PRODUCT INNOVATIONS Celebrating 25 years at the top
Mereway Kitchens is one of the country’s longest-established high- quality British kitchen manufacturers. They remain a family run company and are celebrating 25 successful years this year. Innovation, sharp design and solid customer service are key to the company’s success. Three years after its founding, Mereway demonstrated its penchant for innovation by becoming the first UK kitchen manufacturer to offer colour coordinated carcasses. When Cucina Colore was launched in 2006, with a handleless range, this was a first from a British manufacturer. New sales and marketing director Graham Jones, is leading the company’s diversification in both product range and client base. Kitchen ranges include the contemporary Cucina Colore and Complete Kitchen Collection, which combines traditional woods and contemporary finishes with Shaker and European styling. Both of these ranges have average values of between £15,000 to £25,000. English Revival is the traditional, solid wood English style, painted, in frame range and has an average retail value of between £20,000 and £40,000. For more information telephone 0121 706 7844 or visit
www.merewaykitchens.co.uk
Schueco partners
with Booth Industries Building envelope and solar products specialist Schueco UK Ltd has announced that Booth Industries of Bolton, a global leader in the design and construction of high-integrity doors, windows and modular wall systems, is joining the Schueco Partner Network. The Network covers the whole of Great Britain and Schueco Partners have long been involved in major high-value projects in both private and public sectors. Booth Industries decided to become part of the Schueco Partner Network after Barry Gregson, director of commercial doors, was introduced to the company at Bau 2011 by Teckentrup GmbH, Europe's third largest steel producer and a strategic partner of Booth Industries. Schueco UK's parent company – Schueco International KG – and Teckentrup are both based in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Barry Gregson comments: “I had been planning to add a range of glazed steel fire doors and screens to our steel fire- door portfolio and was impressed by the Schueco Jansen fire and security offering. It was obvious that it would complement and enhance our own product range and would enable us to extend our marketing reach with specifiers.” For more information visit
mkinfobox@schueco.com
roofing solutions The value of the bespoke solutions provided by Gradient Flat Roofing - experts in tapered, single- layer roofing - has been highlighted by a complex project to refurbish a multi-level school roof in Reigate, Surrey. The original roof of the Brooklands Primary School needed to be replaced. “Although this wasn’t an especially large job, there were numerous rooflights and penetrations to be accommodated and this is where the bespoke nature of our single-layer tapered, roofing solutions really pays dividends,” explains Matthew Cox of Gradient Flat Roofing. Gradient’s involvement began with an initial site survey to assess requirements and possible solutions. For this project, Gradient’s tapered Powerdeck F insulation board was chosen. Powerdeck F is a closed cell rigid polyiscyanurate foam core, which is faced on both sides with a perforated, mineral-coated glass fibre tissue. With a thermal conductivity value of 0.026 W/mK it is some 30 percent more efficient than most other insulation materials. Each section of a Gradient single-layer roofing solution is designed to fit a specific location on the roof and to accommodate any penetrations, rooflights or other obstacles while also creating the required fall. It is then manufactured under controlled factory conditions and delivered to site ready for installation directly onto the roof deck. For more information 01902 791 888, email
enquiries@gradientuk.com or visit
www.gradientuk.com
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