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It will be many months or perhaps years until we know the full extent of the economic impacts caused by COVID-19. At this point, recovery seems a long way away, but it is not too early to begin planning. As part of the provincial government’s initial economic response, $1.5 billion has been set aside to … Read More

Our top priority during the COVID-19 outbreak is to focus on the well-being and safety of our customers, employees, and surrounding community. We are closely monitoring the situation and have implemented the following measures based on recommendations from public health agencies and local authorities in the regions that we operate. Safety Measures for Employees • … Read More

Recently, Kryton International Inc. was officially announced as one of the winners of Concrete Construction’s Most Innovative Product (MIP) Award program. This achievement was made possible when the program’s review panel chose Kryton’s newly launched product, the Maturix Smart Concrete Sensors, for their Expert’s Choice Award. It was likely due to the sensors’ unique, innovative … Read More

As we enter 2020, we enter a new decade. With that, comes the opportunity to re-imagine and think big about the positive role the business community can play in our future. There are many important factors shaping our outcomes. Growth In 2019 alone, over 46,000 new residents moved to our region. Estimates are we will … Read More

As the CEO of PASCHAL, a Danish construction equipment supplier, Jacob Christensen asked a tech company to develop a tool it could use to monitor the concrete pressure inside of formwork it rents out. That gave the tech company, Sensohive, the idea of trading its work on the pressure-monitoring tool in exchange for Christensen’s help … Read More

Waterproofing structures has always been an important and often costly consideration for designers and builders. Canada’s weather can be extreme, and climate change poses additional challenges for those involved in protecting the structure from water damage. Whether one is trying to keep water in or out of the structure or protect the concrete itself from … Read More

Monitoring the temperature and maturity of new concrete placements is vital in determining the timing for processes subsequent to placement. The traditional method for gathering such data involves casting a set of test specimens that remain on site, but such methods can result in measurement errors due to unforeseen differences in curing conditions. However, techniques … Read More

The Sept. 17 acquisition of a 30% share in a Danish technology company by a Canadian manufacturer of concrete admixtures and waterproofing materials may turn out to mark the leading edge of a sweeping change for concrete construction in North America. Vancouver, B.C.-based Kryton International Inc.’s investment in Sensohive Technologies ApS, Odense, Denmark, makes Kryton … Read More

What happened: B.C. company known for waterproof tech for concrete is acquiring 30% of a European tech firm Why it matters: Kryton will become exclusive North American distributor of sensor technology Kryton International Inc. has just cemented a sizeable stake in a Danish technology firm specializing in sensors that monitor the concrete-hardening process. The Vancouver-based … Read More

Canadian business Kryton International has taken a 30% stake in a Danish company whose technology allows wireless monitoring of the concrete hardening process in real time. Concrete technology company Kryton International is now Sensohive’s largest shareholder and will also be the exclusive North American distributor of Sensohive’s Maturix technology. Maturix uses sensors to enable contractors … Read More