Topic: Joint Technical Visit to Castco Testing Central Ltd

Organizer：AGS(HK) and HKIE (Materials Division)

Date, Time & Venue

08 Oct 2022 (Saturday). Time: 9:00am -12:00nn,

(Participants shall gather at Fanling MTR Exit “A” at 8:30 am on the event date. The participants may consider to take Taxi in group to the Laboratory and share the fares.)

Programme Highlights

Castco Testing Centre Limited was established in 1986. It started out as a Concrete and Steel Testing Company. In 1990, Castco received the HOKLAS accreditation status. In 2003, Castco Certification Services Limited was established and accredited by HKCAS to provide system as well as product certification. Nowadays, Castco has grown to offer geotechnical, survey, certification, inspection, testing and training services.

The technical visit will involve a brief introduction and followed by visits to the concrete, steel, soil and rock laboratories. This visit will mainly focus on the new technologies adopted by the laboratory, such as the use of the automated arm for handling and testing concrete cube and to learn the Laboratory Information Management System, and etc..

Registration and Enquiries

The number of participants is limited. Priority will be given to members of the HKIE (Materials Division) and AGS(HK). Successful applicants will be notified about 1 week before the event. CPD certificates will be provided. Should you have any queries, please call Ir. CS Lam (HKIE), Contact Number. 9152 7659 and Ir. Martin Yip, Contact Number. 6012 0019.

Please register at https://forms.gle/sSJHkEATqWbf7Q1t8 and read details of “Safety Requirements and Book Prize” in the FLYER.