external envelope Lanes solves drain problem at tube station
Lanes Group has used its pipe relining expertise to help preserve the original look of one of the world’s oldest underground railway stations. Its engineers were called in to reline the inside of Victorian cast iron roof columns which, for more than 150 years, had taken rain water from the roof of Farringdon
Station to below ground drainage systems. The Rail Division of Lanes Group, was commissioned to carry out the downpipe work as part of a major refurbish- ment. Lanes Group carried out the work, using a technique called CIPP, cure in place pipe lining. Each of the 12 pillars now has a tough, smooth, waterproof inner wall, designed to extend the life of the roof drainage system by 120 years.
0161 788 2261
www.lanesfordrains.co.uk
Roofline and rainwater products from Swish Building Products have been specified by Broadacres Housing Association for installation on over 350 homes. Black half-round gutters and round downpipes are being supplied alongside white fascias and soffits through local stockist, Quay Plastics to contractor and installer, Newlife Windows. Broadacres wished to align the rainwater system with the roofline supplier; the Swish products proved to be the best value, high quality option. The housing
association conducts value for money reviews on its technical specifications prior to tendering for all planned maintenance projects.
01827 317 200
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Crash tested snow load gutters
Following testing of its snow loading gutter brackets by test house CERAM, where a standard 3m length successfully supported the weight of 12 grown men, Guttermaster decided to check out the strength of its direct fix extruded ranges. Half Round and Serpentine gutters were passed over to the Intelligent Design Centre, based in the North West, where the systems were put to the test on a purpose designed rig to simulate both static snow loads and moving snow mass from a specified height. No one at Guttermaster expected the outcome they were presented with. In static tests, the gutters withstood a total weight of one metric tonne without damage or noticeable deformation. Then in dynamic testing (Crash testing) the same piece of gutter was unshaken by launched test weights in excess of 150kgs from a height of 1m. Guttermaster MD, Mike Mckee reported that the entire gutter range has now been tested and proven to be more than capable of supporting anything the British winter has to throw at it.
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Crash tested Snow Loading gutter systems
from Guttermaster 1000kg weight test 200kg drop test at 1000mm height Still in good shape
One metric tonne static test, 1,162 n/m crash test …
...only a dummy would specify anything else!
Tel: 01706 869550 ·
www.guttermaster.co.uk Guttermaster Limited Healey Works Shawclough Trading Estate Shawclough Road Rochdale OL12 6ND
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