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Encasement decorative casings for hotels and restaurants – a tasty solution
be considerably less attractive environments, but decorative casings from Peterborough based specialist, Encasement Ltd, go beyond aesthetics. While a key function of the company’s
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casing solutions is to provide a decorative finish that can blend in or contrast with a building’s decor, column casings also perform an important practical role as they are primarily installed to conceal structural steelwork and building services. As hotels, restaurants and other
recreational facilities typically deal with large numbers of visitors and guests, often with high traffic areas in reception foyers, dining areas and other public spaces, this has an important influence on the casings’ specifications, as durability is an essential requirement for most projects. The ability to understand and meet these requirements from architects, specifiers, contractors and specialist leisure sector design teams, are key factors that have influenced the growth and development of Encasement’s product range, which are widely used in hotel and leisure sector projects. Encasement is probably best known for its
extensive column casings range that includes pre-formed plywood and glass reinforced gypsum (GRG) exclusively for interior use, together with aluminium, stainless steel and glass reinforced polymer (GRP) casings, which are suitable for both interior and exterior applications due to their durability and inherent weather resistance. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is the company’s
‘Forma’ metal casings and ‘Polyma’ GRP range that are used extensively in hotel, dining and recreational building projects, where their toughness, durability and wide choice of finishes make them an ideal
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solution. Forma, in particular, provides specifiers with an exceptional scope of options and can be specified in a range of shapes including circular, up to 1000 mm diameter, or as square, rectangular, hexagonal or bespoke forms.
procurement policies, the main difference between the two types is their shape. ‘Circa’ covers applications where round
and extended circular forms are specified, while ‘Quadra’ provides designers with the option to use square and rectangular profiles. The unrivalled palette of finishes available include plain, textured and patterned laminates from specialists such as Formica and Polyrey, together with real wood veneers. Decorative laminates are also able to resist scuffs and scratches, making them the most popular option. Farnborough 6th Form Centre’s cafe and
Gateshead Stadium Cafe
In addition to recent installations at The National Memorial Arboretum’s events & banqueting facility and Premier Inn’s flagship hotel in Cardiff Bay, further high-profile projects for Holiday Inn, The Mondrian London Hotel, Glyndebourne Opera House and Gateshead International Stadium’s café bar have all exploited the practical and wide- ranging decorative properties of the ‘Forma’ and ‘Polyma’ ranges. Encasement’s ‘Circa’ and ‘Quadra’
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ranges are designed specifically for interior projects and are used within a range of hotel restaurant and leisure projects. Both ranges are manufactured from FSC® certified plywood to comply with sustainability codes and environmental
dining area, Scotland’s Turnberry Hotel and the Jean Brown Indoor Arena are typical examples of how ‘Circa’ and ‘Quadra’ casings effectively conceal structural steelwork while their colourful and durable finishes enhance the interior design. Encasement’s managing director, Martin
Taylor, commented: “Column casings provide a perfect mix of practicality and aesthetics, which are essential considerations for hotels, restaurants and all leisure sector buildings. Also, our wide product range, allows specifiers to source a range of specialised casing solutions from a single company with high levels of expertise and experience in this sector. We also have our own contracting arm, which enables us to offer a full supply and install service to support contractors.”
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ithout decorative column casings, many hotels, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities would
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