Beirut-based Advanced Construction and Technology Services (ACTS), a leading consulting firm, has developed an online concrete pouring and quality control system to eliminate manual data entry and reduce delays and transposition errors.

The ACTS Online Concrete Pouring and Quality Control System is a Web-based application for construction materials testing, said to be the most innovative solution today in the field of concrete.

The system is a breakthrough quality control programme designed to track, evaluate and capture data for construction materials testing. Compared to the conventional way of data gathering, this application tracks, analyses and captures field-related work in real time, eliminating the need for paper-based recording and data transposition, therefore reducing the risk of human error.

In addition, the results are made available online for easy reference and reports are auto-generated.

Being the first to use such technology in the world, ACTS is implementing the software in a number of Middle East’s megaprojects where it has secured testing contracts, including King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, the Riyadh Metro project, and Kingdom Tower, the world’s first kilometre-high skyscraper currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

As well as these, ACTS has also used the testing software for B11 Residences and Waterfront City, both located in Lebanon.

Khaled Awad, chairman of ACTS, said: “ACTS has been incredibly responsive and attentive to the needs of the times. The region has been in the midst of unprecedented infrastructure development and in light of the continuing transformation with complex megaprojects being built, the most important thing is reliability to achieve these critical milestones.”

“We continue to look for opportunities to innovate and so we move to this level of cutting-edge technology, the kind of computer-based testing that delivers fast, accurate and precise data and improves turnaround times for engineering and construction projects,” he added.

ACTS operates laboratories in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Qatar and has a presence in more than 12 countries in the Middle East for consulting and training. – TradeArabia News Service