contracts and projects


Howzat for a backer board


ermacell has been used as a backer board to the rainscreen cladding along the fascia of ‘The Point,’ a new hospitality and events building at Lancashire County Cricket Ground. The new £12m development – designed by architects BDP - caters for a wide range of events, exhibitions and banquets. White painted Fermacell boards provide a backdrop for the LED lighting installed between the Fermacell and the polycarbonate cladding. The LED lighting has been installed across the whole of the fascia and a light-diffusing opal polycarbonate panel system placed over the top. Fermacell, long established as a versatile interior board was – after exhaustive tests - introduced to the exterior cladding market in 2008 as the cost-effective backer board for vented and EPS insulation rainscreen solutions. For further information, visit www.fermacelldrylining.co.uk


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An air curtain education


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S Air Curtains has supplied a Rotowind


air curtain for a revolving door at the Hope


University in Liverpool. The air curtain was installed by M&E Contractor, HE Simm, and is helping to maintain internal temperatures, keeping students and staff warm at the new Registry Building at the Hope Park Campus. The Rotowind air curtain installed by


£500,000 state of the art Rhino house has been built at the West Midland Safari Park to accommodate a pair of Indian Rhinoceros. The BBA certified Sika Watertight Concrete system was an ideal choice for constructing the pool. It has many benefits over traditional methods of waterproofing, including simplified design coupled with time saving on site through the elimination of laborious detailing of tanking membranes. Sika Watertight Concrete incorporates two state-of-the-art powerful Sika admixtures. These work firstly by reducing the water cement ratio, whilst producing a highly workable concrete to aid placement and compaction, and secondly, by blocking the remaining capillary pores. Sika Watertight Concrete is used in conjunction with


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Bowled over by Benchmark


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he warmth of wood against the cool strength of granite provides a winning combination of products from Benchmark on the new £1.6 million Worcestershire County Cricket Club members and players pavilion. The Ceramic Granite and Wood Composite façades were specified to provide the sharp modern clean lines the design demanded, and were installed to all four elevations of the two-storey pavilion. The Wood Composite façade for the pavilion was specified in rich Rustic to sharply contrast with the natural tones of the unpolished Ceramic Granite façade; the glow of the wood against the light colour of the stone enhances the difference in texture between the two. The real wood veneers of the Wood Composite façades are sourced from sustainably managed forests, and a tough resin finish protects the wood against the effects of sunlight, chemical or


ENERGY GAINS FOR RMJM PROJECT Energain®


For the new campus at Edinburgh Napier University, RMJM have specified 650m² of DuPont™


Energain® Energain® as a lightweight solution


without compromising the design or construction methods of this BREEAM ‘excellent’ certified project. DuPont™


is an advanced phase


change system supplied in easy-to-install panels of 1.0m x 1.2m, which can considerably reduce build time, energy use and weight loadings. DuPont™


HE Simm at Hope University was a black 1.5m unit with an electrical heater capable of providing up to 22.5kW. The Rotowind can be supplied in any RAL colour or stainless steel and is suitable for doorways up to 3.5m high. It is available in three different formats to accommodate different styles of revolving door. A Door-Internal unit is mounted above the door and blows warm air into its inner sections. A Room-Side unit is also mounted above the door but blows across the room-side opening, and a Room-Side External unit that blows across the room-side opening but is mounted on the inside of the building rather than above the door. For further information, telephone 01903 858656 or email mverney@jsaircurtains.com


the SikaSwell® jointing system, which consists of


joint sealing profiles that expand on contact with water, thus ensuring the pool will remain watertight despite the robustness of its occupants. For further information, telephone 01707 394444, email concrete@uk.sika.com or visit www.sika.co.uk


atmospheric attack. The hardwearing Ceramic Granite façade combines refined clays, quartz, feldspars and metal oxides to closely reproduce all the beauty and variation of natural granite or marble, but in comparison with naturally quarried materials, the loadings on the substructure and building exterior are dramatically reduced. For further information, telephone 01352 717251 or email info@kingspanbenchmark.com


absorbs, stores and then releases


ambient heat as room temperature rises and falls. In ventilated structures this can make a significant difference to comfort, construction methods and materials. In buildings with air-conditioning it can help to reduce heating bills by up to 15 per cent. For further information, telephone 01275 879 770, email tyvek.construction@dupont.com or visit www.energain.co.uk


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