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PROCUREMENT HOW CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE IS SUPPORTING LOCAL AUTHORITIES
From programmes of repair and maintenance to major refurbishment and new-build projects, CCS is helping local authorities bring power to their construction procurement.
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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) plays an important role in helping the UK public sector save money when buying common goods and services. It is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in the UK and uses its commercial expertise to help buyers across the public sector on a range of issues, including building and maintenance agreements.
How CCS is supporting local authorities
CCS knows that local authorities are under pressure to make their budgets work harder. The organisation focuses on saving you time and money, allowing you to get on with what matters most; providing the best possible outcomes for your local communities.
CCS works with individual local authority colleagues, regional and national sector networks across the UK, as well as important stakeholders, such as the Local Government Association, to support the sector.
You’ll be supported throughout the buying process to ensure you make the most of every pound spent. What is a framework and what benefits can they bring to public sector buyers?
CCS frameworks help public sector buyers to procure goods and services from a list of pre-approved suppliers, with agreed terms and conditions and legal protections.
Frameworks can remove the need for customers to run their own lengthy and expensive tender processes.
They are often divided into ‘lots’ by product or service type. The number of suppliers varies, depending on what is being offered. Some frameworks have only one supplier offering complex, end-toend services, while others will have many more.
What can you buy through a framework?
In addition to tens of thousands of common goods and services, CCS offers a number of building and maintenance frameworks covering: construction, modular buildings, management and maintenance, waste management and energy supply. So whether you’re building a new school or carrying out repair work, CCS is likely to have a framework for you.
What protections do frameworks give?
Frameworks can help you identify a list of suitable suppliers that have signed up to pre-agreed terms and conditions.
This means all you need to do is follow the award process in the contract or in the customer guidance that CCS provides for its frameworks.
Supporting your construction projects
CCS offers the largest number of construction commercial agreements in the country. Its construction agreements include all of the policy areas set out in the Construction Playbook, giving you the assurance that you are contributing to a more robust and sustainable industry, which can help the economy to grow.
The organisation’s frameworks have social value at their core, to ensure that what you buy creates additional benefits for society, whether that is creating more apprenticeships for young people or assuring supply chains are free from modern slavery and many have been designed to help you work towards your net-zero targets. To find out more, visit the website below and download the updated digital brochure.
FLOORS, WALLS & CEILINGS THE POWER OF HEALING ARCHITECTURE
WHY DO THE WORLD’S LEADING DANCE UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS CHOOSE HARLEQUIN FLOORS?
The Sct. Hans Hospital in the Danish city of Roskilde is a psychiatric facility specifically designed to provide the healthiest of environments for staff and patients and has just won the prestigious Danish ‘Health Building of the year’ award.
Dance students can spend hours working in a dance studio, it is their place of work and should offer a safe environment that is fit for purpose. The floor is a dancer’s most important work tool and dancers need reassurance they are not going to slip and fall, that lifts can be performed safely and, on landing from jumps, the response of the floor consistently returns the right amount of energy absorption.
Forming a larger extension to the original hospital, the new 21,000m2 complex, designed by KHR Architects, includes a new 126-bed psychiatric ward and therapy facilities built into the side of a hill and nestled within carefullylandscaped grounds to provide privacy while maximising the views. The use of nature and light, along with modern and effective design and building materials, makes for a calm, tranquil and light environment.
As part of the design, Troldtekt wood-wool acoustic panels in different colours have been used for the ceilings to link various zones in the communal areas and activity rooms. In the therapy baths, the panels are a muted grey colour to exude a sense of calm. This choice of materials plays a key role as materials like wood adds warmth and naturalness. The materials, together with the good acoustics, contribute positively to the healing process.
Founded on the Cradle to Cradle design concept and recently attaining Gold certification, Troldtekt’s natural and inherentlysustainable panels are available in various surfaces and colours and contribute positively to a building’s BREEAM, DGNB and LEED ratings. In addition to their high sound absorption and tactile surface, they offer high durability and low-cost lifecycle performance. Available in various sizes and in four grades, from extreme fine to coarse, the panels can be left untreated or painted in virtually any RAL colour.
www.troldtekt.co.uk 01978 664255
It is a common assumption that a well-designed sports floor will suit the needs of dancers, but this is not the case. There are some critical factors that distinguish the requirements of dance from those of sports played on a sports floor. Unlike sportspeople who wear increasingly high-tech aircushioned shoes to give grip and protect against impact injuries, the modest ballet shoe has barely changed in design since the mid-18th century. Made from soft leather, canvas or satin, the ballet shoe is very flexible, has a thin sole and offers little protection for the wearer.
But not all dance floors are the same, only a floor developed specifically for dance will do. There may be a temptation to specify floors for aesthetic or budget reasons, or to specify sports floors in the mistaken belief they will be suitable for dance but there have been some high-profile examples where floors have had to be replaced by a dance company after the building is complete and dancers have their first experience of dancing on the floors. Harlequin is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on dance floors. As an enlightened manufacturer, Harlequin has always worked closely with the dance community to develop floors that dancers want to dance on. For over 40 years, Harlequin has been the performance floor of choice for the world’s most prestigious dance and performing arts companies, theatres, venues and schools.
NEW SCHÖCK SCONNEX FOR MAJOR PASSIVHAUS SOCIAL HOUSING SCHEME
Minimising thermal bridging at the wall connection to the floor or floor slab is an ongoing problem with reinforced concrete construction. However, a dedicated new solution – the Sconnex type W – has been developed by Schöck and is being installed in what is currently the largest Passivhaus-accredited social housing scheme in the North of England.
The ‘Greenhaus’ nine-storey development of 96 affordable homes in Chapel Street, Salford, is part of the 50-acre Salford Central regeneration and the result of a collaboration between The English Cities Fund (ECF) – a national development partnership between Muse, Legal & General and Homes England – contractor Eric Wright Construction and Salix Homes. The scheme focuses on sustainability and is designed to reduce the energy consumption of the building. With Passivhaus, energy savings can be as much as 90% compared with the average building stock and more than 75% compared to average new builds.
Thermal losses are greatly reduced
The unique Schöck Sconnex type W makes a major contribution to achieving this initiative and is a product based on derivative technology from Schöck. Sconnex utilises the company’s longstanding expertise in structural thermal breaks for balconies and other cantilever constructions and applies it to reinforced concrete wall and support applications.
By installing the Sconnex product in Chapel Street, thermal losses are greatly reduced, and the surface temperature in the rooms increases to considerably more than the critical dew point temperature. Heating costs are lower, a pleasant room climate is created and the linear thermal transmittance (Psi) of the connected reinforced concrete wall is reduced by as much as 80%. This outstanding insulation performance is combined with an excellent load-bearing capacity. It transmits very high pressure, tensile and shear forces, in the longitudinal and transverse direction, made possible by the use of a pressure buffer consisting of ultra-high-performance, fibrereinforced concrete. Compressive strength levels in excess of 175N/mm2 are achieved, with extremely good flexural strength. A further important benefit is the significant cost reduction involved when compared to installing insulation beneath the floor slab.
Eric Wright and Salix have key roles
Greenhaus forms part of ECF’s wider £1bn, 50-acre Salford Central masterplan transforming former surface car parks and derelict buildings into a vibrant and diverse community. John Hartnett, Managing Director at Eric Wright Construction, comments: “We are proud to be supporting not only a green future for Salford, with the delivery of high-efficiency buildings built to Passivhaus standards, but also supporting Eric Wright’s own journey to net-zero carbon. These new homes will deliver valuable social housing in partnership with Salix Homes.“
Sue Sutton, Chief Executive at Salix Homes, also adds: “Chapel Street enjoys an incredibly rich history and the innovative Greenhaus development marks the next exciting chapter for this historic part of Salford. At a time when affordable housing is in such short supply, we’re very proud to work alongside our partners to deliver these high-quality, sustainable, eco-homes of the future, and we look forward to seeing this ambitious development take shape on the Salford skyline.”
POLYPIPE BUILDING SERVICES LAUNCHES GUIDANCE ON DRAINAGE SYSTEM BEST PRACTICE FOR PUBLIC SECTOR RMI PROJECTS
With the launch of the Better Social Housing Review in June bringing an increased focus on the importance of refurbishing ageing public housing stock, Polypipe Building Services has announced the launch of a whitepaper offering guidance on one of the most complex and time-consuming RMI challenges – drainage system replacement.
Following Government debate regarding the condition of some social housing in the UK, the independent Better Social Housing Review has been established to make practical recommendations to social housing providers to tackle problems from damp issues to communication with tenants. This has placed a renewed focus on how RMI projects can deliver best value and minimise disruption for residents.
Given the nature of the work involved, drainage system replacement can often represent a large portion of such projects. As Graham Hicks, Project Development Manager at Polypipe Building Services, explains, this means specialist focus is needed.
“Replacing the drainage stack in a large, residential building is a significant piece of remedial work and, inevitably, means a period of time where residents are unable to use sinks, toilets and other facilities. Furthermore, given the nature of older buildings, there has usually been a degree of renovation or reconfiguration work already undertaken, which means planning exactly what needs to be replaced and how can be extremely complicated.
“Getting drainage replacement right can often be make or break as to whether an RMI project overruns or causes unexpected disruption to residents. That’s why we have launched our latest whitepaper that gives specialist advice on what should be considered for this type of work.”
Based on case studies from recent public sector RMI projects, the whitepaper outlines key considerations for building owners and contractors so they can ensure drainage system replacements are carried out as efficiently as possible – helping to support the drive to improve the condition of the UK’s social housing stock.
The whitepaper can be downloaded from the Polypipe website below.
ASWS SHOWS FORENSIC ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN WHITELEYS WINDOW REMOVAL
Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) has reflected with pride on the complexity of the challenges it faced in carrying out its largest-ever survey and detailed removal project as part of the £1bn redevelopment for the former Whiteleys Shopping Centre in west London. Contracts Director of ASWS, Kris Bennell, comments: “We were appointed by Erith Contractors to painstakingly deglaze some 2000 copper lights, and dismantle the steel frames along with the half-ton cast-iron mullion and fascia sections. Everything was tagged, catalogued and stored separately in crates and palletised for transport to our facility at Gatwick. This was, at the time, the largest refurbishment project being undertaken in Europe and we were very proud to be involved.”
www.asws.co.uk 0208 665 5335 info@asws.co.uk
FIREFLY PHOENIX OFFERS TEMPORARY FIRE PROTECTION FOR FENCHURCH STREET OFFICES
The refurbishment of two complete floors to one of the city’s largest office buildings is making use of the well-proven and versatile TBA FIREFLY Phoenix smoke and flame barriers to create temporary fire barriers while the work is being carried out: protecting people and property across the rest of the five-storey structure where business continues as normal. In total, T&R Fire Protection has fixed 22 rolls of the lightweight Phoenix material to create the twohour integrity smoke and flame barriers around the glazed edge of the floor plates at levels three and four of 30 Fenchurch Street.
THERMOBLOCKS MAINTAIN CONTINUITY TO ‘WRAP’ BESPOKE BRISTOL HOUSE BUILD
Bristol-based architecture firm Marshall & Kendon recently sought technical advice from manufacturer Marmox, regarding the integration of its Thermoblocks into the exterior insulation ‘wrap’ of a bespoke, near-to-zero timber frame construction. Founding Partner of Marshall & Kendon, Jeremy Marshall, confirmed: “It is our habit as a practice to always run insulation across the outside of the structure, wrapping them rather than putting it within the timber frame. In this instance, Thermoblock enables us to make the layer of insulation continuous as it passes through the loadbearing structure, while the airtightness membrane is continued up the outside of the sheathing boards.”
www.marmox.co.uk 01634 835290 sales@marmox.co.uk
Energy solutions business, SMS plc, has launched an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint infrastructure solution to help UK organisations establish, manage and grow their car-charging networks.
The new service offers businesses looking to invest in and monetise EV chargepoint assets a full lifecycle proposition, from initial consultancy and design of electrical infrastructure, through to technology procurement, installation and ongoing operation and maintenance (O&M).
SMS will deliver its managed chargepoint solutions as a fully-funded or part-funded service, helping to significantly lower the financial barrier organisations face when deploying the technology at scale.
In partnership with chargepoint operator (CPO) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, Clenergy EV, SMS will also offer access to innovative chargepoint management software that allows organisations to manage and monitor all aspects of their business charging network via an Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP)compliant platform.
With a recent report commissioned by Transport and Environment (T&E) highlighting that there are currently more EV chargepoints in workplaces (33,000) than public chargers (31,500), SMS looks to assist private and public sector organisations across both of these key market segments, supporting the UK Government’s EV Infrastructure Strategy to reach 300,000 chargepoints nationwide by 2030.
In addition to workplace and public charging, SMS is also targeting the destination charging market – which broadly refers to chargepoints installed by leisure, retail and hospitality businesses – as well as the fleet sector.
SMS brings to the EV charging marketplace significant energy consultancy and engineering heritage, with the company having played a leading role in delivering some of the UK’s flagship utility infrastructure programmes over recent years. This includes the Governmentmandated smart meter rollout, the development of grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and expert electrical infrastructure support for the telecom industry’s new 5G networks.
Guy Bartlett, Managing Director of SMS’ Energy Services division, said: “As an independent, tech-agnostic EV charging partner, other than our considerable expertise helping establish the UK’s critical electrical infrastructure, what we look to bring to the rapidly-growing chargepoint market is a crucial flexibility of choice. Unlike many of our closed network competitors operating in this space, our goal is to help customers seize total control over who supplies their chargepoint estates, helping select the hardware that best fits their precise business needs, whilst also providing the engineering skills to deliver an optimum charging solution.
“At SMS, we believe that encouraging and enabling interoperability across the UK’s EV chargepoint network is essential to helping create the best possible experience for drivers, which will, in turn, improve general uptake of EVs and, ultimately, help strengthen the business case for investing in chargepoint infrastructure. That is why we’ve chosen to partner with Clenergy EV and offer our customers the benefit of OCPP-compliant software, which allows network owners to control chargepoints from multiple manufacturers via one platform.
“We also believe that cost should not stand in the way of businesses who wish to benefit from the many commercial and environmental advantages made available by EV charging assets. We’re proud, therefore, to offer the marketplace our funded solutions that remove one of the major obstacles to asset investment.”
ROCKWOOL PIPE SHOWCASED IN DRAMATIC GIANT MODULAR SCULPTURE
An exciting new piece of artwork by Artist, Lubna Chowdhary, has taken heating and ventilation pipe to the next level with an impressive 6.5 x 5.5m sculpture, which embodies the growing trend for exposed pipework as an architectural design feature.
The Erratics exhibition was commissioned by the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) and features a sculpture made possible by a ROCKWOOL donation of 320m of its RockLap H&V Pipe Sections, sized with a 140mm inner diameter and wall thickness of 25mm.
The Artist, Lubna, has previously created many commissioned architectural works and the ROCKWOOL piece, Modular 4, continues the tradition of her site-specific work, playing with scale, repetition, modularity and geometry to occupy the expansive gallery space at MIMA.
The ROCKWOOL insulation used for the sculpture consists of preformed cylindrical sections of stone wool with a layer of factoryapplied foil on the outer surface. Traditionally used for heating and ventilation pipes in a range of settings, RockLap H&V pipe sections are designed to maintain the optimum temperature of pipe services, thereby reducing energy consumption.
Speaking about her repurposing of ROCKWOOL insulation for Modular 4 and treating it as an unconventional sculptural material, Lubna said: “My work continuously investigates the relationship between the industrial and handcrafted, and the industrial precision and modular system of ROCKWOOL was something I could work directly and immediately with. It was a material that could be easily formed and constructed into more complex shapes with minimal tools and processes.”
Commenting on the use of ROCKWOOL RockLap H&V Pipe Sections, Will Wigfield, HVAC & Fire Product Manager at ROCKWOOL, said: “Our HVAC products are often deliberately left exposed in modern commercial, retail and leisure projects to provide an attractive and interesting focal feature that blurs the line between function and aesthetics. It is fascinating to see how Lubna has taken this one step further and transformed RockLap into such a stunning and imposing piece of art. ROCKWOOL was pleased to be able to donate these materials and see them transformed into something so special.”
ENERGY CRISIS FUELS GROWTH FOR FOAM SEALANTS IN 2023, SAYS SECTOR LEADER
The energy crisis will ‘significantly fuel’ growth for window and door foam sealant tapes in 2023, according to Andy Swift, Sales and Operations Manager for ISO-Chemie. He sees the UK market remaining robust over the next 12 months, with the need for more effective insulation and sealing solutions for windows and doors becoming a rapid priority in the design, specification, new-build housing and wider commercial construction sectors. Refurbishment of existing housing stock is also expected to support growth in 2023, says Andy, as retrofitting sealing solutions can be a more effective way to achieve greater energyefficient homes rather than building new properties. Indeed, national housing associations, such as Broadacres Housing Association and Gateshead Housing, have been upgrading their current stock with new door and window installations sealed by foam tapes. In the modular sector, house designers will continue to invest in new ways to deliver low-carbon structures, which use sustainable technologies, such as foam sealant tapes, to secure measurable airtight, acoustic and thermal sealing benefits.
ADVANCED OFFERS FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE AT LONDON BUILD AHEAD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS DEADLINE
Advanced, a world leader in intelligent fire, evacuation and emergency lighting systems, will be exhibiting on stand E64 at London Build 2022 (16 to 17th November at Olympia London). Here, the company will be offering visitors guidance on how Advanced’s systems fit into the recent amendments to Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations, which come into effect on 1st December 2022. As well as sharing knowledge with visitors, the company will also be showcasing its latest evacuation alert and fire safety solutions. The amended Approved Document B of the Building Regulations was published in June 2022 and offers improvements to fire safety guidance to ensure tall buildings are made safer in England. Advanced welcomes these improvements and will be on hand at London Build to help those involved in the design or construction of residential developments to explain the changes relating to evacuation alert systems and to give guidance on how to comply. uk.advancedco.com
SIG Building Solutions has entered the solar car-parking structure market with a range of designs developed to help public and private sector organisations with large parking facilities to capitalise on the opportunities the structures provide for generating solar energy and reducing their carbon footprint.
Designed and manufactured in the UK from UK-held steel stock, SIG Building Solutions’ structures can be developed, manufactured and delivered in a matter of months, depending on planning approvals. SIG works in conjunction with the solar system provider to provide the structure element.
With a number of solar car-parking structure projects already in the pipeline for SIG Building Solutions, including large commercial and industrial schemes, the business is well positioned to continue to meet the growing demand.
Guy Chilvers, SIG’s Solar structural canopies Business Development Manager, has spent 10 years in the market, including five years specialising in car-parking structure design with involvement in projects such as Bentley Motors, Crewe and Falkirk Council’s EV Hub, which has 200 parking spaces and was officially opened in September 2020.
He says: “With solar car-parking structures, any organisation with a significant area of parking space can generate power and save money. At the same time, the watertight canopies help to protect vehicles from the elements. Our structures are designed to have a fully watertight canopy, guttering and cable containment.”
In 2017, SIG Building Solutions company Steadmans manufactured the steel framing for the Bentley Motors solar car-parking structure in Crewe, which covers 1200 carparking spaces and provides 25% of the electricity demand for the factory. Darren Hall, Steadman’s Commercial Director, said: “Having supplied the steelwork for the Bentley project, we are excited to have reentered the market.”
During 2022, SIG Building Solutions has developed a range of structure designs for the commercial market with the aim of providing an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution at a viable price. The investment has resulted in unique structural designs that require less steel, so reducing the cost, and can be installed efficiently to minimise disruption to carparking during installation. SIG offers a choice of canopies depending on clients’ requirements and onsite analysis. The options are based around three main designs: a double-gull wing design ideal for east-/west-facing panels; a double-mono version providing maximum area for southfacing panels; and a single-row structure specifically designed for EV chargepoints. “To specify the most effective structure, SIG Building Solutions undertakes a complete analysis of potential car parks, looking at location, shading, drainage and power requirements. The location of the canopies within the car park and orientation is vital to obtaining a good return on investment,” says Guy Chilvers. “Renders of the site are produced to support the quotation and these can be used for planning applications.”
Adds Guy: “Hospitals, schools, leisure centres, airports, office complexes, factories, shopping centres and railway station car parks – really the scope for solar car-parking structures is tremendous.”
FOR SUSTAINABLE PVC PRODUCTS, LOOK FOR THE VINYLPLUS PRODUCT LABEL
Vincent Stone, Technical and Environmental Affairs Senior Manager at VinylPlus, explains how the VinylPlus Product Label makes it simple for public and private procurers alike to choose and shop responsibly for high-performing and sustainable PVC products that contribute to a circular economy.
The VinylPlus Product Label is a sustainability certification scheme, which makes it easy for customers and markets to identify the most sustainable and high-performance PVC products for the building and construction sectors. Currently, the scheme covers the PVC building products as defined in Article 2 and Annex I of the EU Construction Products Regulation 305/2011.
The VinylPlus Product Label is a wellrecognised Europe-wide sustainability certification scheme for PVC products in building and construction sectors. It serves as a guiding tool for public and private buyers looking to select PVC products with the best sustainability profile. Durable, robust and recyclable, PVC is a versatile material used in myriad long-life and low-maintenance building products, from window profiles to pipes and cables. Key sustainability criteria
Launched in 2018 by VinylPlus, the European PVC industry’s commitment to sustainable development, and developed in collaboration with the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the VinylPlus Product Label is awarded to VinylPlus partner companies whose overall policy and performance, as well as component materials used for products, fulfil 20 key sustainability criteria.
These criteria include the responsible sourcing of PVC resin and additives, controlled loop management and recycling, as well as sustainable energy policies, and organisational and supply chain management requirements.
In 2021, the VinylPlus Product Label was recognised as the first Responsible Sourcing Certification Scheme (RSCS) dedicated to plastic building and construction products in both BREEAM and Home Quality Mark (HQM), two schemes owned by BRE.
BREEAM is the world’s most-used sustainability assessment method for measuring the environmental, social and economic sustainability performance of buildings, from planning projects and infrastructures to buildings. HQM is a certification scheme, which helps UK housebuilders to demonstrate the quality and sustainability performance of their new homes. Both schemes are widely used by public procurers in Europe to measure the sustainability requirements of their building projects.
Vincent Stone, Technical and Environmental Affairs Senior Manager at VinylPlus
Achieve higher BREEAM and HQM scores
Thanks to BRE’s tough yet successful assessment of the VinylPlus Product Label, owners of buildings selecting PVC products certified with any versions of the VinylPlus scheme can automatically achieve higher BREEAM and HQM scores. This helps them to increase the market value of their BREEAM- and HQM-certified properties.
Continued recognition and use of the VinylPlus Product Label has contributed to its success across the UK and Europe. Currently, a total of 153 PVC products manufactured by 11 converters in 22 European plants are certified.
According to Brigitte Dero, Managing Director at VinylPlus: “The VinylPlus Product Label confirms our commitment to strengthen the positive social, economic and environmental impact of PVC.”
CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUSTAINABLE WOOD FINISH
Consumers today are more conscious than ever about the sustainability credentials of the products they buy and use. There is a clear trend for switching to more sustainable and environmentally-friendly products. That’s why so many people turn to Osmo when looking for a wood finish – its products are not only high-quality, durable and easy to maintain but they are also made from sustainable ingredients.
A sustainable solution
The foundation of Osmo wood finishes is based upon purified and refined natural resources, which are carefully harvested into natural oils and hard waxes. Osmo products contain natural vegetable oils to help nourish the wood and retain flexibility. Depending on the product, they might include linseed oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil as well as thistle oil. The interior range of hard wax oil products also contains natural plant waxes, carnauba wax and candelilla wax, offering wear resistance and repellency. Furthermore, its extensively-cleaned pigments have been approved for use in the food industry. Choosing the right finish
Osmo’s mission is to preserve the natural beauty and durability of wood with only the highest quality and environmentally-friendly products. Items made from wood, from flooring to furniture, are made from organic matter, so they will continue to need nourishment to ensure the product stays in the best possible condition, both aesthetically and structurally. Osmo’s advice is to make use of a highquality finish, full of natural ingredients to complement the wood’s properties. This will ensure that the wood continues to breathe and respond well to environmental conditions, removing any possibility of cracking or and blistering.
FSC certification
Osmo supports sustainable forestry and works diligently to ensure that the origin of timber used can be proven. To help improve, and with natural resources in mind, Osmo has taken on the high standard of FSC certification for certain products. In choosing an Osmo product, you can be reassured that the product is not just good for wood, but good for the environment too.
www.osmouk.com 01296 481220 info@osmouk.com
