The Essential Building Product Review - Issue 3 July/August 2013

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Contents Project News News Gallery Environmental control Doors & Glazing interiors floors roofs walls External Works Structures opinion PROJECTS Front cover photograph supplied by Kemmlit www.skirmett-washrooms.co.uk Inside cover photograph supplied by Munro Studios www.munrostudios.com

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Client: Bosideng UK Ltd Architect: DSDHA Web: www.dsdha.co.uk Photography: Dennis Gilbert

The South Molton Street Building, London The South Molton Street Building is a new mixed-use development located on Oxford Street, London’s busiest shopping thoroughfare, at the junction with South Molton Street and Davies Street.

It is adjacent to Bond Street Underground Station, which will benefit from the arrival of Crossrail in 2018 and an influx of additional visitors to the area. The development replaces a former pub with a new high quality mixed- use building comprising retail, office space and residential.

The six-storey building is the brand headquarters and flagship store for Bosideng, China’s largest retailer (which has over 4000 outlets in China), introducing the brand to an international audience.

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The design responds to the building’s unique location, its surrounding context within Mayfair and proximity to the historic route of the buried River Tyburn. Seeking to reflect the qualities of the area, it presents a contemporary sustainable architecture that embodies good design and craftsmanship.

Sited within a Conservation Area and highly prominent from all sides, there are five separate approach routes to the South Molton Street Building. DSDHA has taken a three-dimensional approach based on the kinetic experience of seeing and walking past the building from different points of view.

Bookending a pedestrianised street, the form of the building is created to improve the status of the address, and as the facade gracefully turns the curved corner facing Oxford Street it reveals greater transparency on the retail and residential floors, evoking a sense of movement and change across the elevation. From Davies Street, a distinct residential and commercial entrance is created to visually terminate the street when approached from Brook Street and Berkeley Square.

The facade is composed of subtly varying profiled glazed terracotta tiles, designed specifically for the project in close collaboration with the manufacturer. Taking inspiration from the aqueous historic reference of the River Tyburn flowing along South Molton Street, the bespoke facade has been developed to create a perceived sense of movement or undulation as you pass by.

The glazed battens are shaped to capture shadow and reflect light to create a dynamic and ever-changing elevation. Glazed terracotta was chosen to complement the red brick and terracotta buildings of Mayfair, in particular Grays Antiques on Davies Street and the fine turreted and bay-windowed corner building on the junction of Oxford Street and South Molton Street.

Black detailing and articulation relates to the contextual use of cast iron in Edwardian precedents, such as Claridges on Davies Street.

Terracotta battens run the length of the facade glazing, referencing the stone mullions evident in the locale.

They mask the glazing, giving the building its forceful vertical emphasis and creating a unified skin to the entire block. When read as a whole the scale of the building is purposefully ambiguous and the architecture abstract in quality, so that it is difficult to ascribe a particular size to the building itself.

The absence of manifest apertures or windows within the building’s enclosure is a deliberate device so that you read the building as one form, rather than an assembly of floor plates and mix of uses. It is simultaneously both human and urban scaled. The building creates a memorable local landmark, bookending two fine streets and consolidating a busy junction. It can be read as a dynamic prow thrusting into the path of the hordes of shoppers marching east and west on Oxford Street, orientating them along South Molton Street.

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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 didn’t want to fit standard, plastic rainwater goods and Yeoman Rainguard’s 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 Enquiry No 1

HELIFIX Confirms CE Marking Compliance

RigiSystems Alubond BBA Certification Alubond aluminium composite sheets have now achieved BBA certification. RigiSystems has the exclusive rights to distribute Alubond ACMs in the UK, Republic of Ireland and France.

Commenting on the certification, RigiSystems Sales Director Grahame Rankin said, “Alubond USA is the largest metal composite brand in the world, typified by extreme flatness and great durability, We are very pleased to have now achieved BBA certification, which will allow us to further increase our sales of the brand in the UK and give increased confidence to specifiers and contractors alike in using our products and services.” www.rigisystems.org Enquiry No 2

Helical wall ties, fixings and masonry reinforcement specialist, HELIFIX, is pleased to confirm it has completed all CE marking requirements for its new build and masonry repair products.

CE-marked Helifix products include the stainless steel new build wall ties TimTie, Mapei fuel inspiration for designers at 100% Design TurboTie and StarTie, plus the versatile remedial Mapei are encouraging designers to use their creative licence and gain inspiration from their tying and pinning system exhibition stand at 100% Design between the 18-21 September 2013. Mapei will be exhibiting DryFix, the multi-purpose a selection of their environmentally friendly products including Silexcolor protective and fully grouted CemTie and decorative wall coatings system, Mapefloor resin flooring system and the widely used structural Ultratop Industrial cementitious flooring. Located at stand E1, Mapei will reinforcement and crack be displaying Silexcolor Marmorino. Suitable for interior and exterior wall stitching bar HeliBar. Under applications, Silexcolor Marmorino creates an attractive marble aesthetic. the new EU Construction Products Regulation, all products Differing design options in finish, texture, colour and hues will be on display manufactured after 1st July 2013 and covered by a harmonised to allow designers to explore ideas to enhance any project. Mapei will also European standard must carry the CE mark or cannot legally be be displaying their extended Mapefloor System range, including Mapefloor sold. Visit www.helifix.co.uk/downloads for immediate access to I 302 SL. Also being exhibited is Mapei’s cementitious Ultratop Industrial a Helifix Declaration of Performance. flooring, a high quality and technologically advanced product for levelling and smoothing new or Enquiry No 3

existing concrete and screed substrates. www.mapei.co.uk Enquiry No 4

Life in the city is award-winning for Roca London Gallery The multi-award winning Roca London Gallery has picked up another prestigious title, winning the best Retail Interiors category at the New London Awards 2013. Now in its second year of trading, the Roca London Gallery, situated in the heart of Chelsea Design Quarter, is a space designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, where visitors can enjoy a unique visual and interactive experience. Zaha Hadid has developed a flexible space for Roca, where displays, a meeting room, café bar, library, multi-media wall, reception and video screens are dispersed so visitors feel they are in an active design centre; a research hub that is much more than just a bathroom showroom. The innovative space allows visitors to experiment and discover the bathroom world, including everything from product design to the importance of water to society. Roca’s most emblematic products are displayed in different areas or environments, where visitors can learn about the latest Roca products and collection.

SIMPON STRONG TIE RELEASES UPDATED www.roca.com

FIXINGS CATALOGUE

Enquiry No 5

Industry leader, Simpson Strong-Tie has released an updated version of its Fixings Catalogue which includes full details of its new improved Quik Drive® collated screw system plus the latest addition to its fixing range the LDST. The latest addition to this extensive range - the new LDST – is a Quik Guard™ coated decking screw which offers premium features such as faster starts and superior corrosion resistance.

Quik Drive® from Simpson Strong-Tie is the world’s most advanced auto-feed screw system.

It significantly reduces the time and effort required when fixing ceilings, floors, decking and mezzanine floors using screws. www.strongtie.co.uk Enquiry No 6

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Securistyle completes Trek50 Challenge

Get up to date with GEZE UK’s new product guide

Securistyle, the well-established manufacturer of quality, innovative hardware for the window industry, is celebrating the huge achievement from members of the team who successfully completed theTrek50 Challenge on 23rd June. The challenge involved a 50 mile trek around the Pennines on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, and this had to be undertaken in under 24 hours. The training, hard work, stiff joints and sore feet were ultimately worth it, as the team raised an impressive £2,300 for MedEquip4Kids, a charity which helps to improve the health of children and babies by providing equipment that would otherwise be unavailable from NHS resources. There is still time to donate to the cause if you would like to by visiting the Just Giving page at: www.justgiving.com/glyn-jones3, where there is an option to include Gift Aid. www.securistyle.co.uk

An updated Product Guide and Price List from the UK’s leading manufacturer of door and window control technology is now available on request, ensuring architects, architectural ironmongers and specifiers have details of the very latest products at their fingertips. Featuring all the latest additions to GEZE UK’s industry leading range of door closers, window control systems, sliding door fittings, RWA smoke and heat extraction systems, the Product Guide 2013 includes the compact and modular Levolan 60 sliding door system, which launches this month.

The illustrated technical guide replaces the contents of GEZE UK’s existing stylish binder and is available electronically or as hard copy. www.geze.co.uk

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ANCON Updates Technical Literature with CE Mark

Stainless steel fixings specialist, Ancon Building Products, has updated its technical literature to highlight the products that now carry CE Marking under the Construction Products Regulation.

The new Ancon publications, which can now be downloaded from www.ancon.co.uk, or are available in hard copy on request, PEGLER YORKSHIRE MAKES INVESTMENT TO INCREASE PRODUCTION CAPACITY are ‘Wall Ties and Restraint Fixings‘, ‘Masonry Support Leading UK plumbing and heating manufacturer, Pegler Yorkshire, has invested millions into its Systems and Lintels’, ‘Windposts two Yorkshire sites in order to double production capacity to cope with the expected demand and Parapet Posts’ and ‘Tension in its range of metal push-fit fittings. The company’s and Compression Systems’.

Leeds site has received an investment of £2.8 million, As well as providing an whilst its Doncaster factory has seen an injection of introduction to the new regulation, the literature uses the CE an additional £2.5million. The investment has been logo throughout to help readers identify immediately those made in new presses and related machinery for the products designed, tested and manufactured to a harmonised production of components for plumbing systems, European Standard or European Technical Approval. Ancon has thermostatic mixing and engineering valves. Pegler also published a 12-page guide entitled ‘CE Marking to the CPR’ Yorkshire has installed four hydraulic stamping presses, which is also available online or in hard copy. automatic bar saw and shotblast machines for finishing www.ancon.co.uk or email info@ancon.co.uk the forged product. The company has also invested at its Leeds factory with a dedicated Tectite Enquiry No 8

cell which delivers a quality engineered finished metal push-fit system at a rate which doubles current production capacity. www.pegleryorkshire.co.uk Enquiry No 10

JOHNSON & STARLEY’S WARMCAIR WINS IDHEE COVETED INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2013 At the National Conference of The Institute of Domestic Heating and Environmental Engineers (IDHEE) held at Loughborough University in May 2013, Johnson & Starley scooped the IDHEE Award of Excellence 2013. The company’s new WarmCair range of condensing Warm Air Heaters was selected unanimously by the Institute’s Committee.

WarmCair, which has international patents pending, was judged to have set new standards in warm air heating technology. The award has now been won three times by Johnson & Starley. The 2013 award was presented by Bill Bucknell, Chairman at the IDHEE, to Johnson & Starley’s Managing Director Glenn Page. www.johnsonandstarley.co.uk EVERYONE’S GETTING INTO IT - THE NEW SALICE UK WEBSITE Enquiry No 11

Salice UK, pioneers in the development and production of market leading furniture fittings, have recently launched their impressive new website at www.saliceuk.co.uk The new site has been specifically designed to enable architects, specifiers and distributors easy and rapid navigation to a library of comprehensive information on the entire Salice product range.

Logical categories highlighting product features and benefits, alongside a detailed product reference selector ensuring that the wealth of technical knowledge and expertise developed by Salice is shared to benefit all browsers of the new web site.

Additional features of the web site are a comprehensive distributor locator which provides full contact details, a wide range of downloadable information including brochures and technical advice, plus news and corporate information are all easily accessible. www.saliceuk.co.uk Enquiry No 12

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The Cutty Sark Trust

Old Trafford

The Hippodrome Casino

The Custard Factory

Howe Green Celebrates 30 Years In Business As economic pressures continue to take their toll on businesses across every sector, UK manufacturer Howe Green celebrates its 30th year, citing the ability to adapt to change as vital for all companies wanting to survive.

An industry leading manufacturer of access covers for floors, walls and ceilings, Howe Green was founded by Antony Centa and wife Angela in 1983 with their son Peter, the firm’s only employee. The company focused on selling metal fabricated access covers to Terrazzo flooring companies in its formative years. This was a market Antony knew well, having gained valuable industry experience with the St. James Tile Co., a manufacturer and installer of Terrazzo tiles.

The 750 Series access cover was Howe Green’s first product.

It was designed and developed specifically to meet the needs of the supermarket sector; a core market for Terazzo flooring. A high quality, medium duty, aluminium access M & M World cover, it provided a reliable method of accessing concealed under floor services in highly trafficked areas where a heavier loading was needed. Three decades later, and part of a much bigger product portfolio, the 7500 Series, successor to the original 750 Series product, is still one of Howe Green’s top performers.

Now manufactured in stainless steel as well as in aluminium, it is the ideal access solution for a wide range of applications. These have included terminals for

Heathrow’s T5 and London’s first urban cable car, the Cutty Sark and Kings Cross Station, to name just a few.

A specially adapted 7500 Series access cover can also be found above a time capsule buried deep underground at Old Trafford, commemorating 100 years of one of the most famous football stadiums in the world. Antony Centa passed the mantel to his four sons in 2003 and with it the firm’s ethos – that trust is the foundation of any relationship, that Howe Green can be relied upon to deliver and respond to customer requirements and to offer a truly flexible service.

“It’s at times like this, when confronted with economic uncertainty, that a company faces its toughest tests,” says Richard Centa, Howe Green’s Sales and Marketing Director.

“We are still a family-run business and able to be flexible and responsive. We can offer non-standard sizes and specifications alongside our core ranges, typically with no premium to pay or prohibitive time implications. Our access panels are made to meet clients’ exact specifications and we provide the technical support and advice they need to arrive at the best possible solution for their project. Product development is a continual process here. This has undoubtedly given us a competitive edge over the last 30 years and gives us confidence and optimism for the future.” www.howegreen.co.uk Enquiry No 13

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Fabric First At Timber Expo Timber Expo takes place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, 24-25 September. Now in its third year, over 5,000 visitors are expected at the UK’s leading timber trade show including architects and designers, engineers and contractors, local authorities and a wide range of those working in the built environment. Alongside the exhibition is the definitive Timber Talks programme of specialist seminars organised by TRADA that will take place in two bespoke timber seminar theatres.

The Fabric First Seminar theatre is designed and built by Frame Wise to showcase the evolution of engineered timber solutions. The latest timber technology will be integrated into the construction and the theatre will be divided to showcase advanced internal finishes together with cutting-edge external cladding highlighting optimum fabric solutions.

A full range of innovative panel systems will be on show, including the ‘Wise Wall’ closed panel series. The structure of the Wise Wall ‘T’ panel incorporates a ‘breathable wall’ which negates condensation build up within the structure giving the Wise Wall panel solutions an assured performance – from conception to completion.

The discussion around sustainability once centred on renewable technologies, now the well-established, Fabric First approach has heightened awareness of the benefits of applying such building principles and as a result, the market demand for innovative products which deliver superior thermal and airtightness properties has dramatically increased.

For Managing Director Simon Orrells, the event has particular significance this year: “As a great advocate of the Fabric First approach, it is fitting that Frame Wise has been invited to build the Fabric First seminar theatre. We have built our reputation on pioneering timber frame as a construction method and have continually developed our services to reflect the changing needs of the market. This is a progressive sector and again this year we will be launching another new innovative system to complement our Wise Wall range.”

A section of the theatre will be dedicated to air testing. Visitors will see first-hand, live demonstrations which provide clear evidence of the superior thermal and airtightness properties of the Frame Wise systems, which are the ideal as the basis for modern energy efficient buildings. The Fabric First theatre will host a full programme of informative Timber Talk seminars including ‘Fabric First - fit and forget,’ presented by Frame Wise and their expert team will be on-hand to offer advice on hybrid engineered timber systems. For more information and to pre-register for Timber Expo visit: www. timber-expo.co.uk/book Enquiry No 14

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VMZINC CORROSION-FREE PANELS VMZINC 200 Overlapping Panels provide the ideal alternative to shiplap timber cladding. Pre-weathered shades offer excellent colour retention while zinc’s self-protecting patina prevents corrosion at cut edges.

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 500m2 or more. Panels have CWCT certification and a BRE Green Guide ‘A’ rating based on an 80 year lifespan. The vertical framework provides a continuous ventilated air space across the façade while air inlets are also provided at its top and bottom. www.vmzinc.co.uk/build-zinc-systems/facade-systems.html Enquiry No 15

Sika Watertight Concrete System achieves full BBA certification

PANEL SYSTEMS WORKS WITH ARCHITECTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF STREET CHILDREN Panel Systems has helped to raise awareness across the UK of the plight of the millions of children across the world that live on the street, by supplying cut Styrofoam models for two special exhibitions which were held recently in London. As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of Styrofoam insulation, Panel Systems responded to a request from Threefold Architects, based in London, to provide charity Street Child World Cup with Styrofoam models to enable three London schools to make models of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and London. Threefold Architects chose Styrofoam for the base material of the children’s cardboard city models as it is lightweight yet strong. Street Child World Cup is a global campaign that challenges the negative perceptions and treatment of street children through football and art. Their mission is to ensure that street children are given the protection and opportunities that all children are entitled to. www.panelsystems.co.uk www.streetchildworldcup.org

SikaSwell®-A 2010 and SikaSwell S-2, a hydrophilic joint sealing system that is used to seal construction joints in watertight concrete construction, has recently been awarded BBA certification. This joins the Sika Watertight Concrete admixture which is already accredited and means that the Sika® Watertight Concrete System is now fully BBA certified. The Sika Watertight Concrete System is accepted by the NHBC, which requires BBA accreditation for all its projects. The Sika® Watertight Concrete System offers a comprehensive solution to waterproofing below ground structures. The system consists of concrete that has been specially modified with Sika admixtures to produce watertight concrete, together with hydrophilic joints to produce a watertight structure. Together with a guaranteed performance, the Sika Watertight Concrete System is backed by a successful track record extending back over 50 years. www.sika.co.uk

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Brick Awards 2013 Shortlist Revealed The Brick Development Association (BDA) has announced the shortlist for the 2013 Brick Awards, one of the top design and construction awards in the country.

There are 13 awards split into three categories: housing, building and landscape, and technical and craft. There is also the Supreme Award – the Brick Development Association Building of the Year, judged to be the best overall project from the 14 award winners.

2012 saw a new category in the annual Brick Awards, the Architect’s Choice Award. This award is open to any architectural student or practicing registered architect from around the world who can vote for the shortlisted project they believe demonstrates the best architectural use of brick. It will be granted to the project which receives the most votes. Last year, the North London Hospice designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris received over 80 votes and went on to win the award. An online voting interface has been set up on the BDA’s website and closes mid September. RIBA membership numbers and educational institutional details will be required.

Now in its 37th year, anticipation is growing for BDA Awards which will be presented at London’s Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel on 14th November. To book tickets and/or tables at the awards, please contact The Brick Development Association on 020 7323 7030 or email brick@brick.org.uk.

The shortlist can be viewed on the Brick Development Association website, www.brick.org.uk Enquiry No 18

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Colyer Fergusson Hall rehearsal – © CRichters

Abbotsford Visitor Reception Building

Alex Monroe Studio Snowsfields - © Dennis Gilbert

Wood Awards 2013 Announces Shortlist A shortlist of just 30 has been selected from a record entry of 318 British projects in the Wood Awards 2013, the UK’s premier award scheme celebrating excellence in design in wood.

The Wood Awards is a flagship for wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design. This year’s 30-strong shortlist features unique private houses, stunning small projects, outstanding restorations, impressive public buildings and extraordinary bespoke and production-made furniture, ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

The independent judging panel of architecture, engineering, craftsmanship and design experts and specialists led by Michael Morrison of Purcell UK and Sean Sutcliffe of Benchmark Furniture now see the shortlist in person before making their final decisions. The winners of the Wood Awards categories and which project will receive the coveted Gold Award - the winner of winners - will be announced on the 19th November at a reception hosted by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters.

The shortlisted projects range from Wilkinson Eyre Architect’s Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth featuring Canadian Western red cedar to Atmos

Studio’s undulating RoominaRoom in London, using birch plywood, European oak and American black walnut, and in the Furniture categories, Angus Ross’s deconstructed Tay Bench in Scottish and European oak is shortlisted alongside a second Atmos Studio project, 16 metres of continuous integrated landscape furniture in Latvian birch plywood with seating for 80 people.

Michael Morrison said, “The diversity of this year’s entries demonstrate the range of flexibility and problem solving which timber brings. This is exciting to see, and the quality of entries this year has made the selection of the shortlist particularly difficult.”

David Hopkins, head of communications and external affairs for major sponsor Wood for Good, said, “Looking through the entries for this year’s Wood Awards, it is hard not to be struck by the impact that the timber industry is having on the face of urban architecture throughout the UK. Timber is carving itself an ever larger niche in the construction market and one factor which is repeated throughout the entries is sustainability. Timber is finally being recognised as a solution to achieving affordable, low-carbon urban development goals.”

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Magheralin Parish Church

The Dune House - Dining - © Chris Wright

The Wood Awards 2013 shortlist will be showcased for the first time at 100% Design in London from 18-21 September, and at Timber Expo, now at the NEC in Birmingham from 24-25 September.

Festival House - © Chris Astbury

PAD Studio Exbury Egg

As the flagship for wood in the best of British architecture, furniture and design, the Wood Awards is made possible by the major sponsorship of AHEC, Canada Wood, the Carpenters’ Company, TRADA and Wood for Good. Other sponsors include American Softwoods, BRE and the Forestry Commission. www.woodawards.com Enquiry No 20

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The Anatomy Of The Perfect 3D Visual Tool STOP PRESS: ‘The MCC and master planners Populous announce Lords Cricket Ground site redevelopment’; ‘Rydon Construction & HTA Architects win planning for Queen Elizabeth Hospital’; ‘Quintain Estates announce next phase of Wembley City.’

These press announcements and many more, used CGI’s (computer generated imagery) to communicate a vision. (our images in fact!) Architects, developers and marketing teams have been using us for over 15 years, to sell off plan, inspire commentary or explain a change to the public realm.

are successful. These help our clients raise funding, secure planning permission, win competitions or bids, market projects and generate press coverage.

They also help everyone involved in a project to understand what is being planned.

Working together with developers and architects allows us to be part of their integrated design process, using CGI to explore design possibilities.

We prefer to model in detail, giving accuracy, photorealism and clarity to the final image. It also means we can animate CGI’s, extending their usability. And merge new buildings into photos or video of an actual site to showcase how the development will fit into its surroundings. Animations and flythrough are increasingly cinematic in their delivery. They make for exciting viewing, as well as evoking a sense of atmosphere and lifestyle. Realistic CG images and animations inspire purchasers to invest in a development off plan, before it is built.

One of the UK’s leading architectural visualisation agencies, Munrostudios deliver CGI, Animations, Verified Photomontage & Visual Impact Assessment for Planning, ZTVI, 3D flythrough and 3D interactive maps.

They recognise the benefits of CGI to promote their developments even before the first stone is laid. Planning officers rely on accurate visual representation in the form of Verified Photomontages during the Planning Process. Architects or developers can communicate their vision effectively to their clients.

CG images change how people think, feel and respond. So understanding our clients expectations and brief is paramount. It ensures we deliver visual tools that

We built our company through client recommendation and work with: Populous, Atkins Global, PRP Architects, Rolfe Judd, Wates, Rydon Construction, HTA Architects, Quintain, Benoy, UBS, Dexter Moren, London 2012 Bid Book, The Palace of Westminster and many more! www.munrostudios.com Enquiry No 21

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Portakabin Awarded £8M Contract By Surrey County Council To Help Meet The Urgent Need For School Places Portakabin, the UK’s leading modular building manufacturer, has been awarded a major contract by Surrey County Council to provide around 20 new classroom buildings to help meet the rising demand for primary school places in the region.

This is the fourth year Portakabin, who are on Surrey’s framework contract, has been awarded an annual programme of modular building, which is valued at in excess of £8m for 2013.

Designed and constructed to permanent building standards and in line with the latest Department for Education guidelines for teaching and learning, spacious classrooms for 330 children at 11 different schools will be delivered by Portakabin in time for the start of the 2013/14 academic year. A further six classrooms for 180 children will be provided for the 2014/15 school year. Out-of-date temporary classrooms at 10 schools will also be replaced with new state-of-the-art teaching accommodation.

All the buildings will be finished to the highest standards, with architectural detailing such as cedar cladding, brickwork and pitched roofs to complement existing facilities on each school site, and high performance concrete floors for enhanced acoustic performance.

At Ravenscote Community Junior School in Camberley, Portakabin will be constructing a double classroom block and two purpose-designed music rooms.

Pupils at Oakwood School in Horley will benefit from a new drama block which will be fitted out with specialist equipment and finishes, a concrete floor for a high level of acoustic performance, lamp diffusers and blackout blinds.

Commenting on the appointment, Bill Christie, Project Manager (Schools) at Surrey County Council, said, “We have appointed Portakabin because we felt they could deliver buildings of the very highest quality to meet our stringent requirements for teaching accommodation. We also needed a supplier that will complete each project precisely on programme as our deadline for completion in time for the start of the new academic year is critical and immovable. Having worked with Portakabin for a number of years, we are confident in their ability to deliver on time, every time.”

“The use of modular construction also radically reduces both disruption to teaching and time on site which are essential factors when we have to meet such an urgent requirement for additional school places.”

It has been estimated that more than 250,000 new school places will have to be created nationally by 2014/15 which will have a huge impact on education facilities across the country.

Each Portakabin classroom building can be fitted out to accommodate a wide variety of applications, such as science laboratories, art rooms, dance studios, food technology rooms, IT suites, general classrooms, school or college receptions, kitchen and dining facilities, and administrative offices. www.portanews.co.uk Enquiry No 22

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Schindler Launches Revolutionary New Lift System – Offering The Widest Range Of Options From Any Lift Manufacturer In Europe Schindler has launched a new lift system which offers the widest range of options available from any lift manufacturer in Europe. The Schindler 5500 has up to three million variations and its intelligent design sets new standards in flexibility, space efficiency, reliability and sustainability.

The Swiss-engineered system features a number of innovations that combine all the benefits of a bespoke lift with the cost efficiency of a standardised product for applications such as commercial offices, high specification residential schemes, hotels, hospitals, shopping centres, transport hubs and sports stadia.

Suitable for buildings up to 50 storeys or 150m high and in groups of up to eight cars, it offers an advanced module system that can be configured for almost any building type without sacrificing valuable space. Custom configuration is simple, allowing a bespoke lift system to be created and ready for installation in the same time frame as standard products. Design options include:

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A large range of door sizes – from 800mm to 1400mm and up to 2400mm high, meeting both Building Regulations and project-specific requirements such as easier access for mobility scooters, double buggies and wheel chairs.

Car entrances can be increased in 50mm increments – a unique feature in the market. This enables the lift to be installed in an existing confined shaft or a constrained building footprint, for example between two staircases, whilst ensuring the largest possible opening for ease of use.

The wide variation in car sizes allows a larger car to be fitted into various lift shaft dimensions. Widths can be adapted in steps of 50mm up to 2.5m and heights are variable up to 3000mm in 100mm increments.

Italian designers have developed four distinctive interior lines for the Schindler 5500 ranging from functional to sophisticated aesthetics and finishes such as stainless steel walls, warm or cool colours, back painted glass, wood laminates, gold or silver metallic glass, advanced ceiling and lighting concepts, patterns and colour gradients.

A bare car can be supplied, providing a blank canvas for interior design so the lift can be adapted to reflect a building’s specific architectural concept. Up to 50 per cent of the rated passenger load can be used for interior features.

There is the option of both bidirectional and unidirectional doors for efficient

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passenger management in high traffic areas. Doors can also be two or four piece centre opening, two piece left or right side opening and glass.

A choice of accessories is available, such as operating panels, mirrors to add a sense of space, handrails for a secure feel, illuminated skirtings and handrails, warm spot and ambient lighting.

The Schindler 5500 has been engineered to be highly sustainable and to minimise a building’s carbon footprint. Its clean drive technology and regenerative drive system reduces energy consumption by 30 per cent and it is the first lift system to achieve a VDI ‘A’ rating for energy efficiency on multiple sites. It can also generate energy which can be fed back into a building network or electricity grid.

The system offers a fast, smooth and quiet ride, with speeds from 1 to 3m per second and its noise reduction features make it ideal for residential schemes. Loads can be handled from 630kg to 2500kg for the widest possible range of applications and Schindler’s new PORT technology for highly efficient traffic management allows one single system to co-ordinate as many as 99 lifts and with less waiting and quicker arrival times.

Flexible shaft placement is also an important feature of the Schindler 5500. The new Suspension Traction Media drive is 50 per cent lighter and more compact for optimum space utilisation and with no compromise on performance or reliability.

For additional flexibility, the drive can be located on a roof top in a mini machine room and there is a machine room-less option if space is constrained, making it even easier to fit the lift shaft into a building design – whether new build or refurbishment.

The design of the counterweight gear also allows new spaces to be used below the shaft itself to maximise net rental area and space planning. www.schindler.com Enquiry No 23

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Project: Scape Living Location: London Company: Senior Architectural Systems Product: Windows and Curtain Wall Web: www.seniorarchitectural.co.uk

Student’s Take On London Living Senior Architectural Systems have provided high performance windows and curtain wall on one of city’s most desirable student living projects. ‘Scape Living’ opened its doors in September, 2012 and is situated on Mile End Road, just opposite the Queen Elizabeth University in London.

Jefferson Sheard Architects designed a building consisting of three primary blocks tiered in height. Sustainability issues are addressed by incorporating features such as green sedum roofing on two of the tiered blocks as well as ground source heating and cooling. Student accommodation occupies the majority of the building, with educational teaching facilities housed in the lower and ground floors.

With an innovative internal scheme by Ab Rogers, designers have created a bright, modern and cost effective solution to student living. Scape Living caters for 600 students with study bedrooms not more than 12.5 square metres in area. Scape features two restaurants, a cafe/deli and an Asian fusion restaurant, along with several communal areas to cater for all students needs. The very colourful internal design gives an innovative approach to compact city living; Scape Living is a functional, vibrant project that serves to benefit students as they embark on their university journey.

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Whilst the interior offers colourful features such as red spiral staircases, there are stunning glazed courtyard gardens and an imposing double height entrance which are just a few of the building’s features and have been created using Senior’s high performance systems.

Aluminium’s recycling capability is well known with almost 100% recyclability without loss of material integrity; perhaps less known is the work the industry is doing to reduce CO2 emissions. Since 1990 the industry has cut emissions by a massive 50%. Senior Architectural Systems are developing products in the UK using these efficient alloys and finishes which offer long term sustainable solutions. Senior’s systems currently exceed the UK requirements outlined in Approved Document L. Senior’s continue to develop products with an eye to the future requirements of the industry.

On completion of the project Tom Ward, Scape Living COO, commented, “The vision for Scape Living was to create a space that students could see as their base for a rewarding educational and social experience. The design ethic was paramount throughout; from the quality of finish in the rooms to the functionality of the communal areas, which are unique in their scale and feeling of light. We wanted to make something that was more than just an innovatively designed building however, Scape Living is a hub where students are empowered to have fun and learn, while taking pride in the place they will call home as they study in the Capital.”

Completed just in time for the London 2012 Olympics, Scape Living played host to many Olympians and LOCOG dignitaries due to its proximity to the games.

The ‘Scape Living’ brand was created by a joint venture formed by the principals of Event Properties, Gravis Capital Partners, and Grosvenor House Group. Jefferson Sheard Architects were appointed by HG Construction to design the project and the fabricator and installer of Senior Architectural Systems was Denval of Cardiff.

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Project: Reading Railway Station Location: Reading Company: Stannah Lift Services Product: 14 Stannah Bespoke Lifts Web: www.stannahlifts.co.uk/news-and-resources/news-centre/454/bridging-the-gap/

Bridging The Gap - How Stannah Lifts Are Central To The Spectacular New Station In Reading The much-anticipated regeneration of Reading railway station features 14 Stannah bespoke lifts to ensure the easy movement of people and goods to every platform of this multi-million structure. In summer 2012 a huge new passenger bridge, which was constructed alongside the station, was slid into position across the existing tracks. The new station concourse, which opened at Easter 2013, was cleverly created on this gigantic bridge that provides access to every part of the station.

On entering the station from the north side there are two 20-person (1500kg) passenger/goods lifts providing travel to the elevated bridge area. A third matching lift travelling three stops, with a capacity of 20 persons (1500kg), is for staff use only and is operated by a swipe card system. At bridge level these lifts appear as a triplex, adjacent to the escalators.

The bridge features a series of five central lift shafts running right across the concourse, each plinth housing two lifts; one for passenger use and a second that can be used by staff with goods too. The five 2-stop 16 person (1200kg) passenger lifts travel 12.7 metres to the platforms below. The five 2-stop 20-person (1500kg) staff/goods lifts travel 12.7 metres to and from service areas.

An additional four 4-stop 16-person lift for staff use only sits in the corner of the bridge back of house for office staff. All the lifts are hydraulically driven and all fourteen motor rooms are housed on the entry level of the station on both the north and south sides of the station. Stannah engineers worked round the clock during an intense three-month period when ten lifts were installed simultaneously to meet deadlines for their clients, Principal Contractor Costain/ Hochtief and Network Rail.

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All the Stannah lifting equipment at Reading is supplied with guarantees and will be maintained by the Brackley branch of Stannah Lift Services, covering South Midlands and Home Counties as part of the nationwide service and maintenance contract with Network Rail.

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Mark Jarratt, Project Manager for Stannah comments: “Working on the emerging new building, immediately adjacent to the existing and fully functioning station, was extremely demanding.

The logistics and time constraints around the lift installations meant our efforts were 24/7 to meet the deadlines and open the new station to the public.

The fully accessible station is on an impressive scale and our lifts are literally central to the day to day life of Reading Station.”

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Hauraton - It’s Running Well Over the last 50 years or so, Hauraton have gained extensive experience supplying their innovative surface water drainage systems to some notable architectural projects throughout Europe. These include airports, football stadiums, motor racing circuits, public squares, major exhibition venues and football stadiums, some of which are shown here.

The knowledge gained from this diverse range of projects is shared throughout the group’s subsidiaries’ including Hauraton Limited in the United Kingdom. This approach has kept the company at the forefront of drainage product designs with customers benefiting in a number of ways. In the UK a dedicated sales team of support engineers and office staff provide detailed advice to specifiers on the design of their drainage schemes, ensuring the correct product is specified from the extensive range offered so ensuring a long term solution.

More architecturally interesting projects are illustrated in their digital publication; Surface Water Drainage - Designed by Hauraton – Chosen by Architects, available via www.hauraton.co.uk Enquiry No 27

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Sentinel X100 – The Best Buy For Heating System Treatment

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS FROM GRANT UK

Some water treatment products out there have very few active ingredients. Look for a product that has a transparent set of benefits to recommend it. Sentinel X100 has 3 buffer systems providing outstanding stabilisation of a heating system’s pH. You could do worse than look for a product that has three heavy duty corrosion inhibitors that give unrivalled system protection for all the metals in the heating system and three types of anti-scaling technology to combat limescale.

You may want to consider using a product that genuinely cares about the environment and whose carbon footprint has reduced year on year – 5.4% since 2008 - and its UK manufacturer is committed to reducing it still further. www.sentinel-solutions.net

The Grant ranges of air source heat pumps are ‘air to water’ systems, which utilise the heat energy captured from the air, to power ‘wet’ heating system radiators or underfloor heating.

Grant UK has recently introduced the Aerona HE range. Bigger single phase models, higher outputs and CoPs at lower air temperatures with even quieter noise levels, whilst maintaining the tried and tested features of the existing Aerona range. The Aerona HE range offers units from 6.5kW u-p to 21.5kW and provides higher CoPs sustainable at lower temperatures. They are MCS approved and these units use R410a refrigerant which allows them to operate at lower ambient temperatures. They are designed to be easy to install and come complete with a factory fitted weather compensation controls, a 3kW electrical back up and flexible flow and return connections. The Aerona heat pump ranges will qualify for the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme from the spring of 2014 with long term payments for the end user on specified renewable installations. To qualify however, both the unit installed and the installer must be MCS approved. www.grantuk.com

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FAAST Very Early Warning Aspiration detector is Modbus enabled System Sensor Europe, part of Honeywell, has announced that its ultra-sensitive FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology detector now comes equipped with direct Modbus connectivity. Integrating the Modbus/TCP protocol within FAAST compliments the existing LAN/WAN TCP/ IP connectivity. FAAST Modbus connectivity is provided via the device’s onboard Ethernet connection, which simultaneously provides direct Internet connectivity and email functionality. As with all of these features, Modbus connectivity is standard at no additional cost, avoiding the need for additional interfaces and Modbus protocol translators in order to implement the functionality. This month also sees a new release of PipeIQ software 1.5.7, which introduces enhanced pipe design features.

Multilingual PipeIQ software provides intuitive system layout, configuration, and monitoring all in one package. www.faast-detection.com

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Trend Control Systems Ltd develops Energy Microsite - an innovative new online resource for those who take the subject of energy seriously As part of its on-going commitment to thought leadership, knowledge provision and best practice regarding energy and its use, Trend has produced the Energy Microsite – an exciting new resource that will provide building owners and facilities managers with all the latest information on reducing energy consumption using a Building Energy Management System (BEMS).

As well as having regular news updates, Twitter feeds and links to relevant external websites, the Energy Microsite will also feature a series of 3 videos that identify the key benefits of a BEMS and how it can provide energy and cost savings. The video ‘Out Of Control’ looks at what can happen if a building does not use a BEMS to monitor and manage its energy use, ‘Take Back Control’ examines how an energy audit can identify ways to optimise the system, and ‘In Control’ provides an overview of how to maximise the energy saving potential of a building. Designed as a comprehensive information resource, the Energy Microsite will also feature case studies, product information and blogs about the latest industry issues and developments. Please visit http://bems.trendcontrols.com Enquiry No 31

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ISO Energy Delivers £6K Savings For Listed Wiltshire Property The energy bill for heating and hot water incurred by the owners of a large country house in Wiltshire is expected to be reduced by as much as £6,000 a year, following the installation of a ground source heat pump solution by green technologies specialist, ISO Energy. The 17th century property, which is in the William & Mary style with accommodation over three floors has, until now relied on an oil fired boiler for warmth. Fuel prices, though, had rocketed in recent years, while repetitive maintenance was a further burden on the estate’s owners.

However, when ISO Energy surveyed the Grade II* listed house and surrounding grounds last autumn, its engineers realised there was clear potential for the place to benefit from the renewable heat energy, which can be harvested by a ground source heat pump. For while in many instances, these high performance units have to be linked to pipework drilled deep into bedrock, the proximity of a 10 acre field was the ideal location to install relatively shallow ground arrays.

While the existing boiler room towards the rear of the house was plenty large enough to accommodate two large light commercial high temperature heat pumps and the necessary hot water storage, the fabric of the building still presented challenging load conditions. Despite being altered, added to and renovated several times over the centuries, the building’s construction of brick and stone, along with many large single-glazed sash windows, offers minimal insulation standards.

Nevertheless, ISO Energy’s survey and calculations concluded that the combination of a 10 kW and 34 kW CTC heat pump, with a nominal primary flow temperature of 65º degrees centigrade, would be adequate to provide good levels of comfort for the

occupants using the existing radiators. Meanwhile the supply of domestic hot water from the trio of factory insulated, 800 litre storage vessels would far outstrip the performance of the original system.

ISO Energy duly organized the installation of a fan shaped array of ground collectors that spread out across the field, navigating their way around the established broadleaf trees. A total of 11 separate 300 metre long, 40 mm diameter collectors connect back to a manifolds, which is in turn linked to the plant room by the 65 metre long flow and return pipework.

A spokesperson for ISO Energy comments: “There is a perception amongst architects and even some M&E consultants that heat pumps are only suitable for use in highly insulated properties with fairly low demand for heating and hot water. What this project in Wiltshire demonstrates, however, is that even a centuries old structure with very poor U-values and Grade II listing preventing any real improvement, can still have all its heating and hot water demands met using ground source heat pumps.

Linking them to ground arrays keeps the capital cost down while the annual saving compared to relying on an oil boiler is going to be in the region of £6k p.a. That is impressive enough but when annual subsidies [partly estimated until the Renewable Heat Incentive Phase 2 is in place] of well over £7k are added, the figures are truly remarkable.

“The large storage capacity provided enables the heat pumps to run for long cycles which makes them more efficient than stop-start operation; while the controls are very straightforward for the occupants to use.”

CTC EcoPart heat pumps can be connected in series to meet the needs of the largest private residence and most commercial buildings including schools, hospitals and even swimming pools. They can draw their renewable energy from either sub-soil, hard bedrock or lakes and can deliver it - via their advanced refrigerant gas cycles, offering seasonally adjusted coefficients of performance (COP) of up to 4.5 – through new or existing radiator and under-floor heating circuits. www.iso.co.uk Enquiry No 32

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NEW CAT5 BOOSTER SETS FROM WILO

Mass market to benefit from multi-purpose STYROFOAM insulation A new multi-purpose insulation board from Dow Building Solutions is set to bring the advantages of STYROFOAM – excellent strength, moisture resistance and long term durability – to a wider audience. The blue boards have traditionally been used to insulate floors, walls and roofs of major construction projects. Now, new STYROFOAM 150-A has been added to the range to make the material more accessible to those working on smaller projects across the new build, refurbishment and self-build sectors. The multi-purpose boards are designed to help builders achieve U-values required by building regulations, and can be used in a variety of applications such as: floors, perimeters, walls and pitched roofs.

New STYROFOAM 150-A boards are available in thicknesses of 50mm, 75mm and 100mm and measure 1250mm x 600mm. They offer thermal conductivity as low as 0.033 W/mk. The boards can be cut on site with a hand saw and are light enough for one person to install. With lower density and compressive strength than traditional STYROFOAM boards, the insulation is designed for small construction projects. www.styrofoam.co.uk

Wilo has launched its new CAT5 Booster set into the marketplace. UK water regulations – G6.1e – states that non-domestic hose union taps cannot be fitted directly to the water supply.

It is essential to incorporate a backflow prevention device to ensure no back flow and syphonage leading to contamination of the potable water supply by bacteria returning up the hose pipe into the mains water supply.

The new Wilo CAT5 booster set incorporates a 115 litre polypropylene break tank which is supplied complete with a WRAS approved AB air gap. The overflow and weir are screened to enable connection to hygienic systems. The units are supplied with either a single fixed speed pump or a variable speed pump as specified. The single speed sets are controlled via a pressure switch, DOL motor starter and a run on timer, whilst the variable speed sets are controlled via a pressure transducer and motor mounted inverter. www.wilo.co.uk Enquiry No 34

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SE Controls Provides Safe And Comfortable Environment For Staffordshire Students A £30 million Science and Technology Centre at Staffordshire University’s Stoke Campus is relying on a combined smoke and natural ventilation solution from SE Controls to create a comfortable and safe environment for staff and students.

Designed by architects Sheppard Robson and built by Miller Construction, the extensive facility is part of a £200 million flagship regeneration scheme, which is transforming education in the region with the development of the ‘Uni-Q’ university quarter.

Working closely with façade and access specialist, Norking Aluminium, SE Controls was responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of the smoke and natural ventilation solution to ensure the fully automated system met design specifications and legislation for air quality as well as smoke safety in the event of a fire.

SE Controls supplied 240 SCCO and TGCO type chain actuators to the project that which were used in conjunction with 40 OS2 controllers to provide complete control over the vertical vents, louvres and atrium vents. In normal operating mode, the actuators and controllers ensure that carbon dioxide and temperature levels are managed effectively throughout the building to maintain a comfortable working environment using signals from building management system. Night purging and cooling of the Science and Technology Centre is also handled automatically by the SE Controls’ system, which vents warm air and allows cooler air to enter the building.

However, in the event of a fire, the system operates in smoke ventilation mode to ensure that all corridors, escape routes and public areas are kept free from smoke to aid the rapid evacuation of the building. www.secontrols.com Enquiry No 35

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KNX MEMBERS TEAM UP FOR SUCCESSFUL HOME & EQUINE CENTRE PROJECT A challenging home automation project at a home with an equine centre in the Scottish Borders has seen two members of the KNX UK Association working closely together. Beasons of Dolphinton, Peebleshire was established to offer a complete one-stop shop for technology in the home and commercial buildings. The company achieved KNX Partner status and subsequently became members of the KNX UK Association. For its first KNX project, Beasons was approached to install a KNX home automation system that would help to maximise energy savings and provide lifestyle benefits in a barn conversion. The owners also wanted the flexibility to be able to extend the system into an adjoining cottage and across the property into an equine centre and a garage.

Beasons called upon the expertise of fellow KNX UK member KNX Consultants, who had previously provided them with the KNX Partner training. KNX Consultants provided documentation that covered everything needed on site to carry out the installation. One of the prime requirements of the initial home automation system was that it should be easily expandable and also be able to accommodate extra functionality at a later date. This has been achieved with KNX which was initially installed in the barn conversion and then extended in stages into the stable block, the property’s original cottage adjoining the barn and the garage. www.knxuk.org Enquiry No 36

BBA Endorsement For ROOFMATE SL-A Insulation Dow Building Solutions has been awarded BBA accreditation for its STYROFOAM ROOFMATE SL-A extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation, designed for insulating inverted flat roofs. The product has high compressive strength and offers excellent moisture resistance thanks to its closed cell structure, resulting in low water pick-up over time despite rigorous conditions on exposed rooftops. ROOFMATE SL-A will also maintain its thermal conductivity performance for the expected lifetime of the building. With a range of single, extruded thickness up to 200mm, the material is lightweight yet robust, offering flexibility and durability across the range of inverted roof constructions, including green roofs and parking decks. Declared thermal conductivity of ROOFMATE SL-A is as low as 0.034 W/mK in a 100mm thickness. www.styrofoam.co.uk Enquiry No 37

A RANGE YOU CAN DEPEND ON. When selecting your fans, select from the best.

Select Elta Select, a comprehensive range of axials, roof fans and box fans to name a few. But best of all be assured our products comply with the very latest ERP legislation, and of course, all available immediately from stock.

To find out more about any of the products in our Select Range, visit www.eltaselect.com

Enquiry No 38

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New Potterton Commercial Combi Boiler In Care Home Heating System Refurbishment Baxi Commercial Division has supplied a new Potterton Commercial iHE stainless steel, commercial condensing combination boiler for installation in a heating system refurbishment at Coppice Lea Care Home in Merstham, Surrey. Operated by Caring Homes, Coppice Lea is an elegant Victorian house, sympathetically converted to provide the highest standards of residential and nursing care for up to 50 elderly residents.

A major factor in residents’ comfort is the provision of a warm and comfortable environment with constant availability of sufficient quantities of domestic hot water and it is, therefore, particularly important to provide heating facilities in the most energy efficient and cost effective manner.

With these criteria in mind, it was decided to upgrade the heating system at Coppice Lea Care Home with the Potterton Commercial iHE model from Baxi Commercial Division. This is the only boiler of its type on the UK market and it has been described by a member of Caring Homes’ Facilities Management staff as “more efficient and economical than any other product currently available”.

The boiler was installed by Servio Ltd, maintenance contractors of Basingstoke in Hampshire and was described by a spokesman as “state of the art equipment which was very easy to install”. The iHE 150 was installed in a plant room located on the ground floor, adjacent to the kitchen, so the unit’s low noise feature was a particular benefit in this instance. Installed in an unvented system, the boiler was fitted with a horizontal flue.

The model supplied has a capacity of 150kW with a net efficiency of 105.3% at 50oC flow and 30oC return. The integral hot water tank has a capacity of 300 litres and a recovery rate of 2,240 litres per hour through a temperature rise of 50oC. The new heating system serves the care home’s 24 bedrooms as well as communal areas,

kitchen and office accommodation, with a total of 36 radiators and 30 DHW outlets.

The new iHE commercial high efficiency condensing combination boiler, which was highly commended in the Commercial HVAC Product of the Year category of the H&V News Awards 2013, produces space heating and hot water from a cascade of heat engines and a tank, enclosed within a single casing.

The iHE products incorporate the latest technology, components and are built to the highest industry standards. Features of this product range include stainless steel heat exchanger and storage vessel construction, low NOx (Class 5), low noise of 49 dB(A), high efficiency, high DHW recovery rates and built-in redundancy. The boilers also incorporate thermoplastic low loss headers, a highly insulated storage vessel, advanced controls and factory fitted relief valves.

The appliances are room sealed for use with either vertical or horizontal flue systems and carry a two year warranty.

Compact and lightweight in design, the iHE has a small footprint, making it easy to handle and to locate. The iHE’s fully modulating premix burner modules are each controlled by the very latest cascading intelligent controls with a turn-down ratio of 15:1.

The control platform is able to provide outdoor weather compensation, built-in frost protection, hot water priority and anti-legionella function for the stored DHW. The domestic hot water is supplied via a high performance stainless steel plate heat exchanger providing a high recovery rate of 1,520 or 2,240 litres per hour through a temperature rise of 50ºC with a maximum water temperature of 65°C. For added redundancy, the DHW plate heat exchanger is served by two DHW transfer pumps. The integrated storage vessel has factory fitted temperature and pressure relief valves rated at 7bar/95°C. As in this case, the iHE can be supplied with full 28mm 3.5 bar unvented kit as an optional extra and the concentric flue system can be supplied as either a vertical or horizontal kit, along with any necessary optional additional flue components. www.pottertoncommercial.co.uk Enquiry No 39

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Dupont™ Tyvek® Advanced Building Membranes Are Set To Perform At The ‘Ice Cube’ Curling Centre In The Olympic Park In Sochi, Russia The construction of winter sports facilities is always a significant challenge for building engineers as there are so many intricacies to consider, such as the need for multilevel ventilation. Much depends on how well services such as mechanical ventilation and air conditioning are performing, in terms of both the comfort and well-being of athletes and fans – and the condition of the ice and of the building itself.

In the event of the failure of any systems, moisture in the form of condensed water vapor can settle within the building structures and the utilities, thereby potentially shortening the life of a facility and making conditions unpleasant – or even unsafe – for occupants, especially if it affects the ice rink. Such complex structures demand high quality materials with proven performance and reliability, which is why DuPont™ Tyvek® membranes have been installed in building envelope of the ‘Ice Cube’ curling center in Sochi, Russia.

The Ice Cube Curling Centre is one of the key sports facilities within the Olympic park. Taking inspiration from the shape of a curling stone, the designers specified hitech materials in different tones varying from gray to silver to decorate the curving structure. The building has been clad with ‘sandwich’ panels applied as elementby-element assembly, the key elements of which include base structure, insulation, membrane and exterior cladding.

In order to ensure the smooth operation of ventilation and to reduce air conditioning costs a total of 12,000 square metres of DuPont™ Tyvek® advanced breather

membranes have been applied to the walls and roof of the building. DuPont™ Tyvek® membranes have unique properties offering protection against weather conditions such as rain, snow and wind. In addition, moisture vapour diffuses freely through the natural pores in the membrane structure, optimising interior climate, while the airtight membranes work as part of a holistic solution for improved thermal performance and energy-efficiency.

The lower level of the stadium façade is constructed from insulated glass units with a mirror-like finish to echo the reflectivity of the ice within. To the interior, the ice curling field is made up of 4 tracks, surrounded by facilities for the athletes and their support teams, plus referees and press, with stadium seating above. The second tier of the arena features facilities for officials, families and VIPs. The first trial competitions in the arena took place in February 2013. The ice rink hosted the Wheelchair Curling World Cup followed by the Junior Curling World Cup in March. Competitors, officials and spectators alike were full of praise for the quality of the rink and the arena as a whole. www.tyvek.co.uk Enquiry No 40

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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 41

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Iconic Canada Water ‘Super Library’ Featuring Technal Curtain Walling Wins Major Architectural Award Southwark Council’s iconic new ‘super library’ in Canada Water, London, has won a major award in recognition of its outstanding design and contribution to the local community. The scheme features façade systems from architectural aluminium specialist, Technal, that were specified by CZWG Architects. Spearheading an ambitious programme of regeneration, Canada Water Library resembles an inverted terraced pyramid of successively receding storeys that partly overhang the Canada Water basin. The project has now won a Civic Trust Special Award.

The Civic Trust Awards recognise the very best in architecture, design, planning, landscape and public art. Awards are given to projects of the highest quality design that have made a positive cultural, social or economic contribution to the local community. Special Awards reward those schemes, such as Canada Water Library, which are particularly outstanding in their field.

Finished in bronze anodising, Technal’s GEODE-MX SSG structural glazing and commercial doors have been used for the ground floor of the library. GEODE-MX Visible Grid features as strips of curtain walling to the three upper floors of the building, with GEODE-MX top hung concealed vents for natural ventilation and PXi doors providing access to the balconies. GEODE-MX SSG is a flush curtain walling option which meets specifiers’ requirements for less visible aluminium and clear expanses of glass.

Commenting on the glazing specification, Anna Ifanti, Associate at CZWG Architects said, “The Technal team was very responsive at specification stage and their input in the design and choice of glazing options was helpful and valuable. We needed the façade systems to be robust, lightweight, have slim frames and to meet the required U values, which the Technal products were able to deliver. We are very happy with the end result.”

The Civic Trust Award judges praised the building as “incredibly successful, managing to redefine the function of a traditional library into that of a hub which offers a multitude of services to the whole community. All facilities are thoughtfully designed…..and have produced an environment that is imaginative, elegant and beautifully lit. The result is a welcoming civic facility that is clearly enjoyed and well used by all…. an iconic community asset that is an exemplar of universal design.”

Constructed by ISG Jackson, the £14m building sits at the edge of a new civic plaza and a stretch of open water. Its expanding pyramid form integrates a compact footprint at ground level with progressively wider floors above. The building is clad in light bronze anodised aluminium panels with sequined perforations, interspersed with recessed curtain wall screens. This design gives the scheme a sculptural appeal and a striking visual effect, symbolising ‘the crown jewel to the new plaza’.

The Technal curtain walling is complemented by FXi65 tilt/turn casement windows used as ‘punched hole’ openings set into the cladding.

The Canada Water Library has strong environmental credentials, with ground source heat pumps, grey water harvesting, energy efficient M&E services, and an extensive green sedum roof. The canted east and west elevations allow winter sun to warm the building and provide a high degree of solar shading for the glazing in the summer, minimising glare. The scheme achieved a BREEAM ‘very good’ rating.

The Canada Water Masterplan was created by master developers BL Canada Quays in conjunction with Southwark Council and includes around 900 new homes, as well as retail, community and public spaces. www.technal.co.uk Enquiry No 42

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New Videx Vandal Resistant Door Entry Modules

Big Business for GEZE UK in Manchester A staggering 580 manual overhead closers from GEZE UK have been used in the building of Manchester Metropolitan University’s award-winning Business School and Student Hub. GEZE UK supplied a combination of TS 3000 V-ISM closers for the development’s extralarge steel fire doors, TS 3000 V BC closers for high-use circulation doors and TS 2000 NV closers for offices and toilets throughout the £75million development. The stunning, jewel-shaped building, which has glazed facades that refract different colours depending on the sun and daylight, was designed by award winning sustainable architectural firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. Constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and sustainable development currently achievable, MMUBS has achieved a BREEAM rating of 24/25. www.geze.co.uk

Videx have introduced a new range of vandal resistant modules designed to complement the successful VR4K vandal resistant door entry panel range. The VR4K series can be used with many of the company’s door entry and access control systems. The new VR4KNP modules have a 12 gauge stainless steel fascia with a robust and visually attractive die cast frame, vandal resistant buttons and features to assist with compliance with DDA legislation. Security screws are used to attach the frame to the back box. Both low profile surface versions, 44mm deep, and flush mounting models are available, together with posts and post mount plates. The new modules include a speaker module with call button and name plate window, as well as button modules with 2, 3 and 4 buttons all with a name plate window. The bright back lit polycarbonate name plate window is also vandal resistant since the name insert can only be removed from the inside. www.videx-security.com Enquiry No 44

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Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems Accredited Secured by Design Licence

Halo's FlushSash offers classic style with modern performance The latest innovative window system to come from Halo - a highly-specified brand of The VEKA UK Group has been hailed as an innovation in heritage fenestration applications. The newly-unveiled FlushSash has been designed to sit flush within its frame and mirrors the elegant window styles of the 19th Century, making it perfect for heritage and conservation projects. Yet, however traditional this window may look, it offers deceptively modern performance. The FlushSash comes from the System10 suite of profiles and offers all the strength, security and energy efficiency you would expect from a Halo product. Perfect for heritage applications, the FlushSash will provide a cost-effective solution to a range of problems associated with historic homes. Energy-efficient, five-chamber PVC-U frames with double or triple glazing will ensure period properties are more weatherproof and draughtproof.

Homes will be warmer, with lower heating bills and the FlushSash will also prevent condensation forming while significantly reducing unwanted outdoor noise. www.halo-uk.com Enquiry No 46

Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems are delighted to have become a Secure By Design Licence holder for their Comar 5P.i ,Comar 9P.i and Comar 7 range of windows and doors. ‘Secured

by Design' (SBD) focuses on the design and security for new & refurbished homes, schools and commercial projects and aims to bring together the principles of designing out crime, effective crime prevention and security standards for a range of applications and products. 'Secured by Design' is endorsed by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), and has the backing of the Home Office Crime Reduction Unit. Due to enhanced security options on their window and door systems, Comar offers the latest crime prevention features such as anti-snap and anti-bump locking systems. On points of attack stainless steel plates and protectors ensure that with prolonged abuse/attack entry is not attained. www.comar-alu.co.uk Enquiry No 45

Glazing Vision’s X-Vent A smoke vent is a life critical product and must open to 140 degrees in less than a minute to allow any smoke from a building in the event of a fire stay smoke free in vital areas. From the 1st July 2013 any natural smoke vent has to be CE marked and has to have a Declaration of Performance, (DoP).

To conform to this standard the whole vent, frame and mechanism has to be tested which means it will no longer be possible to take a tested/certificated actuator and fit it to any rooflight or window and supply it as a smoke vent without it having first been fully tested as a product/ assembly. Glazing Vision’s X-Vent has been fully tested in accordance with BS EN 12101-2:2003 and carries all the appropriate supporting documentation making it fully compliant with the requirements of the CPR. Our declaration of performance is available on www.glazing-vision.co.uk/hinged_xvent_aov Enquiry No 47

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Powerful New Gilgen Door Operator Swings into Action Gilgen Door Systems has launched its most powerful and silent running swing door operator yet. The technologically advanced Gilgen FD 20 swing door drive is designed for the automation of new or existing doors up to 250kg in weight and can also automate external doors facing wind loads up to 50MPH. Due to its Swiss build quality and strength the FD 20 is ideally suited to tough applications.

The versatile FD 20 is 50% more powerful than its predecessor and enables easy, contactless and hygienic access for a wide variety of commercial and public sector buildings. Lightweight doors, external doors up to 1600mm in width (EN7) and even fire rated doors can be automated with ease.

A range of lintel and door leaf installations is available featuring Gilgen’s optional sliding rod mechanism which offers improved aesthetics over conventional push rod systems.

The FD 20 features a powerful new electro-mechanical drive which is extremely quiet and smooth in operation. The master switch and illuminated program selector buttons are integrated into the side cover of the operator housing for intuitive operation.

Additional control options include radar, motion sensor, contactless detection sensor, foot or hand operated switch or remote control through Gilgen’s F9000 or D-Bedix units. Adjustable functions include push & go operation, safety monitoring and wind- load regulation for external doors.

An extensive range of configurations is possible for single and bi-parting doors, emergency exit, fire safety operation and bespoke solutions. Safety features are built in as standard and the drive is tested to EN16005 and BIN 18650. Optional safety sensors with ‘reverse’ and ‘stop’ functions offer additional protection for pinch points.

The FD 20 unit is also characterised by its fast installation and start-up capability. Once the unit has been mounted, the user-friendly joystick and integrated LCD display inside the housing can be used to programme the operating parameters such as the opening and closing speed, safety monitoring and reinforced closure. The engineer can also adjust the power of the return spring to the corresponding weight and size of door. www.gilgendoorsystems.co.uk Enquiry No 48

Enhancements to HOPPE’s Interior duranorm® handle range result in 'consistently good value' HOPPE, the manufacturer synonymous with innovation, quality and performance in hardware for the architectural and window and door sectors, announces enhancements to its ever popular interior duranorm® door range. Andy Matthews, HOPPE’s National Sales & Marketing Manager for the Architectural Division comments: “Always a popular range due to the perfect combination of style and substance, our interior door range comprising Seattle, Ibiza, Dubayy, Dublin and Maribor has recently undergone some product enhancements, and as a result, this specialist part of our duranorm® range now offers even better value for money. While HOPPE never sets out to be the cheapest, we do understand the market requirement for competitively priced products, and that's just what we have achieved. While designing-out cost to the range, we've also designed-in more appealing features with a fresh approach to the shapes and finishes. Suitable for residential applications, the duranorm® range of interior handles are supplied with wood screw and bolt through fixings, a solid spindle, choice of backplate and matching escutcheons, indicators and turns. Included on a successful fire test to BS EN1634, the range has been assessed for use on FD30 and FD60 fire doors. Supported with a 5 year mechanical and operational guarantee, each one in the series is available in polished brass effect, polished chrome effect or anodised silver finishes.” www.hoppe.co.uk Enquiry No 49

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Reynaers Aluminium Proves Energy Efficient For County Hall Bright, airy and a need to reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent were the requirements when Reynaers Aluminium was contracted to provide their quality aluminium window and door solutions for the County Hall in Trowbridge. Run by Wiltshire County Council, the £22 million refurbishment incorporates a 1930s civic building and a tired 1970s office extension with an underutilised external courtyard. With many stakeholders operating out of the town centre building, flexibility for future developments was key to the design as well as the heavy emphasis on energy efficiency.

The external courtyard is now covered with a new ETFE ‘bubble’ roof, creating a vibrant public space between the existing buildings. The remaining sides of the courtyard are opened up to a new public library, dining area, registry services and meeting rooms, utilising Reynaers glazing systems CW60 SC and capped, CW50 capped, Eco windows and doors and the heavy duty Vision 50 ground entrance.

Offering high performance solutions for a range of specifications, Reynaers CW50 curtain wall systems provided the optimum choice for both thermal insulation and flexibility of design for much of the glazed facades. For the larger, heavier glass surfaces, the thermally improved CW60 curtain wall system – ideal for renovation projects due to its ability to hold a weight of up to 450kg per glass panel within sloping, vertical and curved constructions, was installed.

Reynaers Eco windows and doors were used for their aesthetically pleasing design combined with high energy efficient properties. These offer a significant contribution to overall efforts to reduce energy consumption due to their 2.20 W/m²K Uf-value, meeting the latest thermal insulation requirements.

Providing 200,000sqft of modern open plan working environment for 1,500 Wiltshire Council employees alone, extremely high durability within ground floor windows and doors was vital. Reynaers Vision 50 door solution is designed specifically for heavy traffic areas such as shopping centres so was the natural choice for the County Hall.

Available with a variety of mechanisms for both inward and outward openings, these too provided the high performance and durability along with the flexibility required to meet the aims of the project.

Paul Duffy, Sales Director of Reynaers Aluminium said: “There were two key requirements for this project; the need to reduce energy consumption significantly, and the need to incorporate an element of flexibility in the design for future developments within the complex. The Reynaers Aluminium solutions identified for installation were all developed with these needs in mind and have been proven many times before to deliver optimum results, so we are confident they will assist considerably to the overall project aims.”

The Main contractor for the project was Kier, working with fabricator System Glaze and Stride Treglown architects. A BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating has been targeted due to the high level of energy savings made via a culmination of energy efficient glazing, thermally upgraded walls and roof and a services overhaul. www.reynaers.co.uk Enquiry No 50

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Cantifix Provides Light Relief For North London School Cantifix worked alongside Marianne Davys Architects to create this angled glass enclosure at Arnold House School in north London, as part of a roof alteration project. Providing a glazed link between two parts of the building, the enclosure sits above a staircase and acts as a light well – bringing maximum natural light into the floors below. The enclosure is structurally glazed, with a gentle ridge at the centre of the roof – as well as shaped side panels. All these angles made this a tricky job to fit – but with some careful organisation and teamwork it was installed without a hitch. The roof of the enclosure is supported by a glass beam, which is nearly 4 metres long. The beam is made up of three layers of toughened safety glass, laminated together – a great way to support a roof without impacting on its transparency. Cantifix also installed a glass balustrade and a fire-rated window to complete the new stairwell. www.cantifix.co.uk Enquiry No 51

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On The Buses Ensuring safe and easy access for all passengers, each of the twenty two departure bays at the City of Stoke-on-Trent’s new £15m bus terminal, are fitted with contemporary TORMAX automatic sliding doors. Powered by the technologically advanced TORMAX Win Drive 2201 bi-parting operators, reliability of the sliding doors is assured even in this exceptionally busy location where up to 120 buses can travel through the station every hour.

The TORMAX automatic doors help keep the internal ambient temperature stable, protecting waiting passengers from the weather whilst allowing smooth access to board the buses when they pull in, reducing the problem of bottlenecks. The iconic station opened in the spring of this year and provides state of the art facilities for bus passengers.

In addition to the twenty two departure bays, there are waiting facilities, an information office, interactive touch-screen bus journey planners, toilets as well as a convenience store. TORMAX has had previous experience in similar settings having successfully installed forty-four Win Drive powered automatic sliding doors at the Paragon Interchange, Hull in 2008.

In developing the Win Drive operator TORMAX combined cost-effective door automation with simple day-to-day controls. An innovative component fastening system also makes them surprisingly quick to install. In addition, this is a particularly slim automatic door drive measuring just 142mm by 100mm, allowing door automation to be installed in the majority of openings. However, this is still a powerful unit having the capacity to operate either a single-leaf sliding door of up to 120kg or a double set of doors weighing 100kg per leaf. Offering an impressive opening width, the operator can provide up to 2000mm clear pass-through space. www.tormax.co.uk Enquiry No 52

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DRS Drives Automated Walls In To New Markets Automated walls enable the creation of versatile internal spaces within a building, while maintaining the perception of openness, with architectural glazing specialist DR Services having developed technologies that make them suitable for more locations than ever before.

Originally seen in hotels and as an inside-outside link for restaurants in fine weather, moveable walls are now frequently used shopping malls and banking halls where they must also offer security; or within high class residences where they might partition off a dining room, wine storage facility, or swimming pool area. Although DR Services’ manually operated walls are easily moveable thanks to the quality of the running gear and the detailing, the automated systems offer a different level of convenience and sophistication.

They can be controlled by the Crestron or Lutron building management systems, while DRS has just begun development work on a hybrid version featuring Harva motors and the Privalit ‘switchable’ glass panels that can be turned almost instantly from clear to opaque.

The suitability of the moveable walls to humid environments is thanks to a newly developed SPG ionoplast laminate interlayer, which ensures the glass stays crystal clear, even at the exposed edges.

Plus there is no need for an unsightly capping frame, meaning that the whole automated wall is as unobtrusive as possible when open or closed; while they are also often specified to be fully concealed in parking bays when not required. The new SPG interlayer also offers security, as it is now possible to produce toughened and laminated, bandit resistant glazing up to the P8 level and install it unframed.

DR Services is further able to provide interlocking stainless steel fittings and bolts for additional security. Along with mechanical rather than solenoid locks, while customers can choose between internal and/or external control switching along with personnel access doors. www.drservices.co.uk Enquiry No 53

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Geze UK’s Designer Doors Complement Comfort And Care Billed as the ‘best in the UK’, Marie Curie’s new multi-million pound hospice in Solihull boasts state-of-the-art facilities, fixtures and fittings designed to provide comforting and enriching end-of-life care for patients.

From whirlpool to widescreens, Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall Architects insisted upon high quality, long term value for money specifications, in order to provide patients and their carers with the highest possible standard of living and the most aesthetically pleasing environment. This attention to detail extended to the striking all-glass automatic doors and screen in the open-plan reception, where the architects specified GEZE’s premium Slimdrive SL GGS automatic sliding door system.

Driven by GEZE’s industry-leading 7cm high Slimdrive SL operators and suspending the glass leaves from high-grade stainless steel fittings , this top-of-the-range system eliminated the need for unsightly door rails. Individually made by GEZE UK for contractors Wilmott Dixon Construction to bespoke specifications, the elegant, frameless entrance comprised a pair of large glass doors and matching screen, which were created for general access for all through reception, as well as an identical single door for staff access to the reception area. All featured a sandblast design incorporating a protective poly-coat.

At the main entrance, where safety, access, sustainability and reliability were all of paramount importance, two sets of entrance doors were specified to create a lobby area, using GEZE’s Slimdrive SL with Slimprofile ISO door leaves and pocket screens.

By creating a lobby, heat loss and gain through the main entrance is minimised, improving energy efficiency without limiting accessibility.

Designed and tested to meet the requirements of all relevant standards and regulations, including Building Bulletin 93 and Approved Documents B and M, the Slimdrive SL operators used at the Marie Curie hospice also assist with the vigorous demands of the Equality Act, by enabling easy access for all.

The hospice is a hub for palliative care and houses several clinics, as well as 24 bedrooms, meeting the needs of patients with cancer, motor neurone conditions and other illnesses. In bedrooms and sluice rooms, Laidlaw Solutions North East specified and fitted 38 TS 4000 EFS manual door closers finished in satin stainless steel, enabling each door to be opened easily yet provide safe closing in the event of a fire.

Ideal for hospitals, healthcare environments and residential homes for the elderly, the TS 4000 EFS overhead closers are fitted with a free swing function which enables people to go through the door with minimal effort to open or close it, yet in the event of a fire, the electro hydraulic hold open device ensures safe automatic closing of the door. Approved for use on fire and smoke protection doors, the closers offer an adjustable hold open from 80° to 180°, fully controlled closing from 180° and have a low power consumption of 24VDC -45mA. GEZE UK’s sales director Andy Howland commented: “This is a landmark project in the UK’s healthcare sector, setting a new standard in care and comfort and it’s good to see so many GEZE products being specified and installed. It’s clear that when architects and architectural ironmongers are looking for quality products that they trust to deliver in terms of safety, reliability, accessibility and aesthetics, they turn to us.” www.geze.co.uk Enquiry No 54

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Dallmer Aids Drainage At Newmarket Spa The privately owned Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket, a Victorian property once part of the estate of the sixth Duke of Bedford has recently launched a new Spa. The Bedford Lodge Hotel management called on Barnes Construction, a Suffolk based construction company, to carry out the refurbishment work to their respective high standards.

The Spa offers a range of Heat Experiences as well as a Hydrotherapy pool cleansing, mud treatments, showers, steam, and sauna rooms, beauty rooms and a Spa lounge. With regard to most of the services provided, an abundance of water is used and needs to be drained away efficiently and unobtrusively, therefore a suitable product for wet rooms was required.

Barnes Construction contacted Dallmer, a company with over 100 years experience in this sphere and sought advice as to which of its extensive range of products would be suitable. Dallmer recommended its floor channel Ceraline Pronto F 60Omm with a built in depth of only ….which would be suitable for each location in the Spa. The Pronto was extremely simple to install, flanges securing the drain to the floor are grade quartz sand coated onto an epoxy glue which gives optimal waterproof adhesion.

The Pronto has sound insulated adjustable leveling legs as well as adjustable screws for leveling the steel cover plate. The drain body has a removable trap insert for easy cleaning and in each case a stainless steel cover plate was used. Each of the floor channels was then connected to a Dallmer Tisto one piece FAST TRAP, which is perfect for wet rooms on timber or solid floors. Tested to a flow rate of 45 litres per minute, the trap is specifically designed for use with the latest high-powered showers. The high quality, reliability and long life offered by Dallmer floor channels will help maintain the high standards provided by the Bedford Hotel Spa. www.dallmer.com Enquiry No 55

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Kubex Showering You With Solutions – The Eclipse 800 Kubex UK Ltd., a UK based manufacturer, has been producing shower pods for over 20 years. A family runs business, it is now operating under Managing Director, Anthony Cook, who took over the ownership of the company from his father in 2011. Mr. Cook states “We have developed a fine reputation for a quality product at a great value for money. The range of shower pods is available via a network of stockists and retailers throughout the UK.” The latest addition to the range is the Eclipse 800, which reflects the polished expertise built up over those years. The Eclipse range arrives as an easily assembled and installed sectional pod, which once in situ offers a reassuringly low maintenance shower area that requires no tiling or grouting.

A high gloss finish and smooth curved lines allow for easy cleaning and the fact any mixer can be added allows the user to tailor their Kubex shower pod to their specific design wishes.

With a footprint of 800mm square and standing at 2000mm tall when assembled, the Eclipse Range delivers a leak proof shower area which eliminates the issues faced with traditional construction methods.

The GRP construction affords a lightweight yet strong and durable shell that due to the sectional nature of the Eclipse range enables access and installation into the tightest of spaces.

This new Kubex shower unit is suited to a variety of installations including new build properties, en-suites or indeed any retro fit application. A choice of pivot or bi-fold door, a waste, trap and raising kit all accompany the Eclipse 800 to allow immediate installation and complete satisfaction. kubex.co.uk Enquiry No 56

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Marble and mottled designs from RAK’s porcelain range RAK’s 2013 Porcelain Collection includes a comprehensive range of slabs and tiles – from marble-inspired Orion ‘White Smoke’, to the bestselling mottled Lounge Collection. The versatile, affordable products combine aesthetic and performance benefits, providing a stunning surface treatment that’s easy to maintain, highly abrasion and stain resistant.

For a polished application, RAK’s Orion ‘White Smoke’ creates a stunning, spa-like feel with its authentic grey veined marble appearance. Designs are available in an on-trend 60x60cm format – as well as 49.4x99cm and 99x99cm slabs upon request; tiles can be installed across walls and floors, whilst slabs can be fabricated to create practically any surface – from bath surround, to step or window sill. All surfaces measure 10mm in thickness and have a floor slip resistance of >50(dry) <24(wet).

Other options include RAK’s Lounge collection, which comprises a wide range of porcelain tiles, slabs and decorative inserts. Both polished and unpolished finishes are available, in ivory, beige, grey and black shades, as well as mixed-tone mosaics. www.rakceramics.co.uk Enquiry No 57

Decoflame® 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 58

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Agglomerate For Coordinated Floor To Ceiling Look Matching floor-to-ceiling interior finishes are currently exciting designers, architects and developers, who specify an identical look for floor tiles, stairways, vanities, countertops, wall cladding, partitions, panels and waterproof liners. One hard surface material that is exceptional for this coordinated styling of decorative finishes is Trend agglomerate, a versatile composite that is uniquely produced only quarter of an inch thick (6.7mm) and is ideal for most vertical and horizontal surfaces. Despite its lightweight, slimline profile, this teak-hard agglomerate is as tough and hardwearing as granite slab, resistant to water, chemicals, impact, abrasion and thermal shock, and can be fitted to most substrates, from timber and tiling, to plaster and concrete.

Made using natural granite and quartz chips or recycled glass granules, bonded together with super-tough polyester resin, Trend agglomerate can be easily water-jet cut and gently curved to allow the most creative decorative solutions.

Available in a variety of square and rectangular slabs measuring up to 3m x 1.2m (120” x 51”), agglomerate can create seamless highend wall panelling, slip-resistant flooring, sumptuous reception desks and vanity tops, and waterproof liners and washbasin surrounds. On new-build projects, it’s a highly versatile and luxurious finishing material; on refits it can be installed over existing granite worktops, ceramic tiles, vinyl flooring, brickwork and other flat or curved surfaces. Nor is it limited to interior settings, the rugged, non-porous surface being suitable for exterior building facades, shop fascia, swimming pool surrounds, patio barbecues and outside living spaces, as showcased at Chelsea Flower Show.

For the fashionable coordinated floor-to-ceiling look, as well as contrasting or complementary colours in the same hardwearing material, there are more than 40 Trend agglomerate finishes, including a choice of four distinctive matt textures.

These colours include finely-grained neutral shades of quartz and granite, the granular nuances of recycled glass in tones of green, brown, white, black and grey, and a whole spectrum of blues. There are also vivid explosions of transparent glass granules, their bold colours enhanced with a pigmented polymer resin.

To bring together the disparate surfaces of an upscale cloakroom or master bathroom, an interior designer might choose a symphony of matching blue surfaces to create a restful, harmonious décor. A reception area or hotel lobby could be decked out in black granite agglomerate across the floor, steps, walls, countertops and partitions, with bold splashes of orange for an eye-arresting contrast. While muted shades of quartz cream or beige agglomerate would project a laid-back ‘boutique’ style in a showroom, apartment or hotel guestroom.

The same decorative effect on different interior surfaces at different eye levels gives a homogenous character that is visually pleasing and speaks of quality, like wellcoordinated fashions and soft furnishings, and this can be readily achieved with Trend agglomerate.

There is a satisfying green edge too, in that these agglomerates are made using up to 70% recycled material, typically post-consumer glass and recovered natural spoil from mineral quarrying sites. They are Greenguard Children & Schools certificated for the lowest levels of VOC emissions, ensuring a safe indoor environment, and their eco-friendly characteristics enable architects and developers to obtain LEED credits on sustainable building projects. www.trend-group.com Enquiry No 59

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Townscape unveils new noticeboard range

A Surface For Design

TOWNSCAPE Products Limited has expanded its range of noticeboards for education facilities and public locations. The new Townscape Collection 60 and Collection 65 noticeboards are manufactured in aluminum and are designed for both internal and external use.

Sustainably designed, the noticeboards can be top lit using solar power technology or standard back lit LED lighting using the very latest LED technology.

To blend into the existing environment the noticeboard cases are finished in any required powder coated RAL colour, sliver, or stainless steel anodised. The noticeboards also feature toughened glass covers and are made with a magnetic steel backplate for multiple notices and graphics, polycarbonate covers can also be supplied if required.

The Townscape Collection 65 noticeboards can be used for multiple notices or for a single graphic display and are available with side hinge and face locks or top hinged with gas cylinders with security locks underneath the frame. They can be wall mounted or post mounted in single or double sided options.

The Townscape Collection 60 is the budget option and is available in five standard sizes and finished in sliver anodized aluminum. www.townscape24.com

Kemmlit, one of Europe’s 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. Kemmlit’s 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 Enquiry No 61

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STELRAD SWINGS INTO ACTION! Stelrad Radiators has introduced its brand new, curved vertical premium panel radiator to the UK market – the Stelrad Swing. The new model is based on Stelrad’s extremely popular Compact Vertex radiator but sees the addition of a one piece, curved steel front cover that gives it a modern and aesthetically pleasing designer feel. It comes in white as standard but can be specially ordered in up to 35 colours, with a lead time of six weeks for delivery, making it an extremely attractive product for interior designers and architects, looking to match radiator colours with corporate or specific colour décor. The Swing is available in two heights – either 1,820 or 2,020mm – in two types – either P+ (T21) or K2 (Type 22) and in a choice of lengths – from 504 to 727mm – a total of 12 SKUs. Btu/hr outputs range from 4,176 up to 8,107 at t50.

Full details of the new Swing range can be found at www.stelrad.com or you can call for information on 0870 849 8056. You can follow Stelrad on Twitter @StelradRadiator or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StelradRadiators Enquiry No 62

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UK Design Studio Fuse Choose DuPont™ Corian® To Redecorate And Relaunch The Hard Rock Cafe In Barcelona Having worked with the versatility and performance properties of the material on previous projects for the international chain, Scott Ryalls of Fuse has specified DuPont™ Corian® high-tech surface once again, this time for the renovation of the busy Hard Rock Cafe in the heart of Barcelona.

Taking inspiration from high-end nautical design, Leeds based design studio Fuse has renovated a popular nightlife destination in the Hard Rock Cafe group with a fresh new look. Among the high-spec solutions for the refit, DuPont™ Corian® features prominently on several service counters in the revamped venue in Barcelona. The material also forms the rear panel of the stage area, where its famed ability to be shaped as desired via thermoforming creates a new visual focal point, in a sleek, easy-care finish destined to perform for the long term.

DuPont™ Corian® lends itself beautifully to intelligent customisation, offering virtually unlimited creative freedom, employed here

by Fuse to execute a high-profile project with optimum impact, and functionality. According to interior architect Scott Ryalls, “the concept for the restaurant interior was to emulate the look of a luxury yacht – and the capability of Corian® to provide seamless, curved surfaces and a crisp, almost futuristic finish was a deciding factor in its selection.”

Furthermore, the malleable nature of Corian® allows for CNC routing to the reverse of the material and for LED illumination of the brand’s logo through the surface of the screen, as well as the illumination of iconic ‘mantras’ such as “Love All, Serve all” and “Save the Planet” within the service counters. Ryalls continues, “Our specification of Corian® was reinforced by this subtle backlighting capability. At night the lighting to the logo behind the stage is turned off and the surface is used as a video projection screen. Corian® has enabled this multifunctional aesthetic versatility without any compromise to the design, on the contrary, the whole effect is enhanced.”

The monolithic and gently curved service counters, made from Corian® in pure Designer White, appear to have been sculpted out of a single piece of the material, forming an inviting yet pleasingly robust installation that will be easy to maintain and will stand up to the high traffic use demanded of such a busy location. The combination of advanced lighting technology together with the seamlessly organically shapes achieved by Corian® work beautifully in contrast with the dark wood tones and deep red finishes elsewhere in the scheme to create a striking new image for the venue that is very much in tune with the times. www.corian.co.uk Enquiry No 63

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Marmox Aids Conversion At Hackney’s Village Green The Village Green, launched in the middle of April this year, is the latest project from Creative Network Partners. Set in Hackney Downs Studios, The Village Green is a brand new independent East End experience; a shopping and cultural development initially incorporating five local small businesses but with the possibility of further expansion.

Architects Iolanda Bianchi and Mirko Lupo’s conversion task involved a great deal of creative restoration and adaptation as they set out to transform the Studios from a large, fairly open works area into the attractive Village Green format of five separate shops.

Two of the conversion problems were the need to build a new mezzanine floor structure above the shops and to ensure that the interiors of the shopping areas were quiet and intimate. These two problems were actually rolled into one as the Architects used Marmox Heraklith Wood Wool Panels as the cover material and as the final decoration layer. Heraklith wood wool panels are a natural product consisting of certified spruce wood, which originates in North European timber production forests and are produced with respect for the highest ecological, social and ethical standards. Heraklith panels are multipurpose and can be used internally or externally on walls, floors and ceilings. Being designed with an open surface structure they hold great acoustic properties that contribute to a quieter and more comfortable living and working space.

These hygroscopic panels allow the building to breathe by absorbing the moisture in the air and releasing it back when most needed, when it’s dry. They are also renowned for their fire proofing qualities and in the event of fire they will protect for up to 90 minutes allowing ceiling and wall constructions to stay intact. They do not melt and drip, create fumes or toxic gases and they do not spread fire. www.marmox.co.uk Enquiry No 64

Kährs’ brings Swedish signature look to historic Royal Arsenal Kährs wood flooring has been specified, by Berkeley Homes, at Royal Arsenal Riverside’s exclusive ‘Building 23.’ Located on the banks of the River Thames, the stunning development occupies a 76-acre site and combines bold, modern architecture with Grade I and Grade II listed buildings, steeped in history. Kährs Oak Frost – a Swedish three-strip floor - was chosen to complement the interior design, whilst providing high performance and eco benefits. The installation was carried out by Loughton Contracts plc; its specialist residential division was chosen for its expertise in completing high-end projects to the required standards.

Originally known as the Woolwich Warren, Royal Arsenal is among Britain’s most important historic sites. It played a central military and industrial role from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, and was used for the storage of military battle plans, for armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research.

Many original features remain, including arched sash windows which enhance the feeling of space and grandeur.

Chosen to create a stylish, natural feel, Kährs Oak Frost is a rustic grained wood floor.

Its white matt lacquer finish and brushed surface complement exposed brickwork, whilst contrasting with black steelwork.

Kährs offers an extensive range of wood floors – in a myriad of designs - for both the domestic and contract markets. Its product range features an eco-friendly, multilayered construction for enhanced stability and a glueless Woodloc® 5S joint, which provides fast installation and eliminates gapping. All floors are suitable for floating or bonded installation and can be laid over underfloor heating systems. www.kahrs.co.uk Enquiry No 65

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Laminate Helps Transform Stunning Interior

Troldtekt Helps R&D Centre Take The LEED

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. www.abetuk.com

Vestas Technology’s new R&D Centre in western Jutland is the first LEED building in Denmark to achieve certification in the platinum category. The latest building technology and materials have been used to create the most sustainable building as possible. This includes ceilings formed with Troldtekt acoustic panels and Troldtekt lighting installed together.

To facilitate easy specification and to help architects and specifiers obtain LEED status for their projects, Troldtekt offers LEED assessors a free and comprehensive range of ready-to-use packages with thorough documentation and information for the relevant LEED criteria. They also provide similar packages for BREEM and DGNB assessors. Troldtekt’s lighting comprises a range of recessed spotlights plus round and linear fittings specially designed for installation within Troldtekt acoustic panels. Troldtekt acoustic panels are made from 100% natural wood fibres mixed with cement.

Their benefits include high sound absorption, high durability, natural breathability, low cost life cycle performance and sustainability. www.troldtekt.co.uk

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Absolutely Fabulous Absolute Blanc from COMPAC is probably the most vibrant, pure white technological quartz worksurface on the market today. It offers superb consistency of colour, is extremely hard wearing, highly resistant to heat, scratches, staining and is very easy to clean and maintain. Absolute Blanc has a timeless elegance that provides the opportunity to create a truly stunning environment for a wide range of applications- from bars and restaurants to hotel receptions and domestic kitchens. Its purity of colour allows it to blend perfectly with contemporary or traditional designs and layouts. Absolute Blanc can be fabricated for walls, tables, bar tops or kitchen worksurfaces. www.compac.es Enquiry No 67

AQUATIERE Launches Its Proportional Dosing Pumps And Equipment For Effective Whole System Scale Control And Removal Aquatiere are pleased to introduce its new range of Ecodose mechanical dosing pumps and systems for whole building use for drinking water, hot water and heating systems. Able to accurately dose at a maximum level of 5mg/litre these cost effective pumps and filter housings comply with EU directive 98/83/CE. Ecodose systems provide safe dosing of our unique blend of trisodium salts to ensure scale prevention and removal in all water quality environments.

Additionally the liquid is suitable for drinking water and is also available in a biocidal form for legionella protection.

Our mechanical pumps can deal with flow rates of 17 litres per minute and 42 litres per minute making them ideal for use on a direct heating system such as a combination boiler of megaflow cylinder. Our filter housing type dosing system is ideal for a whole house or commercial premises and will individually treat flow rates up to 62 litres per minute and fitted in parallel will treat much greater volumes.

1 litre of the dosing liquid (or the equivalent in granule form) will treat 50,000 litres of water at 3ppm. This level of dosing provides all of the benefits of traditional softened water (silky feel, less soap and detergent use). A big advantage of the Aquatiere dosing equipment is that no power is required, no water is wasted, they are very small and easy to fit. www.aquatiere.co.uk Enquiry No 69

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Mapei ‘evolve’ Dudley College flooring

AN ARRAY OF COLOUR FOR COUNCIL OFFICES IN WORTHING

Mapei adhesive systems were used by contractors, ISG and C&C Flooring to install a variety of carpet and vinyl flooring throughout a new college centre, ‘Dudley Evolve’. Providing learning facilities for the local community, businesses and ‘Dudley Sixth’, a college centre for A-level students. C&C Flooring applied Mapei’s two components, solvent free moisture barrier, Mapeproof ESM. One of Mapei’s Eco products, Eco Prime was utilised due to having properties of low emissions of VOC making it suitable for use in the environment. Mapei’s levelling and smoothing compound, Latexplan Trade was chosen for its low odour and high compressive strength. To be positive the chosen vinyl floor coverings would adhere perfectly to the newly created substrate, Mapei Ultrabond Eco 380 adhesive was used because of its environmental qualities, strong initial bond and ability to withstand intense levels of foot traffic and wheelchairs. Mapei’s solvent free, carpet tile tracifier, Ultrabond Eco Tack was chosen for it is ideal for the nonpermanent installation of carpet tiles. www.mapei.co.uk

ECE Architecture, based in Worthing, West Sussex, has specified Broadrib and Array carpet tiles from Heckmondwike FB as part of the refurbishment of Portland House, on behalf of Adur and Worthing Council. The project involved the supply of over 2000m2 of Heckmondwike carpet tiles for the office refurbishment. This included 708 m2 of Array in purple, which was complemented by 415m2 of Broadrib in purple and 444 m2 of Array in blue, which co-ordinates with 190 m2 in blue. On this project, the accent colours were used to define the walkways around the perimeter of offices and for demarcation of the fire exits, as well as to add design and detail. The Array tiles feature a mid-width rib design, with a charcoal background enhanced with a subtle linear pattern in either Red, Blue, Purple, Lime, Magenta or Black. Broadrib has a wider rib structure than some other Fibre Bonded carpet products, creating a defined contrast in its texture. Available in 24 colour options, Broadrib is widely specified in public buildings, libraries, retail outlets and in the commercial sector. www.heckmondwike-fb.co.uk

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Vynagrip makes automotive automation safe

LINK&LOCK Feature Speeds Drainage Channel Installation Hauraton have developed an innovative linking system for their RECYFIX® HICAP® high capacity surface water drainage channels.

The new LINK&LOCK feature facilitates the alignment of each one metre channel unit with the next, providing a positive mechanical fix that makes the installation procedure of the whole channel run much easier.

With their ductile iron slotted tops, in a choice of four configurations, the HICAP® system has proved very effective at draining large areas of asphalt and concrete. Each injection moulded channel, made from recycled polyethylene-polypropylene (PE-PP), comes completely assembled with its ductile iron slotted top.

The system is suitable for loadings up to Class F900. www.hauraton.co.uk Enquiry No 73

Bespoke Vynagrip anti-slip matting modules are being used to protect workers at the Sugitani Metal Industry Company, a sub-contractor of a major Japanese car manufacturer that specialises in the production of automotive components in Japan.

The matting modules, supplied complete with bevelled edges, have been installed in the cutting operations area. Manufactured in the UK by Plastic Extruders Ltd and supplied by Japanese distributor AM Products Inc, Vynagrip provides a safe and effective solution for this dangerous location.

The combination of metal shavings, cutting oil and water used for cleansing pose serious underfoot hazards for the workers and the matting addresses these multiple problems in one tidy answer.

The benefits of its deeply etched surface include a combination of durability and high slip resistance while the open grid surface allows the metals shavings to fall through the gaps as well as facilitating drainage. The matting’s PVC flexible composition makes it resistant to oils and other chemicals, is comfortable underfoot and facilitates cutting on site. www.vynagrip.com Enquiry No 72

Visedge COVERS for EXTRA HYGIENE AND EASY ACCESS Visedge access covers from Howe Green are the ideal choice for hospitals, surgeries, kitchens, restaurants and all food preparation areas, where access to under floor services is needed and the highest standards of hygiene are essential.

Developed specifically for sheet flooring such as PVC, linoleum and rubber, Visedge panels fit flush to the floor so there is no danger of slips and trips in these high traffic and often high pressure environments. An extra top edge seal also helps to prevent dirt and water ingress and to avoid possible health and safety hazards.

Unlike similar products, the sheet flooring to be locked to the frame sections and with PVC specifically, it can also be hot welded to the surface, creating a permanent and impermeable joint. Visedge has been specified for a diverse range of projects including the restaurant refurbishment at the prestigious Goodwood Racecourse, the UK’s first Palm Restaurant in Belgravia and most recently Co. Antrim, Southmead and New Southern Hospital projects. www.howegreen.com Enquiry No 74

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Coloured Movement Joints by CMJ CMJ produce bespoke joints for Hard Flooring, Natural Stone and Slate. We specialize in colour matching our joints to the grout or the floor finish creating a stylish designer look and a seamless finish.

All hard flooring moves independently by expanding and contracting at different rates so it is a requirement for flooring installations to have Movement Joint protection.

Movement Joints are an effective way to protect ceramic and other hard floor coverings from the stresses that cause cracking, tenting or popping on the surface.

Clients generally do not like Movement Joints because it is felt that they can be obtrusive and spoil the aesthetic appearance of their carefully chosen floor. Specifiers and installers know that Movement Joints need to be used to absorb the natural movements in the floor. Architects are required to specify products that are fit for purpose and conform to building regulations and installers have a duty to provide good advice and workmanship.

What ever your job title, our team of friendly and experienced staff at CMJ are on hand to help guide you though the requirements of your projects.

CMJ Movement Joints have been specified on many projects including retail, commercial, transport, education, hotels, sport & leisure, prisons and even the Olympic Village at London 2012. Major car brands including Ford, Mercedes, Audi and Volkswagon to name a few have used our Movement Joints because they create a high class finish and also a seamless designer look which is a preferred finish in car showroom areas. Movement Joints are also used in the workshop areas because of their ability to handle a wide range of loadings and their durability.

Movement Joints are available in PVC, Aluminum, Stainless Steel and Brass. Our advice is that unless cost is an overriding issue we do not recommend the use of PVC profiles. They are a short-term solution and lack durability that is needed for tiled flooring. Using aluminum based profiles adequately protects the majority of projects.

Stainless Steel profiles provide the greatest strength but are the least visible due to the manufacture and design of the profile.

Not only can CMJ Movement Joints cope with heavy stresses and distribute them evenly between the foundation and floor covering, they can also prevent conduction of noise from footfall and other bodies. Even floors subject to heavy stresses remain in better condition for longer when our Movement Joints are specified.

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All CMJ movement joints are designed and manufactured to exceed the requirements of BS 5385 and can be used with Slate, Natural Stone and Ceramic tiled floors.

We also provide highly competent advice and support. No matter how complex the application we can provide the perfect solution, including both products and service. www.colouredmovementjoints.co.uk Enquiry No 75

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Latest guide helps healthcare designers ‘Designing better healthcare facilities’ is the aim of a new guide produced by flooring experts Tarkett. The company has drawn on its 130 years of commercial flooring expertise to produce the guide which covers all areas of healthcare, from sanitary facilities to operating theatres and pharmacies. The Healthcare Solutions Guide details how design and ergonomics can change perceptions and improve patient comfort.

The guide suggests suitable products for each area and provides a list of considerations for designers to take into account. In total four typical areas that shape the smooth running of a healthcare environment and the orientation paths of patients through the facility are identified and analysed.

These include traffic and common areas, medical areas such as radiology and dialysis, hospitality areas, administration and logistics.The guide is the second in a series made to assist healthcare designers. The first focused on designing facilities for dementia sufferers. email marketing@tarkett.com or www.tarkett.co.uk

Remmers Provide Anti-Slip Protection at Snowdome Having previously provided flooring solutions for the Snowdome, Remmers were again contacted to provide a flooring system to the newly refurbished ski hire centre.

The client required a seamless, hard wearing non slip surface that was easy to maintain. 600m2 of Remmers Floormix DQ was installed to the wash bays and toilets, locker and changing areas as well as the open staircase leading in from the main foyer area.

The DQ System was also applied to the insitu coving and full wall height rendering in the wash bay area. As a tight installation schedule was in place, fast curing resins were used where possible. www.remmers.co.uk Enquiry No 77

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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 Green’s 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 Green’s 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 78

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Latham’s New Flooring Range Looking ‘Aged’ …..But In A Good Way! James Latham has bolstered its already extensive solid and engineered Bausen flooring portfolio with the addition of ‘1757’, a contemporary range of ‘aged’ Oak engineered boards with broken edges, a distressed top layer and no bevel.

As architects and interior designers in both the commercial and residential sectors look for a real wood flooring option that delivers an instant sense of history and ‘aged charm’ to their projects, 1757 offers the perfect solution. Evocative of old reclaimed floors found in classical French Chateaux, the 1757 range is naturally distressed and every board is hand finished, so that each one is completely unique.

Incorporating a generous 6mm wear layer, the 1757 collection comprises five different designs; Charente; which is hand carved and oiled, supplied in 18 x 220mm, Amboise; which is saw marked, water marked, white washed and oiled and also supplied in 18 x 220mm, Dijon; incorporating a stressed face and edges which is gold stained and supplied in 18 x 190mm, Pontoise Noire; boasting a distressed face and edges which is then smoked and oiled, supplied in 18 x 190mm and Limoges; which offers a distressed face and edges and is oiled and finished in natural white matt, also supplied in 18 x 190mm.

James Latham Director, Andy Duffin commented, “ Reaction from the market to this new range of flooring has already been extremely positive and we’ve had particular interest from the shopfitting and hospitality sectors. The quality and finish of this premier grade flooring is exceptional and thoroughly convincing. Once fitted, a 1757 floor will look as if it has been down for years, adding instant charm and character to any project either in a commercial or residential setting.”

The 1757 range is now available directly from stock at all nine of James Latham’s panel distribution sites. As well as ‘on-the-ground’ technical expertise from Latham’s fully trained staff, the company also has a specialist free-phone helpline which customers can call for additional information and advice on flooring matters; 0800 917 7056, plus, James Latham also has a brand new dedicated website for its range of flooring at www.bausen.co.uk For more information please phone 0116 257 3415, e-mail marketing@lathams.co.uk or visit www.lathamtimber.co.uk Enquiry No 79

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Endless Designs To Create Space With Forbo Generating an endless array of possibilities, Create Space is a refreshing new Tessera carpet tile collection from Forbo Flooring Systems, designed to unleash designers’ creativity and inspire striking flooring schemes.

Featuring three richly textured ranges, in linear and plain designs, the new collection enables designers and end users to mix and match as desired and to personalise spaces in a completely unique manner, using colour to connect across the installation or to deliver eye catching contrasts.

Viewed individually, Create Space 1, Create Space 2 and Create Space 3 are distinctive carpet tile ranges in their own right. Create Space 1 is a semi-plain low level loop pile carpet tile, available in 18 colours, including a number of popular architectural shades in tones of grey, as well as several vibrant trend shades, ideal for modern interiors. As a semi-plain tile, Create Space 1 works well when interspersed with the linear designs in the range, either in complementary tones or as a bright colour burst.

Create Space 2 is a distinctive linear loop pile carpet with a graduated stripe design, while Create Space 3 offers a striking linear design in a luxurious velvet cut and loop tile. Both Create Space 2 and 3 are available in 15 attractive colourways.

A further variety of aesthetic effects can be achieved depending on whether tiles are installed in a broadloom, tessellated, non-directional or half drop configuration – offering even greater design possibilities.

“Design is increasingly becoming more collaborative, with clients seeking opportunities for greater participation in the creative process,” comments Julie Dempster, Marketing Manager at Forbo Flooring Systems. “Create Space delivers an endless landscape of possibilities, as the unlimited breadth of combinations enables designers and end users to craft bespoke interior spaces that are perfectly tuned to their own needs.”

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Create Space has been created in accordance with Forbo’s green design principles. The yarn used is made from Aquafil Econyl polyamide – which consists of 100% recycled materials, taken from both industrial and post consumer waste streams. Abandoned fishing nets are just one of the unlikely sources of waste materials that are used to make Econyl polyamide.

In addition, the tiles are produced in the UK using ‘green’ electricity from renewable sources – a further demonstration of Forbo’s commitment to sustainable design. As a manufacturer, Forbo has set a challenging company target to improve all environmental impacts. Using the 4 R’s of Reduce, Renewable, Reuse and Recycle as the cornerstone of its approach, Forbo has set out to make a reduction in its overall Life Cycle Analysis of 25 percent by 2015. www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/createspace Enquiry No 80

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Axter at the NBS National BIM library

High Praise For Yeoman Rainguard Rainwater Systems

As a leading design focussed manufacturer of roof waterproofing systems, Axter has created, in partnership with RIBA, a series of Building Information Modelling (BIM) objects enabling design teams to include high performance, robust roofing in their 3D models.

BIM is the way forward for building design and implementation, allowing all parties to share a common information pool. With BIM level 2 mandatory on all government projects by 2016, many designers, specifiers and main contractors are already utilising BIM. Axter BIM objects include our most widely specified systems – WILOTEKTPLUS® structural waterproofing, ALPAFLORE green roofs, EXCEL warm roof constructions and ECOFLEX single ply. These can be freely downloaded in all major formats from the RIBA NBS National BIM Library. www.axter.co.uk

Yeoman Rainguard has been praised for its products and advice during the replacement of old worn out cast iron guttering and hoppers at St Nicholas’ Church, Kenilworth which dates back to 1185 and is a Grade 1 listed building. Yeoman Rainguard has been providing quality Rainwater Systems for over 30 years and offers a comprehensive choice of stylish, cost effective, low maintenance products including Aluminum; GRP; Cast Iron; Copper; Zinc and Stainless Steel. Keith Grierson said: “Tim Hanks and the Rainguard team were very professional and helpful and we were very pleased with the quality of the materials and the advice and service provided by Rainguard, all at competitive prices. www.rainguard.co.uk Enquiry No 82

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The Steel Deal from Lindab -Rainline for the price of plastic

Metrotile Lightweight Steel Roofing Metrotile Lightweight Roofing systems are suitable for any building project, from sprawling, new build home installation to flat to pitch refurbishments. The inherent light weight of each Metrotile, combined with the use of the highest quality, Aluzinc steel for each profile, insures a durable product that features sufficiently more benefits than ‘traditional’ roofing materials while offering stunning aesthetics. Each Metrotile is backed by an industry-leading forty year guarantee. www.metrotile.co.uk Enquiry No 84

Rainline gutters and downpipes from Lindab cost around the same price as a mid-range plastic system so why specify plastic when you can have steel?

Rainline, unlike plastic systems, offers minimal thermal movement and UV stability. It will not crack, fade, blister or peel, is highly resistant to corrosion, virtually maintenance free and vandal proof. Rainline also has a long lifespan – even its coating (10 colours to choose from) is guaranteed for 15 years. There is also a natural copper option. Quick and easy to install with no special tools required, Rainline is precision engineered by Lindab to simply click together for a perfect watertight fit - just click and fit. On site labour time and costs are kept to a minimum to. Rainline at the end of its natural life can itself be totally recycled further underpinning its environmental and whole life costing credentials. www.lindab.co.uk Enquiry No 83

New Fakro ‘Z-wave’ electronically operated windows FAKRO’s ‘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.

The ZWPTV is the ultimate multi-channel remote which can operate up to 36 receivers separately and many more in groups. It has a display screen which provides information about items in use and can also operate infra-red RTV devices. www.fakro.co.uk Enquiry No 85

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Kemper System Brings New Life To University Campus Roof Waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, has helped Anglia Ruskin University transform a former office block into a prestigious faculty building thanks to its Stratex warm roof and Kemperol V210 cold liquid-applied waterproofing systems.

Serving 30,000 students across three campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough, Anglia Ruskin University is the largest provider of nursery and midwifery training in the East of England and also runs HE courses at the University of Peterborough. The University bought ‘Guild House’ as the new home for its Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, refurbishing the building throughout before turning its attention to the largely failing bituminous felt roof. The University’s projects team opted for a warm roof and specified Kemper’s Stratex system to upgrade the building’s thermal performance while providing a durable waterproof solution.

Roofing contractor, Mells Roofing, stripped back the two failing roofs on Guild House’s East and West Buildings and cleaned the existing felt roof substrate on the South Building to prepare it for installation of the warm roof system. The installation team laid a Kempershield vapour control layer on all three roofs before beginning installation of Kemper System’s Kempertherm insulation board.

Although Kemperol V210 is impervious to standing water, a tapered insulation board was chosen to create a slight pitch on the existing flat roofs to help with water drainage and, once this had been primed, the installation team applied the Kemperol V210 liquid membrane. Laid in a single process, the V210 resin saturates a tear-resistant reinforcement fleece and cures to provide a seamless monolithic membrane that is permanently elastic, tough, UV resistant, and doesn’t require any additional protective layers. www.kempersystem.co.uk Enquiry No 86

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Performance Concrete For Chelsea Flower Show Armourcoat were specified for an award-winning garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Jo Thompson Landscape & Garden Design, and built by The Outdoor Room, the silver medal winning Food & Environment Research Agency’s (FERA) show garden, incorporated Ductal® Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) panels.

The garden design, entitled ‘Stop the Spread’, highlights how plant pests and diseases and invasive non-native species could impact our gardens and countryside. A sunken garden featuring herbaceous planting and a sculpture

by Tom Stogdon, is bordered by woodland trees and lush shade-loving plants.

This is contrasted with an avenue of lifeless trees and a border of concretepanelled walls with an intricate pattern illustrating the tree disease ‘Chalara’ (Ash dieback).

A series of large custom-made Ductal® panels were designed and manufactured

by Armourcoat for the garden. Developed by Lafarge, Ductal® possesses a unique combination of superior properties including strength, ductility, durability and enhanced aesthetics. This enables designers to develop and realize new sculptural approaches to concrete forms. It can be cast in large thin panels with an outstanding level of surface finish detail, and has a strength and durability greater than natural stone.

Jo Thompson is a landscape and garden designer based in Kent. Jo designs a wide range of gardens from tiny rooftop spaces to residential gardens, public spaces and country estates, both in the UK and overseas. This is Jo’s fourth Show Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. www.armourcoat.com Enquiry No 87

P-CLAD APPROVED FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS The UK’s leading brick slip cladding specialist, Eurobrick, has received approval for its P-Clad system to be installed on buildings over 18m high, having passed the rigorous fire test imposed for high rise buildings.

John Mayes, Managing Director of Eurobrick, is thrilled by the company’s latest certification saying; “The fire safety testing carried out by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) was intensive, but proves the quality of P-Clad. Having seen the testing process first hand, it certainly gave us a greater appreciation of why fire safety is paramount. The potential for use of our system on high rise structures is something we have been very excited about, and now that P-Clad has been approved, we hope to see an expansion in the types of projects we can cater to.”

P-Clad was originally developed with new build projects in mind but is also a great cladding system for renovation projects, completely rejuvenating the exterior appearance of a building. It comprises a composite backer panel made up of cement particle (CP) board with Eurobrick’s ribbed skin bonded to it. The horizontal ribs allow for easy brick alignment so that brick courses are formed quickly and accurately. The rigid CP board is an ideal external sheathing material and can be fitted direct to the building frame.

Eurobrick has an extensive range of brick slip finishes and different mortar colours to ensure a desired aesthetic is achieved.

Richard Haines of Eurobrick is excited by the potential scope for P-Clad saying, “The Directors took the decision to have the additional legally required fire testing carried out in direct response to our clients wanting to use Eurobrick’s cladding on their high rise projects. They wanted to be able to install a system they know and trust and we wanted to be able to offer our customers the complete package. The sky’s the limit with this latest certification.” www.eurobrick.co.uk or follow them on Twitter.

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Shackerley’s Contribution To Liverpool Central Library Is Written In Stone Shackerley has supplied two of the most visible new external architectural elements at Liverpool Central Library, now reopened to the public after a 3-year £50m project to transform the facility into a dramatic, state-of-the-art civic centre. Behind the imposing Grade II listed Victorian frontage of original library, part of the iconic William Brown Street Cultural Quarter, is a stunning new five-storey library and archive repository building, the external elevations of which have been predominantly clad with a Sureclad® ceramic granite ventilated façade system supplied by Shackerley. The new façades have a distinctive style, featuring randomly positioned panels of varying widths in a palette of carefully selected natural tones.

In addition to supplying over 2200m2 of prefabricated ‘installation ready’ ceramic granite cladding, Shackerley also utilised its specialist in-house facilities at its ISO 9001 accredited Lancashire factory to create the Library’s towering ‘Literary Wall’ – a gleaming black roll-call of famous authors, playwrights, poets and lyricists associated with Liverpool, engraved in gold lettering on large format solid granite panels, cut to bespoke sizes measuring up to 2800x600x30mm.

Architect Ben Aston of Austin-Smith: Lord, commented on the specification: “Shackerley offers ceramic granite in an extensive range of colours and finishes from which we selected our tonal palette of neutral colours with a natural unpolished finish. The flexibility of the Sureclad® system allowed panels of different sizes to be used, achieving the non-monolithic appearance we were looking to create. For the Literary Wall we wanted a high quality polished black stone that would retain its good looks in all weathers. Granite is by no means an easy material to work with but Shackerley had the specialist in-house cutting, drilling and engraving facilities to supply everything we needed.” Shackerley® and Sureclad® are both registered trademarks of the Shackerley (Holdings) Group Limited www.shackerley.com Enquiry No 89

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Carea Launches New Cladding Colours, Textures And Sizes Leading developer of facade solutions, Carea, has launched a striking new range of double fitting cladding panels that bring texture and colour to building facades.

Part of the company’s Aquila range, the new panels are available in four different finishes – Carvi, Dune, Pixel and Smooth. They are also available in four new grey colour shades, to complement the existing 36 colours of the Aquila range.

Available in larger 600 x 1200mm sizes as well as the original Aquila sizes of 600 x 600mm, 600 x 300mm and 350 x 600mm, the extended Aquila range offers flexibility and versatility to specifiers, architects and contractors.

The Aquila range has been developed by Carea to improve visual appearance and thermal performance, quickly, efficiently and cost effectively with a simple mechanical fixing process.

Suitable for both new build and refurbishment applications, the texture of the new Aqulia range allows specifiers to play with light and colour to create facades that shimmer and glow as the sun catches it.

Incredibly lightweight at just 7kg per square metre, the system can be fitted in virtually any weather conditions onto all types of walls – including concrete, timber or metal – making it ideal for refurbishment applications to overclad damaged or failing existing cladding and render.

Offering easy maintenance for enhanced lifecycle costs, Aquila can be used in conjunction with aluminium flashings for use in corner details and around

windows. With invisible fastenings, the non-porous panels ensure that they remain unaffected by graffiti. An additional resistance to external and meteorological damage will allow the cladding to look as good as new for years to come.

As well as providing improved aesthetics and excellent thermal efficiency, the sustainable system is manufactured using around 95% natural minerals for superior environmental performance. With this in mind, Carea cladding systems can help buildings to optimise their thermal efficiency for a higher BREEAM rating, to achieve the high standards of modern building regulations.

Available with insulation bonded to the cladding panel, the system provides a fast track method of upgrading properties without major internal work. The system is BBA (British Board of Agrement) approved, providing architects, specifiers and contractors with complete peace of mind that they are using a product that has been rigorously tested to the highest standards possible.

The system is available in a range of insulation thicknesses from 40mm to 120mm and a range of product thicknesses, 3mm or 5mm thick, to suit a variety of building upgrade requirements. For additional flexibility, Carea offers other cladding products including its Alpha, Aranda and Arkea ranges, in a wide range of dimensions, finishes and colours. The extended Aquila range further reinforces Carea’s position as the market leader in innovative cladding solutions. www.carea.uk.com Enquiry No 90

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RMIG HELPS CREATE A NEW IMAGE FOR NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY A new £30 million education development in Bergen, Norway is using more than 2000m2 of aluminium cladding from RMIG, which incorporates thousands of precision perforations to create a series of distinctive images on the building’s exterior. Developed on a site previously owned by Norwegian State Railways, the new Bergen University College building on Kronstad Campus brings together five separate listed buildings into a single educational facility that will house around 7,000 students when it opens in late 2014.

The overall architecture and facilities were created jointly by HLM Arkitekter and Leigland Bygg in Norway and Cubo Arkitekter in Denmark. The perforated aluminium facade was designed by Norwegian artist and Bergen University College Masters graduate, Anne-Gry Løland, who won the commission against three other artists. The patterns and images used for the facade follow a ‘knowledge and education’ design theme, which merge figures and detailed drawings in a layered effect to create contrast while also providing a dynamic effect as lighting changes during the day.

To ensure the artist’s creative designs were captured accurately, RMIG used a unique scanning and mapping process to convert the artwork into 32 different perforation patterns that could be programmed and manufactured to the high precision standards demanded by Anne-Gry Løland. As with all RMIG architectural projects, the production process was managed under the company’s ‘City-Emotion’ programme, which was created specifically to support architects and contractors who require high quality perforated and expanded metal products. All RMIG products are manufactured using the latest innovative technologies and can form a key part of the most exciting building projects. The final panels, which measured 3584 mm x 798 mm, were manufactured from 3mm thick untreated aluminium sheets and used circular perforations, ranging from 9 mm to 13 mm in diameter, to create the virtually photographic quality images that provide the building with its unique exterior.

A further aspect of the perforated pattern design incorporated by the artist was to create a changing perspective as the facade is viewed at different distances.

From a distance the perforations combine to form full graphic images, while when viewed more closely, the perforations form more random abstract patterns. www.rmig.com Enquiry No 91

EDUCATIONAL COPPER Dudley College’s aspiration for a bold contemporary building which respects its historic town centre context is realised with completion of Dudley Evolve, characterised by horizontal copper panels from Aurubis Architectural.

The focal point of the scheme is a cantilevered theatre auditorium, clad in bands of randomly arranged horizontal copper panels with three different surfaces.

In addition to Nordic Standard mill finish copper, Aurubis Architectural, supplied panels in Nordic Brown and Nordic Brown Light, both preoxidised at its factory to give straightaway the same oxidised surface that otherwise develops over time in the environment. The thickness of the oxide layer determines its colour: either Nordic Brown Light or the darker Nordic Brown. Other Aurubis Architectural surfaces are available including Nordic Green and Nordic Blue factory-applied patinas - developed with properties and colours based on the same brochantite mineralogy found in natural patinas all over the world. Copper alloys include the new Nordic Bronze, Nordic Brass and the innovative Nordic Royal - an alloy with a long-lasting golden colour.

Dudley Evolve is an essential part of the College’s master-plan to rationalise its existing estate and concentrate excellent learning facilities within a ‘Learning Quarter’, focused around the existing Broadway Campus in the town centre conservation area. It is allied both to a nearby higher education facility and to a new sixth form centre, ’Dudley Sixth’. This faces Dudley Evolve across an established park – aptly linked by a copper statue of Apollo - and mirrors its design approach, also including horizontal bands of copper panels with varying degrees of oxidisation. www.aurubis.com/finland/architectural Enquiry No 92

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Leamington culvert needed a new approach Lanes’ reputation for tackling out of the ordinary relines was given another boost when the team faced an awkward manmade culvert in Leamington Spa. As well as being an irregular shape and having a constantly varying diameterh, the sewer involved eight lateral connections and defied the usual technology. The Severn Trent Water sewer was badly damaged but its location meant that a fast repair was imperative. In addition, the area was littered with other services. The site, naturally, was earmarked for CIPP lining, but there were complications. Lying a metre beneath the road surface, this manmade culvert had been hewn out of the ground so its sides were formed from rock. The bottom was not curved but flat, and the structure had been finished off with a brick roof. Thanks to this handcrafted build and erratic shape, the laser profiler, which is designed to record changes to a given shape rather than actual measurements, was unable to gather any meaningful data. Lanes carried out a man entry of the culvert so that it could be measured and the laterals plotted manually. With all laterals finally opened, a survey showed that the relining had been a complete success.

Densoclad 70 Protects 1Km of Pipework in Brinefields Gas Area Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ are near completion of a contract to install 1 km of protected multi technical underground gas systems for gas storage in the Cheshire brine fields. The coating selected was Winn & Coales Densoclad 70, this having been applied to ‘in situ’ field joint locations by the Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ organisation on erected pipework sections ranging from 2” to 30” Diameter. Winn & Coales Densoclad 70 medium to heavy-duty tape is designed for anti-corrosion protection of medium and large diameter pipes, welded joints, bends and fittings, and is applied over Denso primer. The extremely tough PVC backing combined with polymer bitumen adhesive ensures complete protection and exceptional resistance to damage by impact, poor backfill or aggressive ground conditions. www.denso.net Enquiry No 94

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Terram Truckpave Upgrades Busy Industrial Depot A large 9000m² site in Oldham Broadway Business Park, owned

by Electricity North West Ltd. had been heavily under utilised.

This was due to the unstabilised surface within the depot yard, which was prone to flooding and clearly unsuitable for HGVs and even forklift trucks could only be used intermittently, when weather conditions permitted. The options of tarmac or reinforced concrete were quickly discarded, partly due to the cost of stabilisation prior to installation and partly on environmental grounds since the surface water run-off from such a large area would have a significant impact on the surface water drainage network locally.

The ideal solution came from Dunster Consulting Ltd. of Pately Bridge, who had previous experience of Terram Truckpave, Fiberweb’s robust and durable porous pavin. Terram Truckpave 100, laid on a free draining granular stone sub base, was selected as the surface course for this heavily trafficked area, amounting to some 3,700m². Terram Truckpave is extremely simple and quick to install. Each paver weighs only 12kgs – substantially lighter than concrete alternatives - and is compliant with HSE manual handling limits.

The pavers (600x400x100mm) are simply butted together and the series of cells in each unit offer a void area of 55% which can be filled with angular gravel, or top soiled and seeded to provide a grass finish. Terram Truckpave provides a permanently stable, robust and durable surface laid on a permeable free draining sub-base ,achieving a sustainable drainage solution. The paving is flexible and resistant to cracking with high compressive strength. A major benefit of Terram Truckpave is that, unlike honeycomb cell type plastic pavers, Truckpave resists rotation and displacement of pavers caused by HGV and forklift manoeuvring. www.terram.com Enquiry No 95

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Sika Helps Complete Europe’s Largest Composite Reinforcement Bridge Strengthening Project When the M3 Hawley Lane Bridge started to show signs of excessive deflection under heavy traffic, engineers at Enterprise Mouchel devised a repair solution that included the installation of a new central bridge pier to support two existing outer piers. To counteract changes to the deck’s dynamics and reinforce the bridge between the three structural piers, Sika CarboDur rods and Sika CarboDur plates were used – marking one of Europe’s largest applications of composite reinforcement systems.

Built in the 1960s, the concrete bridge had been under-designed to withstand the traffic volumes and live loads under which it is now subjected every day. With the span between two original outer structural piers proving insufficient to cope with the loading forces of constant and heavy traffic, a third pier proved the most suitable reinforcement solution to meet the increasing capacity demands.

However, as the initial bridge construction had not accounted for a third structural pier, further strengthening was required to accommodate changes in the structure.

Approached early in the design process, Sika worked closely with the consulting engineers to advise material selection and properties required for a performancebased specification – in-line with Highways Agency best practice.

To achieve the required performance, carbon fibre plates and rods were specified as part of a complex repair and concrete protection solution. The use of carbon fibre offered an accelerated application process and enhanced performance properties when compared to traditional steel reinforcement. Set to be delivered by main contractor Birse Civils and specialist contractor Structural Systems UK Ltd, the £5 million project will see a total of 1,000mtr of Sika CarboDur Rods and 5,000mtr of Sika CarboDur Plates installed.

Sika CarboDur is a Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) system, designed to provide high performance structural stability in the most demanding reinforcement applications. Each plate, measuring 100mm wide and 1.4mm thick, was supplied by Sika in a variety of lengths of up to 13 metres to deliver exceptional reinforcing capability across the entire application area.

Utilising a team of skilled applicators, Structural Systems UK Ltd is completing the installation of the carbon reinforcement within a strict two month period. After grit blasting the underside of the bridge to improve adhesion, Sikadur 30 structural epoxy adhesive is applied to both the underside of the bridge and the carbon fibre plates. When placing the plates into position, full contact of the adhesive to the two surfaces guaranteed a long-term bond was achieved before a series of temporary

supports were put in place whilst the adhesive cured. The excellent performance of the adhesive ensured the application could be carried out throughout the night during the winter months, when low temperatures and condensation could cause problems for other adhesives. In situ, the Plates deliver exceptional durability and corrosion resistance – providing tensile strength of approximately 1,110 N/mm2.

Installed into the top concrete surface of the bridge, across two separate areas above the hard shoulder of the B3272/Hawley Lane, Sika CarboDur Rods have been specifically designed for the strengthening of concrete structures which have insufficient reinforcement or structural depth.

After cutting slots into the surface of the substrate to receive the Sika CarboDur Rods, SikaDur 30 structural epoxy adhesive was applied into the slots before the Rods were firmly pressed into place. A final layer of epoxy adhesive was applied to complete the application. Non-corroding and very high strength, SikaDur Rods also ensure a simple application process for the contractor. Invisible once installed and with no leveling of uneven surfaces required – the Rods deliver mean tensile strength of 3,100 N/mm2 – vastly improving the bridge’s structural performance and resistance to loading.

Using the company’s extensive experience of structural strengthening – including in 2011 the UK’s largest application of ultra high modulus composite reinforcement at Embankment Tube Station – Sika will be closely involved at Hawley Bridge from initial specification to project completion. The company’s full range of structural strengthening systems are suitable for increased loading, change of use, column wrapping, as well as applications in the nuclear industry for protection against seismic activity.

On track to be delivered within a two month period, the project will be successfully finished to the highest standard thanks to a well-organised, detailed application process and with minimal effect on the road’s users – above and below the M3 Hawley Lane Bridge.

For further information on Sika’s range of products, including a new brochure available for download, visit www.sikaconstruction.co.uk or for general enquiries including technical, on or off site support, please call 0800 1123863.

Enquiry No 96

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United Utilities Choose Recycled Modular Buildings For New Office Accommodation Three recycled and refurbished modular buildings have been provided by Foremans Relocatable Building Systems to United Utilities – the company which supplies water and sewage services to around seven million people and 200,000 businesses in the North West. The buildings were needed on two sites to upgrade office accommodation and replace outdated facilities with purpose-designed office space and meeting rooms. Completion was just 10 weeks after receipt of order.

At Gatewarth Industrial Estate in Warrington, a 22-module scheme is occupied by around 85 staff. Facilities include open plan offices, meeting rooms, managers’ offices, kitchen, toilets and customer service reception. A smaller Foremans building is used as a purpose-built meeting room suite.

In St Helens, an 8-module building is now in use 24/7 providing interim office accommodation for 17 staff and up to 30 shift workers while another site is redeveloped.

Each building was delivered to site around 70 per cent complete, reducing disruption to United Utilities’ operations.

Foremans also supplied folding partitions, roller security shutters, air conditioning, and fire and security alarms. Commenting on the choice of recycled modular buildings, Gary Collins, Building Surveyor at United Utilities, said, “Each of these three projects was delivered on time, as expected and to very high quality standards. Foremans also gave us the opportunity to spec the buildings to our exact service needs. Feedback from the users has been extremely positive and staff have been unable to tell these are not brand new buildings.”

“We would definitely use the approach again. Indeed, having experienced recycled modular buildings, it is now unlikely we would specify new build going forward because the quality of Foremans pre-owned is so good and the cost is considerably less.”

United Utilities is investing more than £3 billion in improving the water and wastewater infrastructure and the environment across the North West, covering over 42,000km of water pipes from Cumbria to Cheshire, over 76,000km of sewers, and 569 wastewater treatment works.

The use of recycled Portakabin buildings is one of the most environmentally sound methods of construction. It generates less than 10 per cent of the carbon emissions and uses less than 3 per cent of the energy during construction, compared to a newly manufactured building of equivalent size (source: MPBA/Arup). Other benefits include programme times reduced by up to 70 per cent, reduced cost, and the buildings can be easily expanded, reconfigured or removed if an organisation’s requirements change. www.foremansbuildings.info Enquiry No 97

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Yorkon Wins Education Contracts Worth In Excess Of £12M To Help Meet The Urgent Need For Additional School Places Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, part of the Portakabin Group, has been awarded contracts in the education sector worth in excess of £12m to help meet the national shortage of school places. A National Audit Office report has warned that 250,000 extra school places will be needed in England by 2014 to meet demand following the dramatic rise in birth rates. Inner London is one of the most acute areas and to help resolve the issue, Yorkon has been working with Enfield Council and Barking & Dagenham Council, using off-site construction to speed up the build process and respond to the urgent need for additional teaching facilities.

By moving as much of the building work off site as possible, programme times are reduced by around 50 per cent, site safety is improved and there is much less disruption to teaching. The latest series of contracts awarded to Yorkon includes a new agreement with Enfield Council to expand capacity at seven schools in the first phase. Working in partnership with Cornerstone Property Assets and contractors Kier Construction and Wilmott Dixon, £6m of orders have already been placed with Yorkon under this agreement including:

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A two-storey building at Worcesters Primary School providing a library, ICT suite, group rooms, four large classrooms and staff facilities.

A 40-module scheme at Chesterfield School, integrating workshops with classrooms. The two-storey building will be fully clad to complement other buildings on the school site and will incorporate a terraced outdoor classroom on the upper floor.

A single storey building accommodating nine new general classrooms, reception classrooms and a nursery at Highfield Primary School.

Pupils at Edmonton School will benefit from a three-storey scheme which will be used for primary school accommodation on the ground floor with classrooms and science laboratories on the upper floors for the secondary school.

An extension to the George Spicer School campus, comprising 12 classrooms in two wings linked by a hall area, and including covered and open play areas, community rooms, staff facilities and a catering kitchen.

Following completion of a new teaching block at Trinity School – a special school in Dagenham, Barking & Dagenham Council is also working with Yorkon to deliver a number of new projects. The largest is a £4.5m contract at City Farm School.

The first phase of this project is to construct a three-form entry primary school, which will initially be adopted as a secondary school for two years, accommodating 360 pupils. Phase two will convert the building for primary children and provide additional play areas, landscaping, car parking, a multi-use games area and flood-lit football pitch. The final phase will double the size of the building in preparation for a five-form entry primary school.

Yorkon will also build a two-storey sixth form centre at Woodbrook Vale High School in Loughborough, which will free up classroom space elsewhere in the school and facilitate its expansion to include years 10 and 11. This scheme will be finished in brickwork and red render and completed to a tight programme of just 16 weeks.

It is the fourth academy project Yorkon has been awarded in the Midlands. Yorkon has an extensive track record in the primary and secondary education sectors, having completed a wide variety of bespoke projects constructed off site, including selfcontained teaching buildings, classroom extensions and complete schools, delivering all the speed, quality, sustainability and efficiency benefits of off-site construction. www.yorkon.co.uk Enquiry No 98

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OPINION|Energy efficiency HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE WARMING TO PREFBRICATED HEATING SYSTEMS Jeff House, Marketing & Applications Manager, Baxi Commercial Jeff House, considers the heating options available to healthcare facilities and the increasing interest in prefabricated solutions.

Healthcare buildings come in all shapes and sizes and serve a wide variety of needs. Although facilities may belong to one of a number of general types, each with broadly defined objectives, an individual healthcare location is likely to be a unique mixture of demands and solutions. Individuality can even be found in responses to a demand that applies whatever the location - the provision of heating and hot water. This diversity of solutions can be brought about not only by the characteristics and specific needs of the location, but also by the heating technology available when it was built.

Some sites, particularly in older buildings, may have a heating system centred on a boiler or boilers, delivering space heating as well as heated stored water for the domestic hot water system.

Other buildings may be heated by a separated system, with boilers providing space heating and water heaters meeting the hot water demand.

Following the introduction of renewable energy and microgeneration solutions it has become increasingly common for these energy sources to be integrated with existing as well as new heating systems.

The principal contributor to both a building’s energy use and its carbon emissions is its heating arrangements, so that as climate change policies and ever increasing fuel costs make actions to reduce

Example of a prefabricated boiler package integrated with a solar thermal hot water system servicing Percy Court, Alnwick, a sheltered housing facility

energy use and carbon emissions imperative, centre administrators will be investigating how improvements can be made. There is likely to be a constant theme running through all of these deliberations, namely that any changes to building operating systems should be put in place without seriously affecting the delivery of the services for which the building exists.

One Made Earlier As far as heating is concerned, a tried and tested answer in such circumstances is a prefabricated package solution. As the name suggests, the system is constructed off site and is delivered as an entity, capable of ‘plug and play’ installation.

This is what sets the prefabricated and complete unit apart from solutions with several independent components, as the potential for interruption of other systems and processes during installation is greatly reduced. As there is only one occasion when local services need to be shut down to enable the new system to be connected, complete and speedy installation in a single operation puts to rest all concerns over the likely damaging effects on service delivery of several, possibly lengthy, interruptions.

Flexible design is at the heart of every prefabricated package, as it is based on total awareness of the specific location for which it is intended.

So, although the finished article is complete at the point of delivery, assembly has involved the coordination and integration of several diverse and complex elements. These will be of interest to facility managers, as they will have a bearing on the total energy, emission and, most importantly, cost reductions that the upgrade is intended to achieve.

The elements involved concern determining the carbon and energy rating of the building, choosing the most suitable energy source or sources, sizing the equipment best suited to deliver the heat and hot water load and selecting the location for the system equipment.

Advisory Report Legislative obligations may already have required the carbon emissions and energy rating of a building to be assessed and recommendations regarding improving energy performance set out in an Advisory Report forming part of an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) or DEC (Display Energy Certificate). Whether or not the implementation of the recommendations is obligatory, the long life of an Advisory Report, of either seven or ten years, does not allow for the fact that during such a period, heating industry initiatives in the use of a wide variety of fuel sources are extending the options available.

This does not affect the assessment of the energy rating of a building, but it could mean that previous recommendations regarding improving energy performance, even if still valid, may not be appropriate when compared with the current recommendations that would be made in respect of the same building. Consequently, it might be thought prudent to obtain a fresh opinion and in

this respect the heating industry may be of help, as leading manufacturers can provide technical information and explain appropriate solutions.

Although involving decisions that might need to take into account the potential funding available under not yet fully defined government schemes, it may be possible to select the type or types of energy source to be used.

Climate change policies promote the application of renewables, especially on an individual energy user basis, with financial incentives available under centrally funded schemes. Not every healthcare building will have the same options regarding renewable energy sources, indeed the preferred option may be for a source that does not use or rely on renewable energy, for example CHP (Combined Heat and Power). In essence, the renewables choice is likely to be driven by energy type availability and the financial gain to be derived.

The timing of this decision is, however, not critical, as it can be delayed until full information is available without prejudicing a current project intended to improve energy performance.

No Holding Back This is an important point, as the type of equipment to be used to form the heating system is unlikely to be significantly influenced by the energy source, as forward looking manufacturers provide equipment and systems that can be integrated with a renewable energy source after initial installation.

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Percy Court, Alnwick, Northumberland

This means that, whether or not a renewables decision has been made, the type of heating system and consequently the type of equipment to

to achieve the required building heating system energy rating.

This decision making process will be greatly helped by the pro-active way in which leading heating equipment manufacturers are responding to climate change policy aims. For example, one manufacturer can provide a package heating system in which condensing boilers and biomass renewable energy boilers are integrated.

A further option is a system with condensing boilers in conjunction with a CHP boiler unit. In either case, the overarching principle of energy type flexibility still applies, as components in the system can still be’ renewables ready’ to allow for the subsequent integration of a non-fossil fuel energy source. For smaller applications, one manufacturer provides an innovative single cabinet solution that includes separated space heating and hot water functions.

The innovative cabinet solution with separate boiler and water heater in situ at Coppice Lea Care Home, Merstham, Surrey

be used can be chosen. The system may be based on boilers only, or on a combination of boilers and water heaters, all of which will need to be sized

The Perfect Fit The general heating system packaging elements so far described are not the end of the story, as further factors shape the unique identity of each individual package. These include the measurements of the plant room where the system is to be housed, the location of the building services within that space, the dimensions and location of all access points, any stairs and lifts that must be negotiated and any other relevant matters that may affect installation.

Once these have been established, the prefabrication can be tailored to exactly match its destination. It may be possible to package the system on a single skid, but access may require separate modules for assembly in the plant room.

The system connections to the building services will be positioned to enable direct and simple attachment. These tailored attributes ensure that system downtime is limited to the actual period of installation, with ‘plug and play’ features limiting installation to hours rather than days.

It should not be overlooked that the energy, emissions and cost saving benefits that can be built into the design of a prefabricated package are enhanced by other inherent advantages.

Off-site assembly and construction at one location, with unified delivery, can greatly reduce project coordination, transport and installation costs. Single sourcing of components simplifies maintenance and part replacement. It is perhaps no coincidence that prefabricated heating systems are increasingly the refurbishment solution of choice for locations, such as healthcare facilities, where system individuality and installation downtime are critical considerations.

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Blackpool Pleasure from Bradite

Timber Refuge highlights Timbmet’s skills

Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park, one of the most famous amusement parks in the UK, is being kept in tip top condition thanks to products from the Bradite paint and primer range. As part of the park’s rolling maintenance programme, the rides are being spot primed with Bradite EP92 and then coated with two coats of PG77 polyurethane gloss finish. Each ride had its own colour theme, but the Bradite PG772 gloss finish is available in a broad range of RAL colours to satisfy the requirements of the theme park. The Bradite EP92 two pack polyamide adduct cured primer is designed for steel substrates, containing a high level of zinc phosphate anti-corrosive pigment. It provides a tough hard wearing film, which is flexible and abrasion resistant. The primer was followed by application of the PG772 two pack polyurethane high-build acrylic high gloss finish with excellent colour retention and weathering resistance. Painting the rides was not straightforward. The height and size of some of the rides meant that the decorating team has to abseil down the structures on ropes to complete the task. www.bradite.com

Timbmet and SmartPly recently collaborated to realise the construction of the Embassy for Refugees Pavilion, part of London’s Celebrating Sanctuary Festival 2013, which coincided with the start of Refugee Week. SmartPly OSB was used as the main structure of the wood-based pavilion which was CNC machined by Timbmet. Located at the observation platform of The Queen’s Walk on London’s South Bank, the Embassy for Refugees Pavilion was designed by architect Natasha Reid. It took its dramatic, curving timber form from the natural refuge that tree canopies can provide. The pavilion was constructed from around 100 sheets of SmartPly OSB from Coillte Panel Products, which were machined by Timbmet according to Natasha Reid’s design. The structural nature and enduring strength of SmartPly make it suitable for projects demanding certified strength and loading. Because SmartPly is FSC-certified and fully chain of custody audited too, it offers an environmentally reassuring natural material choice. www.timbmet.com Enquiry No 100

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Fila Surface Care Regime Specified At The Hive A Fila surface care regime has been specified at The Hive - a partnership between Worcestershire County Council and the University of Worcester, and Europe's first joint university and public library. Locallysourced Royal Forest Pennant brushed sandstone was installed, by W B Simpson & Sons (MIDLANDS) Ltd, throughout the main public floor - and was also specified externally. Stone treatments specified, as part of the Fila regime, included Fila Cleaner; LEED-compliant Fila W68 - a waterbased stain-proofing protector - and Fila PS87, for ongoing deep cleaning.

The Fila regime commenced after installation, when Fila Cleaner was used to carry out an initial wash of all sandstone surfaces. The highly concentrated water-based formula is pH-neutral, leaves no residue and can safely be used on all natural surfaces. The stone was then treated with LEED-compliant Fila W68 – a stain-proofing protector which is designed for internal and exterior porous surfaces. The waterbased treatment is non film-forming and seals and protects without altering appearance.

For ongoing maintenance, Fila Cleaner was specified once again, along with Fila PS87 for periodic deep cleaning. Fila PS87 is a 3-in-1 cleaner, stain and wax remover, which also removes epoxy grout residues. It’s designed to thoroughly clean stone, ceramic, terracotta and concrete, without compromising the natural surface in any way. www.filachim.com Enquiry No 101 www.ebpr.co.uk/card

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Neaco’s open grille decking specified at prestigious development Neaco’s Techdek aluminium open grille system has been specified to add metallic style to a rooftop terrace which is one of the key features at Roswell Court, McCarthy & Stone’s luxury development of 52 one and two bedroom Assisted Living apartments.

Situated in an enviable position overlooking sandy beaches, the terrace decking provides a place of relaxation for residents with stunning views across the picturesque coastal setting. Set in landscaped gardens, Roswell Court was recently completed to provide highly specified retirement apartments on a brownfield site once occupied by a derelict college.

A spokesperson for McCarthy & Stone said: “Techdek was chosen mainly for its aesthetics and we have received very positive feedback on the results of the installation. The terrace is one of the largest in our portfolio and is based on our desire to provide excellent light and air to our residents.”

Neaco’s national sales manager, Richard Richardson-Derry, comments “Neaco are pleased to continue our relationship with McCarthy & Stone with another specification at one of their prestigious developments.

Our products are also featured at McCarthy & Stone’s Trinity Court development in Halifax, where our Clearview Juliet and step-out balconies have been extensively used across a five-storey complex along with Techdek’s use as a top-floor balcony sunscreen. We also had Juliet balconies installed at McCarthy & Stone’s Malpas Court development in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.” www.neaco.co.uk Enquiry No 102

STERTIL STOKVIS RETRO DOCK SIMPLIFIES MULTI DECK LOADING By converting a series of existing loading bays with the installation of its new Retro Dock, Stertil Stokvis has enabled a leading high street retailer to load and unload multi deck vehicles.

During construction of a distribution centre at Sherburn In Elmet six years ago, Stertil Stokvis installed a series of 58 loading bays, each featuring a conventional swing lip dock leveller. Following the retailer’s recent acquisition of the site, the company decided to allocate six of the bays for the loading and unloading of multi deck vehicles and trailers. As a result, Stertil Stokvis was appointed to convert the bays with the installation of its innovative Retro Dock.

The novel design of the Retro Dock system eliminates the need for any civil works to be carried out. Instead, by utilising the external skeletal frame of the dock leveller it replaces, the new platform and cylinder can be simply installed within the empty space. Each of the six docks now comprises a 6000kg capacity telescopic dock leveller, type XF 30-20, plus a WIS 300 Series inflatable dock shelter, featuring an inflatable head curtain to accommodate a wide range of vehicles from 7.5 tonne rigid lorries through to 4.8 metre-high double-deck trailers, and a set of highly durable PE dock bumpers. Finally, to ensure the safe movement of vehicles, Stertil Stokvis installed ultra-bright LED traffic lights at all of the 58 loading bays.

Andy Georgiou, General Manager of Stertil Stokvis’s loading bay division, is very pleased with the success of the company’s new Retro Dock system. He says, “This project typifies the kind of installation we’re being increasingly asked to undertake. The existing loading bays were not designed to accommodate the latest generation of higher, multi deck vehicles. Access to the upper level vehicle decks would have been impossible and damage to the building, caused by reversing lorries, would have been unavoidable. That’s where the Retro Dock comes in. Quick to install and, because no civil works are required, it’s a proven cost-effective, reliable solution.” www.stertiluk.com Enquiry No 103

Notes from the AluTimber Notes from the AluTimber design team... design team...

Innovative magnetic fixing: pulls mullion and magnetic transomsfixing: together.

Innovative pulls mullion and transoms together.

External aluminium for protection timber internally Externalandaluminium for for thermal performance protection and timber internally for thermal performance Reassurance: CWCT Tested to 3600Pa Reassurance: CWCT Sequence B. Tested to 3600Pa Sequence B.

60mm curtain walling 60mm system curtain. walling system.

Palette of timber species Palette ofLarch, timber Oak, Ash . species Larch, Oak, Ash.

Standard profiles range allows Capped, 2 or range 4sided Standard profiles allows Capped, 2Glazing. or 4sided Structural Structural Glazing.

Alu-Timber Alu-Timber After extensive consultation we are pleased to launch the first British 60mm timber/ aluminium curtain walling system.

After extensive consultation we are pleased to launch the first British 60mm timber/ aluminium curtain walling system.

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 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. To maximise spans and centres, there is a wide range of aluminium mullions and Alu-Timber EFT provides thermally efficient Larch timber with time tested aluminium for transoms available. The inherent properties of timber provide two advantages: high strength protection. To maximise spans and centres, there is a wide range of aluminium mullions and as well as low U-values, ensuring our partners can meet the demands of future carbon transoms available. The inherent properties of timber provide two advantages: high strength reduction plans. as well as low U-values, ensuring our partners can meet the demands of future carbon reduction plans.

Enquiry No 104

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