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CERAM PUBLISHES UPDATED GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF BOND BEAMS AND COLUMNS TO RESIST LATERAL LOAD

Ceram, an international materials technology company, has published a revised and extended version of the Design Guide for Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams and Columns to Resist Lateral Load. The Design Guide provides guidance and

recommendations for the design of masonry walls incorporating bond beams and columns to strengthen walls against lateral load, without the extensive use of wind posts.

ROOFTOP WILDFLOWER MEADOW CONSTRUCTED IN AN INSTANT Leading roofing manufacturer Bauder has created the first wildflower green roof blanket to include 22 UK native plants as standard which creates an instant meadow at rooftop level speeding up installation time of a biodiversity roof on site and reducing costs. The number of native species included in the Bauder blanket ensures a higher BREEAM rating than other products and endorses its leading position in green roof technologies. www.bauder.co.uk/

THE FLAMINGO SUCCESS STORY One of Long Rake Spar’s success stories has been the introduction of their unique product Flamingo, a versatile and recycled product from marble tiling offcuts/rejects. The uptake of this, along with their many other core products, emphasises why Long Rake Spar is nationally known as one of the largest suppliers of hard landscaping products to the UK construction industry, builders’ merchants and garden/landscaping professionals. www.longrakespar.co.uk/

The supplemented Design Guide is based exclusively on

Eurocode 6 and is therefore readily usable by designers throughout Europe; the previous editions were based on British Standard Code of Practice, BS 5628, which is now withdrawn. The updated version also provides limiting bending

moments for 215mm columns, which enables designers to justify thicker and larger walls than previously possible. www.ceram.com/designguide

SIKA PROVIDES EFFICIENT SOLUTION FOR BALCONY AND WALKWAY REPAIRS A £15m refurbishment project is underway at Toryglen, Glasgow, where contractor Lawtech is completing the renovation of 1,083 properties. As part of this refurbishment, a system was required that would provide an efficient and long-term method of repair to the extensive balconies and walkways across the estate. A range of concrete repair and flooring products from Sika met the brief. www.sika.co.uk

VERSA TECBOR PUT TO THE TEST… AGAIN Euroform’s A1 non-combustible board, Versa Tecbor, has now been tested and approved for the protection of steel beams and columns in accordance with EN 13381-4. Versa Tecbor has proved itself capable of offering fire protection to a building’s steel structural elements of between 30 and 240 minutes. Euroform has been eager to subject Versa Tecbor to EN testing as the industry moves towards adopting this standard in preference to BS. Tel: 01925 860999. www.versatecbor.co.uk

FINES EMPHASISE NEED FOR THE FDIS As the fines for building owners keep on growing for breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRO), the need for the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS), the new qualification for fire door and building safety professionals, has never been so relevant. The FDIS was developed with the aim of helping to improve fire safety management,

protect property and ultimately to save lives through the creation of a new pool of expertise and competence to help people with legal responsibilities under the RRO and equivalent legislation. The scheme provides professionals with online learning leading to a Diploma in Fire Doors, and a route to become a Certificated Fire Door Inspector. FDIS inspectors will help those with legal responsibilities for fire safety to ensure the safe functioning and ongoing maintenance of all their fire doors. www.fdis.co.uk/

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