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Ready Mix Concrete Batching Plant Operations and Quality Control

A batching plant that drifts out of control quietly ships weak or inconsistent concrete to every site it serves. This course covers plant operation, mix proportioning, moisture correction and the quality checks that keep delivered concrete within specification. It reflects the conditions of African ready mix suppliers who juggle variable aggregates, long haul distances and hot weather placing.

What you will be able to do

  • Operate and monitor a concrete batching plant to a set mix design.
  • Adjust batching for aggregate moisture and admixture dosing.
  • Conduct slump, temperature and cube sampling correctly.
  • Control delivery time, workability and hot weather placing risks.
  • Trace and correct causes of out of specification concrete.
  • Maintain batch records and quality documentation for each load.

Course outline

  1. 01Concrete constituents and mix design principles
  2. 02Batching plant layout and controls
  3. 03Aggregate moisture and dosing correction
  4. 04Slump, temperature and cube sampling
  5. 05Delivery time and workability control
  6. 06Hot weather and long haul placing
  7. 07Troubleshooting out of specification loads
  8. 08Batch records and quality documentation

Who should attend

Batching plant operators, plant supervisors, concrete technologists and quality controllers at ready mix and precast operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Cairo2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Accra2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Kigali2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Durban2R10,000
28 to 29 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
12 to 13 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026Online2US$900
21 to 22 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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