2011/05/04

Ronacrete Careers

Ronacrete Careers
The following career opportunity is currently available:
Position: Product Development Engineer / Chemist
Ronacrete (Guangzhou) Construction Products Ltd, Guangzhou, China

Company
Ronacrete Ltd is a successful British company with operations in the UK and Asia. Ronacrete (Guangzhou) Construction Products Ltd is a busy manufacturing and sales base in Southern China close to Guangzhou. We specialise in pre-packed technical and decorative construction products which are distributed in China, Hong Kong and across Asia.

Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the General Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for developing new products to meet various performance standards, the maintenance and improvement of our existing product range and providing technical advice regarding product quality control.

The products involved are pre-packed high performance cement based powders, polymer dispersions and liquid admixtures used in the construction industry including:

•Repair mortars and concretes
•Self levelling screeds
•Waterproofing membranes and treatments
•Tile adhesives and bonding agents
•Renders and fairing coats

Requirements
A working knowledge of formulating and testing the aforementioned products or relevant experience in a related field.
Self motivated, hardworking and diligent.
Flexible and team orientated.
Full command of spoken and written English
Cantonese / Mandarin not essential but would be an advantage.

Benefits
Benefits are negotiable depending on relevant experience and ability but include:

•Attractive salary:
•Medical cover:
•Accommodation:
•Transport subsidy:

Background
The company has grown over the last several years and our staff and facilities operate at a high standard which now demands the attention of a full time R&D professional based in China. We are now looking for someone to focus on product development locally in Guangdong. A rewarding position with excellent career prospects awaits the right candidate.

Contact
Send your application to careers@ronacrete.com.cn.

2010/11/17

Building Surveyors Conference 2010

Ronacrete is proudly to be invited by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors to participate in the “Building Surveyors Conference 2010 - The 21st Building Maintenance Trend” on 30th October 2010. More than 200 professionals in the industry had participated and Ronacrete is proudly to be the “Diamond Sponsors” for the event.

Ronacrete had displayed various building maintenance systems in the conference including concrete repair systems, tile bonding systems, flooring systems and anti-slip systems. Ronacrete had successfully drawn the attention of all participants on the trend of new materials applying in building maintenance.

2010/06/15

The Philippine Partnership – HPFI and Ronacrete

Ronacrete entered the Asian market in 1984 supplying Ronafix to the construction of HSBC HQ in Hong Kong. Production in Hong Kong commenced in 1996. Ronacrete now employs 40 people and have become market leaders in tile bonding, concrete repair mortars and waterproof membranes. Offices, a product development laboratory and manufacturing opened in Panyu, China in 2000, where today there are over 40 employees.

During the last 25 years our sales have expanded from Hong Kong and China into Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. In the Philippines, our new partnership with flooring specialist High Performance Floors Inc, Ronacrete products are marketed, supplied and supported by their professional technical sales team and, in combination with High Performance Floors Inc’s own installation services, Ronacrete products and systems can be supplied and laid by a single source.

The official launch on 27th May 2010 was attended by around 100 construction industry guests. Ronacrete’s Managing Director for Asia, Brian Clements, announced that: "With this new partnership between High Performance Floors Inc and Ronacrete, Ronacrete's range of technical mortars and waterproof membranes are now available in the Philippines, backed, supported and promoted by commercially sensitive and technically aware managers. This is a new and exciting development, not just for HPFI and Ronacrete but for the Philippines construction market, which has the same needs and demands as every other technical market in which we operate".

High Performance Floors Inc’s National Sales Manager - Geno D. Villa, welcomed Ronacrete to the HPFI family and spoke of projects where Ronacrete materials have already been used, for waterproofing, floor screeds and concrete repair. Geno Villa declared that "We have discovered that there is a terrific amount of synergy between our two companies - HPFI and Ronacrete - and we are proud to be the exclusive distributor for Ronacrete’s products in the Philippines".

Following the formal presentation launch, our guests were able to mingle, inspect product samples and enjoy a buffet dinner and drinks. The evening closed with a raffle prize draw for 2 return flights to Hong Kong which was presented by Ronacrete’s UK Managing Director, Simeon Osen, to the winner, Architect Eddie B. Hontiveros.