Africa offering a complete range of extended ‘green’ cements

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Lafarge Cement is the first member of the building materials industry to join Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).

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Launch of ‘Innovation’ green products pilot project
- Le Classic:
  - new convenient 25kg bag
  - versatile premium 42,5 strength cement
- Fastcast:
  - The economical solution
  - general and specialised concrete work
  - extra strength (52,5) cement
  
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Innovative marketing used to develop and launch new products
- In depth market research assessed customers needs and preferences
- Close cooperation with prime customers to optimise product value
- Pilot scheme to test market reaction
- High impact launch promotion material

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Interview with our BU General Manager Thierry Legrand

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