Short trips, loose schedule
With about a kilometre between the plant and the middle of the district, a truck can leave when the site calls for it. Retarder doses stay low and slump stays close to the batching target. If the placing rate drops, we simply send the next truck later.
That makes Al Quoz the easiest place to run large ground slabs. A 200 m³ warehouse floor is 17 trucks, the last part loaded, and on an open yard several can discharge in turn without queuing on a public road. The short haul also means fewer trucks on the road at once for the same output at the pour.
Industrial streets
Al Quoz streets carry heavy trucks all day, and the access roads (Al Khail Road and Sheikh Zayed Road) are close. Inside the industrial blocks, check for parked trailers and loading bays that block the approach. A clear lane to the pour point saves more time here than anything we do at the plant.
Labour accommodation and showrooms sit next to working yards. If the neighbours load and unload at fixed hours, tell us, and we time the pour around them. For night pours, warn the accommodation blocks next door, since a pump and a line of mixers make noise for several hours.
Pump or direct discharge
For warehouse floors, trucks often discharge directly from the chute. A 43 m boom is useful where the slab is behind a building or the trucks cannot reach the far bay. Workshops with mezzanines and accommodation blocks may need the 57 m boom when the pump has to stand on the street.
Fibre-reinforced concrete is a common choice for industrial floors, screed for showroom finishes, and blinding under new footings.
Questions from Al Quoz sites
- Can you deliver at short notice in Al Quoz?
- The plant is in the district and runs 24/7. Call the dispatcher on +971 52 998 9988 and we will tell you the earliest slot available.
- Do I need a pump for a warehouse slab?
- Not always. If trucks can reach the slab edge, direct discharge works. If not, a 43 m boom is the usual choice.