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Taking the hard work out of leisure sector casings
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otels, restaurants, gyms and sports facilities would probably be less attractive and welcoming leisure environments without decorative column casings from Peterborough based specialist, Encasement. But the beauty of column casings is more than skin deep and goes beyond the purely aesthetic. While it’s widely acknowledged that a key
benefi t of column casings is their ability to provide a decorative fi nishing solution, that can blend in or contrast with a building’s design scheme and décor, they also perform an important practical function, as their primary role is usually to conceal structural steelwork and building services. As hotel, sports and leisure (HSL) facilities typically deal with large numbers of visitors and guests, often with high traffi c areas in reception foyers, dining areas, fi tness suites and other public spaces, these have an important infl uence on casing specifi cations, as durability is an essential requirement for most projects.
Meeting these requirements from architects,
specifi ers, contractors, and
specialist leisure sector design teams, have been key factors that have guided the growth and development of Encasement’s product range, which are widely used on hotel, leisure, and recreational projects. The company’s extensive Verta column casings range includes pre-formed MDF, ply and glass reinforced gypsum (GRG) products, specifi cally 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 inherent weather resistance and durability.
Hilton Garden Hotel, Sunderland Gateshead International Stadium
These characteristics, coupled with their design versatility, have made the metal Forma and Polyma GRP ranges the most regularly specifi ed and used in HSL and recreational projects, where their toughness, durability and wide choice of fi nishes make them an ideal solution.
Both Forma and Polyma provide
specifi ers with an exceptional scope of specifi cation options and although standard sizes are available in each range, they are both regularly specifi ed on projects where casings with bespoke shapes and dimensions are required.
As Forma is manufactured and fabricated from aluminium or stainless steel, and the Polyma range is produced from moulds, both provide a high level of design freedom that enables them to meet individual project requirements.
Inn’s fl agship hotel in Cardiff Bay and The National Memorial
In addition to installations at Premier Arboretum’s events
& banqueting facility, further high profi le projects for Holiday Inn, Mondrian London Hotel, Glyndebourne Opera House and the Gateshead International Stadium have all exploited the practical and decorative properties of Forma and Polyma GRP. For interior applications,
Encasement’s
Circa and Quadra ranges are also regularly specifi ed within a range of hotel, leisure and fi tness projects. While both ranges are
Premier Inn, Cardiff Bay
manufactured from UKTR compliant pre- formed MDF or plywood, the main difference between the two types is their shape. Circa is used where round and extended circular forms are specifi ed, while Quadra provides designers with the option to use square and rectangular profi les.
The unrivalled palette of fi nishes available include plain, textured and patterned high pressure laminates (HPL), from specialists such as Formica, ABET and Polyrey, as well as real wood veneers. Due to their ability to resist scuffs, scratches and impacts, coupled with the extensive colour choice, HPL fi nishes are the most popular solution by signifi cant margin for these products, as used at The Hilton Garden Hotel in Sunderland.
01733 266 889
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