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Bricks, Blocks & Cement; Building Products; Building Services; Coatings, Sealants & Paints
Doeflex-Vitapol Comar
Doeflex-Vitapol has launched Costs associated with time are rarely
Doeflex-UltraFresh, a range of quantified in a busy business. Comar
antimicrobial PVC compounds. invests in stock so that their fabricators
Doeflex-Vitapol collaborated with don’t have to tie up valuable resources to
Thomson Research Associates, ensure short lead times. Comar not only
producers of Ultra-Fresh
™
to offers Aluminium facades for curtain
develop Doeflex-UltraFresh PVC. walling, windows, doors and ground floor
The new PVC compound utilises treatment that provide longevity and legacy,
the antibacterial properties of but also a British designed infrastructure to
silver to provide protection from, deliver to the uniquely demanding, time
and prevent the growth of harmful critical British construction market.
bacteria. Ultra-Fresh
™
is intrinsically formulated into the PVC at the Specifying a Comar project means
time of manufacture and lasts for the useful life of the product. specifying speed and cost efficiency.
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Ancon Building Products ESK Building Products
To enable designers to ESK Building
calculate an accurate U-value Products of Carlisle
for a wall, Ancon Building has expanded its
Products has added the range in terms of
cross-sectional areas of its both colours and
wall ties to its website at textures. Externally,
www.ancon.co.uk. The calcium silicate
effect of wall ties on the bricks are used for
U-value of a wall is often all types of
insignificant and can be brickwork; as high
omitted in accordance with quality facing bricks, in foundations and as common bricks. The
EN ISO 6946. The use of the actual cross-sectional area of a wall tie, uniform shape and sharp arrises (edges) of calcium silicate bricks add
rather than a default value, can make a considerable difference to the greatly to their decorative qualities and assist in efficient laying. The
calculation. Ancon has successfully value-engineered its wall tie colour and texture gives a maximum of light reflection without glare,
range to provide high performance at a competitive price. making them an ideal solution for external walls of courtyard areas.
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Comar
Hi-Tec Spray
Costs associated with
A planned re-location and
time are rarely quantified
expansion provided the
in a busy business.
opportunity to re-fit Blades
Comar invests in stock
Joinery’s own sprayshop with
so that their fabricators
three new spray booths (to replace
don’t have to tie up
the original two) and they were to
valuable resources to
turn to surface coating specialists,
ensure short lead times.
Hi-Tec Spray Ltd., (HSL) to deliver
Comar not only offers
the £35k project. The
Aluminium facades for
performance of the specially
curtain walling, windows,
designed, high powered fans delivered a superior capture rate of
doors and ground floor treatment that provide longevity and legacy,
overspray than the previous system, improving the air quality within the
but also a British designed infrastructure to deliver to the uniquely
booth and making the system more environmentally friendly.
demanding, time critical British construction market. Specifying a
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Medway Galvanising Company Sto
Medway Galvanising has StoLotusan Color, the
built its reputation on innovative facade paint
achieving exemplary with dirt repelling
standards of colour properties, has been
consistency and coating specified to revive and
integrity on the widest maintain the appearance
possible selection of steel of ‘The Bee’, a newly
components. These include renovated Gastro pub in
balconies, balustrades and Surrey. The StoLotusan
railings, with textures as well paint system mimics the
as metallic finishes being natural effect of the lotus
amongst the options available. Now the company can achieve what leaf, having the ability to repel water. Once a building is coated with the
was widely regarded as impossible, applying a coating capable of facade paint, water droplets are unable to maintain surface contact, so
withstanding the aggressive marine environment. Medway Galvanising rain runs off the exterior carrying dirt particles with it. Walls are kept drier
will now offer guarantees similar to those available further inland. for longer, protecting against algae and fungus build up.
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