52 Feature/Bricks & Blocks LIGNACITE
Lignacite Ltd, the East Anglia- based block manufacturer, has reduced its CO2 emissions by 44.5%, according to a new
report by the Carbon Trust. The independent report shows that the reduction in CO2 is due to increased production efficiency from the company’s recently commissioned plant: the new machinery has raised output at
FORTICRETE
Forticrete’s Anstone pitched face Walling Stone is helping developers to meet stringent new regional planning requirements throughout the north of England and Scotland, following legislation introduced in April 2007. Anstone is so close a match to numerous regional stones that in many areas it has become the only accepted alternative for building the external and boundary walls of new homes. It is the pitched face, where each stone has a distinctive raised centre that has particularly found favour with northern planners. enquiry 37
ANCON BP
Robust Details Ltd (RDL) has launched E-WM-10: a ‘robust
detail’ covering the build of thin- joint separating walls in which the two masonry leaves are joined by Staifix HRT4 wall ties. No other type or brand of wall tie is
currently approved for use with
this detail. The Staifix HRT4 wall tie is manufactured by Ancon Building Products and is readily available from builders’
merchants and other specialist
distributors. It is value-engineered from high tensile wire giving it the slender profile required to fit in a ‘thin joint’. The HRT4 has BBA
approval and meets the technical requirements of the NHBC. enquiry 39
ANCON BP
Ancon AMR is a steel reinforcement that locates in a bed joint to strengthen masonry panels. The longitudinal wires are flattened to less than 3mm to ensure good mortar cover, even when lapped. Manufactured in stainless and galvanised steel, in three wire diameters and four widths, AMR suits a wide range of structural load conditions and wall widths. A free masonry panel design service accompanies this product. A standard design sheet is available from
www.ancon.co.uk to summarise each wall panel. enquiry 41
the same time as saving energy. Lignacite Ltd has a long history of sustainable production, having used recycled materials in blocks for over 60 years. enquiry 38
CATNIC
Catnic, part of market-leading metal producer Corus, is providing its black powder
coated lintels for an award- winning housing development in Whitehaven, Cumbria. Voted ‘Best Site in the UK’ in the 2006 Zurich Customer First Awards, ‘Mariners Way’ includes just 14 high-quality
homes in three different styles. Developer, High Grange
Developments Ltd, incorporated the Cougar Open Back lintels because of the additional corrosion
protection offered by Catnic’s ‘duplex corrosion protection system’ to support the traditional sash windows. enquiry 40
HELIFIX
A 150ft listed water tower at Shenley, Hertfordshire, has been converted into luxury apartments and
forms the central feature of a major new housing development by Fieldrise Homes. In order to retain and reinforce the existing
brickwork and create lintels to allow new window
openings on each of the 11 floors, the Helibeam System, from masonry
repair specialist Helifix, was specified by consulting engineers, Gyoury Self
Partnership, and installed by Helifix Approved Installer, Stress (UK) Ltd. Stainless steel HeliBars were bonded with HeliBond cementitious grout into channeled-out mortar beds above and below each new opening. These formed masonry beams and used the existing brickwork to create new lintels, avoiding the need to remove bricks and install proprietary
lintels.The fast, non-disruptive,
nature of the Helibeam installation enabled the openings to be created as part of a rapid rolling programme that dove-tailed with the window fitters. enquiry 42
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