{"id":2021,"date":"2019-07-22T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T08:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrearmee.poleetic.com\/?page_id=2021"},"modified":"2023-04-03T18:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:00:45","slug":"innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recosa.co.za\/about\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 data-fontsize=\"40\" data-lineheight=\"40\">Reinforced Earth: Innovation and Engineering Expertise<\/h1>\n<p>Fifty years after it was invented, the <a href=\"\/reinforced-earth\/reinforced-earth-mechnically-stabilized-earth\/\">Reinforced Earth<\/a>\u00ae technology is used on five continents and is an example of the benefits that can be reaped by authentic innovations.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforced Earth South Africa continues to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henri_Vidal_%28engineer%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henri Vidal<\/a>&#8216;s pioneering legacy alive by adopting an active research and development policy and investing considerable resources.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to continually improve the service we provide to our customers by offering solutions that are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>better performing<\/li>\n<li>more reliable<\/li>\n<li>more economical<\/li>\n<li>environmentally sustainable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both materials and processes are constantly reviewed and benefit from our sharing of global expertise, which is part of our business model and recipe for success.<\/p>\n<p>A dedicated Research Development and Innovation Department is at the heart of this endeavour, supporting our companies world-wide in their special projects.<\/p>\n<p>Since its invention, the Reinforced Earth\u00ae technology has been enhanced by a number of technological breakthroughs, and other systems, such as <a href=\"\/reinforced-earth\/techspan\/\">TechSpan\u00ae<\/a>, <a href=\"\/reinforced-earth\/techwall\/\">TechWall<sup>TM<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"\/reinforced-earth\/terra-link\/\">TerraLink<sup>TM<\/sup><\/a>, have been added to our repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>One of the keys to continuing growth lies in this and further diversification, always with the goal of providing better, and more sustainable solutions to our customers.<\/p>\n<p>Engineering represents a mission-critical activity at Terre Arm\u00e9e to tailor our solutions to project-specific constraints. An Engineering Department with a global network of experts is at the service of all our business units to help our dedicated teams deliver a highly specific response to our customers&#8217; requirements worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Terre Arm\u00e9e offers its services throughout the lifetime of structures to help preserve them, adapt to new demands, or re-perform calculations to meet new regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Terre Arm\u00e9e\u2019s attention to safety is an integral part of our customer service. 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