MIDAIR MANUFACTURING BY KALZIP

Kalzip has introduced a new on-site production facility which uses a portable roll-former suspended from a crane to manufacture aluminium standing seam sheets where they’re wanted - up on the roof. This creatively engineered midair manufacturing solution is fast, efficient, extremely safe and very versatile as the roll-former can be quickly repositioned to produce long... Click Here to Read More

FIRST APPLICATION OF TECHNAL’S REVOLUTIONARY NEW LOW RISE FAÇADE SYSTEM IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The first application of the latest aluminium glazing system from Technal is now under construction.  The revolutionary new MODAL low rise façade system has been specified for the Sirius Academy and Ganton Special School in Hull. Designed by Aedas and under construction by Balfour Beatty Construction, the Hull National Academies... Click Here to Read More

LIDO DIPS IN WITH DIMPLEX RENEWABLES

Swimmers at Chipping Norton’s award winning outdoor Lido have been enjoying the great outdoors and dipping into a pool that’s heated by Dimplex low carbon heat pumps, following a £140,000 grant-aided refurbishment. The popular community facility in the heart of the Cotswolds was rescued from the threat of closure by a campaigning group in 2003.  It’s now operated... Click Here to Read More

BESAM: CASE STUDY – THE HUB, BARNARD CASTLE, COUNTY DURHAM

The Hub is a newly designed Award winning lottery-funded youth project, providing a range of leisure, sporting, educational and recreational facilities. Aimed at 13-19 year olds, they played a strong role in drawing up the brief for the project, helping with fundraising and contributing to the design process with Browne Smith Baker Architects of Darlington... Click Here to Read More

FORBO CPD FOR ENTRANCE FLOORING THAT MAXIMISES PERFORMANCE AND MINIMISES RISK

The inadequacy and sheer ineffectiveness of many entrance flooring systems installed around the UK has been clearly exposed by the extreme weather conditions experienced this winter. Forbo’s RIBA certified CPD seminar “Entrance Matting Systems: Complete Solutions to Maximise Performance and Minimise Risk” is designed to help specifiers... Click Here to Read More

DOW SUPPORTS SIMPLIFYING STANDARDS SEMINAR AT ECOBUILD

Dow Building Solutions – manufacturer of STYROFOAM-A insulation – is sponsoring the “Simplifying Standards, Guides and Tools” seminar stream at Ecobuild 2011, taking place at London’s ExCel centre. The seminar stream, which takes place over the three days of Ecobuild (March 1st – March 3rd), will include discussions on aligning Passivhaus construction principles with building codes and regulations... Click Here to Read More