R&D&I
The need to improve internal processes as well as the products and services we offer our clients has led us to develop a research and development programme to continually produce technological innovations.
This work is structured through an R&D&I Department, which carries out its activities based on a Development Plan that is reviewed annually. It has generated some very important projects for both the company and the sector in general.
– R&D&I POLICY –
- Integrate R&D&I as a basic principle of the company and establish a policy of continuous improvement in the R&D&I process, improving the effectiveness of its Management System.
- Assign the necessary resources for the development of R&D&I products and ensure system feedback.
- Involve and commit the staff in order to seek their participation and motivation, offering them appropriate training, with the aim of ensuring personnel who are qualified to work within the R&D&I Management System.
- Innovate in structural engineering, the recovery of industrial waste, environmental technology and materials technology, IT, fluid mixing and minimisation of occupational risks for lightweight constructions, roads, crushing plant machinery, hydraulic machinery and automated safety devices.
- Ensure that the R&D&I projects and activities carried out by the company meet the needs and expectations of its clients.
- Comply with the requirements of the current version of UNE standard 166002.
– R&D&I VISION –
The vision of R&D&I at Construcciones Rubau S.A. is to innovate in construction works through innovative products and processes that enhance the quality of the service offered to our clients and strengthen Rubau’s brand image in this field.
Rubau aims to innovate within the areas defined in the scope of its management system, as well as to expand this scope to new businesses linked to the circular economy through the development and certification of new R&D&I projects.
– R&D&I STRATEGY –
- Excellence in the quality of the works and services provided to our clients.
- Efficiency in resource management with respect for the environment.
- Integration of a culture of innovation and continuous improvement at all levels of the organization.
- Innovation in construction processes, in new materials and products, in waste recovery, in digital platforms for integrated management systems, etc.
- Collaboration with universities, engineering firms, laboratories, partner companies, and Rubau Group companies, etc., for the development of innovative solutions.
- Diversification of its activity through the creation or acquisition of new companies, always prioritizing circular economy and sustainability criteria.
Development of a new structural design in glass fibre
Development of a new by-product category for stabilising floors using calcium hydroxide and the related production process
Empirical test study on the homogeneous mixing of fluids
Development of a recycling system for hot bituminous mixtures and definition of measures for environmental management of works
Development of a dynamic safety system for compactors
Development of a relational database for identification and control of occupational risk in construction
Design and development of a new management platform specialising in the construction sector
Design of facilities for a quarry to reduce the emission of dust to the exterior to improve sustainability
Development of a new solution of asphalt mixes