Q&A – Salvatore Saker

Green Precast, a global precast-concrete manufacturer and contractor, offers a unique on-site automated construction procedure that builds by pouring concrete into pre-designed housing molds to make customized, one-piece frames that can be stacked. This process reduces human error and cuts construction time by over 50 percent and cost by between 5 and 30 per cent when  compared to conventional methods. The firm was founded in Australia 65 years ago and operates globally, with Lebanon being its most recent market entry. Executive spoke to Salvatore Saker, the company’s chief executive officer, about concrete and the Middle East’s construction industry. E   Why is Green Precast investing in Lebanon now, and how much is the initial investment? Lebanon became a strategic market for us after venturing into the Middle East [United Arab Emirates] about a year ago. We found [the Lebanese] extremely receptive to new construction methods. It helps because we spend less time explaining and more