CETEMCO, Centre for Construction Techniques and Materials

01Identification

Name

Centre for Construction Techniques and Materials

Acronym

CETEMCO

Year established

1996

Status

Industrial technical centre

Affiliated federations

FMC, FNBTP

Head office

Casablanca

RECTIM membership

Founding member, 2012

02Fields of activity

03Objectives

04Missions

05Capabilities

• Human resources

  • A multidisciplinary team of engineers, researchers and technicians specialising in materials chemistry, physics, geology, ceramics, chemical engineering and civil engineering.
  • They work between the laboratory and the factories or building sites, listening to company staff and providing them with advice and support.
  • For particularly specific technical issues, CETEMCO calls on a network of renowned experts with national and international references.

• Equipment

  • The centre is equipped with high-performance testing facilities (an investment of more than MAD 25 million):
  • Equipment and test stations for various construction products
  • Equipment for measuring the mechanical strength of materials
  • Equipment for chemical, physical, thermal and mineralogical tests and analyses (X-ray fluorescence, diffractometer, spectrophotometer, porosimeter, sedigraph, dilatometer…)
  • Equipment for the analysis of soil, sand and aggregates (oedometer, sieves, Los Angeles, Deval, Proctor, crushers…)
  • On-site analysis equipment (densitometer, ultrasound, covermeter, Benkelman beam…)
  • Force and temperature calibration station
  • Mobile equipment for environmental analysis: air and water

• Trades

  Areas of expertise

  • CETEMCO’s activities cover the following industrial sectors:
  • Cement
  • Ready-mixed concrete,
  • Concrete reinforcing bars,
  • Industrial concrete products,
  • Sand and aggregates,
  • Ceramics (tiles, sanitaryware, tableware),
  • Fired clay bricks and tiles,
  • Natural stone
  • Waterproofing membranes
  • Paper cement bags
  • Construction glass
  • CETEMCO also serves construction contractors, property developers and public and private clients.

• Services

  • Laboratory tests
  • Calibration
  • Environmental analyses
  • Energy audit
  • Construction site monitoring: geotechnical studies, soil and foundation studies, concrete mix design, concrete quality monitoring…
  • Support with quality approaches, product certification (NM) and ISO 9001 management systems
  • Support with environmental management system approaches (ISO 14000) and occupational health and safety
  • Technological diagnosis
  • Continuing training
  • Preparation of technical guides and manuals

06Accreditations

• Calibration laboratory accredited under NM ISO/IEC 17025:2018 (AL 13.02/2017, initial accreditation 12/6/2018)

  Valid

  Standard

  NM ISO/IEC 17025:2018

  Body

  SEMAC (Service marocain d’accréditation, Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce)

  Number

  AL 13.02/2017

  Scope

  Calibration; see scope currently in force AL 13.02/2017

  Expiry date

  28 May 2028

  Source: mcinet.gov.ma (external site)

• Testing laboratory accredited under NM ISO/IEC 17025:2018 (AL 13.01/2005, initial accreditation 27/10/2005)

  Valid

  Standard

  NM ISO/IEC 17025:2018

  Body

  SEMAC (Service marocain d’accréditation, Division d’accréditation, Ministère de l’Industrie et du Commerce)

  Number

  AL 13.01/2005

  Scope

  Testing; “See the current version of this laboratory’s accreditation scope (AL 13.01/2005)”; the website indicates nearly 100 testing and calibration programmes

  Expiry date

  23 June 2029

  Source: mcinet.gov.ma (external site)

07Governance

08Contact details

• Siège

  Complexe des Centres Techniques Industriels, Bd Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Sidi Maârouf
  P.O. Box 31
  20190 Casablanca
  • Tel.+212 5 22 32 10 78
  • Fax+212 5 22 32 10 84

• Tanger Med

  Enceinte du Port Tanger-Med
  Tanger

• Centre contact

  • cetemcocetemco.ma
  • cetemco.org (external site)