Brett Martin
Cascade for Dorset Abbey transformation
Striking the balance between cost effectiveness, performance and aesthetic appeal Brett Martin’s Cascade cast iron style rainwater system has been used in the transformation of a nineteenth century Grade II listed abbey into 47 two- to five-bedroom luxury homes.
The Cascade Deepstyle gutter system is characterised by an easy fix clip system, which facilitates simple installation, whilst external fixing lugs allow easy access for cordless power tools. Said to be significantly lighter than cast iron rainwater systems, the system is much quicker, easier and safer to fit at height, helping to offer the developer savings in terms of on-site installation costs.
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Palace Chemicals
Langlow Strip Away LV
When it came to sensitively stripping away decades of paint as part of a £7.5m restoration of the historic Seaton Delaval Hall, Langlow Strip Away LV was used to uncover the walls of the west wing.
Strip Away LV is a non-corrosive environmentally safer paint remover which does not contain methylene chloride or caustic and will not damage the integrity and appearance of the surface beneath the existing layers of old paint. Here, the contractor used Strip Away LV as it is on the National Trust’s list of stipulated products to be used in helping to protect and restore its historic and often fragile sites.
To learn more about the Langlow Strip Away LV, go https://palacechemicals.co.uk/shop/paint-removers/strip-away-paint-removers/strip-away-lv-copy/
Dulux Trade
99.9% VOC-free Airsure range
Dulux Trade is strengthening its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of paint with the launch of a new product range that is 99.9% free of volatile organic compounds. The Airsure range will initially include new Airsure Diamond Matt and Airsure Vinyl Matt — offering the quality, performance and coverage that decorators need but with a lower or equal carbon footprint compared to the standard formulations.
Paul Murgett, AkzoNobel Sustainability Manager, said: “With the UK population spending around 80-90% of their time inside buildings, and up to 60% of their time in their homes, indoor air quality is an important consideration for us all.”
Head to https://www.duluxtradepaintexpert.co.uk/airsure to find out more about the Airsure range.
Composite Prime
Wexham Golf Club eco cladding
Composite Prime has provided Wexham Park Golf Centre with its eco-friendly HD Clad Pro composite cladding system for its new driving range in a £500,000 project. As supplied by Pontrilas Timber Merchants for the golf centre, HD Clad Pro is a wood grain composite cladding system that provides a durable alternative to traditional timber cladding for residential, industrial and commercial exteriors.
The system is manufactured using recycled plastic and sustainable timber, and is UV stable and stain resistant, providing protection against long-term degradation and damage.
More information is available via: https://www.composite-prime.com/
BMI
Redland Rosemary
Combining a heritage appearance with 21st century performance, the BMI Redland Rosemary Clay Classic tile has been used to refurbish a mid-terrace house in an architecturally distinguished area of Glasgow.
Suitable for pitches ranging from 35° to 90°, these tiles are often used for restoration and refurbishment projects and for new-build developments linked to conservation areas, particularly since there is a suite of compatible accessories and components enabling the tiles to be laid on a variety of roof configurations.
More about the BMI UK & Ireland can be found here: https://www.bmigroup.com/our-company
Recticel Insulation
Deck VQ
When the Courtyard Centre for the Arts in Herefordshire’s extension precluded the use of upstands as part of a roof terrace installation, Recticel Insulation’s Deck VQ was chosen to provide a slim insulation solution which prevented instances of cold bridging to ensure the application met the regulatory U-value
The ultra-thin vacuum insulation panel (VIP), has a lambda value of the core of 0.006 W/mK, providing an insulation solution that optimised the adjoining building’s windowed element in terms of the amount of light it allowed, whilst ensuring the roof itself achieved the regulatory U-value.
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