30 APPOINTMENTS & NEWS
TWO NEW RIBA ASSESSED CPD SEMINARS FROM COMAR
RIBA APPROVED CPD LAMINATE FACTORY TOUR FROM FORMICA
RENOLIT LAUNCHES NEW RIBA APPROVED SURFACE DESIGN CPD
FLOOR TILING ONTO CALCIUM SULPHATE SCREED
In two RIBA assessed seminars, Comar outlines: Stand & Deliver: a Study of curtain Walling – the design of curtain walling, it's properties and how it is used by specifiers. This seminar aims to offer an understanding of the points of Hll in the NBS specification system, and how best to make use of it. Designing functions & reliability into entrances – the issues that influence the function of main entrance design and technology. This seminar aims to offer an understanding of how user expectation influences door design and links this with hardware selection, entrance configuration and floor finishes. 020 685 9685
www.comar-alu.co.uk
Formica Group, is now offering a CPD factory tour approved by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The tour is based at the Formica Group facility in North Shields and incorporates the factory, office and fabrication support unit, as well as an overview of the process of laminate manufacturing and usage. A hands-on opportunity to work with laminate, the tour also includes the experience of bonding and postforming, as well as understanding the various grades and laminate capabilities. Lasting two and a half hours, tours are limited to eight people. 0191 259 3512
www.formica.com
RENOLIT has launched a new CPD seminaron the flexibility and uses of thermoformable PVC as a decorative surface which illustrates the benefits of PVC films over other decorative surface materials. The seminar provides architects with an understanding about PVC and its common uses within interior construction projects. It informs how to recognize different types of surfaces films, their applica- tions and raises awareness of some specialist applications. 01670 718222
www.renolit.com/design
Saint-Gobain Weber have introduced a new RIBA- Assessed CPD: Floor Tiling onto Calcium Sulphate Screeds. The main learning aim of the new CPD is to assist in the design and specification process. By identifying potential problems and how to avoid them, specifiers will learn to understand the key considerations when detailing tiling work on anhydrite screeds and meeting industry standards. This 30 minute CPD can be presented by Saint-Gobain Weber’s specification team either on site or at a clients’ office, and has been designed for individuals and small groups. 08703 330 070
www.weberspec.co.uk
YBS new Specification Manager
Innovative insulation manufacturer appoints new Specification Sales Manager to national role. Such is the growth in demand for its multi-layer insulation products that YBS has taken the step of creating a new position within the company, by appointing a Specification Sales Manager to influence and support key decision makers across the industry. Selected for the role,
Paul Horton will have responsibility for working with a wide range of professionals assisting them in understanding the unique performance benefits and potential of the diverse YBS product range.
01909 721662
www.ybsinsulation.com Saracen completes fast-track refurbishment
Saracen Interiors has completed a £150,000 fast-track refurbishment project for equity investor, Mobeus Equity Partners at the company’s head office. The workplace consultant’s team worked during weekends and evenings to ensure that the project was
completed within three weeks. This also meant that the office space could be occupied for two of the three weeks, causing the minimum of disruption. The project was awarded to Saracen following the submission of detailed plans, demonstrating an intelligent use of the space available and creative designs that best reflected the brand.
www.saraceninteriors.com
Damp-proofing rods gain WTA approval
The innovative Dryrod damp-proofing rods from Safeguard Europe have been accredited by the German WTA organisation for creating remedial damp-proof courses (DPCs) against capillary absorption in masonry, otherwise known in the UK as rising damp. The WTA accreditation is a perfect accompaniment to Dryrod’s British
Board of Agrément (BBA) certification, awarded in 2015, which establishes that it is effective against the ingress of moisture for at least 20 years. Dryrod is designed to be the fastest, cleanest, easiest and most effective rising damp treatment on the market.
01403 210 204
www.safeguardeurope.com SFS intec shares specification expertise
Roofing and cladding fastener manufacturer SFS intec has been exclusively invited to share its specification market knowledge, analysis and experience in a new report published by NBS. The ‘What Specifiers Want’ report, provides expert guidance for construction product manufacturers supplying into the UK specification market. David Wigglesworth, Managing Director of SFS intec’s UK business, who wrote an
article for the report, says: “We’re delighted to have been invited to share our insights in this latest NBS report which will be enormously beneficial to anyone working in the specification market”.
0113 2085 500
www.sfsintec.co.uk
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