BI ISSUE 1 2008
ISSUE 1 2008 BI
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Ardex Waterproof ProtectionSystem Is ‘On A Roll’!
ARDEX have re-designed their ARDEX WPC FlexibleRapid Setting and Drying Waterproof Protection Coatpack to make it user friendly. The newly named ‘ARDEXWATERPROOF PROTECTION SYSTEM’ now contains a free roll of mesh scrim alongside the existing powder and liquidcomponents as well as a simple ‘5 Step Guide’. ARDEXWATERPROOF PROTECTION SYSTEM can be used prior totiling, in conjunction with a wide range of backgroundsincluding plasterboard, fibreboard, anhydrite screeds andtimber based backing to provide a flexible, waterproof protection coat. Thanks to the ARDEX Rapidry Formula,tiles can be fixed just 2 hours after application of thesecond waterproof coat.
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Kingspan Insulated Panels Lead The Way For Sustainable Success
Kingspan Insulated Panels has won a prestigious awardfrom Building Magazine. The Sustainability awardsrecognise and reward construction businesses whoactively pursue sustainable solutions, and Kingspanis winner of the 2007 Best Sustainable BusinessPractice category. Kingspan Insulated Panels activelypursue excellence in environmental sustainability andend of life management. A key project in Kingpan’ssustainability ambitions has been the commissioningof the Kingspan Sustainability Report. It has helpedto outline exisiting achievements and areas for futuredevelopment, as well as gaining a Global ReportingInitiative Application Level C. In February 2007 keyroof and wall panel products with an ECOsafe core fromKingspan’s Holywell facility were independently verifiedby the Building Research Establishment (BRE) ashaving a top ‘A’ rated lifetime environmental profile.
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Mastic AsphaltOne Industry – Zero Carbon
A major part of the UK constructionbusiness has made environmental history– establishing a world first that couldset the pattern for all British industry.Following more than a year to launchand research, mastic asphalt, a material used to waterproof the majority of thenation‘s most prestigious buildingsand commercial developments, hasachieved the CarbonZero standard.The standard covers the product frommanufacture through to installation.Every stage of the process has achievedCarbonZero. The Mastic Asphalt Council,representing the UK’s leading contractorsand manufacturers, unveiled its radical Carbon 100 initiative on January 18. Theinitiative, which involves placing a small levy on the cost of the materials, ensuresthat even non-MAC members are covered.The industry has effectively taxed itself in order to aid the environment.
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Light-weight, Sustainable SolutionFor Septic And STP Soakaways
The labour-intensive, costly and time-consumingactivity of installing traditional herring-bonedrainage soakaways for septic tanks and sewagetreatment plants could now be a thing of thepast. Ezy-Drain, which has just been launched inthe UK by Klargester, is a new type of pipe systemthat is lightweight, easy to use, high-performanceand environmentally friendly. Ezy-Drain comprisesof sections of perforated plastic pipe surroundedby a synthetic aggregate wrapped in polyethylenenetting. Each three-metre section of pipe is joined together quite simply by the use of click-fit connectors, protected by a preformed collar.The result is an extremely lightweight system thatcan be quickly installed by a single person up tofour times faster than any gravel-based solution.
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Novostrat, The New Name In Insulation, Is Growing - Fast
Novostrat Limited maybe a relatively new name in the UK but it is the largest manufacturerof Polyethylene insulation products in Ireland, with distribution facilities throughout the UKand Continental Europe. Novostrat is already becoming well know for its underfloor insulationproducts, which range from ‘standard’ carpet underlay to the company’s most recently launchedproduct ‘Sonic GoldExcel’, which is ahigh performanceacoustic insulationand vapour barrierachieving 22dB soundreduction. But it iswith an eye to thegeneral constructionmarket that Novostrat faces the future. Polyethylene insulation products are inherentlyenvironmentally responsible, being totally recyclable as off-cuts or at the end of their long life,they are manufactured producing no harmful halogens and are CFC and HCFC free material. Thenew product range, which will be rolled out during 2008, will encompass more flooring products,roof and wall insulation, and under concrete ‘plank’ insulation products.
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Kestrel Highly Commendedfor Customer FocussedApproach at CMAs
The no tin, no lead, next generationcellular building products supplier,Kestrel achieved Highly Commendedstatus at the prestigious ConstructionMarketing Awards. “We are thrilledthat in our first appearance on theshortlist of finalists at the CMAs wehave achieved this recognition,” says Tony Crutcher, Sales and Marketing Director of theKestrel brand.“ The Construction Marketing Awards are recognised as a highly regardedmeasure of excellence in construction marketing and business development.
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When Is A Lift An AlimakLift?
An Alimak lift is an extraordinarylift for extraordinary applications,but it isn’t unique. In other wordsAlimak Hek can often solve the mostunusual requests with a permanentlift from their standard range of industrial lifts…and a great deal of engineering expertise. An Alimak liftis a rack and pinion lift so does notneed a motor room or shaft. It can,and usually is, installed externally totravel vertically or even over inclinedstructures. It is robust for challengingenvironments such as industrial plants,warehouses, bridges, cement plants,ports and masts. It can be so robustit is explosion protected so ideal foraggressive applications such as steel works, mines, petrochemical plants andoffshore rigs.
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In Derbyshire, a cottage has been renovated tomodern standards including applications of KNXbuilding services control technology. The lighting,heating, audio andsecurity are controlled togive modern life choices.The cottage has 45 KNXdimmed and switched lighting circuits that canbe used to set moods for each room. This allowsfor scenes to be set for particular instances.KNX allows lights to be incorporated into otherfeatures of a house. Water based underfloorheating is controlled using thermostatic lightswitches. The KNX system lowers temperaturesat night when everyone is asleep and a fewdegrees lower than normal when the house isunoccupied.
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KNX Building Control MeetsThe 18th CenturyStandard Stainless Steel Posts
Videx Security has introduced a new rangeof Stainless Steel Posts with universal fixings. They are designed to accommodatethe full range of Videx audio, video andaccess control products. All posts aremanufactured from brushed stainlesssteel and incorporate a sturdy baseplatefor secure fixing into the ground. Thereare four posts to choose from and theyincorporate universal productmounting fixtures to allow attachment of the door panels or access control units.There are single and dual pedestrianheight posts, with the dual version able toaccommodate two Videx products. There arealso dual and single vehicle height posts soentry can be made whilst sitting in a car.
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Gopak’s Tackles The Burning Issue
With the smoking ban now in place across the UK,Gopak’s all weather Bistro furniture range providesthe perfect solution for the hospitality sector,whatever the weather. The durability of Gopak’sBistro collection makes it ideal for the job. Thelightweight, all weather rangecomprises eightchair typesand a choice of matching tablesto complementany décor, whetherinside or out. Gopak’s Bistro furniture range retainsits comfortable feel and functional design whilestill enabling the chairs to stack, saving valuablespace inside or out. It can also double up for use onexhibition stands and conferences.
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