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decision was made to employ “Inside2Outside” to
provide a Pocca canopy as part of the works. In-
outdoor facilities
side2Outside quickly arranged for one of their repre-
Access all areas
sentatives to visit the school to discuss costs and
requirements. It was quickly evident that the company Access Self-Storage Ltd has recently specified
Kader Primary School is located in a residential sub- had extensive experience of providing canopies to Knauf AMF’S Thermatex Mercure ceiling tiles
urb of Middlesbrough and has more than 380 pupils. schools and an appropriate design was chosen which for its new facility in Southampton. 800m
2
of the
Although there is a large playing field attached to the met the school’s needs. Inside2Outside provided de- 1200 x 600mm square edge tiles have been fitted
school, its use for curriculum activities often has to be tails of the canopy and arrangements were then put in throughout the individual storage units, including
restricted, thanks to the British weather. When the place for it to be installed. The resulting canopy has those on all five-mezzanine levels. As a structural
school decided to extend their building, a key require- provided excellent outdoor facilities, which are used feature, mezzanine floors require fire protection,
ment was to provide an inside/outside teaching and every day by the Early Year Foundation pupils. which can be provided by a suspended ceiling
play area that would not be restricted by poor weather. For further information telephone 01480 498297, system. BS476 requires that a complete floor
Extensive discussions were held with the architect and email info@pocca.co.uk or visit assembly, consisting of a suspended ceiling and
much research was undertaken by the school before a www.inside2outside.co.uk floor structure, achieve a minimum of 60 min-
utes fire protection. Finding a high quality ceiling
system is a key factor for customers. S & L
United Storage Systems Ltd carried out the instal-
lation at Access. Knauf AMF’S Thermatex range
of high density mineral wool ceiling tiles provide
in excess of 60 minutes fire protection to mezza-
nine floors, timber joists and steel beams in
accordance with BS476: Parts 20 to 23.
Warrington Fire Research Centre carried out spe-
cific tests on AMF Thermatex ceiling tiles
installed in a fire-rated exposed grid system under
a mezzanine floor and found that they gave 90
minutes of load-bearing capacity, 89 minutes of
integrity and 89 minutes of insulation.
For further information telephone 02088923216
or email sales@amfceilings.co.uk
Keston’s
the need to paint it to blend in with the exterior of
the building. An outside temperature sensor was fit-
period heating
ted to actuate the weather compensating capability,
which is a standard feature of all Keston boilers.
For further information telephone 0208 4620262
Keston Boilers’ unique solvent weld waste pipe flue or visit www.keston.co.uk
system, coupled with a bespoke rig incorporating a
Keston Duet with C55 boiler and 210 cylinder, has
provided the perfect solution to a lack of heating
and hot water in a large, three-storey Cheshire home.
The challenge was to retain cast iron radiators and
place the new boiler and cylinder in a cellar having a
low ceiling and accessible only via steep steps with
tight corners. The solution was a bespoke rig incor-
porating break points in the frame, pipework and
wiring so it could be partly dismantled to get it down
the staircase. At the client’s request a twin coil cylin-
der was fitted to enable the installation of solar
heating at a later date. A black, solvent weld waste
pipe flue was run vertically between existing rainwa-
ter and soil down-pipes, terminating above the eaves
of the house. The flue is self-coloured, eliminating
Net2 secures
week. Ponds Forge, which boasts an Olympic
sized swimming pool, amongst the other great
facilities, was the first venue to have Net2
multi-sites
installed. The system has been gradually rolled out
to Don Valley Stadium, Concord Sports Centre,
As one of the largest sport, leisure and enter- iceSheffield and the English Institute of Sport.
tainment companies in Europe, Sheffield Sheffield City Hall is also on the Net2 system, as
International Venues (SIV) now operates 14 an SIV-managed facility. Net2 now controls access
venues in Sheffield alone. This includes the on 82 doors for over 1000 users across SIV’s ven-
English Institute of Sport, Ponds Forge ues. The management of the system is carried out
International Sports Centre and Don Valley by the security team at Ponds Forge. The systems
Stadium. The nature of these facilities means are all connected over the existing IT network.
they are open to the public every day of the For further information telephone 01273 811 011.
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