The Architectural Technologists Book - May-June 2013

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T H E A R C H I T E C T U R A L T E C H N O L O G I S T S B O O K
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4 - Work
6 - News and announcements
19 - Building product news
32 - Gallery - the BIG pictures
38 - Building project news
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ISG Secures 16.5 Million Regent Circus Scheme
ISG has been awarded a 16.5 million contract by Ashfield Land to
construct the new Regent Circus retail and leisure destination in Swindon.
Built on the site of the former Swindon Technical College, the high profile
mixed-use scheme is anchored by a new six-screen Cineworld Cinema and
a 50,000 sq. ft. Morrisons supermarket.
Beating strong industry competition to secure this prestigious project,
ISG has worked closely with Ashfield Land to carry out an extensive value
engineering exercise, collaborating with the delivery team and supply
chain to achieve key cost and time savings, significantly refining and
enhancing the original specification.
In addition to the new cinema and Morrisons store, Regent Circus
will comprise eight restaurant units, with tenants including Prezzo,
Nandos and ASK, and a 450 space car park. The multi-storey scheme
will regenerate the existing site and improve the street scene with its
striking design featuring brick, curtain walling and composite metal
cladding. Surrounding public realm space will also be upgraded as part
of the development, with a new landscaping scheme and feature exterior
lighting.
ISGs John Rawlinson, managing director South West, commented:
Regent Circus is an exciting new addition to the retail and leisure
landscape within Swindon, bringing high specification facilities to a new
town centre location. The project is an excellent example of the value of
early contractor engagement within the procurement process, enabling
ISGs expertise within major retail construction to deliver real cost and
programme savings to this landmark development. www.isgplc.com
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Forging Ahead With New Marketing Tools & Brand Ambassador
A new website, a comprehensive
new product brochure, a record
number of new franchise owners, an
updated version of its Top 30-rated
voted design app iGranite, and a new
international brand ambassador, who
is also Australian of the Year: Granite
Transformations is certainly gearing
up for another strongly competitive
year. With its UK franchise network
growing to 40 showrooms and many also planning to open subsidiary concession
sites in high-traffic garden centres, the Granite Transformations brand is busily
expanding market share, on the back of its distinctive top that fits on top
kitchen makeover proposition.
The completely reworked website domain,
www. grani tetransfor mati ons. co. uk
underlines the companys close ties with
the parent Trend Group, by adding the
Italian tilemakers glass mosaics and hard
flooring to the existing product offerings
of replacement worktops and cabinet
doors. In line with corporate goals of
Granite Transformations becoming the
#1 name in home transformations, the
website and 22-page product brochure
highlight makeover opportunities in the bathroom too, as well as applications
like utility rooms, yachts, motorhomes and timber buildings.
The new brand ambassador appointed in Australia, original birthplace of
the Granite Transformations global franchise operation, epitomises a quality
approach that pervades all aspects of the companys dealings. Former editor
of Australian Womans Weekly, the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph and
a champion of womens health issues, Ita Buttrose was recently appointed
Australian of the Year for 2013, the first female winner since 2005, and is
already a highly satisfied Granite Transformations customer, proclaiming
her makeover the best kitchen renovation Ive ever had. Danny Hanlon, the
European franchisors Chief Operating Officer, met with Ita Buttrose at a recent
GT Australia conference and she recalled that her kitchen was one of the first
ever installed by Granite Transformations, at a time when Danny himself was
one of the first franchise managers.
Since then, Granite Transformations has become part of the Trend Group,
benefitting from a direct link with that organisations product design and
manufacturing resources and from such
advanced marketing tools as iGranite. It was
recently voted amongst the worlds top 30 iPad
design apps for 2013, by international Interiors
& Sources magazine, and is now in the process
of being upgraded with added functionality and
the latest work surface, cabinet door, splashback
and flooring colours, again covering bathrooms
as prominently as kitchens.
As to the future of this successful kitchen
makeover brand, Danny Hanlon foresees a
broadening of its market offering and a move
to more upscale home improvement projects:
Although to date the top that fits on top has
been our core product and key market differentiator, within a decade we will
not just be a kitchen worktop company, says Danny. We shall be following
the lead of our American colleagues by diversifying strongly into bathroom
makeovers and taking a leaf out of the GT Australia book by looking at utility
room refits, outside living areas and new fitted kitchens.
One of the biggest avenues for growth will be the top quality Trend glass
mosaic and flooring ranges, which we are already beginning to exploit with our
GT mosaics on a mattress splashback collection, he continues. Soon well be
offering our franchise owners the option of becoming Trend Approved stockists,
with scope for lucrative high-end residential and commercial projects.
For information about becoming a Granite Transformations franchise owner
and the range of business packages available, contact Granite Transformations,
Decimus Park, Kingstanding Way, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3GP, telephone 01892
509 680, www.gtfranchise.co.uk
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Portakabin Launches New CPD Programme For
Architects, Contractors And Facilities Managers
Portakabin, the UKs leading modular building specialist, has launched a new
CPD programme to help architects, contractors, engineers, facilities managers
and other building professionals in both public and private sectors improve
their understanding of modular construction.
The programme aims to share expertise and help building designers, clients and
specifiers to procure modular projects for permanent use more effectively. It
also demonstrates how the latest developments in modular construction have
removed the design constraints typically associated with the approach.
The new interactive seminar has now been approved and accredited by the
RIBA and can be arranged at a time and venue to suit attendees.
The CPD session looks at:
An overview of the modular sector and some of the preconceptions of the
approach
Design features and advantages of modular and off-site solutions
System components and properties, such as insulation; roofing, wall and
floor construction; fire, thermal and acoustic properties; pre-installed high
performance floor options
How a modular building is manufactured
How to select a modular supplier
The speed of design and construction, and detailed programme information
Sustainability advantages and options
How health and safety on site can be improved with a modular approach.
Commenting on the new programme, Kevin Jones, Director of Business
Development, Portakabin Group Sales, said Modular construction has evolved
beyond recognition over the past 20 years. Off-site solutions can now deliver
structures that can compete with any other building method, whether the
application is for health, education, nuclear, transport or commercial projects.
Our aim with this CPD programme is to change perceptions, and to share our
wealth of knowledge and experience to help building end users, contractors,
architects, and facilities managers procure modular buildings more effectively.
The new Portakabin CPD programme has already been very well received. One
of the first organisations to benefit from the seminar was a regional event in
the North East for the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Paul Young, Vice Chair of the Tees Valley Centre of the CIOB North East, said
following the event, This seminar was well attended and the presentation
was clear and informative. It showed us just how far modular construction has
come in recent years and that it really is a viable alternative to traditional
site-based building methods. Our members also found the Q&A discussion very
useful, looking at areas such as the practicalities of getting modules on to
site, how services are incorporated, and the different materials used in the
modular system.
Feedback after the event was very positive and it is one that we would like
to repeat in the future.
All attendees to a Portakabin CPD seminar receive a certificate as proof of
attendance, helping to maintain their professional accreditation. Portakabin
offers a wide range of buildings for both permanent and interim applications.
It can deliver bespoke projects and standardised accommodation solutions in
the most challenging timescales, with less disruption and less impact on the
environment.
For further information about modular buildings and the new CPD programme,
visit www.portakabin.co.uk/cpd
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Not Just Another
Brick In A Wall!
The Brick Development Association (BDA),
one of the construction industries most
highly respected trade associations,
continues to increase the recognition of
brick and why it should be the material
of choice for all key decision makers in
the UK construction industry, with a hard
hitting marketing campaign.
Fire Proof, Rot Proof and Future Proof; the
message is loud and clear as the campaign
focuses on the benefits of brick compared
to competing cladding materials.
Sarah Huelin, Marketing and Design
Manager for the BDA explains: Brick
is one of the most successful building
materials ever devised. Its been used
to shape the built environment since the
beginning of civilisation and has proven
itself time and time again - just take
a look at the brickwork at St Pancras
Station. Brick is made locally by the
community and for the local area with
natural resources, minimising impact on
the environment. It can be crushed and
recycled on site and old lime mortar bricks can be cleaned up and used again as bricks. Disused brick quarries are often returned to areas of natural beauty,
encouraging wildlife.
As architects and designers strive to source modern and contemporary materials to enhance their design critique, brick has perhaps been seen as traditional
and uninspiring, allowing competing cladding materials to emerge into the market place. But the BDA is determined is to set the record straight once and for
all.
Brick offers a sense of stability. With changing weather patterns bringing such weather extremes as floods and high temperatures, brick is much more robust
than many man-made materials and wont rot, rust, erode or decay.
Brick walls are impact resistant and create buildings that will be around for generations to come. An inert material, brick is not affected by the ravages of
water, wind or fire and with inherent sound insulation properties brick shuts out road noises and the howling of winter storms.
Brick is a solid, permanent and low maintenance material that provides lasting beauty and appreciating value - brick offers true longevity. With many elements
of past brick buildings still standing today, brick is one of the only truly tried and tested materials known to man.
Sarah concludes: Quite simply, we all love brick and its a favourite with architects and developers too. After all, there is a great deal of choice with around
1200 brick types produced in the UK alone. On versatility and pure aesthetics, few rivals come even close. Not only are brick buildings warm and secure, they
are versatile and can be extended and adapted easily, cost little to maintain and offer long term building performance.
The website, www.brick.org.uk, is the main call to action for people wanting more information and how to make brick the UK's first choice building material.
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Bowater Doors Boosts Capacity Through Minworth Move
Bowater Doors a company of the VEKA UK Group has relocated its
manufacturing facility from Coventry to Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, in a move
that increases capacity and also
reinforces the companys position at
the forefront of door manufacture
in the UK. Sales over the last year
have been exceptionally strong
and the company has recruited
extra production staff to meet the
needs of its expanding customer
base. The Minworth move and the
development of three distinct door
ranges has led to a suite of detailed
brochures being created along with a website designed specifically to generate
leads. When consumers visit www.frontdoors.uk.com, they can create their own
door using the sites design facility but can only do so after they have logged in
with their name, address and email address which can then be made available to
authorised installers in their local area.
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GEZE UK First To Launch RIBA Approved CPD On New EN 16005
As a new European safety standard for power operated doorsets comes into force, GEZE UK is the first
company to offer British architects a CPD seminar explaining the implications of EN 16005.
Approved by RIBA, GEZE UKs new training seminar will explain
how EN 16005 addresses the potential hazards and hazardous
situations relevant to power operated doorsets and the ways in
which it supersedes and differs to the more familiar BS 7036.
By offering chartered architects invaluable advice and guidance,
which contributes to their continuing professional development,
the new training seminar sets out the need for safety at automatic
doors and outlines why the new standard has been introduced.
By ascertaining the danger points on automatic doors and how to
overcome them, GEZE UKs new CPD seminar will provide architects
with the accurate information they need to ensure compliance by
identifying which products should be specified for particular locations and applications. To book a seminar
contact cpd@geze.com or for more information visit www.geze.co.uk
Enquiry No. 7
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Lanes Adds Another Accreditation At Slough
Hot on the heels of British Standards accreditations for quality,
environment and business continuity, Lanes for Drains super depot
at Slough, has done it again. The team at the Berkshire hub, which
handles one of the largest wastewater network service operations in
the UK, has achieved BSI OHSAS 18001:2007, after demonstrating its
adherence to occupational health and safety standards. John Glover,
Lanes Groups Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager, said:
We already have award-winning health and safety systems and RoSPA
gold awards, but gaining OHSAS 18001 is the icing on the cake.
It shows that Lanes operates within an internationally recognised standard, and lets others compare and
understand our H&S policies against this. We are proud that we attained 18001 within just six months of
setting up this major Lanes operating centre.
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KNX UK Award Winners And New Board Members
Announced At AGM
At the KNX UK Associations AGM 2013, held at Lily Hill House
in Bracknell during March, the Annual Award winners were
announced. The categories for the Awards were KNX Champion
for 2012, Best KNX Product Introduction and KNX Installation
of the Year. KNX Champion
was Stephen Payne of Theben
who received the accolade
for his dedicated and total
commitment to the promotion
of KNX technology and the KNX
UK Association. Stephen also
received, on behalf of Theben,
the Award for the Best New KNX Product. This was judged to be
Theben's new DMG2 Universal KNX Lighting Dimmer. Winner of
the KNX Installation of the Year was systems integrator Entech
Limited for the new ITV offices at Salford Quays. Alan Vickery
picked up the award from KNX UK President Iain Gordon.
www.knxuk.org
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Videx Introduces A New Range
Of Desk Kits For Video And
Audio Phones
New to Videx Security are a range of desk
kits for use with their latest contemporary
audio and video intercoms. Models are
available for the Kristallo video and
audio telephones; Eclipse video and
audio apartment stations; the 3600
Series and 6000 Series videophones. The
desk kits are a practical and functional
alternative to a wall mounted telephone,
designed to suit desk based personnel.
They could be used in offices, at nurses'
stations, in CCTV control rooms and on
reception desks. Their heavy duty robust
design makes them ideal for frequent and
regular use. Made from 3mm brushed
stainless steel, the desk kits' attractive
finishes complement the stylish Videx
intercoms for which they are designed.
They come with a flexible connection
cable and the audio versions include
a wall mount junction box, whilst the
video versions include a wall mount plug
and socket arrangement.
www.videx-security.com
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Greenbuild Shows There Is No North
South Divide Over Heat Pumps
Mitsubishi Electric has hailed the success of
Manchesters Greenbuild Expo (8-9 May) as proof that
interest in low carbon heating is just as strong in the
north as it is in
the south of the
UK. Mitsubishi
Electric used
its presence at
Greenbuild to
highlight the
many benefits
of installing
sustainable heating systems to new and exis ting
properties both commercial and residential. Ecodan
systems are increasingly being used in schools,
showrooms and offices that need to demonstrate
an effective level of renewable heating, as well as
in thousands of homes across the country from new
build to solid brick Victorian buildings that have been
thermally insulated.
www.heating.mitsubishielectric.co.uk
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BSRIA Tests For
Part F Failure
Testing of domestic ventilation
systems under Approved Document
F of the Building Regulations has
been compulsory since October 2010.
Unfortunately it has proved a nightmare
for the construction industry with a
ridiculously high percentage of failures.
BSRIA Compliance, a company dedicated
to testing to prove compliance to the
ever more stringent requirements of
the Building Regulations, lays the
initial blame for these shortcomings on
a mixture of poor design, but mainly
a disappointingly poor standard of
installation, but also points out that the
testing methods originally used [and in
many cases still in use] can be wildly
inaccurate unless proper corrections are
taken to account for the idiosyncrasies
of each system and the appliances they
use.
The latter contention was supported in
a recent workshop organised by Modern
Built Environment, which quoted the
measurement of ventilation performance
as the most significant deficiency in
Building Performance measurement.
BSRIA maintains that there is a domestic
ventilation testing procedure that is
simple, quick and accurate, using the
most appropriate equipment, a Power
Flow Hood.
The Hood contains a fan that rotates at
a controlled speed allowing the unit to
achieve a zero pressure balance usually
within 4-20 seconds when placed over
inlet or outlet. This unconditional test
method overcomes the problems inherent
with site-specific conditions such as fan
types and adjustments, airflow direction
and instrumentation characteristics. The
Flow Hood is an air volume flow meter
designed to eliminate back pressure and
turbulent flow effects. It is based on a
zero pressure method that compensates
for the resistance of the measuring
instrument and the characteristics of
the air distribution system. It also senses air flow direction so that the unit can be used for supply or extract purposes without any configuration
change. It sounds simple and indeed it is, providing an easy solution to what has proved a thorny problem for many builders large and small as the
BSRIA team, that has been successfully testing on site for Part F compliance throughout the UK, can confirm. Returning to the reasons for failures
in domestic ventilation systems BSRIA maintains that most problems arise poor workmanship. Although fan manufacturers design their fans to comply
with Regulations these frequently fail to operate to their stated performance due to poor installation particularly when flexible pipework is used. Part
F failure rates here have been quoted as high as 95% and in one recent case six metres of flexible pipe had been stuffed into a wall cavity predictably
preventing all circulation. While this example is extreme it is symptomatic of the lack of care taken to support flexible pipe and maintain clear air flow.
BSRIA is in process of producing a guide to the accurate measurement of airflow rates and it is to be hoped that this will aid the industry in correcting
the present, almost farcical, failures to comply with Approved Document F. www.bsria.co.uk
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Award Winning Architectural Practice Votes Yeoman Rainguard A Winner
With over 20 years experience and a passion for stunning
architectural design, Sutton Coldfield based Practice Janes
Architectural, has specified Yeoman Rainguard Rainwater
Systems on many of its award winning projects. Simon Janes,
from Janes Architectural Practice, explained: We first used
Yeoman Rainguard seven years ago, as its products were the
perfect solution for our projects, many of which are bespoke designed houses at the high end
of the market. We didnt want to fit standard, plastic rainwater goods and Yeoman Rainguards
XL Aluminium range really fitted the bill providing a high quality product with the traditional
appearance required and good value for money. www.rainguard.co.uk
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New Zinc Rainwater Brochure From VMZINC
The 2013 VMZINC Rainwater Systems brochure provides detailed
design and installation information on products for commercial
and residential projects. It outlines the benefits of VMZINCs
unique pre-weathering process, choice of gutter profiles and
accessories and how features such as concealed brackets are
used to create a distinctive flowing gutter line. Systems are
light in weight with downpipes having sleeve connections and
self-locking brackets. All are fully recyclable, require minimal
maintenance, have a design life which can exceed 50 years and
are often less expensive than equivalent systems in aluminium.
www.vmzinc.co.uk
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Modular Grille System Is A Versatile Performer
Neacos Techdek modular aluminium
grille system is gaining a reputation as
one of the most versatile products on
the market following its specification for
a wide variety of uses in recent years,
encompassing everything from solar
shading to roof access walkways.
Techdek has attracted demand in a
broad range of development projects
which have variously utilised its unique
aluminium open grille profiles in
applications such as decking , screening,
ventilation, bridge cycle and pedestrian
ways, cladding, flooring, staging,
balustrade infills and stair treads.
Lightweight yet strong and durable, the
system has a patented swage-locked construction between bars which enables
high structural efficiency. It is also 100 per cent recyclable and easy to install
with low-energy construction methods.
Neacos national sales manager, Richard Richardson-Derry, comments: Techdek
was launched in 1972 as Neacos founding product and back then its original
design concept was conceived primarily as a decking application. However, its
high-performance features, versatile modular design and the natural attributes
of aluminium make it suitable for much broader use. Techdek can adapt to a
huge range of angles and unusual curvatures whilst certain profiles greatly
reduce net heat gain of sunlight striking a clear or tinted window, making them
ideal for solar shading.
Techdeks environmentally friendly attributes have also added to its
popularity - the system is non-toxic, non-combustible, corrosive-free, virtually
maintenance-free and can be recycled with no downgrading of its properties
and very little energy required for re-melting. Modular panels are precision-
manufactured off site and provide straight forward assembly with no welding
required. www.neaco.co.uk
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Interior Glass CPD
Seminar Receives Seal
Of Approval From RIBA
GLASSOLUTIONS is offering architects
and designers the opportunity to
advance their knowledge with its
new RIBA approved CPD seminar
on interior glass specification. The
45 minute seminar by the Saint-
Gobain group company gives detailed
information about recommended
glass types, the latest regulations
and numerous applications for
interior glass within buildings. Real
life projects illustrate how interior
glass overcomes design challenges.
Initially available to customers
in the South East of England and
the Midlands, the seminar explains
the key points relating to glass specification for interior applications
and covers partitions, screens, doors, cladding, balustrades, guarding,
overhead glazing, floors and stairs.
For further details or to book a CPD seminar contact interiorglass@
glassolutions.co.uk or visit www.ribacpd.com
Enquiry No. 17
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Celotex Partners With The NBS National BIM Library To
Launch New BIM Objects
Following government requirements that BIM is to be mandatory on
all of its projects by 2016, Celotex is delighted to announce that it is
the first PIR manufacturer to launch their entire product range as BIM
objects. Launched on 1st May
2013, Celotex high performance
insulation solutions including
their best in class Celotex FR5000,
which delivers better U-values and
thinner solutions now feature
on the NBS National BIM Library
website. All Celotex BIM objects
are available in all major software
formats and are IFC compatible.
Building Information Modelling
(BIM), designed to reduce capital
costs and carbon by 20% on all
government projects is tipped as the future of the construction industry.
This claim is also supported by BIMs aspiration to provide a process for
the construction industry to work collaboratively, along with its ability to
cut project costs by foreseeing and eliminating any errors in design. The
NBS National BIM Library was shortlisted as finalists in the BIM Initiative
category for both Building and Construction News awards this year.
www.celotex.co.uk
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Concrete Repair Association Welcomes Mapei
Mapei are delighted to announce their membership acceptance to the
Concrete Repair Association (CRA). As manufacturers of a wide range of
Concrete Repair, Structural Strengthening, Waterproofing and Protective
Coating products, Mapei look
forward to contributing to the
CRA, sharing expertise and
engaging with fellow members
in this specialist sector. Mapeis
fully comprehensive building
line includes technologically advanced and sustainable products, such as
their fibre-reinforced repair mortar range and the newly launched product
Re-con Zero. Re-con Zero is Mapeis sustainable solution to concrete waste,
turning un-used concrete into re-usable aggregate with Zero Impact. The
innovative product has the advantage of turning waste concrete into re-
usable aggregate at the concrete plant without the need to re-direct the
concrete to a specialist reclaiming unit. www.mapei.co.uk
Enquiry No. 20
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Everbuild Appoint Paul Dyche
As Dedicated Feb Sales
Representative
Everbuild Building Products are delighted
to announce the recent appointment of
Paul Dyche as Specification Manager for
the Feb Construction Chemicals division
of the business. Paul is already familiar
with the Feb range as he began his
career in the construction sector with
the company. Now, 9 years later and with
Feb under new Everbuild ownership, Paul
has returned fresh from Euro Polymers
where he worked as a Commercial
Manager looking after Below Ground
Waterproofing Range Specifications,
Commercial Liquid Roofing Sales and Gas
Barrier Specifications for new housing
developments. The decision to bring
in Paul as a dedicated Feb specialist
was taken in order to further grow the
Feb brand and ensure that it retains its
strong position in the specifier market.
www.feb.uk.com
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CABs State of the Market Report Q1 2013
CABs recent Q1 State of the Market survey- the only detailed analysis
of the aluminium in building sector highlighted a degree of steady
optimism in future outlook after a weather affected 3 months where 19%
net balance of companies reported a
fall in sales consistent with the wider
marketplace. However, there was
confidence in the future with a 25%
net percentage balance of members
who predicted a rise in expected
sales volumes over the next quarter
rising to 50% net balance for the
year ahead. Aluminium fenestration
continues to gain ground over other materials in the home improvement
sector as home owners see aluminium as a high quality material that
has a very long life. It is also used extensively in the replacement
market for both windows and doors. Refurbished buildings with new high
performance glazing helps home owners, schools, public buildings and
businesses save energy. www.c-a-b.org.uk
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Glassolutions Enhances Sustainability Credentials With Life Cycle Assessments
GLASSOLUTIONS has reaffirmed its commitment to developing greener products
with the smallest environmental burden to help the construction sector create
more sustainable buildings. The Saint-Gobain Group company has become
the first glass processor in the UK to complete Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs)
on a core range of products. The rigorous and comprehensive tool, based on
international ISO standards, scientifically measures the ecological footprint at
every stage in a products life by studying all environmental impacts such as CO2
emissions, energy and water consumption, air pollution and waste generation.
The assessment evaluates the manufacturing process and also takes into account
the impacts and benefits of products in use as well as their recyclability at their
end-of-life. Once an LCA is completed the results are then independently verified,
also in accordance with an ISO standard. The data is then published in an Environmental Product Declaration
(EPD) on the Glassolutions EPD website (epd.glassolutions.eu). www.glassolutions.co.uk
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Focused events at the
heart of the UK energy efciency market
Retrot: the time is NOW - www.retrot-roadshow.co.uk
To discuss exhibiting call 01743 290 001 or email info@retro-expo.co.uk
Event Partners:
05 - 06 November 2013 NEC Birmingham
LIVERPOOL - 4 July - ACC
BIRMINGHAM - 9 July - Millennium Point
NORTH WEST
4 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
Liverpool Birmingham
Places are limited book online now to avoid disappointment
OTHER LOCATIONS ALSO ANNOUNCED
Retrot North East - 5 September - Civic Centre, Newcastle
Retrot Wales - 17 September - City Hall, Cardiff
Retrot London & South East - 29 November - Business Design Centre, London
Event Partners:
NORTH WEST
4 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
Event Partners:
NORTH WEST
4 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
Event Partners:
NORTH WEST
4 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
BIRMINGHAM &
WEST MIDLANDS
9 July 2013
Training Centre Attracts Visit From Local MP
The newly created Training and Innovation centre at the
Doncaster site of one of the towns most iconic businesses has
already attracted huge amounts of interest including a visit
by Doncaster Central MP Rosie Winterton. The fully interactive
training centre at Pegler Yorkshire has been created with the
aim of providing a facility where plumbing industry professionals
can utilise the expertise and experience of the team behind the
product to further understand its workings. As a systems and
solutions provider, Pegler Yorkshires training centre allows its
quality products to be tested, viewed and the benefits of each
clearly understood allowing the company to fully connect with its customers in a variety of ways. Rosie
was given a tour of the facility by Group Managing Director Stuart Anderson and Marketing and Business
Development Director Phill Jackson. www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk
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Award-Winning Application Of Technals Revolutionary
Low Rise Glazing System
One of the first applications of the innovative new low rise glazing system from
Technal has won a string of awards for design and architecture.
Forest Park School is a visionary new primary school in Hampshire for children
with learning difficulties. Designed by Hampshire County Councils in-house
architects and constructed by Morgan Sindall, the new building has created an
inspirational child-centred facility which has now been acclaimed with a series
of awards and accolades.
The school, which features extensive use of the revolutionary MODAL faade
system, has won a top award at
the Solent Design Awards which
recognise the best designed
buildings in Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight.
Commenting at the awards
ceremony, the judges praised the
building as a highly specialised
environment that avoided any
institutional feel. creating a
wonderful and uplifting school where architecture and landscaping coalesce
beautifully. This is a terrific resolution to a complex brief where the attention
to detail has been superb.
The school has also received a Civic Trust Award and an RIBA award which was
presented for the projects high architectural quality and contribution to the
local environment.
In announcing the awards, the RIBA judges said, a school cannot just be
about facilities, it must engender a sense of wellbeing, even pride among
pupils and staff. The architects have created an extraordinary place in which
pupils feel special in which the childrens needs are primary to the design.
The Forest Park scheme is a collection of low rise buildings interlinked by a
series of canopies and arranged around a number of courtyards. The outer walls
are constructed of brick with inner faades of dark timber and glass, and a
combination of dual and mono-pitched zinc roofs. The sites landscaping was
inspired by the heathland that characterises much of the New Forest National
Park.
Technals MODAL low rise faade system was used extensively throughout,
installed by glazing fabricator, Glassolutions Installation.
Finished in dark brown with contrasting bronze doors, MODAL is used as fixed
light glazing and with FXi65 windows. Sound attenuated louvres provide
additional natural ventilation, and the GXi sliding patio door, which is fully
integrated with MODAL, was also specified, together with Technals CD
commercial door.
MODAL is a rapid-build low rise faade system and the first in the UK to offer
integral opening vents. It has an innovative modular design, which gives
specifiers a much wider choice of configuration options.
The new school, which has been created following the amalgamation of
two existing schools, provides accommodation for 72 children with special
educational needs, aged between two and 11 years. Facilities include a library,
IT suite, hydrotherapy pool, hall, childrens kitchen for cookery activities,
therapy room, office, dining room, soft play room, light room, specialist art
room and extensive external play areas. www.technal.co.uk/MODAL
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A Surface For Design
Kemmlit, one of Europes leading manufacturers of cubicle and locker systems, offers the designer a unique opportunity to create stunning changing room
interiors by being able to encapsulate virtually any design or corporate logo directly onto the surface of their cubicle systems. High pressure, solid grade laminates
and melamine composites used by Kemmlit has long been recognised as an ideal material for providing a clean, hygienic and extremely durable surface for
cubicles used in changing rooms and washroom environments.
With advances in digital printing technology, Kemmlit can take a design and replicate it as the designer intended onto the surface of their cubicle systems doors
and walls. As the design is encapsulated as part of the lamination process it will retain its colour and originality and also be protected from scuffs and scratches.
Kemmlits reputation for innovation and high quality build standards will ensure that whatever the design used it will be complemented by a functional and robust
yet architecturally inspired cubicle system designed to work in the most demanding of environments.
Kemmlits high performance cubicle and locker systems are exclusively available in the UK from Skirmett Washrooms who also offer a design, project management
and installation service. www. skirmett-washrooms.co.uk
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Gilgen Rolegard Security Shutter First to Achieve
LPS1175, Level 4 Certication
Gilgen Doors Systems have launched a new Security Roller
Shutter, the Rolegard SR4, which is the first door of its type
to achieve LPS1175, Issue 7, Level 4 certification. Additionally
the company has added two further models to the Rolegard
range, providing protection for operations facing medium,
high and very high security risks.
Tested by BRE* against anti-jacking, prising, gouging, impact,
cutting and drilling, the new Rolegard shutters achieve
LPS1175 issue 7, security rating 2, 3 and 4. This means they
have passed an independent test which simulates a sustained
attack using a variety of tools. The shutters are particularly
suitable for securing high value storage applications.
The Rolegard range consists of three models, SR2, SR3 and
SR4 which can be tailored to customer needs including
fitment of different profiles and thermal and acoustic insulation. The heavy duty SR3 and SR4 models also feature hurricane rated
wind resistance profiles suitable for exposed locations. Thermal insulation ranges from 3.8w/m2/k to 4.4 w/m
2
/k, depending on the
model, and blast resistance up to 3kpa can also be achieved. All models are electrically operated and feature optional automatic
bolts and rapid operation.
Rolegard security shutters comply with insurance, Police Preferred and Secured by Design standards and can be used as a stand-
alone system or integrated into a more sophisticated, layered security solution. www.gilgendoorsystems.co.uk
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The Brand New Touchbar Range From HOPPE
(UK) Ltd
As part of the on-going commitment to develop and
deliver relevant products to the market, HOPPE the
manufacturer synonymous with innovation, quality and
performance in hardware for the window and door and
architectural sectors, is pleased to announce the launch
the latest Touch bar range.
Covering a variety of solutions for numerous applications,
Andy Matthews, Sales and Marketing Manager of the
Architectural Division of HOPPE (UK) Ltd explains more:
The HOPPE Touch bar range is a collection of exit
hardware that combines great architectural styling with
superb performance characteristics. The main feature of
the design is the tactile Touch Bar which covers a doors
width making it easy to locate and comfortable to grip.
It allows immediate escape when pressure is applied to
any point on the bar, which is critical when its being used in applications where users are unfamiliar with their surroundings and
need to escape fast in an emergency.
The range includes a Single Panic Bar, a Panic Latch, a Combination Unit for Double Rebated Doors and a lever handle Outside
Access Device. The lever handle outside access device can also be used in conjunction with our 800 series range of panic and
emergency exit hardware. www.hoppe.co.uk
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New ThermoPro Plus - Even Better Insulation
The new ThermoPro Plus entrance doors from Hrmann offer even better
insulation values while maintaining the high levels of security, ease of use and
quality for which the ThermoPro range is renowned.
The new doors feature a 65mm thick steel door leaf mounted on a composite
frame. This frame adds to the insulation value since it offers a better thermal
break and the thicker door is filled with rigid CFC free PU foam for both strength
and insulation.
Not only does the door leaf contribute to enhanced insulation but the 80mm
aluminium door frame also has PU foam infill and a thermal break. Triple
seals on the threshold strip and another thermal break all help to maximise
insulation to give a fitted door with a thermal u value as low as 1.0W/m
2
K.
This range of contemporary and classic styles of entrance doors is also highly
secure thanks to multi-point locking. Conical swing bolts, security bolts and
a lock bolt pull the door tightly shut Three further security bolts on the
hinge side, in conjunction with the three standard hinges, make it practically
impossible to force the door open.
Glazing panels add to the styling options and are available as either double
or triple glazed units. All feature laminated security glass on the exterior and
safety glass on the interior. Matching side elements and transom lights give
more styling and design choice to create an impressive entrance.
www.hormann.co.uk
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Lanes Sends In A Pig To Root Out Blockage In School Gas Main
Lanes for Drains engineers in Derby have used poly-pigs to root out a
blocked gas main that builders feared could delay the completion of a
new school. They were not the porky kind of pigs that go oink oink, but
the plastic ones, because a poly-pig is a device that is used to clean
out pipes. A construction company called Lanes for Drains Derby depot
after it discovered a new gas main, laid to serve the school they were
building, had become blocked. Lanes Derby has a highly sophisticated
jet vac tanker. Engineers guide the tankers high pressure hose into the
pipe, which is then powered along the drain line using a powerful jet of water, forcing debris out of the pipe.
However, the technique used for this cleaning job involved inserting a poly-pig, a cylinder made of flexible
plastic or foam that is often shaped like a bullet, into the pipe, and forcing it along the run with compressed
air. The poly-pig is highly effective at clearing blockages and pushing material out of a pipe.
Enquiry No. 35
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Mini Stonewold On The Dark Side
Redland is introducing a new, darker grey colour to its popular Mini
Stonewold product range. The existing Slate Grey colour presents a pleasing
mid-grey finish that comes from the through coloured construction of
the product. However, in order to provide a
solution for customers looking for a darker
grey Redland is introducing Mini Stonewold
in the new Charcoal Grey colour. Mini
Stonewold is one of our most flexible and
economical concrete slate products, featuring
interlocking edges for simple construction.
Mini Stonewold is a flat concrete slate that
can be laid at pitches as low as 17.5o in both
new build or re-roofing projects. The new
Mini Stonewold Charcoal Grey is offered with
a matching Half Slate Pair together with an
8.8k ThruVent, complementary Universal Angle fittings for ridges and hips
as well as a RedLine Vent Tile. www.redland.co.uk
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New RECYFIX NC Category Class E600 Drainage Channels
Hauraton have introduced a new surface water drainage channel designed specifically
for civil engineering projects such as industrial yards, street delivery bays, fuel
stations and car parks were goods vehicles may have access. The RECYFIX NC
channels are economically designed
yet provide reliable performance
being suitable for load capacities
up to Category Class E600.
Tim Connolly, Director of Sales and
Marketing at Hauraton Limited
thinks the new range will be
welcomed by Civil Engineers as the
units are easy to handle and resist
site damage before installation,
Our new RECYFIX NC channels,
are made from tough, 100%
recycled Polyethylene-Polypropylene
(PE-PP). We offer eight sizes with drainage cross sections from 92cm to 294 cm. The
largest channel only weighs 20.9kg per one metre unit, including the 10mm slotted
ductile iron grating which is securely held in position with eight high tensile bolts.
Contractors will also be pleased to know the system includes a Trash Box, blank end
caps and end caps with a DN 100 connection point. As with all Hauraton surface
water drainage channels, the performance of the new range complies with European
Standards (hENs) and carries the CE mark. www.hauraton.co.uk
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New Modular Slot Drainage Solution From Howe Green
Howe Green has introduced the new HG200 Slot Drain to its popular range of linear drainage solutions. The ultra slim HG200 Slot Drain is available in either
304 or 316 austenitic stainless steel and can be installed with a wide variety of floor types including ceramic tiles, resin and hard floor finishes. With a
slot width of just 10mm and sump covers for easy cleaning, the HG200 is the ideal choice for drainage in areas where aesthetics are important and a more
streamlined and seamless flooring style is preferred.
The HG200 Slot Drain complements Howe Greens HG100 Channel Drain range, which has long been established as a popular choice with architects and building
services professionals due to its high quality build and performance and choice of steel or polymer grating designs.
Both the HG200 and HG100 systems provide an easy to clean, hygienic drainage solution suitable for a wide range of applications including changing rooms,
shower areas, spas, surgeries and many other areas requiring reliable drainage. With constant invert or variable inverts available, Howe Greens linear drainage
systems require very little maintenance and are available as made-to-measure systems as well as in modular form. Made of stainless steel, the systems are also
100% recyclable; achieving the perfect balance of discreet design and high performance for more sustainable building. www.howegreen.co.uk
Enquiry No. 37
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Alu-Timber EFT Curtain Walling
The next innovation from timber/
aluminium facade supplier, Alu-Timber,
is now available. Alu-Timber EFT is a
60mm curtain wall system which offers
Capped, 2sided Structural Glazing with
vertical or horizontal capping, and
4sided Structural Glazing. Alu-Timber
EFT provides thermally efficient Larch
timber with time tested aluminium for
protection. The inherent properties of
timber provide two advantages: high
strength as well as low U- values,
ensuring that partners can meet the
demands of future carbon reduction
plans. As standard, Alu-Timber EFT is
available in Larch engineered timber.
For design flexibility, Alu-Timber offers
a palette of timber species. The external
aluminium can be finished in a myriad of
polyester powder colours or anodising.
www.alutimber.co.uk
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Laminate Helps Transform Stunning Interior
The Vault is a stunning new Data Centre in Bootle near
Liverpool offering data colocation and workplace solutions.
transition into one of the most modern data facilities in the
north-west, the doors, cubicles and conference room desks
have all been clad with Stars laminate from ABET LAMINATI.
Hundreds of sheets of Stars laminate were used throughout
the building to complement the ultra-modern feel and
appearance of the interior. Stars is a range of six metallic
speckles with a Lucida or Mandarin finish. The sheets are
imbued with photosensitive particles which catch the light
and shimmer to create a stunning visual effect coupled with
an easy to clean and highly durable surface. It is Abets design-led approach, coupled with close links to the
best Italian and international designers, which enables the company to offer interior designers and specifiers
such diverse and visually appealing three dimensional laminates, together with a comprehensive range of
colours, styles and textures. www.abetuk.com
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Edenhall Cast Stone Used By Supreme Winner Of London
Evening Standard New Homes Award
A gated development of 5-storey Regency-style town houses built on a
former council depot site in West London has scooped the coveted Grand
Prix Award and Best Family Home Award at the 2013 London Evening
Standard New Homes Awards. Located
in the heart of Shepherds Bush, Lime
Grove Mews combines classic English
architecture with contemporary
designer luxury, giving glamour and
great value. The elegant development
by St James of a row of 20 town houses
and 49 apartments makes extensive
use of architectural cast stone details
from leading manufacturer Edenhall. The bespoke stonework was used in
combination with mellow London stock brick and render to reflect the
surrounding Victorian streetscape. The array of high-quality Edenhall
cast stone details includes porticos, window surrounds and brackets,
heads and cills, gables and finials, brackets, lintel details, copings and
pier caps. www.edenhall.co.uk
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Waterproof Shower Under-Tile By Marmox
Ten Pilates, with five studios in some of the most prestigious areas
in Central and West London have just opened a new studio in Hatton
Garden which offers clients a dynamic energising exercise programme in
the very smartest of surroundings.
To maintain these high standards they instructed Main Contractor Boxx
Projects to design and install five new shower cubicles, two for male
users and three for female. Boxxs plan for the new cubicles naturally
started with basics a means of providing a fully waterproof under-tile
layer with high thermal insulation. Lightweight, easily handled Marmox
Showerlay sheets perfectly answered these criteria and also offered
ample strength to support the heaviest of floor tiles.
Showerlay is manufactured with a polystyrene core and a double-
reinforced surface compatible with all major tile adhesives.
For the Ten Pilates contract preformed Showerlay sheets 1000mm square
proved ideal and their built-in thin stainless steel sheet completely
protected the centrally placed drains. The shower cubicle design at the
Hatton Garden studio is delightful, with large-headed power showers set
in well-appointed light coloured cubicles floored with anti-slip white
mosaic tiles and the shower cubicle walls are in Newstone Beige tiles.
The shower room itself has walls in a white finish with large matching
floor tiles of Rock Anthracite installed by Tilers Trade Direct. Boxxs
attention to detail is underlined by the cubicles stainless steel
central drainage grills made by Aqua Innovations, where the design
incorporates the Ten Pilates logo with TEN in large capitals at the
bottom. www.marmox.co.uk
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Sika Launches New Joint
Sealants For Commercial
Buildings
Sika has launched two new eagerly
awaited joint sealing solutions
to add to its extensive range
of commercial building faade
sealants. The new SikaHyflex joint
sealants are highly durable, cost
effective and will enable a one stop
shop for all commercial building
applications. The SikaHyflex 250
Faade is more suited to masonry
application including precast
concrete panels while the SikaHyflex
260 Faade can be used where
high UV resistance is paramount
such as the sealing of metal
facade components or the perimeter sealing around windows. Both
products ensure tight building envelopes permanently at minimal
initial cost and thus contribute to the reduction of heating and
cooling energy of buildings. The SikaHyflex products are designed
to meet the increased requirements high performance sealants have
to fulfill today. SikaHyflex sealants exhibit an exceptional durability
due to their outstanding UV and weathering resistance.
www.sikaconstruction.co.uk
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Salices Futura With Patented 3 Way Adjustable Clip System
Renowned for their range of technically advanced furniture fittings,
SALICEs new Futura with3 way adjustable clip system offers many user
benefits, combined with the expected high performance from SALICE.
Suitable for use
with all versions
of full-extension
runners, including
Unica, Smove and
Push, the 3 way
adjustment allows
the drawers to be
precisely aligned.
In addition, the
system can be
adjusted without
the use of tools and
enables the removal
of the drawer from
both the front and the sides particularly important for the bottom
drawer in a set where access from below may be difficult. As the clip
has been manufactured by SALICE as a single piece, in carbon fibre rich
material, the result is a lightweight, yet highly durable and strong finish.
www.saliceuk.co.uk
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High Efciency Pumps Save Energy And Money
Wilo says that using high-efficiency pumps is a particularly
energy-saving way to meet nearly every performance
requirement for glandless pumps in heating and air-
conditioning
applications. Their
widespread use
can contribute
massively to
climate protection.
Wilo continues to
promote energy
saving and reducing
CO2 emissions as
it tries to persuade
individuals, private
and social housing providers to replace old pumps - that may
still technically be operating well in the homes they live in,
sell and manage, but extremely inefficiently - with a new
high-efficiency pump like the Wilo Yonos-PICO. As well as
meeting the new European ErP (EcoDesign)Directive legislation
requirements, replacing elderly energy guzzling pumps with new
high efficiency ones will reduce energy bills for tenants and
householders by up to 100 a year.
Take a look at www.wilo.co.uk for more information.
Enquiry No. 38
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Quality Rainwater Goods From Polypipe
Rainwater goods have traditionally been metal usually cast iron however these
days, on most new build, self-build, refurbishment and replacement projects, the
rainwater goods are plastic-based systems, uPVC or similar materials.
And the increasing popularity of these modern rainwater systems is not coincidental.
For starters they are very lightweight but extremely durable, with lower initial outlay
and lower maintenance costs.
The choice of profiles is huge so
you can choose rainwater systems
in a number of colours, a number of
profiles and a number of finishes.
And even if you like the look of
authentic cast iron guttering but
dont like the weight problems, and
the maintenance and cost issues
theres a solution for that too. Use
a cast iron look-a-like rainwater
system such as Polypipes Elegance
rainwater system, which once on a
building, to the eye looks exactly
like cast iron guttering and down
pipes.
www.polypipe.com/building-products
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Introducing Mast Screening And Shelving Systems From
The Shopkit Group
Mast is a versatile range of screens and partitions available in different
heights, materials and with various fixing options to suit most interior
applications including retail, exhibitions, offices, receptions, cafs and
domestic installations.
It is elegant and adaptable and has the unique concept of combining the
strength and simplicity of rigid posts to support tensioned cables. This then
allows The Mast System to provide an easy, cost effective and durable way
to create fixed, freestanding and temporary screening/room dividers with a
virtually limitless range of shelving and accessories.
The Mast posts are available in various heights and can support single or double
cable set ups on one or both sides, allowing for sophisticated combinations of
screening, graphic panels and shelving that can be used as stand-alone units
or as part of a multi display system and can easily incorporate Shopkits TZ low-
voltage lighting range. Retail units / Shop in Shops can be produced from the
different Mast systems, with display shelves available in a variety of materials
and finishes to co-ordinate with other elements within the retail environment.
Made to Measure and Installation options available
Mast offers a wide standard product range to meet most requirements and
Shopkit also offer a custom design / manufacturing service to meet all other
individual needs. Delivery and installation is possible on all elements -
quotations will be supplied on request. www.shopkit.com
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Aerona He Air Source Heat Pump From Grant
Grant UK has developed
the Aerona HE range
of air source heat
pumps. The brief for
the new range was
simple - bigger single
phase outputs, higher
efficiencies at lower
operating temperatures
and quieter noise levels,
whilst maintaining the
tried and tested features
of the existing Aerona
range. To achieve better
COPs the Aerona HE was
designed with larger
evaporator surface areas,
increasing the amount
of air through the unit,.
The fans run at lower speeds and this coupled with the improved
internal insulation has successfully decreased noise levels. The HE
models also use R410a refrigerant, which allows the unit to operate at
lower ambient temperatures. www.grantuk.com
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Stelrad Offers Safe To Touch Radiators
Stelrads range of low surface temperature radiators have been the LST
radiators of choice for several years. Specially designed and purpose-
built Low Surface Temperature radiators are designed to provide a safe,
cool-touch solution
to heating a building
and this is the most
practical way to
prevent people from
coming into direct
contact with hot
surfaces.
An LST is an emitter
within a specially
designed outer case,
that, never gets
hotter than 43C. The
case is effectively built around a standard heat emitter. The emitter
still radiates and still convects heat. The emitter does its job to heat
the room but the case gets no hotter than 43C. Convection plays
a very important and safe role. It is the air gap between the emitter
and the surface of the case which solves the problem and prevents the
metal surface becoming too hot.
LSTs are ideal for healthcare establishments, doctors surgeries,
hospitals, retirement homes, care homes, nursing homes, sheltered
housing and some social housing environments and all levels of
education, especially pre-school nurseries. www.stelrad.com
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Oxford Brookes Proves Common Solutions For Concrete-To-
Steel Connections Are Inferior To The Schck Isokorb
Recently there have been misconceptions in some areas of the UK marketplace
that certain common solution alternatives for concrete-to-steel connections
perform thermally just as well as the Schck Isokorb type KS14 thermal break
element. Additionally, claims have been made on occasions that these
alternative solutions are more cost-effective than the Isokorb. In neither
case is this necessarily true. As a specialist in this sector, Schck demands
extremely high product performance standards and has a strong professional
interest in ensuring that alternative solutions comply with the necessary
building regulations and that any cost and performance claims are verifiable.

To bring clarity to the situation relating to the issue of thermal performance,
an independent investigation into the various criteria concerning the
effectiveness of steel balcony connections to concrete slabs, has been carried
out by the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, at Oxford Brookes
University. The common solutions in question being the direct connection
of balcony support brackets to a concrete floor slab using no form of thermal
break; a solution using brackets in conjunction with a 10mm thermal pad; and
a further connection solution using a thicker 20mm thermal pad .
The OISD found the Isokorb type KS14 to be a superior thermal insulating
element for connecting cantilevered steel components to reinforced concrete;
while other comparable solutions failed to obtain the minimum amount of
performance required by Part L of the Building regulations.
The first step in the independent investigation process was to determine the
heat loss, minimum surface temperature and consequently the temperature
factor (fRSI) resulting from the use of Schck Isokorb type KS14 thermal break
units connecting a steel balcony to a concrete floor slab. The temperature
factor (fRSI) is used in the UK to indicate condensation risk as described in
BRE IP1/06, a document cited in Building Regulations Approved Documents
Part L1 and L2.
Once established, this calculated performance (1) was then compared with that
of the three structurally equivalent common solutions. The following results
table presents the minimum surface temperatures and temperature factor
(2) for the cases modelled, where the temperature factor used to indicate
condensation risk (fRSI) must be greater than or equal to 0.75 for residential
buildings.
It is quite clear that the Isokorb KS14 unit, with fRSI = 0.904, exceeds these
values by some margin and will therefore meet the requirements of Building
Regulations Approved Documents L1 and L2. Further, the results demonstrate
that where no unit is used (fRSI =0.681) and also with the 10mm and 20mm
pad connections (fRSI =0.713 and 0.706 respectively) all three would fail
against the criteria required for residential buildings.
Specifiers, contractors, developers and those in procurement therefore need
to be wary of product performance claims involving bespoke solutions. Often
they will be found wanting and the lack of transparency in determining true
performance values may well mean a product being installed that is simply not
fit for purpose. Due to building site tolerances it is vital that thermal product
solutions should, at the very least,
exceed minimum standards and
even that may simply not be good
enough.
As for cost implications, all
parties involved in the design
and procurement process need to
question any claims that some
bespoke alternatives are more cost-
effective than the pedigree solution.
The confusion arises over the hidden
costs associated with the bespoke
versions. With the Isokorb, the high quality unit is complete at the point of
delivery and ready for installation. There are no add ons.
With the alternative versions, it is likely that bolts, brackets and thermal pads
will all need to be sourced before installation can be completed. Complicated
further by the possibility that a number of sub-contractors will need to
be involved as opposed to the one required with the KS14. Schck is a
leading supplier of innovative thermal product solutions to the international
construction industry and maintains its position by investing heavily in wide
ranging technical research and product development activities. This is
particularly true of its Isokorb thermal break range, which has an unrivalled
reputation for its ability to prevent thermal bridging in cantilever connectivity
areas and increase the thermal performance of buildings.
For your free copy of the report (Reference: 120927SCH 27/09/12); contact
Schck on 01865 290 890 or email: design@schoeck.co.uk
www.schoeck.co.uk
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Temperature factor
fRSi = (tsmin-tao)/(tai tao)
Where: tai = inside air temperature
tao = outside air temperature
tsmin = minimum internal surface temperature
1) All calculation was by means of three-dimensional finite difference
analysis using SOLIDO software from Physibel.
2)
Aardman Animations Building
The KS14 is used in the Aardman Animations Bristol
headquarters, known throughout the world for its
carefully developed characters Wallace and Gromit.
The temperature results concluded:
Description Min. surface temp C Temperature factor fRSi
No balcony connection 0.949
Model 1 - Direct connection 13.62 0.681
Model 2 - Pad connection 10mm 14.26 0.713
Model 3 - Pad connection 20mm 14.11 0.706
Model 4 - KS14 H200 18.07 0.904
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Decoame
E-Ribbon Fire
Since 2007, Decoflame has become
the synonym for Danish Design and
Craftsmanship on the market for bioethanol
fireplaces. Comprising a large variety
of both standard and made to measure
bioethanol fireplace models, the decoflame

range of fires are amongst the safest and
most stylish currently available.
In February 2012, the Denmark-based
manufacturer introduced a second
generation of electronically controlled
ethanol-fuelled burner the decoflame

e-Ribbon Fire (patent pending). Featuring
cutting-edge technology, this remotely
controlled burner can be installed as a
stand-alone drop-down unit or as part of the decoflame
made to measure built-in bioethanol fireplace models Montreal and Orlando. The
decoflame
e-Ribbon Fire combines ease of installation and operation with functional safety, introducing the joy and warmth of a real open fire
to domestic and commercial fireplace applications without the need for a flue or chimney. www.decoflame.com
Enquiry No. 50
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Three Is The Magic Number For Beko In Refrigeration
Beko, is once again spearheading category innovation with the launch of its new
three door fridge freezer model, extending its flexible multizone technology into the
60cm category. In addition to being a standard fridge freezer, the middle door on the
appliance cleverly houses a multizone compartment which allows householders to
easily change the temperature between a fridge, freezer, chiller or wine cooler with
the simple touch of a button. The brushed steel CFF6873GX is completely frost-free
and has a storage capacity of 270 litres. Boasting blue light technology to keep fruit
and vegetables fresher for longer, this new model really is the ultimate in cooling
technology. A stable and even temperature is also ensured with the airflow cooling
system, which utilises multiple vents on every shelf level and will quickly restore the
fridge temperature after the door has been opened.
The CFF6873GX has a stylish and sleek fascia, complemented by the introduction of a
touch control electronic display on the fridge door and LED lighting inside the fridge.
www.beko.co.uk
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TECTUS Hinges ~ Safety First
SIMONSWERK award winning flush fitting
TECTUS hinges incorporate a number of anti-
ligature features that improve safety over
conventional hinges. The TECTUS hinge is
fully concealed and eliminates fixing points
for ligature and has the added advantage of
no protruding knuckles. The hinge has been
designed with a small pivot gap to help
prevent finger injury and in closed position
there is no additional need for a dog bolt as
TECTUS acts as a dog bolt. When specifying
architectural ironmongery for secure
accommodation environments TECTUS hinges
are the ideal solution for use. 3D adjustment
allows for perfect door alignment and TECTUS
hinges have maintenance-free slide bearings, load capacities up to
300kg and an unrivalled range of high quality surface finishes and
sizes. www.simonswerk.co.uk
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Brett Martin Launches Farmlite GRP A New Generation Of Farming Rooights
Brett Martin has launched its new range of Farmlite GRP (glass reinforced plastic) rooflights with Superlife
surface protection. Developed to withstand challenging agricultural environments, Farmlite GRP incorporates
outstanding UV protection to provide long term clarity and quality
transmission levels, whilst preventing yellowing and degradation for
over 20 years. Brett Martin has increased its strength with typical glass
fibre content of at least 33%, guaranteeing Class B non-fragility for 25
years and reducing discolouration for better all-round productivity. Each
Farmlite sheet comes with Superlife enhanced UV protective finish as
standard, so the long term yellowing effects of UV radiation are greatly
reduced and stay clearer for longer than traditional, unprotected GRP. By
maintaining their natural, clear translucency, Farmlite will help to provide healthier, more disease-resistant
livestock and improved conditions for farm workers.
Enquiry No. 54
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VMZINC Corrosion-Free Overlapping Panels
VMZINC 200 Overlapping
Panels provide the ideal
alternative to shiplap timber
cladding. Pre-weathered
shades offer excellent
colour retention while
zincs self-protecting patina
prevents corrosion at cut
edges. Panels are available
in standard 3 metre lengths
for installations up to 30
metres in height and come
in kits containing panels, flashings and fixings. VMZINC 200 Overlapping
Panels have no visible fixings and are available in pre-weathered
ANTHRA-ZINC (black) and QUARTZ-ZINC (mid-grey). Coloured
PIGMENTO panels are also available for projects of 500m
2
or more. Panels
have CWCT certification and a BRE Green Guide A rating based on an 80
year lifespan.
www.vmzinc.co.uk/build-zinc-systems/facade-systems.html
Enquiry No. 52
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New Fakro Z-Wave
Electronically Operated
Windows
FAKROs Z-wave FTP-V and FTU-V
Electro centre pivot roof windows utilise
a wireless communication protocol
based on a low-power radio frequency
embedded or retrofitted into devices.
The natural and white PU-coated pine
windows can be used in conjunction
with blinds and household appliances
from over 200 manufacturers. A range of
single and multi-channel wall keyboards
and programmable remote controls is
available giving users scope to create
their own systems with a virtually
unlimited range, all from a single chip.
The ZWK1 single-channel keyboard
controls either a window, external roller
shutter awning blind or internal blind.
The ZWG1 wireless touch keyboard
offers similar characteristics but using a
keypad in stylish toughened glass. Both
have equivalent multi-channel options.
www.fakro.co.uk
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On the deck or on the wall, Woozen is the sustainable solution
Surface material specialists David Clouting Ltd now offer Woozen - a unique cladding & decking system manufactured by LG Hausys from high quality wood flour
derived from recycling the waste elements of tree thinning from managed conservation forests. The wood flour is extruded with a mixture of eco-friendly olefin
resins to create Woozen - the ultimate in truly sustainable products. Woozen offers all the aesthetic values of wood combined with high performance features.
It is extremely hardwearing, it will not rot, is highly resistant to weathering and insects, requires no painting, varnishing or cleaning and is easy and quick
to install. When used for external cladding, architects have the opportunity to create stunning and unusual features to enhance the look of any new build or
refurbishment project. Or for a decking project, Woozen can provide a functional and cost effective long term solution. Woozen delivers excellent whole life
costings in comparison to timber based products. www.davidclouting.co.uk
Enquiry No. 49
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Wicona Roof Glazing Contributes To Stunning Performing Arts Auditorium At Yarm School One of the most impressive performing arts
centres to be built at a school in the UK
features a bespoke roof glazing solution
from Wicona.
Designed by Associated Architects and built
by Miller Construction, the Performing Arts
Centre at Yarm School in the North East is
a major component of the redevelopment
of this co-educational private school. The
new facilities include a double height
entrance foyer with stunning views over
the River Tees, a large fan-shaped centre
for dance and drama, and a fully flexible
auditorium capable of accommodating up
to 800 people. Here, retractable seating
allows this space to be used for a variety
of functions, from examinations to concert
performances.
The roof to the auditorium has a
combination of square and shaped glass
panels constructed using Wiconas WICTEC
50 aluminium roof glazing system, creating
a smooth radius of roof lights.
Commenting on the specification of the
Wicona system, Barbora Bott, Project
Architect at Associated Architects, said,
The use of roof glazing allows us to
have good natural light penetrating deep
inside the auditorium, and was a unique
arrangement for this project. Light was
important because the space has a range
of functions. The WICTEC 50 system gave
us the benefit of a bespoke roof glazing
solution with slim sections, excellent
thermal performance and outstanding
aesthetics. It compliments both the
vertical glazing on the project and the
extensive use of wood finishes in the
theatre very well. The end result is very
effective.
The WICTEC 50 roof glazing option has been
engineered to create large unsupported
spans and complex shapes such as domes,
facets and pyramids on challenging and
high specification architectural schemes.
The system was developed to be simple
to fabricate and install, saving time on
site, and has highly efficient drainage,
whether the requirement is for sloped
glazing or more complex 3D glass roof
constructions. A key design feature is that
it uses penetrating transoms to achieve
more effective drainage and avoid pooling
of water which can result in water ingress.
The WICTEC 50 system is also sufficiently
robust to meet project-specific
requirements for glazed roofs such as wind
and snow loads. It is a dry glazed system
for water tightness without the need for
sealants, and the WICTEC 50 FP option has
a fire rating to 30 minutes.
Other options for the system include
structural glazing to give the roof
construction the appearance of
uninterrupted spans of glass, and
integrated flush pressure plates which are
less visible for further aesthetic appeal.
With more than two decades of experience
in complex and bespoke aluminium faades
and 10 years on-site experience in the
UK and Ireland, Wicona offers a range of
technically advanced faade systems which
now includes unitised and stick curtain
walling, structural and roof glazing, highly
insulated window systems and heavy duty
doors.
www.wicona.co.uk
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Stunning Quartz Washroom Surfaces From Compac TREND is an innovative technological quartz worksurface and
flooring collection from COMPAC which is ideal for a wide range
of applications including washrooms for health and sports centres,
hotels and spars.
TREND, COMPAC believes is ecologically superior in its manufacture
and composition to any other quartz worksurface currently on the
market.
COMPACs renowned engineering skills have achieved a virtually
zero porosity surface without the need for antibacterial chemicals;
technological quartz comprises 93 - 95% natural quartz - one of
the finest and most durable natural materials.
This versatile, high performance product maintains extraordinary
hardness, resistance to abrasion and importantly, is easy to clean
and maintain. Delivering excellent whole life costings, TREND from
COMPAC will enhance any project and provides the designer with a
stunning and versatile material to work with.
Available in four timeless cool colours which have been designed to
complement each other beautifully or look equally good separately,
TREND is part of an impressive range of quartz and technological
marble worksurfaces from COMPAC which have been specified for
impressive projects around the world from airport concourses and
train stations, to hotels and shopping malls. www.compac.es
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Interacting In The Crystal
Future the worlds largest exhibition on
the future of sustainable cities as well
as a dedicated Centre of Competence for
Sustainable Cities (COC).
Futuristic in every sense, The Crystal
is a 30-million initiative from global
engineering and electronics conglomerate,
Siemens. One of the worlds greenest
buildings, which is aiming for exemplary
BREEAM and LEED accreditation, it provides
an interactive exhibition hall, office space
for around 100 employees, a 270-seat
auditorium, shop, restaurant and caf
facilities.
Taking centre stage in the exhibition
hall, the Midilift XLplus interacts between
ground and mezzanine levels within
the City Icon. This is a 6-metre-tall,
generative artwork comprising an LED city
grid screen visualising the major themes
of the exhibition. It was designed by
creative technology consultancy, Hirsch
and Mann, in collaboration with creators
of compelling branded content, Squint
Opera the visionaries behind the entire
interactivity suite.
Supplied in a self-supporting structure
making it quick and easy to install (no
need for a load-bearing lift shaft, lifting
beam or pit), the Midilift XLplus was the
ideal solution for the City Icon feature
a self-supporting structure itself! At the
upper level, a bridge links both structures,
the lift and its users to further interactive
features.
Looking and behaving like a conventional
passenger lift but at reduced running costs,
the Midilift XLplus also complements the
focus on sustainability.
Traction-driven at a speed of 0.15m/s over
a distance of 3570mm, the Midilift XLplus
carries rated loads up to 400kg. Its many
standard features include a 900mm clear
opening at each entrance for optimum
manoeuvrability, panoramic glazed landing
doors for light-filled travel, two-tone
arrival chime at each landing, surface-
mounted call station with LED display and
push-button control.
The 250kg Trolleylift is a floor-level service
lift designed to protect staff by minimising
manual handling. Located on the ground
floor, it moves refreshments on trolleys at
a speed of 0.17m/s between the kitchen
and the 1st-floor seminar rooms.
Supplied in a structure-supported enclosure
it took just 2-3 days to install and comprises
a robust, easy-clean, single-entry stainless
steel lift car complemented by left-hand
hinged doors fitted with safety locks. A
collapsible gate protects goods from falling
out of the lift car whilst in motion. The
Trolleylift also features fully automatic
push button control with call and send
facilities at each landing entrance, lift
arrival, lift occupied and lift position
indicators at each entrance, and an audible
lift arrival buzzer.
The motor is mounted at the top of the lift
structure and drives a high quality reduction
gearbox fitted with a traction vee-sheave.
An electro-magnetic disc brake is supplied,
with emergency release mechanism. The
reliable controller and counter-balance
drive system ensure electrical consumption
is minimal.
Silke Thomson-Pottebohm, PR Manager for
The Crystal, comments: Since opening
in September 2012, The Crystal has
been inundated with visitors drawn to
its interactive sustainability exhibition,
enlightening events and thought-leadership
conferences. The Stannah Midilift XLplus
and 250kg Trolleylift help navigate and
service our facilities, supporting our
vision to educate everyone about the
technologies and solutions that can help
to improve urban life and sustainability.
www.stannah.com
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Two Stannah lift products are helping visitors to The Crystal appreciate a vision of urban sustainability. Located in Londons Victoria Dock, this state-of-the-art building is hosting Our Urban
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Foremans Supplies Interim Classrooms To Help Meet
Increasing Demand For Primary School Places In London
Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UKs largest supplier of pre-owned
Portakabin buildings, has supplied two interim teaching buildings to primary
schools in the London Borough of Newham, just eight weeks from receipt of
order.
North Beckton Primary and Colegrave School each had a need for two self-
contained temporary classrooms while redevelopment works are carried out to
meet the rising demand for school places.
North Beckton Primary has been taken from two to three form entry, increasing
the number of places from 60 to 90. A double classroom block is now in use for
the next two years until a new permanent building is constructed.
Commenting on the project, Manjit Rai, Head Teacher at North Beckton
Primary, said, Feedback about the interim classrooms from teaching staff and
the parents of children in year four who are now using them has been very
positive. The rooms are large, warm, comfortable and rather lovely! Everyone
is happy with their accommodation and we would recommend the approach to
other schools with similar needs.
The Building Surveyor at the London Borough of Newham, added Foremans
was recommended to us from another authority who had a similar requirement
for good quality interim primary school teaching accommodation. We are
very pleased with both buildings, which certainly dont look or feel second
hand, and are a cost-effective alternative to new. I am pleased to report the
buildings installation was also safe, controlled and problem-free.
The buildings for both schools were delivered just eight weeks from receipt of
order and were installed outside term-time to avoid any disruption to teaching.
Each building comprises two classrooms, which were delivered to site around
70 per cent complete, further reducing time and disruption to local residents. Established in
1992, North Beckton Primary is a county co-educational primary school, taking children from
the ages of three to 11. There are two classes in each age group, apart from reception which
now has three forms to meet changing local demographic needs.
Foremans specialises in refurbishing Portakabin modular buildings. In order to meet individual
project requirements and budgets, the buildings can be supplied decorated or fully refurbished
with new windows, wall linings, partitions, mechanical and electrical services, doors, flooring,
and cladding, to create high quality accommodation for a wide variety of interim and permanent
education applications. www.foremansbuildings.info
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The advantages of this approach include:
Programme times reduced by up to 70 per
cent
A highly cost-effective alternative to new
build
The buildings can easily be expanded,
reconfigured or removed for complete
flexibility should local requirements change
Off-site working is maximised for safer,
quieter and cleaner sites and reduced
disruption to teaching during construction
High quality steel-framed modular buildings
are built to last
The buildings require fewer ground works than
site-based construction further reducing
cost, disruption and programme times.
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Affordable Green Energy For The Shaftsbury Stately Home
St. Giles House in Wimborne St. Giles is the main dwelling on the Shaftsbury
Estate and is one of Dorsets truly grand houses. The first stone of my house at
St. Giles was laid in 1650 by Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, who was later to become
Lord Shaftsbury on his
appointment as Lord
Chancellor of England.
Although much altered
over the years, St.
Giles House remains
as beautiful as it is
impressive.
Unfortunately neither
energy conservation
nor efficient heating
were priorities with
17th Century architects, so that fuel bills had become alarming in this modern
age when conventionally generated energy prices spiral ever upwards and
the carbon footprint for St. Giles was also approaching the size of a seven
league boot. Consequently, when a major renovation of the house was planned,
isoenergy, expert in all forms of renewable energy, was asked to design a
system that would provide hot water and central heating more cheaply as well
as being considerably more ecologically sound.
isonergys full brief was to use renewable energy to produce heating and hot
water, to reduce the houses fossil fuel dependency and its carbon footprint, to
reduce running costs substantially and to achieve these aims making optimum
use of Government grants and subsidies. The companys eventual design was
for a hybrid system utilising the lake in the grounds as the prime energy source
for hot water & heating boosted by solar thermal panels on the roof of the
main house. In addition the houses walled garden [those gardeners knew the
sunniest places] proved the perfect site for a line of 168 photovoltaic ground
mounted panels, each panel capable of producing 190Watts of electricity.
The choice of the lake as the prime energy source was a natural one since
water is the most effective and reliable heat provider through the year. A
3,000 metres closed loop energy collector containing an anti-freeze solution
was sunk to a depth safe from boats and fisherman. Having absorbed heat
from the lake, the liquid in the loops is passed to three manifolds on the shore
and thence led up to the Plant Room in the house via a 90mm plastic pipe.
Here it enters two super efficient Viessmann Vitocal Heat Pumps linked in a
master/slave conformation and each with an energy capacity of 45kW. By a
sophisticated heat exchange process involving the pumps Compliant Scroll
Compressors, the heat input is squeezed up to a temperature suitable for the
houses hot water. The energy then passes into two linked double-skinned
cylinders each of 1,000 litres capacity, one for central heating the other for
hot water requirements, while the original input liquid, now at a temperature
close to zero, is re-circulated back to the lake.
One of the advantages of the ISO system is that the various renewable energy
elements combine effectively so that the roof mounted solar thermal panels
with a surface area of 16 square metres and a potential 12kW output cuts in
whenever the weather permits to increase the temperature in the hot water
cylinders and reduce the requirement from the lake-fed system. The PV panels
arrayed in the walled garden with a total output of 32kW, serve a different
purpose. Initially fed into St. Giles Houses electrical system [including of
course meeting the electrical needs of the Viessmann heat pumps] the panels
then provide an income via the Feed In Tariff [FIT] of 34.5p per kilowatt hour
of electricity passed into the National Grid.
The isoenergy remit to provide renewable resources for heating and hot water
are clearly met and, thanks to the high efficiency rating of the heat pumps and
superior insulation on the hot water cylinders, carbon emissions have also been
sharply reduced. That leaves us with the energy savings to be expected when
the houses renovations are done and the system comes into full operation. The
saving in fuel costs is confidently predicted to be around 16,000 per year,
mainly from the underwater sourced heat pumps. That is impressive enough but
when annual subsidies [partly estimated until the Renewable Heat Incentive
Phase 2 is in place] of well over 21,000 are added, the figures are truly
remarkable. It is always satisfying that renewable energy can be as efficient in
centuries old buildings as in modern purpose built dwellings. www.iso.co.uk
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Timoleon Under-Floor Heating Installed In
Grade II Listed Country House
When the present owner purchased this magnificent and imposing
grade II listed country house situated in Dorset, which was
originally built in the seventeenth century, his first priority was to
restore the building to its original state.
However with respect to the central heating the owner decided to
modernise by installing under-floor heating on the ground floor
and the first floor, whilst keeping some of the old style cast iron
radiators.
The ground floor had to be reconstructed as the old timber joists
were past repair, so a solid concrete floor was laid. At this stage the
owner called in local plumber Holton Plumbing Services Ltd. of Poole
to assist with this project.
Timoleon Ltd., specialists in all aspects of underfloor heating, were
asked to produce detailed designs for heating the ground and first
floor; the plans submitted included Timoleon's Staple System, ideal
for the new screeded ground floor and the companys award winning
LowBoard for the first floor.
The Staple system on the ground floor provided a quick, flexible method of installing under-floor heating onto a screeded floor. The Timoleon gridded
insulation was laid onto the sub floor, the 18mm, PE-RT pipe, at 200mm centres, was then stapled onto the insulation with barbed staples, which can be
done by hand or Stapler, following the grids clearly marked. Once the pipe work had been pressure tested, a screed was applied and the final floor coverings
of carpet tiles, flagstones and timber were layed.
As on the first floor there was a need to maintain a low level, the Timoleon LowBoard was ideal, giving an overall height of only 13mm. The LowBoard
panels were laid on top of 25mm plywood panels, which in turn were laid on the existing joist. The LowBoard panels are made from moisture resistance MDF
with an aluminium layer on the underside, which helps spread the heat upwards into the room. The panels are pre-routed enabling the installer to gently
tread in the 12mm PE-RT pipe swiftly and with little effort. 6mm ply was laid on top of the LowBoard followed by carpet on the majority of the first floor.
www.timoleon.co.uk
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Rainline Specied For 2.9 Million Social Housing Project
Lindabs steel based Rainline rainwater drainage system features
on a 2.9 million social housing project designed by leading
environmental architects Denovo Design.
This new build housing development for Cosmopolitan Housing
Association is located
in a rural area of
Banks, Southport, and
comprises of a variety
of 16 house types and 4
bungalows. The houses
are either brick or a
combination of brick
and render.
Having specified
Lindabs Rainline for
previous social housing
developments, Denovo
Design were well aware of Rainlines key features including
its minimal movement, its durability, ease of installation and
importantly, Rainlines extremely low carbon footprint which other
systems cannot match.
Rainline totally outperforms plastic in every respect - offering
UV stability, it will not crack, fade or leak, is highly resistant to
corrosion and virtually maintenance free. www.lindab.co.uk
Enquiry No. 61
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Micro-Fine Cement From Sika Seals Cumbrian Dam
Chapel House Impounding Reservoir, which is situated near Uldale
in Cumbria, is owned by United Utilities and serves the town of
Wigton, a few miles to the north. Following its 10-year inspection, it
was discovered that remedial work was required to ensure the future
integrity of the reservoirs dam. It was the interface between the
two that was causing
concern. To reduce the
permeability and prevent
any future seepage, it
was decided to construct
a 102-metre long slurry
wall in combination
with a micro cement
grout curtain, up to 23
metres deep within the
dam, treating the whole
dam and not just the interface. Ground engineering experts Keller
Geotechnique are injecting Spinor A32 Micro-fine cement from Sika
Limited to form the cement grout curtain, using the Tube-a-Manchette
(TAM) system. Spinor A32 Micro-fine cement has excellent injectability
and durability, with resistance to aggressive ground conditions. The
Spinor A32 penetrates into the grout zone through holes drilled around
the circumference of the tubes at pre-determined intervals to form a
protective cement curtain within the dam. www.sika.co.uk
Enquiry No. 62
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Westerland Slates Make The Cut For Bell Homes
Approximately 4000 Cembrit Westerland A+ rated fibre cement slates have been
used alongside existing natural slate in a manor house conversion project that
has split the substantial property into two large homes.
The Bell Homes conversion, just five minutes away from Cheltenham town
centre, preserves the original
character of the homes, while
improving the areas which
had fallen into disrepair
over the years. The roofing
element features Cembrits
Westerland A+ rated fibre
cement slates which have
been used alongside some
existing natural slates. The
Westerlands are able to blend
seamlessly with the natural slate on the project thanks to a dressed edge which
gives the slates an authentic, traditional appearance. Installed by Brown Roofing
of Evesham, Westerland is a versatile slate that offers the appearance of natural
slate with the cost-effectiveness of fibre cement. www.cembrit.co.uk
Enquiry No. 67
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Beauty Make-Over Treatment
From Remmers
The Beauty Shop in Huddersfield
required an upgrade to the flooring of
the ground-floor treatment and tanning
rooms. Although the existing floor was
still in relatively good condition, the
Salon required a change to the original
colour scheme and selected a two
coloured Remmers Colorid Flake system
to be installed throughout. The revamp
also required a corresponding darker
floor to be installed in the tanning room
due to the nature of the treatments.
All of the floor areas were initially
prepared; base coated with Epoxy
BS3000 and then flaked with Colorid.
All areas were then sealed with Epoxy UV
100 and two coats of Remmers PUR Aqua
Top M to create the specified colours
and design. www.remmers.co.uk
Enquiry No. 70
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Howe Greens Visedge Access Covers Pass
All The Tests For Antrim Hospitals New A&E
Howe Greens Visedge Series access covers were approved
to ensure crucial power and data supplies to state-of-the-
art scanning and diagnostic equipment at the Antrim Area
Hospital could be installed and maintained easily and
reliably.
The project is part of a new
9m Emergency Department
being delivered by Farrans
(Construction) Limited.
Manufacturers of the multi-
million pound diagnostic
equipment for three new X-Ray
and CT scanning rooms issued
the main contractor with
complex and exacting M&E specs.
Having had direct experience of the quality and technical
support that underpins Howe Green access cover solutions, Visedge was recommended as an ideal solution to the challenge. The Visedge
Series was specifically engineered for use with flexible sheet flooring systems. Fitted quickly and unobtrusively, the covers are double-
sealed to meet the highest standards of hygiene and are corrosion and maintenance-free. The Visedge Series access covers also allow sheet
flooring, which can include PVC or linoleum, to be locked to the frame sections and hot welded to the surface rather than glued. This creates
a permanent joint and eliminates any possible water ingress and peeling, which can cause a health and safety hazard and also has wider
hygiene implications. www.howegreen.co.uk
Enquiry No. 66
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Love At Firstsite For GEZE UKs Sliding Doors
GEZE UK has created a highly unusual, all-glass dual entrance for firstsite,
a world-class contemporary visual arts organisation in Colchester. The
golden crescent-shaped building, by Uruguayan architect Rafael Violy,
has a spectacular front portico that rises to 11 metres high and uses full-
height glazing. Designing a bespoke multi-purpose entrance that would
form part of this iconic glass faade, GEZE UK and glazing specialists
FA Firman created a set of
automatic sliding doors within
a set of much larger manual
swing doors.
Two giant pivoted glass door
leaves were installed, each
with a smaller door leaf cut
out within it. Single Slimdrive
SL operators were then fixed
through glass onto each
smaller door leaf. These were
then interfaced to work as a pair, so the smaller doors automatically slide
apart as visitors approach, providing easy access for all and minimal
heat loss. When the larger doors are required, the power can be quickly
disconnected with the automatic doors open. Each giant door leaf can
then be swung open, manually, as required. www.geze.co.uk
Enquiry No. 64
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Safety And Silence Outside
Frontrunner XT slip resistant matting has been installed on all exposed
walkways at a housing development of 4 blocks of apartments on 3
levels 550 sqm, in St Laurent Blangy, Northern France. Manufactured
in the UK by Plastic Extruders Ltd and supplied by French flooring
distributor Socofra Ubo,
the matting has solved
the dual problem of the
occupants slipping on
the passageways when
wet and also reducing the
echoing from pedestrian
traffic. Frontrunner XT
is the perfect choice
for exterior walkways,
balconies and decking.
Manufactured from
100% vinyl, it has a
highly slip resistant deeply embossed surface which is safe, permanently
weatherproof and comfortable to stand on. Also, in addition to being heel
and wheel-proof, it dampens down and absorbs noise.
The open grid matting is 14mm high enabling it to straddle pools of
water whilst the open grid heel-proof surface allows water to drain
through keeping the standing surface dry. Frontrunner XT is laid loose and
contours over uneven or rough surfaces. www.frontrunnerplus.com
Enquiry No. 65
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Air Curtain Collaboration At Drapers Gardens
Air curtain specialist, JS Air Curtains, and entrance specialist, Blue Chyp, have recently supplied and installed
four revolving door air curtains at Drapers Garden office complex in the City of London. Blue Chyp was called
in by its partners, Boon Edam, who had installed four revolving
doors at the impressive 16 floor office complex to provide front and
rear access to the reception hall. Constant use of the doors was
creating severe draughts through the foyer and causing discomfort
to the reception staff, resident employees and the buildings many
visitors. Believing air curtains could be the solution, Blue Chyp
turned to JS Air Curtains. JS Air Curtains Rotowind range was
designed to meet the specific conditions of a revolving door, which
can act as a low-speed fan, forcing a mass of cold air into a room
with each rotation. By combining a Rotowind with a revolving door
system, cold air is prevented from entering. The main body of the
Rotowind air curtain is mounted above the door with the curved air outlets creating a barrier around the
inner opening of the doorway. www.jsaircurtains.com
Enquiry No. 69
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Steadmans Materials Prove Undiluted Success For
Mineral Water Company
Materials made by building products manufacturer Steadmans are
proving transparently appropriate for Radnor Hills Mineral Water
Company in mid-Wales. Steadmans output has enabled a new
15,750 sq ft production facility
to be constructed. The new
building comprises about 1,600
linear metres of slate blue AS35
80mm insulated roof panels and
approximately 450 metres of
AS35 60mm wall cladding from
Steadmans, who also provided
zed purlins and sleeves,
flashings, side rail struts, struts, wire and a fire escape door.
Comprising two outer steel skins with an integral PIR insulation
core, Steadmans AS35 insulated panels are available in a wide
range of colours. www.steadmans.co.uk
Enquiry No. 68
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Tormax Automatic Access At Toyota Plant
Upgrading the experience for visitors to Toyotas vehicle
manufacturing plant in Derbyshire, a set of TORMAX bi-parting
glass automatic doors were installed to provide easy access
between the Visitor Centre and the factory for the electric
tour train. TORMAX advised using their advanced IP-65
rated operator as the door had to be mounted externally
due to positioning of structural steel mullions. The TORMAX
entrance incorporates a concealed induction loop that will be
activated by the tour train to automatically open and close the
glass doors, allowing safe entry and exit from the Assembly
shop. The IP-65 rated sealed units are designed to deliver ongoing performance in a range of challenging
environments. Manufactured to be corrosion-free these superior operators also allow automatic access to be
installed in salt-laden air such as on cruise ships. www.tormax.co.uk
Enquiry No. 71
www.at-b.co.uk/card
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Rigisystems Provides New Look In
Londons Heartland
RigiSystems Alubond rainscreen panels have been
chosen for the faade of the marketing suite for one
of Londons most prestigious new developments
Greenwich Square.
This exciting development in the heart of Greenwich
combines residential with a new public square including
leisure facilities and a range of retail amenities.
Each block of the development is designed to be
unique in order to offer different experiences while
walking through the site. This is reinforced through
the quality and diversification of materials and
finishes, exemplified on the marketing suite with the
rainscreen panels.
When complete, Greenwich Square will provide a range of apartments and maisonettes with balconies, as well as family-sized terraced houses with
landscaped gardens in addition to restaurants and cafs, gymnasium, swimming pool, library and a medical practice.
The development will be unveiled over a five-year period in several phases. www.rigisystems.org
Enquiry No. 75
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Stertil Stokvis Installs Atex Zone 2 Loading Bay
Equipment For Valspar (UK) Corporation
Valspar (UK) Corporation relies upon an installation of loading bay
equipment from Stertil Stokvis to ensure safe and efficient operation
within an Atex Zone 2 area at its manufacturing and distribution site
at Deeside in Flintshire, Wales. Atex Zones are areas which must be
protected from effective sources of ignition and are classified into
numbered zones. Atex Zone
2 classification relates to the
installation of equipment and
machinery and Stertil Stokvis
was chosen to supply loading
bay equipment which would
fully meet the requirements of
the directive.
The Deeside operation sees
an average of 25 trailers and
container vehicles a week
arriving to load and unload
palletised drums and IBCs.
The equipment supplied and
installed by Stertil Stokvis
included a six tonne capacity telescopic lip dock leveller - type XP22-
21, a WI fully-inflatable dock shelter, a roller shutter door, specially-
extended PE dock bumpers and a Combilok vehicle restraint system.
www.stertiluk.com
Enquiry No. 74
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Kemper System Protects National
Treasures At Polesden Lacey
Kemper Systems Kemperol V210 has been used to
safeguard the roof of National Trust Property, Polesden
Lacey, with its many priceless antiques and collections.
When a section of the houses decorative copper and lead
eaves guttering began to leak, The National Trust needed
to arrange for a repair quickly to prevent any damage to
the house or its contents, but replacing the copper and
lead would have put too big a hole in the much needed
funds at their disposal.
Specialist contractor, Imperial Leadwork, was brought in
to overlay the 25m X 30cm section of perished decorative
guttering with Kemper Systems Kemperol V210, to provide
a cost effective repair with a guaranteed service life.
Imperial Leadwork began by cleaning the copper and
lead surface and making localised repairs before applying
Kemper Systems D Primer.
Once the primer had cured, the installation team applied
the Kemperol V210 cold liquid resin. The resin saturates
a polyester reinforcement fleece and bonds directly to the substrate. Once cured the Kemperol system forms a seamless, durable and flexible
waterproof membrane that cannot delaminate.
Explains Peter Lane at Imperial Leadwork: Replacing the decorative copper and lead eaves with copper and lead would not only be more costly
but would also take more time. By opting for Kemper Systems Kemperol V210, The National Trust has used an alternative that looks authentic,
is quick and cost-effective to install and will provide a robust solution for many years to come. www.kempersystem.co.uk
Enquiry No. 73
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Mapei Provide Sleek And Stylish Flooring System
To New Restaurant Chain
A system of products from Mapeis Resin & Cementitious
Flooring line have been utilised in the refurbishment of
the new Red Hot Buffet World restaurant in Nottingham.
Mapeis cementitious flooring system Ultratop was ideal for
the renovation of the old night club building, transforming
the existing concrete and ply wood substrates. Flooring
contractors, Bill Construction, used Mapeis Primer SN, a
two-component epoxy primer, followed by a selection of
colours from Mapeis Ultratop range, including; Standard,
Rust Red, Light Grey, White and Anthracite. The system was
then completed using Mapeis Mapecrete Stain Protection
and Mapelux Lucida, a double-reticulation, high-strength,
shiny wax. This complete system ensured that the 2,000m2
cementitious flooring, which was installed throughout the
dining areas, reception, toilets and back of house, was
finished to an extremely high standard. Ultratop is a fast
setting, self levelling mortar which can be tailored to either
a polished or non-polished finish making it the ideal flooring solution for a range of environments. Offering strength and versatility,
the cementitious surfaces are durable whilst providing a seamless, impermeable finish.
Now available in 7 colours; light grey, white, beige, anthracite, rust red, standard (light brown) and new Extra White, Ultratop is
very popular amongst designers. It can also be enhanced further with the use of coloured aggregates. www.mapei.co.uk
Enquiry No. 72
www.at-b.co.uk/card
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Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has been awarded its largest ever building project, and what is believed to be the biggest and most complex
healthcare scheme to be built off site in the UK. The 17.9m contract for principal contractor Kier Construction is to construct a new Women and
Children's Centre at North Middlesex University Hospital. Due for completion later this year, the scheme is part of a major reorganisation of hospital
services in the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey to increase the level of clinical activity and to help accommodate the rise in birth rates.
The architects and project managers are AHP.
The project, which was procured under the ProCure21+ framework, is being
built off site at the Yorkon production centre in York. This approach will
radically reduce disruption to patient care and the build programme to
ensure the new facilities will be operational before the busy winter period.
The building will provide a larger consultant-led delivery unit with
additional high dependency beds, two new obstetrics theatres, a neonatal
unit, triage centre, womens outpatient department, a midwife-led birthing
unit with four birthing pool rooms, a postnatal ward with discharge
lounge, and a transitional care unit to support neonatal care. A roof top
plant room will be located on the second floor.
The scheme will be constructed using the new Yorkon off-site building
system and will comprise 152 steel-framed modules up to 18m long and
in many different sizes and configurations to suit the buildings design
and site. The units will be craned into position with doors, windows,
first fix electrics and plumbing, and a high performance concrete floor
pre-installed.
Commenting on the project, Simon Ambler, Director at Yorkon said, We
are delighted to be working on our third project with Kier and our second
major healthcare scheme with their company. This is our largest ever
contract and its complexities demonstrate just what is now achievable
with an advanced off-site building system.

The approach will significantly reduce the programme time and any
disruption during construction, to the benefit of patient care and will
result in a high quality healthcare facility built under the ProCure21+
framework.
Clive Watson, Project Manager at Kier Construction, said, The biggest
advantage of off-site construction on this project is speed. We anticipate
it will reduce the delivery time by around three months enabling us to have
the new facilities up and running ahead of the busy winter period. It will
also bring quality benefits because it allows so much of the construction
to take place off site in a controlled factory environment that is not
affected by poor weather conditions. Our experience with Yorkon and their
level of engagement from the outset has been very positive to date.
The external appearance of the new building will reflect the design of
the adjacent facilities and will feature rendered faades, ribbon glazing
around the perimeter of the first floor, a large atrium entrance spanning
two storeys with light wells providing further natural daylight inside. There
is also full height glazing to the stair towers on each of the two wings
and large projecting window bays provide a visual contrast to the rendered
finish across the building envelope.
The scheme is targeted to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating and has a
number of sustainability features including a green sedum roof to part of
the first floor, photovoltaic panels above the plant room, and an energy
efficient combined heat and power system.
Yorkon has an extensive track record in the healthcare sector, having
completed a wide variety of bespoke off-site building projects including
ward extensions, self-contained theatre blocks, emergency care units,
haemodialysis centres, offices, community clinics, and complete hospitals,
delivering all the advantages of off-site construction. Yorkon is part of the
Portakabin Group. www.yorkon.info
Yorkon Awarded Its Largest Ever Building
Contract And UKs Biggest Health
Project To Be Built Off Site
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Ceramic Granite Cladding Provides Cost-Effective
Facelift At Private Hospital
As part of a multi million pound refurbishment project at a Nuffield Health
private hospital in Tunbridge Wells, ceramic granite ventilated faades supplied
by Shackerley have given the dated, red-brick exteriors a facelift. Architects
at Kendall Kingscott in Bristol specified Shackerleys Sureclad ceramic
granite cladding system to provide a new outer envelope that would present
an upmarket contemporary image befitting the newly modernised healthcare
facility.
Our aim was to dramatically improve the facilities and patient experience at
the hospital, commented Mark Palmer, Project Architect. Whilst the interior
refurbishment was our main priority,
the exterior styling, dating back to
1968, needed of a radical makeover.
Overcladding was the obvious
solution.
The practice considered a wide
range of different faade installation
methods and materials before opting
to use Shackerleys Sureclad ventilated
cladding system in conjunction with a
travertine effect ceramic granite faade panel. We were impressed by the
appearance and quality of the ceramic granite, said Mark. From a distance it
looks slick and streamlined as you would expect from an engineered material,
yet at close quarters it has a very natural stone look with real depth and
texture.
Specification of the Sureclad system also provided an opportunity to upgrade
the environmental performance of the building. Kingspan K15 insulation was
installed in the cavity behind the ceramic granite, significantly improving
thermal efficiency. In comparison to other quality cladding materials and
faade systems under consideration, Shackerleys system proved to offer
excellent value for money. Because ceramic granite is extremely strong and
hard, with none of the flaws of stone in its quarried state, faade panels of just
12mm thick deliver exceptional building protection.
The relative light weight reduces loadings on the building and panels can be
handled, manoeuvred and installed on site more easily than many traditional,
heavier cladding materials.
Use of Shackerleys standard 1200 x 600mm module minimised cutting
operations and panels were supplied in an installation ready format, reducing
the need for on-site preparatory work. All prefabrication work was carried
out at Shackerleys ISO 9001 accredited manufacturing facilities, including
precision undercut drilling and the securing of Sureclad metal straps using a
patented stainless steel undercut anchorage system.
The new look Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital is now fully operational
and the outward appearance of the building has changed beyond recognition
according to Mark Palmer:
As a practice were very pleased indeed with the final results. Shackerleys
Sureclad ceramic granite cladding offers an attractive and extremely cost
effective way to completely transform the appearance of a building and at the
same time enhance its environmental performance. We will certainly consider
this approach again for projects across our core business areas including
healthcare, retail, education and custodial developments.
For further information please contact Shackerley on 0800 783 0391 or visit
www.shackerley.com
Privacy Door
Sleeve SooS
Interior Design
Having been approached by the Connaught
Hotel to help with developing a product
for their more discerning guests, the
privacy door sleeve was born. The hotel
was looking for a solution whereby
they could cover up certain glass doors
within the hotel giving guest privacy yet
enabling the doors to still to be opened
should they be required.
The product had to be developed in a
way that it did not damage the doors in
anyway and could simply be put on and
taken off as and when required.
The privacy door sleeve having fabric
on both sides of the door simply slides
on giving total privacy. The product is
designed and finished in a way that
makes it makes it ideal for clients such as
the Connaught Hotel who having recently
purchased three pairs of the product.
Soos Interiors are an interior design
company working with some of the most famous hotels throughout the world. SooS Interiors
was formed in 2012 by Susan Leadbitter specialising in soft furnishing for the hotel industry.
Clients include The Maybourne Group as well as a number of other five star hotels. The key to the
success of the company has been down to understanding and exceeding clients expectations,
as shown with the privacy sleeve product which is totally new to the market place.
susan.leadbitter@btinternet.com
Enquiry No. 78
www.at-b.co.uk/card
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London Ambulance
Glazing Audits
London Ambulance as responsible employers who were looking to
make sure the glazing across their sites met all the required standards
outlined in Regulation 14 (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations
1992, this act covers the safety of glass within the workplace.
To this end they then went looking for a company able to undertake
this type of survey, reporting and carry out any remedial works
necessary for compliance of the act.
Environmental Control Films
Ltd were their preferred choice
and so they instructed them
to undertake the surveys on 83
of their sites within London,
over a two month period the
surveys were undertaken and the
reports delivered back to London
Ambulance.
The findings on the whole were very positive for London Ambulance
but where glass the occasional did not meet the required standard
a polyester optically clear safety film was applied to the glass by
Environmental Control Films, this film will increase the tensile
strength of the glass and hold it together in the event of a breakage,
it will bring standard 4 mm glass up to EN 12600 2B2 safety standard,
necessitating the need and high cost to remove the existing glass
and re-glaze, the film used is warranted for 10 years with a life
expectancy of 15 years.
London Ambulance were very pleased with the overall service they
received from Environmental Control Films, that they have now
employed the FM side of the company to manage all there glazing
issues from replacement of glass, window restrictors and catches to
complete replacement of windows.
www.environmentalcontrolfilms.co.uk
Enquiry No. 79
www.at-b.co.uk/card
Kemper System Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Major Pharmaceutical Firm
A major multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged
goods manufacturer was able to remain operational at its High Wycombe UK
headquarters throughout an extensive roof refurbishment project thanks to the
solvent-free Kemperol 2K-PUR waterproofing membrane from Kemper System.
The companys extensive office building has a complex 13,000sqm flat roof
split across many levels, including a plant room roof, multiple balconies and an
internal courtyard.
The existing asphalt roof had reached
the end of its service life and needed
to be replaced. The client stipulated
that there should be no business
interruption during the works and
specified the need for an odourless
system.
Specialist contractor, Concept
Roofing, responded with a warm roof
upgrade and solvent-free liquid waterproofing membrane from Kemper System,
Kemperol 2K-PUR for the extensive project that was shortlisted as a finalist in
the Liquid Waterproofing category of the Roofing Awards 2013. The original
inverted roof design was upgraded to a warm roof, improving the thermal
performance.
Kempers Kempertherm FR insulation board was selected due to its dense closed
cell structure and interlocking tongue and groove joints. The joints reduce
cold bridging and give a rigid base creating a smooth, flat surface with stable
joints with minimal increase in height. Kempertherm FR insulation has a 3mm
reinforced facing that can be used on areas subject to greater point loading
or more frequent traffic. This offered a cost-effective solution for the more
frequently trafficked areas and avoided the labour and material costs of an
additional plywood strengthening layer.
The Concept team began by stripping off the existing inverted roof components,
down to the old asphalt which was then prepared ready for the new Kempertherm
insulation board. Kemperfix fast curing polyurethane adhesive was used to
bond the insulation to the asphalt, itself now acting as the vapour control
layer for the build-up.
Once primed, the Kemperol 2K-PUR waterproofing was then applied directly to
the insulation board. Kemperol is applied wet-on-wet with the resin saturating
a polyester reinforcement fleece. The resin cures to create a membrane which
is immensely strong, yet flexible, durable and tear resistant. This application
method provides total integration of the base and surface build-up into a
single chemically bonded seamless membrane, thus avoiding the weaknesses
associated with multiple coating systems.
To complete the installation, Concept roofing created anti-slip walkways on
the roof and the courtyard areas with Kemper Systems TC resin and bespoke
specification coloured quartz. This gave the red carpet effect on the roof, with
decorative grey quartz being used in the courtyard areas. Finally, the quartz
surface was sealed using Kemper Systems silk-matt Eco Finish.
www.kempersystem.co.uk
Enquiry No. 80
www.at-b.co.uk/card

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