“Such slipshod methods not only result in poor-quality joints with an often substandard appearance, but the work involved and the materials consumed are totally disproportionate to the outcome,” says Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Spohr, owner of Krefeld-based MST distributor SpohrTec Schalungen. It was he who convinced the decision-makers at BAM of the benefits of using the FLUXX products from Mayer Schaltechnik to produce flawless joints. He continues: “Since Mayer Schaltechnik launched the FLUXX system in 2011, the use of timber battens and foam for sealing joints between cavity wall elements to prevent cement slurry leaking out has become a thing of the past. The bars are available in 1 m and 1.5 m lengths. They are simply fixed in the butt joints between the cavity wall elements with plastic locking anchors. Building with precast concrete wall elements has thus been rationalised enormously.” The bars made from galvanised and red powder-coated steel can be reused an “infinite” number of times and produce excellent joints in record time. To remove the bars, the plastic locking anchor is simply turned further until it breaks off, which leaves the FLUXX bar ready for the next joint.