Powder coating for an earthy realism
Retail parks are increasingly paying attention to the colours and textures used to decorate their units, giving them character and making the sites more appealing to visit and work within. Team Valley Retail Park, Gateshead, is no exception. For a suite of new retail units, designers concentrated on using shades and textures that address both style and sustainability in the materials they use and the appearance they present.
Landmark specification for Marmox Multiboard
An iconic residential development by Barratt London is including the use of Marmox Multiboard for its outstanding physical performance with two walls around the 20 metre swimming pool being lined with the moisture resistant backing board.
How Artistic Flooring is Reflecting Architecture
Flowcrete is contributing to the latest interior design trend by providing artistic flooring that reflects the architecture of the host building.
Hidden Extra’s in New ModuSat XR HIU’s - Giving You More for Less!
With over 15 years of HIU supply under their belts, Evinox has unveiled their latest range of ModuSat® XR ‘Smart’ Heat Interface Units, which provide M&E Contractors and Consulting Engineers with a “whole lot more” for a “whole lot less” due to the myriad of hidden extras.
Sika concrete repair solution rises to challenge of tower block refurb
Sika supplied the corrosion-resistant repair solution as part of a huge refurbishment involving six social housing tower blocks.
Dura Cladding Resist Now Available with Class B Fire Rating
Dura Composites’ new cladding is the UK’s first co-extruded composite timber cladding with a Class B fire rating that’s tested in accordance with genuine install methodology from a UKAS approved laboratory.
On trend washrooms for the commercial sector
Washrooms are a key part of any office or commercial building so its unsurprising that they are often used as a marker by which to judge the rest of the building. Trevor Bowers, director at leading washroom designer, manufacturer and installer, Washroom Washroom, looks at the current trends shaping today’s office washrooms and how designers are drawing on these to create washrooms with the ‘wow factor’.
Relcross Solve Door Closer Problems at John Ferneley College
Relcross recommended LCN 4111 door closers to solve problems affecting three sets of double doors at the John Ferneley College in Leicestershire.
Powders to mirror the sky over Frying Pan Alley
Frying Pan Alley – the street name conjures a Dicken’s novel and was certainly home to ironmongers and braziers in the past. Now it is the location of Chapter Spitalfields student accommodation block, rising majestically above the busy streets below and far from quaint. It is a stunning state-of-the building, the third tallest student accommodation building in the world, standing 34 floors high, with a fabulous view over the City from the top floor bar.
James Jones Timber Systems Division forms partnership with Ockwells to offer stairwell protection systems to UK housebuilders
James Jones & Sons’ Timber Systems Division, the maker of the UK’s market-leading I-Joist system, JJI-Joists, has entered into a partnership with specialist building and protection materials manufacturer Ockwells, which will see it recommending Ockwells’ Stairwell Hatch System to all JJI-Joist customers in the future.
