Besblock
Masonry homes
Using British produced masonry homes is “vital” to plans by the Housing Secretary to shake-up the country’s planning system and create more quality houses, says Andrew Huxley Managing Director of leading concrete block manufacturer Besblock (pictured).
He said: “Of course, we are in favour of any help out there to keep the house building industry moving, but when we talk about the quality of build then we really do need to consider masonry and traditional house building methods.
“According to the Building Alliance masonry construction has a design life of at least 150 years, creating a built environment for future generations,” added Andrew.
For more on the full Besblock range, go to http://www.besblock.com/
SureCav
SureCav25 & SureCav50
SureCav asserts that the use of its SureCav25 and SureCav50 in place of traditional backing blocks has saved the manufacture of 80,000 tonnes of concrete blocks over the last decade, replacing it with 1,000 tonnes of recycled plastic. Reportedly, this equates to 4,000 (20 tonne) lorry loads of blocks being replaced by 50 equivalent lorry loads of recycled plastic.
Charlie Ayers, Managing Director and founder, commented: “We have worked closely with the BBA for many years, developing a product which directly addresses how we deal with waste plastic and offers a viable alternative to concrete backing blocks, in terms of sustainability and performance.”
Go to https://www.surecav.co.uk/page/instructional-videos/38/ for instructional videos on the SureCav range.
Ibstock Brick
Atlas additions
The manufacturer has added three new bricks to its Atlas range — Atlas Dark Grey, Atlas Smooth Black and Atlas Silver Grey. Manufactured at the Atlas factory in Walsall, the new products are designed to meet growing demand for dramatic and unique finishes through a “cooler pallet” and a smooth, contemporary texture.
Forming part of Ibstock’s I-Range, the new products are now live on the company’s Product Selector online visualiser tool which lets users customise photorealistic mock-ups of the bricks in a number of popular arrangements, with options to vary angle, layout, colour and mortar thickness.
To see the Product Selector in action, click here: https://ibstockbrick.co.uk/brick-selector/?p=A0106A
BERRY BPI
NorDiVent range
The latest addition to the NorDiVent range from Berry bpi is said to provide end-user convenience with a pack that allows the contents (typically concrete or cement) to be used without unnecessary product waste.
End users are able to empty the bag on construction sites directly into concrete and cement pumps without the need for any additional opening tools such as a knife, providing a fast and safe solution. In addition, the bag can be fully emptied without any product loss due to the corner seal. This offers an important advantage over the classic paper valve sack, where the valve area cannot be emptied completely.
