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Build secure foundations using our base elements (Bender Sockelelement). They are insulated, high quality and come with a brushed, rustic finish that means they can be laid immediately. Their low weight and perfect fit help make Benders the natural choice!

The right accessories make it even easier to lay foundations. That is why we at Benders have developed accessories that help our customers achieve excellent results.

The foundations are an important part of any building. They may have to support their loads for centuries. Our base elements (Bender Sockelelement) provide secure foundations. They are insulated, high quality, fit together perfectly and come with a brushed, rustic finish that means they can be laid immediately.

Benders makes it easy for you to build a complete garage or house frame. Simply combine our base elements and our expanded clay blocks. Our goal is that you should never need more than one supplier.

To facilitate handling and use of our infrastructure products, we have developed a number of aids that further contribute to good results. Our manual driver and generator cart are just two examples of these aids.

Spikma kerbing is manufactured by special machines that were largely developed in-house. Very high-quality concrete is used for the kerbing. This guarantees low moisture absorption and good resistance to frost and road salt. The concrete’s compressive strength is a full 60 MPa and is checked daily along with flexural strength (6 MPa). Most of our kerbing also has a cast-in 5 mm reinforcement bar.

Pinned kerbing was developed towards the end of the 1960s and, since then, has been manufactured and developed by Spikma and Benders. The need for prefabricated kerbing grew along with increased vehicular traffic and the problems this brought. A simple product that was cheap to maintain and could be laid quickly was needed.

Our range of pinned kerbing comprises several different variants and solutions. To give a better idea of what the various models can be used for, we give some details below. We hope they will make it easier for you to choose.

The tunnel through Hallandsåsen comprises two single-track lines on a stretch that, in total, is 8.7 kilometres long. It runs from Båstad in the north to Förslöv in the south and is an important part of the west coast line between Gothenburg and Lund. The first trains are due to go through the tunnel in 2015. By then, Benders will have supplied the project with 35 kilometres of object-specific cable ducting.

The “Bohus County Quarrying Industry Cooperative”, now owned by Benders, was founded in 1926. Focusing on manual craftsmanship, the cooperative soon established itself as a dominant player in the quarrying industry in the Bohuslän region of Sweden. Rock has always demanded skilled and respectful handling to give its very best. Even today, it is the granite that tells the mason where to set his or her chisel.