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Advanced Technology
Thanks to advances in manufacturing technology, Architects face
fewer constraints when designing and specifying balustrading.
Even when budgets are tight, they need no longer feel restricted
to a narrow choice of standard items, as Mark Winckle, Managing
Director, M&G Olympic Products Limited explains.
alustrading is a distinctive and Although ideal for some projects, necessary and Architects, Developers and
crucial feature of any building. self-assembly, standard pre-fabricated type Building Contractors now have an affordable
Usually occupying a highly visible balustrades offer only limited designs and arena for innovation and imagination, even
position, the materials used and materials. However, advances in CAD/CAM when budgets are tight and programmes rigid.
Bits overall design are critical as manufacturing technology mean that This is particularly true with balustrade infills,
they will help form a visitor’s first impression of custom-manufactured products, no longer where a wide choice of options and finishes is
a development and affect working conditions attract the excessive premium they once did. available, allowing high levels of design flexibility.
for those who use it on a day to day basis. Compromise may therefore be no longer The latest sheet metal punching technology
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