DEKS DISTRIBUTION EXPANDS
DEKS Distribution UK has moved to larger premises in Nailsea near Bristol after outgrowing its previous warehouse facility in Portbury. Since DEKS set up the UK division seven years ago the business has grown tenfold, adding more products and members of staff to meet increasing demand. The company now employs 11 staff and distributes up to 20,000 units per month from its new 16,000 square ft warehouse. “Our growth has been phe-
nomenal,” said divisional manager David Jones, “but we’ve worked hard to get to this point. All of our staff have an in-depth product knowledge and we pride ourselves on giving customers excellent customer service and technical advice.”
t 01275 858866
www.deks.com.au 148 ZiPlOk aDDs style tO altnagelvin hOsPital
In the second of a projected five phase redevelop- ment of Altnagelvin Hospital in Northern Irelands’ second city of Derry, 1500m2
of
RigiSystems Ziplok aluminium standing seam roofing has been used to provide a distinctive and ‘space age’ feel to its curvedplant rooms. The building incorporates the most up to date roofing and cladding systems available in terms of aesthetics, longevity and durability.
The introduction of green roof on the project helps significantly to reduce the carbon footprint of the building.
t 01905 750500
www.rigidal.co.uk 150 STYROFOAM INSULATES PASSIVHAUS SCHEME
FLOORMATE 300-A – a STYROFOAM-A insu- lation material manufactured by Dow Building Solutions – is being used to insulate what is set to be the UK’s first rural affordable housing scheme to gain Passivhaus certification. Produced at Dow’s facility at King’s Lynn, FLOORMATE 300-A is being installed below the concrete floor slabs of the ground-breaking 14 dwelling development in Wimbish, Essex, aiming for completion in Spring
2011. The houses, a mixture of homes for rent and for shared ownership, are designed to be super energy efficient, and will not only comply with Passivhaus principles but also meet the demands of Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
152 James & taylOr Best in Class
Cladding specialist James & Taylor has confirmed its position as best in class for cladding, following the successful development of several high-profile builds in the education sector with leading educa- tion architecture practice Bond Bryan, including the new Leeds City College, Keighley and the Handbridge Campus at West Cheshire College, Chester. James & Taylor supplied 900m2
Alphaton for the £35m project. The radius aspect of the tiles are integral to the finished aspect of the design which is now on course to provide state of the art facilities for students and staff.
t 020 8942 3688
www.jamesandtaylor.co.uk 154 new sOlar energy COmPany launCheD
The Red Group has launched a new company, Red Solar Ltd, to take advantage of the expected upsurge in demand for photovoltaics (PV) trig- gered by the government's Feed-In Tariff Scheme. Red Solar aims to provide clients in the building and construction industries with complete 'turnkey' PV solutions. A typical package would cover everything from an initial feasibility study right through to design, installation and commis-
sioning. The company will also provide specialist advice on the application of photovoltaics and their carbon-saving performance, whether for retro-fitting or new build installations.
t 01908 770220
www.redsolarltd.com 153 FILM REMOVES THE HEADACHE OF FALLING GLASS Moeding
Dymond protective window films were recently used in a £300,000 contract at the St Enoch shop- ping centre in Glasgow, to protect shoppers from the risk of falling glass from the roof. The shop- ping centre is famed for its glass roof, so when the centre was refurbished recently, a solution was needed to prevent the glass from shattering and risking shoppers’ wellbeing, a constant worry with glass toughened by nickel sulphate. Dymond
Defender two-ply anti-shatter film – an adhesive-backed polymeric film – was installed on the glass units in the roof of St Enoch shopping centre, which will keep them intact should the units unexpectedly shatter.
t 0845 602 7782
www.dymondproducts.com 155
struCtural elements, external fixtures KNAUF DRYWALL REPEATS SUCCESS
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High performance plasterboard systems from Knauf Drywall are being installed in Phase 2 of the £300 million redevelopment of schools in Bradford, following their huge success in Phase 1. With funding from the Building Schools for the Future programme, the project’s second stage includes co-location of new secondary special schools on the sites of the Grange Technology College, and at Beckfoot, Greenhead and Hanson
Schools. Co-location will mean that previously separate special schools can share some facilities and work more closely with their mainstream counter- parts. Knauf Drywall has developed a range of drywall constructions that meet acoustic requirements in line with Building Bulletin 93.
149 DOw BuilDing sOlutiOns at lOnDOn 2012
STYROFOAM-A insulation from Dow Building Solutions is gearing up for a winning performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A series of major building contractors working on the London 2012 Olympic Park are installing the dis- tinctive blue insulation material on structures which will be seen by billions of people around the globe. STYROFOAM-A is proving popular with building designers looking for materials that help
support energy efficiency targets. The A-foam range, only made by Dow in the UK, is manufactured using technology that takes CO2 from industry and uses it as a blowing agent.
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