The hybrid mixer turns pink to work in the constructions sites of Paris

Reducing fuel consumption, noise, and pollution by making concrete directly at the construction site. Is this the future of construction? As we know, Cifa has already given an answer with its Energya hybrid truck mixer, winner of the 2014 Red Dot Award. Today we are at Île-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris for an interesting event organised by Jean-Marc Ségué, the owner of the JMS (his initials) truck mixer hiring company, and Philippe Tibère, owner of Béton Solutions Mobile – BSM, a young and important French company specialised in the production of concrete with mobile systems. These systems, as we will see, are proving to be strategically essential in Paris as well as in other French cities. The event took place at the BSM headquarters to present the futuristic Energya E9, Jean-Marc Ségué’s latest purchase and the first model to be sold in the world, with all its features and advantages. Jean-Marc Ségué has been in the industry for 30 years. His company is based in Bondoufle, Île-de-France and has 55 employees. He works for major concrete manufactures for major works and infrastructure in Ile-de-France, with a fleet of 55 truck mixers, to which Energya was added last month. “I already knew Cif – says Mr Ségué – when I bought one of their truck mixers, but I had never seen Energya. Then, Raphael Bonini, Director of Zoomlion Cifa France, told me about it. I signed the purchase contract at Intermat, after seeing it for the first time.” Jean-Marc Ségué was with Philippe Tibère, and both appreciated the characteristics of the new machine.

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Mr Ségué had purchased Energya to serve BSM on an exclusive basis. This is why the drum was coloured in pink, BSM’s brand colour. The hybrid mixer is installed on a 4-axle Mercedes Arocs 4 with a Euro 6 engine. It will work only in Paris, where only the latest trucks are allowed to circulate. “I chose Energya – stresses Ségué – because it’s the optimal solution to work both day and night. It is not noisy and consumes less fuel because the drum can operate with the electricity of the construction site, thereby avoiding any additional harmful emission both outdoors and in tunnels. Paris is a very sensitive and demanding city when it comes to environmental pollution. Energya will certainly be the truck mixer of the future thanks to all its advantages. I will have the chance to test it in the coming months – continues Mr Ségué – But I’m sure that I will be very happy with the results.” Philippe Tibère is just as environment-oriented when he illustrates BSM. The company does not have a fleet of its own; that’s why it relies on14 hiring companies that provide a total of 35 mixers to transport the concrete to the various construction sites. “In Île-de-France – says Tibère – fixed concrete systems date back to 50 years ago when Paris was expanding. Those systems are outdated. It makes no sense to disassemble them and position them elsewhere for new works.

This situation has led me to use mobile systems, which you can disassemble once you’ve finished and reassemble them in another construction site.” This is the perfect answer to the current limitations in Paris concerning the transport of concrete, works on construction sites, fine dust emission, and noise in urban areas. BSM has 4 plants in Paris. In Île-Saint-Denis, where we are today, they have one fixed and one mobile system, both used for the extension of line 14 of the Metro, started 6 months ago. The event was attended by the Cifa mixer product manager, Mr Zorzi, as well as by Bruno Tripodi and Raphael Bonini, technical manager and director of Zoomlion Cifa France, respectively. Mr Bonini was very pleased with the outcome of the event and defined Energya as the truck mixer of the future, especially for large cities.”