Month: August 2019

Asphalt production Mauritius – What is asphalt?

Asphalt is also known as bitumen. Asphalt can occur naturally or more commonly produced industrially and used by road construction companies in Mauritius to shape road infrastructures.

Natural asphalt is produced from petroleum when it absorbs oxygen and the volatile constituents evaporate. The natural product served as construction material as early as 3000 BC in various ancient civilisations.

Asphalt is today technically produced in mixing plants. Depending on the composition or processing method, a distinction is made between rolled asphalt (asphalt concrete, stone mastic asphalt) and mastic asphalt.

How is asphalt used?

Asphalt is mostly used in traffic infrastructure – mainly for roads, paths and squares. Further areas of application are in structural engineering, for example as mastic asphalt screed, and the sealing of structures and landfills.

Asphalt pavements as it is principally used for are divided into various layers. There is an asphalt base course, an overlying asphalt binder course and a topcoat. This top layer is the thinnest of the layers produced, but it is most heavily burdened by road traffic.

How is asphalt composed?

A big part of the asphalt are stones that were mined and mechanically crushed in the quarry and sand. Experts call these mixtures “aggregate”. Depending on the type of asphalt and fiber materials are added. A small proportion in the asphalt is “bitumen”. Bitumen is made from petroleum and behaves much like an adhesive. Chemists call the constituents of bitumen “hydrocarbons”, which are organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen.

Bitumen is water repellent, physicists also call it “hydrophobic” (derived from the Greek: “hydro” for water and “phobos” fear – “water-fearing”). Bitumen must be heated for processing.

Where is asphalt produced?

Asphalt is produced in the asphalt mixing plants. One of the great advantages of asphalt is that it can be completely reused. That’s why used asphalt is used in an asphalt mixing plant. Modern mixing plants work computer-controlled and have their own quality assurance.

A new asphalt plant for Gamma Construction Ltd

Gamma construction Ltd has purchased a new Asphalt Plant SPECO MBM 1500. This fully automated Asphalt Plant will be operational soon.

This new plant can produce up to 120 tons per hour and will complement our innovation strategy as Gamma Construction Ltd will be in a position to produce special asphalts and also use recycled materials.

Contact us

Gamma Construction Ltd
Royal Road Chapman Hill,
Beau Bassin
Mauritius
Phone : + 230 460 8000
Fax : + 230 467 5656

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Gamma Construction Mauritius – (“GCON”)

Gamma Construction is a renowned Civil Engineering, Asphalt production and building contractor in Mauritius. Since its incorporation in 1961, our company has been a key player in the building and construction industry in Mauritius. Today, Gamma Construction Ltd (“GCON”) is a main player for every major construction project and stands as a leading construction
company in Mauritius.

Construction company Mauritius


Gamma Civic has been involved in the Civil Engineering and Building industry for more than 40 years. Throughout these decades, Gamma through its wholly-owned subsidiary company Gamma Construction Ltd has developed a valuable and world class expertise in different building and construction sectors of the industry. Whether you talk about construction of hotels and luxury villas in Mauritius, Civil works, commercial or industrial buildings or road network development, we have the right solution for any size of project.


The experience and expertise accumulated throughout these years puts us in the first row for upcoming projects. We developed a state-of-the art knowledge of the building and construction industry including best practices, high-end innovation and engineering to serve local businesses.

About us


We are a company dedicated mainly to design and build civil and industrial works, providing a personalized service in all instances of the projects. We project and build your dreams in reality with a trajectory that supports the seriousness, honesty and responsibility that we provide to our
clients.

Gamma Construction Ltd has a proven track record in delivering high number of public infrastructure and private works on time and with quality. We are one of the few ISO 9001:2015 construction companies in Mauritius.


This achievement and certification allows us to optimize quality management system and our whole production range and tools in order to perform our production processes under clear parameters in order to achieve a product that fully satisfies our customers and develop a permanent process of continuous improvement.

Good to know

ISO 9001: 2015 is the basis of the quality management system since it is an international standard and focuses on all the elements of quality management that a company must have in order to have an effective system that allows it to manage and improve the quality of your products or services.

Our key strengths lie in the following

● A well-known and reputed name in Building, Civil Engineering works and Asphalt
production in Mauritius
● Strong credentials in road network development and maintenance works and in
construction of high-end luxury villas
● Our knowledge of the construction industry (including best practices, cutting edge
innovation, etc.) through our culture of excellence and professionalism.
● Investment in state-of-the-art equipment, e.g. automated Asphalt plant, milling machine.
● Our leadership team of professional and experienced managers in the field of building and civil engineering

The Gamma Construction Ltd is a company dedicated to construction and oriented to satisfy the needs and expectations of its clients with a continuous commitment of competent work in terms of quality, costs and delivery times, applying the rules and procedures necessary to enable it comply with quality standards.

Contact us


Gamma Construction Ltd
Royal Road Chapman Hill,
Beau Bassin
Mauritius
Phone : + 230 460 8000
Fax : + 230 467 5656

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