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External works & landscaping Bring the glamour of Chelsea to your garden with the ultimate in contemporary features and screens from Kangular
Adding a stylish, architectural look to gardens that’s worthy of the Chelsea Flower Show or a Grand Designs makeover has never been easier, thanks to Kangular, the ultimate line-up of affordable contemporary features and structural screens that create instant impact.
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angular empowers the nation’s gardeners and homeimprovers to quickly achieve a sophisticated, designer look: a piece of instant artwork in gardens that wouldn’t look out of place in a gallery, but at a fraction of the cost.
The leading range of Designer Features encompass stainless steel and wooden slatted structures in Fan, Wave and Pear shapes with heights ranging from one to three metres, as well as a range of elegant Structural Screens and Wheelie Bin Enclosures. Shapes can be modified with Kangular’s clever, adjustable slot and wedge fixing.
Unique, eye-catching focal points Kangular’s designer range provides stunning focal points for gardens, borders and driveways, while privacy screens shield gardens from overlooking properties or neighbours – perfect for hot tubs, swimming pools and al-fresco dining areas, as well as enclosing gardens from passing pedestrians or the din of traffic noise. Not only will screens add architectural structure to garden borders or increase the height of existing walls, but they will stylishly enclose driveways, shielding cars, caravans or motorhomes from view.
Owners can ramp-up the wow factor of Kangular structures with uplighters or downlighters that add a new dimension to gardens after dark, while there’s even the option of wine glass holders to safely store drinks. Kangular screens offer a fashionable way to quickly screen-off unsightly areas of gardens – from disguising ugly wheelie bins, compost heaps, water butts and sheds to hiding eyesore utility items such as oil tanks and air conditioning units.
Kangular’s Paul Raven said: “To pay a designer and builder to create and install a structure with the high-end look that Kangular offers would rack-up a bill running into many thousands of pounds, not to mention the time and hassle that’s all too often associated with tracking down reliable, trustworthy tradesmen who will turn up on time and complete the job. In contrast, Kangular structures are quick and easy for gardeners to install themselves, while the simple process can be completed in just two hours, creating instant impact outdoors.”
Patented Kangular systems offer countless practical and visual benefits for gardenowners. As well as creating sight lines and partitions, the contemporary designs come into their own for framing a planted area, or for shielding delicate plants from strong or drying winds. Kangular is rapidly becoming the go-to solution for injecting adventure into bland spaces by dividing gardens up into creative outdoor rooms.
Personalised to suit your style Kangular can also be treated as a blank canvass to create shapes that suit varying styles of outdoor living. Screens can be transformed into a Christmas tree design for the festive season, or an eggshape at Easter, for example. A bespoke design service offers the highest levels of customisation, while Kangular can provide Laser marking, enabling special messages to be engraved into structures to help celebrate a special occasion.
In line with current trends for sustainability in gardens, Kangular structures are both eco-friendly and British-made. The hardwood slats that form the backbone of screens are FSC or EUTR-regulated, while structures are 100% recyclable, too.
For instant transformations, Kangular features are quick and easy to erect, requiring only a spade, spirit level and a hammer – no nails, screws or glue fixings are needed – and for additional convenience, Kangular offers a home installation service, too.
Designed and built to last Kangular structures feature angled, slotted, high-quality stainless-steel columns, strengthened by a patented wedge system, resulting in a robust structure that’s capable of withstanding the worst that the weather throws at it. The Kangular patented column system is engineered using the latest laser tube cutting technology, while every part of the system has been designed to be aesthetically pleasing. Structures can be placed 1.8m apart and there is no requirement for planning permission. All Kangular features come with a five-year warranty and have a 20-year lifespan, while the Kangular column is warrantied for 10 years for additional peace of mind.
Prices for Kangular’s Designer Fan, Wave and Pear structures start at just £860 including VAT and delivery, while Sculptural Screens cost from as little as £460. Prices for screens that provide privacy around hot tubs and swim spas begin at £1,950. Kangular Wheelie Bin Enclosures are available in single, double and triple sizes, with prices starting at just £1,960.
Find out more All Kangular products can be purchased directly from www.kangular.com or email info@kangular.com to find out more. Installing the Kangular system is easy Each set comes with detailed, easyto-understand instructions, making installation a breeze. Just follow these three simple steps: (note: boltdown fixings are available, too)
1. Dig a hole to the correct depth. Around one third of the
Kangular upright should be buried.
2. Place the Kangular column into the hole, make sure it’s upright and level, then wait for the quick-drying cement to set.
3. Place the Kangular hardwood sets into the column, secure the slats with a Kangular wedge and your stunning new garden structure is complete
“In terms of designs for timber garden chairs for this season, we’re seeing a focus on simple, solid, timeless pieces that are at once understated yet effortlessly elegant.
“Another really important trend in hardwood furniture this year is the use of reclaimed timber. If we look at teak, for example, which is probably the most sought-after hardwood for outdoor furniture because it is naturally weather resistant and so hard wearing, there have started to be a few concerns around sustainability centred on issues like overintensive logging in teak’s natural tropical rainforest habitat, or natural habitats being cleared for commercial plantations. “But reclaimed teak offers a superb alternative. Pre-used teak is readily available in its native countries, places such as India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is extensively used in construction. Because it is so hard wearing and durable, when it is pulled off old timber frame buildings, it is still perfect for recycling to make furniture out of. A reclaimed teak garden chair makes a strong, sustainable, beautiful addition to any garden.”
At the other end of the scale from the classic teak chair, Jo Alexander is also seeing an increase in demand for a much more contemporary material for furniture - concrete. “When we think of concrete, we tend to think of tower blocks and big, imposing urban infrastructure, but in recent years some forward-thinking furniture designers have been reinventing concrete as a highly attractive material for our gardens. Polished concrete has a very appealing shine to it and makes a great choice if you want something a little more unusual for our garden.
Millboard unveils new immersive website
containing projects, galleries and an outdoor living blog. The whole website is clearly signposted to guide visitors towards a range of helpful services. Ordering a free sample or finding a local supplier is now completely effortless.
The new site also contains a custom-built unique decking calculator, to give visitors the opportunity to plan their projects in full.
The website was built by award-winning Northern Irish digital agency, Eyekiller. Eyekiller’s prestigious client list includes Van Morrison and the BBC, and they’ve also built campaign websites for various Coca-Cola brands. Eyekiller’s team carried out leading-edge research into the browsing needs of Millboard’s customers and this informed the content and design. The site is now information rich and offers practical information, installation advice and a library of resources for architects and landscapers.
Birdsall writes, ‘We are thrilled with the new site. It’s so intuitive and user-friendly, and because of the initial research phase, it boasts an improved customer journey. Quite simply, everything is where you want it to be. The Buying Guide is also proving to be a popular feature, and we are hearing a lot of feedback that confirms that it’s a valuable addition.’
The new site marks another milestone in the company’s evolution and cements its reputation as a distinctive and cuttingedge brand.
New website to celebrate over ten years in the landscaping industry
Millboard has launched a new website that demonstrates the company’s flair for customer-focused innovation. Built on exhaustive customer research and feedback, the new site is designed to be effortless and intuitive, providing inspiration for homeowners and industry professionals alike.
Since launching their unique wood-look decking boards over a decade ago, Millboard has earned a reputation for quality and distinction. The company commissioned a new website to mirror the same values across their digital presence, and to provide an enhanced customer experience.
Caroline Birdsall, Millboard’s Marketing Manager, states that, ‘Millboard has undoubtedly established itself as a premium brand and we needed the look and the feel of the website to reflect that. But we also wanted it to do more than that, and to include more of what our customers have told us they’d like to see.’
The new website makes extensive use of impactful, high-definition photography and video, and hosts an inspiration section
The new website can be visited at www.millboard.co.uk
Large Capacity Platform Lift for Trinity Church
Trinity Church, in Great Harwood, 5 miles North East of Blackburn, was formed in 2010, when three churches joined together. The King Street building dates back to 1913 and used to house the Sunday School rooms. In November 2019, the premises were closed for a major refurbishment.
As a part of the refurbishment, a new lift was required to provide access to 3 different levels. Invalifts was chosen as the supplier of the new lift, and the SD1000 Large Capacity Platform Lift was recommended and fitted.
The SD1000 lift is a high quality, enclosed commercial platform lift with a 1000kg weight capacity and landing doors up to 1300mm wide, and is capable of serving up to 6 levels and 13 metres of travel. The large platform has dimensions of 1400mm wide and 2500mm long to handle a full range of loads and motorised wheelchairs.
The robust lift is designed for existing buildings needing just a 110mm recess in the lower floor, and no requirement for a structural wall shaft. To assist with entering and exiting the lift, there is the option of a hold open facility, which makes transporting larger, more challenging loads a lot easier.
The lift was an ideal solution for Trinity Church, and has enabled accessibility for all users of the building.
To find out more about the SD1000 Large Capacity Platform Lift or other lift products, you can give Invalifts a call on 0845 468 2543 and speak to one of their friendly experts, or visit Invalifts.com
