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The event is also an opportunity to
discover the medieval city of Bruges
and to enjoy great social events like a
concert in the " Concertgebouw "
followed by a walking dinner on the top
floor with fantastic views of the city, as
well as our gala dinner in a former 12th
century hospital, where you will get to
hear why this region once was the
center of the developed world.
We have a huge exhibition hall
ready to welcome plenty of exhibitors,
organize dynamic presentations and
even host a safety corner. Register now
at
www.dfi-events.org/dfi-effc25 to be
part of a great event!
Apart from preparing for next year's
conference, our board has been busy
over the last few months. DFI Europe
supported the organization of the
European Conference on Soil Mechanics
and Geotechnical Engineering at
ECSMGE 24 in August, and many of us
made the trip to Lisbon, Portugal, to
attend the conference. As session
chairs, discussion leaders or keynote
speakers, we were very well represented
during the four-day event. DFI
also had a booth where we were happy
to welcome many participants and
promote our various activities.
Ibrahim Rasin Duzceer and Maurice Bottiau
Another delegation attended the
Piling Day in Bucharest, Romania,
demonstrating our diverse interest and
presence in events organized by
partner organizations.
Autumn is now upon us, and we are
facing heavy rains and dramatic floods
in many parts of Europe. Flooding will
be the topic of our second webinar on
natural disasters, an initiative led by
Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D., University of
California, Irvine, our vice president.
More info to come soon.
I want to take the opportunity to
thank all board and committee members
for their continuous support and
involvement.
I wish you all the best for the
remaining months of the year, and I
hope to see you all in Bruges next
spring!
DFI Europe team at ECSMGE 24
Fundex: Act Now for a Sustainable Future
Since 1953, foundation specialist Fundex has been an expert
in the field of international foundation projects. You can only
achieve that status if you continuously innovate, and Fundex
is unique in that too. The fully electric Fundex CD20E drill
was recently put into use. The CD20E is a compact zeroFundex
introduces the zero-emissions F4800E and CD20E.
emission foundation machine that produces less noise and
fewer emissions. In addition, the CD20E is flexible and
versatile and can install different types of posts in places
where space or height is limited. The machine is also an
alternative in areas with strict environmental standards.
In addition, a first successful test was carried out with the
Fundex F4800E in the city of Leiden, Netherlands. Fundex
worked with Greener and Dura Vermeer Bouw Zuid to carry
out foundation work using the F4800E, a zero-emission
drilling rig. The F4800E was equipped with a vibration-free
drill so that the immediate neighbors were taken into account.
" Zero-emission foundation machines will play a decisive role
in realizing construction projects, " says Davy Maes, CEO at
Funderingstechnieken Verstraeten BV, the group's specialist
for soil-displacing, vibration-free techniques.
Fundex and Tubex are two brands of the Fundex group.
Maes says, " A number of foundation companies around the
world are allowed to make Fundex and Tubex piles, as long as
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