SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SYSTEMS APPROACH
EOS NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 12 JANUARY 2022
Welcome to In the Frame – in this issue we focus on our systems approach which is gaining traction and acclaim across the construction sector as a faster, safety and more cost-efficient way to build – providing complete assurance and peace of mind for specifiers.
IN THIS ISSUE... Product Profile - Thruwall® Pg 2 Company News
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Case Study - Riverside Quarter Pg 4
FRAME THE POWER OF COLLABORATIVE STRENGTH
Product Profile - PAF
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Viewpoint Pg 7 Product Profile - Thrubuild® Pg 8
PARTNERING WITH EOS
The collaborative strength of Etex brands EOS Framing, Siniat, Promat and FSi is helping our customers reduce risk and operate with more certainty and confidence at every stage of the construction journey. From early design and installation advice to quality checks and simplifying procurement. Construction is continuing to evolve with more advanced offsite technologies and innovative materials coming to the fore. This is vital to help us deliver faster, more cost-effective and ultimately better buildings that meet the demands of 21st century life. Our systems approach is helping our construction clients to comply and compete in challenging markets. We continue to innovate at pace and following the outstanding success of our Thruwall® system, in close collaboration with our Etex Group partners – EOS has taken factory prefabrication and preassembly to another level. As your project delivery partner, our goal is to inspire construction professionals to build spaces that are evermore safe and sustainable.
Steve Thompson Managing Director, EOS Part of Etex NW
THRUBUILD® CROWNED BEST EXTERNAL PRODUCT The team here at EOS are celebrating yet another major industry award win, picking up a trophy at the Housebuilder Product Awards for Best External Product for our Thrubuild® system innovation – FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE THREE.
Partnerships can achieve greater outcomes than individual organisations working alone. Within Etex Group, we have some of the best experts in the UK on our team and technical support is on hand throughout the lifecycle of the project, from concept to completion – in person, online, or by phone. Hear what some of our customers have to say: www.eosframing.co.uk/informationcentre/#video-library
PRODUCT PROFILE
THRUWALL® Meeting the challenges of designing the external envelope – our THRUWALL® system is helping specifiers to comply and compete in challenging markets.
THRUWALL® – an advanced system solution REMOVES THE UNCERTAINTY from the specification of the external envelope. This fully engineered non-loadbearing infill system can be applied to steel or concrete primary structural frames. The combination of Etex expertise in internal drylining, steel framing systems and external sheathing, as well as passive fire protection, means that we are UNIQUELY POSITIONED to be able to bring together these elements in a pioneering SYSTEMS APPROACH. Custom-designed and manufactured to meet specific project requirements and supplied as a TRIED and TESTED KIT OF PARTS including steel framing, external Siniat Weather Defence sheathing, Siniat internal drylining, ancillary parts, fixtures and fittings.
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Our THRUWALL® Systems have been fire tested according to BS EN1364-1 (non-loadbearing) in both directions, can provide fire resistance (EI) from 60 to 120 MINUTES and is suitable for buildings with a height of more
The steel framing system selected for your project will depend on:
Our products and components are RIGOROUSLY TESTED TOGETHER to ensure compatibility and system performance. We are confident that our THRUWALL® solution will stand the TEST OF TIME and our Etex 30-year warranty means that designers and specifiers
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Providing crucial time and cost benefits – THRUWALL® removes the external envelope from the critical path ensuring predictable building programmes.
• The height of the infill wall • The weight of the cladding • The wind load The higher the wall the greater the stud depth and gauge will need to be – or tighter stud centres will be required to resist the loads. We can help establish the wind load using BREVE software.
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DOWNLOAD THE THRUWALL® SPECIFICATION GUIDE HERE: www.eosframing.co.uk/eos-solutions/thruwall-non-loadbearing-infill-system
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COMPANY NEWS Announcing Our Latest Awards Success! HOUSEBUILDER PRODUCT AWARDS We were recently announced winners of the Best External Product for our loadbearing Thrubuild® system range at the prestigious Housebuilder Product Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards supported by HBF and NHBC, are judged by a panel of leading experts from the housebuilding industry. Beating off stiff competition, the judges were impressed with our ‘all in one’ certified solution which addresses some of the key challenges faced by the housing industry. Thrubuild® scored highly for its safety, time and cost benefits, together with the demonstration of 60, 90 and 120-minute fire resistance options.
OFFSITE AWARDS Thrubuild® was also Highly HIGHLY COMMENDED BEST USE OF STEEL Commended in the Best Use of Steel category in the 2021 Offsite Construction Awards for its specification in the Huddersfield Renaissance Works project. Thrubuild® was used to best effect to maximise space via the three-storey extension on top of the existing building. Offering multiple loadbearing applications, Thrubuild® was used for external and internal walls, internal and separating floors.
STRENGTHENING ETEX NEW WAYS DIVISION Etex’s vision is to be at the forefront of the digital and sustainable transformation of the construction industry, particularly in the area of offsite building solutions. In 2020, Etex launched the New Ways division and realised several acquisitions in Europe and Latin America. Those efforts are now reinforced with the recent acquisition of Sigmat a market leader in the UK light steel frame sector. This complements the purchase of Irish design and engineering consultancy firm Evolusion Innovation and Irish light steel frame provider Horizon Offsite. By acquiring Sigmat and Horizon, New Ways expands its light steel frame and offsite solutions footprint in the UK. These strategic acquisitions, together with its existing UK-based EOS business, firmly establishes the division as a major force in the light steel frame sector.
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CASE STUDY Riverside Quarter, Wandsworth
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Client Frasers Property
Riverside Quarter in Wandsworth is a £250 million mixed use development located on the south bank of the River Thames. Delivered in four phases, it comprises six buildings ranging from 11 to 15 storeys, as well as commercial accommodation and leisure spaces.
Main Contractor Galliford Try Architect Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher Steel Framing Systems Supplier EOS Type of Solution Pre-Assembled Frames (PAF) Light Steel Frame Non-Loadbearing Infill System
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Galliford Try has been working with Frasers Property to deliver the prestigious project with construction work starting in 2014 and finishing in January 2020. The project has created over 750 new apartments, including 197 affordable homes. Pioneering a new systems approach, the final phase of Riverside Quarter was the first development in the UK to specify our Pre-Assembled Frames (PAF) – a non-loadbearing infill system.
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SYSTEMS APPROACH
MITIGATING RISK The performance of building materials is under an unprecedented spotlight. Architects, designers, specifiers and ultimately, clients – are feeling exposed. We believe material providers should have full-scale testing regimes that study the performance of products working together to see how they interact in ‘real’ circumstances, like under fire conditions or when exposed to wind and rain.
After rigorous testing of the complete system, Pre-Assembled Frames achieved 60-minute fire resistance and was awarded a product and performance 30-year Etex warranty following a specification and validation process. This approach provided the Riverside Quarter specifiers with complete confidence and peace of mind knowing that the PAF system has been subjected to relevant testing for fire, acoustic, weathering, energy efficiency, airtightness, durability and mechanical performance. Meeting building performance requirements in a unitised solution, the systems were delivered to the Riverside Quarter site as assembled panelised units. The system performance balance was achieved through tested configurations of factory prefabricated light steel frame and Siniat Weather Defence external sheathing together with site applied glass mineral wool insulation at a minimum thickness of 100mm and Siniat internal wall lining. Just in time deliveries reduced the requirement for site storage and the systems approach reduced cutting and reworks onsite. Installation from inside the concrete mainframe enhanced Health and Safety by reducing working externally at height and also offered vast savings for the Riverside Quarter development by reducing mast climber and scaffolding requirements.
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Delivering crucial cost and time benefits making programme savings of up to 30%, the prefabrication of the individual steel elements took place under controlled, highly regulated and safe factory conditions. With so much work completed offsite, the onsite construction schedule for Riverside Quarter was reduced – delivering a faster return on investment for Frasers Property.
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PRE-ASSEMBLED FRAME (PAF) By offering factory manufactured systems rather than standalone products, we support and empower specifiers to be technically skilled frontrunners in the offsite industry.
THRUWALL® THE NEXT GENERATION EOS has taken factory PREFABRICATION and PREASSEMBLY to another level – our custommanufactured PAF SYSTEMS are an evolution of Thruwall® which are delivered to site as a unitised non-loadbearing infill system for STEEL and CONCRETE MAINFRAMES encapsulating light steel framing and external sheathing ready for glass mineral wool insulation and Siniat
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Eliminating the ‘guess work’ – our TESTING REGIMES are designed to ensure that our Pre-Assembled Frames give specifiers COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. Our range of TECHNICAL SUPPORT is there throughout the lifecycle of the project.
internal wall linings to be fitted onsite.
60-MINUTE FIRE RESISTANCE • Rigorously tested for certified performance • Eliminates uncertainty of the design and specification of external envelopes • Fire tested to 60 minutes (integrity and insulation) to EN1364-1 in both directions
Delivering crucial cost and time benefits making PROGRAMME SAVINGS OF UP TO 30% - this revolutionary next generation system increases the speed of build without compromising on safety, quality, or performance – to DELIVER A FASTER RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
CUSTOM MANUFACTURE of the panel solution to bespoke specifications to meet the project’s exacting requirements. Our precision framing machines pre-cut, notch, dimple and swage the light gauge steel to exact sizes working to tolerances of +0/-2mm to FIT FIRST TIME.
• Suitable for buildings more than 18 METRES • Offers the BEST STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT ratio • Installation from inside the structure REDUCES WORKING AT HEIGHT • Reduces MAST CLIMBER and SCAFFOLDING requirements • JUST IN TIME deliveries saves space on site storage • SITE WASTE is virtually eliminated
DOWNLOAD THE PAF SPECIFICATION GUIDE AND WATCH OUR PAF SYSTEM VIDEO HERE: www.eosframing.co.uk/eos-solutions/pre-assembled-frames-non-loadbearing-infill-system
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VIEWPOINT – APPI HOMES
EOS AND APPI – THE START OF THE JOURNEY! Appi want to change the UK housing market by becoming an integral solution that enables the housing crisis to be addressed and to significantly reduce the current shortage of housing and homelessness issues. We are uncompromising in our mission but understand we cannot do it alone. We demand that those who want to be part of helping us scale up our MMC solution believe in our mission too. EOS have done just that! Our founder and chairman, Derek Davies first met Steve Thompson at an exhibition and quickly identified that EOS and the wider Etex organisation were ideal partners for Appi. The unique Etex Thrubuild® 30-year warranty provides instant credibility for the Appi product and peace of mind for customers. But there were also a number of synergies with how EOS and Appi sought to do business, in collaboration and with the mission of delivering real-value to the offsite market.
Appi - supported by EOS have developed a truly scalable, precision-engineered solution for the housing crisis – with the structure of all our homes being supplied by EOS.
Having conducted extensive R&D, Appi identified many drawbacks to a volumetric solution – the original concept. Concluding that developing a standardised product range with components manufactured on demand by third parties would provide the optimum MMC solution. With a robust supply chain in place, components are delivered for on-site assembly following manufacturing disciplines – thus providing precision engineered homes capable of being assembled at scale without recourse to traditional trades. EOS and Appi have a formal strategic partnership and have worked closely together to develop the initial Appi range. Etex owned Evolusion Innovation have provided technical and engineering support throughout the product development process that has been invaluable to Appi. The ability to access this expertise ‘in-house’ has greatly simplified the process of achieving SAP ratings and dealing with matters such as fire stopping and cold bridging. Appi are looking forward to putting our first homes on site early next year and to fulfilling our fast-expanding pipeline of orders thereafter - in partnership with EOS and Etex.
David Sleath Managing Director, Appi Holdings Ltd For more information on EOS projects go to: www.eosframing.co.uk/projects
How do we do MMC differently? We focus on the engineering aspect of an offsite technology, producing a scalable solution that is centred around manufacturing – rather than development of housing.
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PRODUCT PROFILE
THRUBUILD® Voted Best External Product by the Housebuilder Product Awards - these fast-track solutions make use of the latest products, technical know-how and manufacturing excellence of the combined Etex team.
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Developed as an INTEGRATED SOLUTION – delivered as a tried and tested kit of parts using EOS award-winning light steel framing, Siniat Weather Defence external sheathing board and Siniat Frameboard - an internal plasterboard developed exclusively for EOS by Siniat, a world
• Suitable for buildings in excess of 18 METRES • The range offers 60, 90 and 120-minute FIRE RESISTANCE options.
leader in plasterboard materials.
• All FIRE PERFORMANCE are results of testing to BS EN 1365-1 for walls and BS EN 1365-2 for floors.
Delivers predictable and certified performance
• Robust fire, acoustic, weathering, airtightness and mechanical testing regimes to ensure COMPLETE PEACE OF MIND
LOADBEARING SYSTEM RANGE
• HIGH STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO reducing total load by up to 60% which saves on foundations
• Internal separating walls • Internal dividing walls • External walls • Internal dividing floors • Internal separating floors
• FAST-TRACK project programmes reduce financing costs and shortens the period of construction liability • 30-year WARRANTY awarded for THRUBUILD®
DOWNLOAD THE THRUBUILD® SPECIFICATION GUIDE HERE: www.eosframing.co.uk/eos-solutions/thrubuild-systems
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