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Power Station Chooses Profile 6 Kytun Has the Edge
England’s first The Kytun range of dry
hydro-electric power roofing products,
station has fitted manufactured in aluminium
Marley Eternit’s or PVC, is the widest and
fibre cement Profile most versatile for weather
6 sheeting as part of protecting gable ends and
major refurbishment valley edges of a fibre
work. Built in cement or natural slated
1932 and based in roof. The patented designs
Tavistock, Devon, not only protect slates from
Mary Tavy wind uplift but provide a
Hydro-electric Power neat, unobtrusive, edge to
Station generates the roofline and valley.
enough electricity Wastage of slate is reduced
for 2,500 homes, by slightly aesthetically damaged trimmed slate edges still able to be
and was once the largest hydro-electric scheme in England. It is owned utilised, hidden beneath the trim edge. Kytun also manufacture a linear
and operated by South West Water, who took the decision to specify Profile dry verge system for tiles and a wide range of flashings.
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roof of the turbine hall had lasted for over seventy years. Tel: 00 353 (0) 74 9139500
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School Gets an Education in Solar Shading A ‘First’ With Seamless Solar Shading
Levolux, the Shading When designing the new
specialist, provided the new extension to Nottingham Trent
Rednock School in University’s Chaucer Building,
Gloucestershire with a first local architect, Maber
class Solar Shading system, Associates, chose to incorporate
helping it become the first an innovative new external Solar
school in Gloucestershire to Shading system, developed by
achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ Levolux. To ensure a clean,
rating and ensuring a uncompromised aesthetic which
comfortable learning could be achieved in a short
environment for its pupils. time-frame, Levolux installed its
Eco-friendly Western Red new ‘Infiniti Fin’ Solar Shading
Cedar Timber Fins were system (patent pending),
installed externally, measuring featuring a unique, revolutionary
4.5 m long in 1200 mm wide design. The ‘Infiniti Fin’ System
modules with 4 blades to represents a ‘world first’, with
each in a vertical arrangement. Following the curved façade of the building, unique ‘invisible’ fixings that
the Timber Fins provide the structure with a natural, modern aesthetic. create an incredibly stable and
Additionally, roller Blinds were installed internally. seamless arrangement of Fins that appear to float in front of a building.
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