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Eco Friendly; External Works & Landscaping; Floors & Flooring
Comar
Altro
With ‘Eco’ and Sustainability issues
Altro has updated its popular heavy
at the top of the global ’green
duty Maxis
™
25 safety flooring range to
issues’ agenda, the building industry
offer a new palette of contemporary
is now more than ever under close
colours for 2008. There are 15 colours
scrutiny. The aluminium Industry is
to choose from, including soft tones of
making a positive and proven
cream, beige and grey alongside
contribution and global recycling
dramatic bold shades of deep blue
rates are. Recognising the
and red. New colours ‘Legend’ and
importance of the sustainability
‘Sovereign’ use tonal quartz to give an
debate, Comar Architectural
even finish and ‘Galaxy’ offers a
Aluminium Systems have the Comar
fashionable black mix. Altro Maxis
™
25
5P.i. ECO window system which offers the unique cradle-to-cradle
contains the patented Altro Easyclean
properties of aluminium, as well as answering current demands.
Technology for superior cleanability,
saving both time and money on
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routine maintenance
Tel: 020 8685 9685
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Quercus UK
Amtico
Amtico has launched its first fully
Quercus UK Ltd are a unique creative
interactive digital magazine covering
company focusing on the design and
trends, products and ideas from the
manufacture of sustainable (FSC ), innovative
world of interiors. The magazine, which
oak fencing, creating textural boundaries
is available online, brings standard
that complement classic and contemporary
editorial features to life by adding
spaces. The practical design of solid
click-throughs and streaming videos to
construction is not affected by wind gusts,
showcase both Amtico’s new product
gently filters air and sun protecting plants
ranges and its take on the design world.
and spaces, without causing shade or frost
The magazine sits apart from the
pockets. Oak contains tannins that provide a
company’s main website, with readers
durable, strong protection which mellows
(both professionals and homeowners)
sympathetically with the environment and
being invited to take out a free
eliminates the need for preservation.
subscription to have quarterly issues sent
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to their inbox.
Tel: 01458 223378
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www.quercusfencing.co.uk
Resin Surfaces
Osmo
Resin Surfaces Limited
Osmo will be exhibiting a large
(RSL) has provided a
selection of its products, along
resin flooring system
with sister company, Dr Schutz
currently in use in science
at this year’s National Floor Show.
laboratories in Newall
On the exhibition stand at the
Green secondary school
event, taking place from
in Wythenshawe, Greater
2 - 4 September at Harrogate
Manchester. Installed by
International Centre, Osmo UK will
Steadfast Flooring, the
show its new range of traditional
specification provided
style flooring, Old Style 1-strip, a
by RSL represents a hard
classic style of flooring which has
wearing alternative to vinyl
been created to the highest of
floor coverings. Steadfast
standards, with acute attention to
Flooring Managing Director, Dave Burrows, commented: “Resuflor 2000
detail, including the addition of antique style nails. Osmo will also be
is an ideal product for the school science lab environment.”
showing the company’s renowned product, Polyx Hardwax-Oil Rapid.
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Resin Surfaces
Sika
Diamond Comics’ warehouse
in Runcorn, Cheshire, is the
An extension to the JCB Cab Systems
UK distribution centre for
manufacturing site has been installed
Marvel Comics, home to
with a specialist industrial floor surface
superheroes such as
produced by Sika Ltd. Nick Grounds,
Spiderman. After relocating to
Sika National Flooring Manager
the premises on Canalside in
explained, “Sikafloor MetalTop far
autumn 2007, Diamond
exceeds the 'severe/special abrasion
Comics approached specialist
resistance' criteria of BS8204.
flooring contractor, Steadfast
In addition, the surface provides
Flooring, and RSL to provide a
anti-static properties, is dust-free and
new floor surface across the
resistant to oils, chemicals and solvents.
3,300 sq/m site. Steadfast Flooring managing director, Dave Burrows,
We have also developed a traction control treatment for the surface
commented: “We selected RSL materials for the job as they offered
that produces enhanced slip resistance that increases with age”.
the combination of value and durability that were key for the job.”
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Tel: 01707 363866
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www.sika.co.uk
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