World Record
In May 2008 Putzmeister reached a world record in vertical concrete pumping (1,988 feet, (606m)) by specially designed concrete pumps type BSA 14000 SHP-D to built the Burj Khalifa. In 2008, Putzmeister broke its own record by pumping concrete to a height of more than 700 m at Burj Khalifa.
As of 2011, an even larger concrete pump was built and sent to Japan's post-quake relief effort.
The actual world record was set at on 7 August 2009 during the construction of the Parbati Hydroelectric Project, near the village of Suind, Himachal Pradesh, India, when the concrete mix was pumped through a vertical height of 715 m (2,346 ft) using a Schwing Stetter concrete pump.
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