Children and staff at Gatley Primary in Cheadle, Cheshire, are enjoying reduced noise levels during their lunch break following the installation of a set of CMS Danskin Acoustics’ SuperPhon Art Panels. Cheshire Soundproofing were called in to address noise and…
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The continuing development of the well-established Stargard DDA compliant handrail, means that a “supply only” version of the handrail is now available. Stargard-Flex has been developed especially for the supply only market. The handrail is still the 4mm (4,000 microns) thick…
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Epwin Window Systems has launched an enhanced Approved Commercial Partner (ACP) scheme that will add even more value to commercial fabricator members. Gerald Allen, Head of Marketing at Epwin Window Systems, said: “We are serious about making our stakeholders succeed….
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Glass partition walls become truly interesting for dividing an interior when you can also incorporate a door into them. With ‘Slide,’ Divina introduces a glass sliding door aligned with the ‘steel look’ glass wall made from sleek aluminum profiles. The…
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A programme of works carried out at a Nottinghamshire hospital, just prior to Christmas, has seen a number of products from the FIREFLY™ range employed to upgrade the passive fire protection throughout the roof spaces, with the manufacturer providing site…
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Aside from the requirement for New Build and converted multi-occupancy buildings to meet Part E of the Building Regulations (Resistance to the Passage of Sound), major upgrades to many pre-existing acoustic insulation levels are vital if people are to truly…
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Denbighshire Council has become one of the first local authorities in the UK to pilot a new type of solar pitched roof system, with the aim of cutting maintenance costs and helping tenants reduce their energy bills. The pioneering refurbishment…
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Victoria Ramwell, commercial manager at cold-applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, explains the benefits of using Poly Methyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a liquid applied waterproofing membrane, and offers specification advice. The popularity for PMMA liquid waterproofing solutions – (Polymethyl Methacrylate)…
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The acoustic and reaction to fire properties of A2 Versapanel® were key considerations in the specification of Euroform Product’s sheathing board for new apartments under construction as part of the largest regeneration scheme in the history of Worcester. The £150 million,…
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A major refurbishment project in Dorset has seen a landmark building completely transformed with the use of a BBA-certified StoTherm Mineral external wall insulation system designed by Sto. Having previously provided office accommodation, the Crown Building in Poole now houses…
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Metal building envelope specialist SIG Building Solutions has launched a warranted twin skin system called ‘Gemello’. Gemello, is a self-supporting roof and wall system consisting of a trapezoidal pre-finished steel liner and outer sheet with a Class A1 non-combustible glass fibre…
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Slicedstone, from bathroom specialist Marmox, has been used extensively to clad a new lighthouse in Port Said, replacing the deactivated original, which stood sentinel over the city at the northern end of the Suez Canal since its opening in 1869….
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LIFOS wins the Environmental Initiative Award at Plantworx 2023. The Lifos Fort solar PV battery storage system won the Plantworx Environment Initiative Award with a product that is set to help the construction industry transition to a diesel-free and low-carbon…
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AIM Acoustic & Insulation Manufacturing has supplied wall cavity barriers and open state cavity barriers (OSCBs), along with technical support, for a ‘path-breaking’, 900-room student accommodation development at the University of West England Bristol’s Frenchay Campus. The new-build, low-carbon design…
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School summer holidays are the ideal time to have balustrade or handrails replaced with the minimum disruption to the school pupils and staff. BPI Bespoke Project Installations received orders, and installed, Stargard balustrade in various schools through the summer break….
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