Ronacrete (Far East) Limited was recently a recipient of the
prestigious annual Hong Kong Concrete Repair Association
(HKCRA) Awards for Excellence in Concrete Repair 2007, for extensive concrete repair works carried at the Kwun Lung Lau housing estate located in Kennedy Town.

“For over 30 years, Ronacrete has been at the cutting edge of
specialist building product development and performance across Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region,” stated Roncrete (Far East) Limited) Managing Director, Brian Clements.

“This prestigious award is made all the more meaningful because it is also acknowledgment of the company’s standing amongst our industry peers. Ronacrete’s innovation and brand leadership are
enhanced by its in-house technical expertise and support,
considered the best in the industry and it is also not uncommon for Ronacrete to be called in to provide solutions to problems that
others cannot overcome.”

Clements continued by stating that Ronacrete’s success is a direct result of investing in the best people and expertise within in the industry, resulting in a team which now renowned for advancing material and product technology across all market sectors, which includes the application of concrete repairs, bonding, flooring, civil engineering and waterproofing.

“Ronacrete’s philosophy is to constantly strive to be the best in all activities,” continued Clements. “We are a successful independent company and a wholly owned foreign enterprise in China and
Hong Kong, with a genuine commitment to customer service to which others only aspire.”

“At Ronacrete we also provide customer support and after sales
service in relation to projects, including site inspections and
problem solving in relation to specific technical challenges. Also, during project execution, our technical support team conducts weekly on site inspections to ensure workers have followed specific application instructions, as well as being present to provide immediate support and professional advice in relation to any specific problems that may have been discovered at the site.”
Ronacrete provides concrete repair systems and products to Hong Kong Government Departments, surveyor firms and private clients. Renovation projects have included So Uk Chuen, Tai Koo Shing, Braemar Hill Mansions, and South Kowloon Magistrates’ Court.

Ronacrete maintains factory premises in the United Kingdom,
Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China, and manufactures a select
portfolio of products and systems formulated to meet and exceed the requirements of relevant local and national standards and
several products have been awarded British Board of Agreement Certification. Quality is assessed to ISO9001: 2000 standards which helps further raise and maintain industry standards.

KWUN KUNG LAU
Kwun Lung Lau housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong was built in 1967 and was one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong to be purposefully constructed to alleviate a then-existing housing crisis in the territory.
RONACRETE PRESERVES “DRAGON BUILDINGS” ESTATE

Located at 20 Lung Wah Street, it consists of seven buildings. The overall shape is that of a snaking dragon, hence its name, Kwun Lung Lau, which means “Dragon Building” in Chinese.

The 40-year-old estate had originally been earmarked for demolition and reconstruction to allow for the construction of a more modern high rise building, however, due to the slump of property market as experienced in Hong Kong since the late ‘90s, the government subsequently decided to slow-down supply of government housing in order to reduce any negative impact upon the private housing market.

As a result, the Hong Kong Housing Society recognized a need to carry-out rehabilitation works at Kwun Lung Lau housing estate in order to maintain the integrity and safety of buildings.

Ronacrete was charged with the implementation of concrete repairs and rendering to Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town as contracted by the Hong Kong Housing Society

Survey firm, Debenham Tie Leung, was appointed as project consultants to provide contract management services with regards to the extensive repair works. Due to the complexity of the project, their role was also to ensure that necessary works would be carried-out with meticulous planning and management in respect to the safety, noise and disturbance of thousands of old people currently living in the 2,000 housing units that make up Kwun Kung Lau housing estate.

As a result, stringent requirements were implemented in relation to all materials used at the site, namely, that materials should be pre-bagged or pre-mixed to minimize dust pollution, should be compatible with existing poor quality concrete, should be light-weight to reduce the loading of concrete, be high-build to reduce number of layers, be waterproof to protect the concrete, that high levels of stock should be maintained to fulfill high demand in a short notice time due to limited site storage space, and that after-sales support, such as training, mock-up, site surveillance visits, problem solving and site progress meetings should be conducted throughout the project.

Over 2000 square metres of concrete repairs were undertaken at Kwun Lung Lau housing estate using the Unicell 25 Concrete Repair System, which includes Unicell Primer for protection of steel reinforcement and enhancing bonding between repair mortar and concrete substrate, and Unicell 25 lightweight high-build concrete repair mortar for reinstating spalled concrete. Over 15,000 square metres of the external render with Unicell WF high-build waterproof mortar was also applied to provide a waterproof surface to receive decorative coating.