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Shhhh! Norbord’s New Flooring Is Very Hush-Hush! Designed for both domestic and nondomestic applications, CaberAcoustic from Norbord comprises 28mm and 32mm variants of tongue-and-grooved particleboard panels with a 10mm sound-reducing layer bonded to the underside. This specially-designed layer, made in the UK from recycled felt, reduces impact noise transmission by up to 19dB. It also helps reduce airborne noise when used as part of the appropriate flooring system. The boardís tongue-and-grooved edge profile gives a tight, easily-fitting joint and maximum strength when fixed using Norbordís CaberFix D3 adhesive. CaberAcoustic gives the best sound reducing performance when installed with a perimeter flanking strip (available in 50m rolls) to reduce sound transference around the edge of the floor deck. Norbord is one of the worldís leading manufacturers of engineered wood-based panel products. All products are FSCÆ-certified and used extensively in the construction, DIY and furniture sectors. Norbordís brands, SterlingOSB, CaberBoard, and CaberWood MDF are well known and are commonly specified by architects, national housebuilders and specifiers. www.norbord.co.uk
Specifying Bilco And Howe Green Products For Your Next Project Just Became Even Easier Leading access brands Bilco and Howe Green have recently launched a new website – www.bilcouk.co.uk. The website is designed to provide easy access to all the resources an architect, specifier or building services professional would need to include Bilco and Howe Green products in their next project. The significant investment in the new site acknowledges the importance that Bilco UK attributes to the role of the specification in the construction industry. The new website contains the full product range for both brands - Bilco roof access hatches, floor doors, smoke vents, ladders and roof safety products and Howe Green floor access covers, wall access panels, tree grilles and linear drainage. The website provides a wide range of resources including specifications, submittal drawings and technical data sheets in addition to links to external resources such as NBS specifications and BIM files. Managing Director of Bilco UK Ltd and Howe Green Ltd, James Fisher, comments, “Since the acquisition of Howe Green we have been working to bring the Bilco and Howe Green brands together to deliver our ‘safe access all areas’ proposition. The new website helps us to present our full range of speciality access products in a way that is not confusing for customers who in the past may have only worked with either Bilco or Howe Green. We have brought together two premium quality, long established brand names to deliver a very strong offer to the building services market. Our goal is to make life easier for architects, specifiers and contractors though a combination of quality products supported by high levels of technical expertise and ease of access to information.”
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