Multico helps deliver seminar on new road maintenance technology to Cambodia

• 23 September 2019
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The appointed dealer for Wirtgen products in Cambodia Multico MS (Cambodia) Co. Ltd helped deliver a one-day seminar on 01 August on a new road maintenance technology called In-Place Recycling to Cambodia as the country campaigns to improve its road quality.

Held at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), the seminar was co-organised by machinery firm Wirtgen Group, Multico, and MPWT with professor Kim Jenkins from the University of Stellenbosch speaking at the seminar.

According to Professor Kim, Cold In-Place Recycling technology is the reuse of the existing road pavement material and improving its quality to achieve better performance.

“Before we even do the recycling on the road, we take a sample of the material from the road to see the optimal performance of the material, which we call a mix design. Once we have the mix design then we use that information to go to the road,” he explained.

Wirtgen group and partner, Loudon International, are the leaders in technology and technical know-how for recycling materials of the existing pavement. Done correctly, these pavements offer longer-lasting yet cost-effective connections, said Mr Huang Weijie, Business Developer Manager of Multico.

“Then the other resource we need is the recycling machine, roller, bitumen tanker, and water supply, so you have a whole chain of different equipment that does the recycling of the road,” Professor Kim explained.

H.E Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of the MPWT welcomed the new technology while urging the participants to learn how this technology can be adopted in Cambodia.

“Today I am happy that we have the seminar where there are participants to learn how to maintain our roads,” H.E Sun Chanthol said.

Road rehabilitation using cold recycling technology consumes less raw materials and lasts longer. This method is environmentally friendly and contributes to cost savings, according to Mr Huang Weijie. “With such savings and performance, roads in Cambodia can be better improved, to deliver economic and social benefits to business and citizens of Kingdom of Cambodia,” he added.

Multico MS (Cambodia) Co. Ltd, under Mong Reththy Group and Multico Group, is the appointed dealer for Wirtgen products in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The company offers the following brands under Wirtgen Group; Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven, Ciber.

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