Concrete is not usually the first material that comes to mind for creating Christmas decorations, but with a little imagination, the right ingredients and a healthy helping of holiday spirit, concrete can add the fresh festive difference to your holiday trimmings! Check out these links for some very interesting and simple techniques to create some […]
TORRENT is shotcrete.
Shotcrete is the future of building construction.
SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY
TORRENT has brought more innovation to the shotcrete industry in Canada than all of our competitors combined! We are unquestionably the acknowledged leader in commercial and residential shotcrete applications.
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
Complex shapes require very little if any form work. Architects and designers have the freedom to consider applications that would never have been practical in the past.
DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS
TORRENT is not just a place to work. It's a place to excel. To bring your best every day and take pride in everything you do. Our team of dedicated professionals - from the front office to the field - are the best at what they do and you can count on them for industry-leading quality, craftsmanship and service.
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Torrent focuses on 5 specifics sectors and performs a wide range of structural shotcrete services within those sectors.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT TORRENT
Waste – The Reality
Every concrete application methodology results in a certain amount of waste, but the inflated numbers sometimes associated with shotcrete are most often the result of inaccurate calculations based upon false assumptions. There is waste in the shotcrete process – but the actual amount is much less than the percentages attributed to it. Some inexperienced observers […]
Flexible Concrete!
With natural disasters continuing to make to make headlines the world over, there’s understandably an intensified focus on doing whatever possible to mitigate the often disastrous effects of mother nature’s fury. With that in mind, recent findings by researchers at the University of British Columbia regarding the development of an eco-friendly concrete that flexes to […]
In Search of Blindside Excellence
It seems there are still some misconceptions regarding structural shotcrete and the issue of blindside honeycombing and voids that ultimately affect water tightness. There’s an erroneous opinion in some corners of our industry that shotcrete applications result in more honeycombing and voiding issues than form-and-pour applications. It’s just not true. Let’s set the record straight […]
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