A scoop at Jemappes railway station (Hainaut, Belgium)! Because that is where Infrabel placed the first 12.000 of our innovative THIOTRACK sleepers in the railtracks. In total, some 200.000 will be laid throughout the entire country. What makes these sleepers made of sulphur concrete so sustainable and climate-friendly? Denis Coppieters (CEO THIOTRACK at De Bonte Group) and Emmanuel Heylen (Engineer at Infrabel) explains this in our video:  

Infrabel is the first to make the sleepers of its rail network “green”. Gradually, the cement, which sleepers are traditionally made from, will be replaced by new sleepers made from sulphur concrete. Infrabel will reduce its ecological footprint. It was therefore important for the infrastructure manager to consider, in addition to price, which product offers the greatest benefits for the planet. The green sleepers will be produced for 8 years, at a rate of 25.000 pieces per year. With this project, we will reduce 6000 tons of CO2! On march 6th 2021 the first ‘green’ sleepers were installed in the railway track in attendance of the CEO of Infrabel Benoît Gilson and the Minister of mobility Georges Gilkinet. De national press was fully present. Video of the press event: https://lnkd.in/ev3xu7U  Date: 10 March 2021 

De Cock company has used the ability of De Bonte to successfully complete the renovation of a railway bridge De Bonte produced two new abutments, which were delivered at Falisolle. The pieces form a solid basis for the new railway bridge. Click here for more information about our custom productions. 

The transport of our sleepers by inland waterway, among other things?! Yeah, sure! See here how this is done at De Bonte. In cooperation with the www.vlaamsewaterweg.be   Date : 18 August 2020 

De Bonte has been producing cable channels for some time which are applied on high-voltage stations. These elements were already frequently placed by the professionals of the company Democo. The monolith cable channels in concrete, with lids in glass fibre reinforced polyester, are equipped with drainage openings. De Bonte not only produces straight single and double cable channels but also corner pieces, reinforced cable passages as well as foundations for field cabinets for the high-voltage stations.  Date: 27 September 2019