64 INTERIORS; LANDCAPING & EXTERNALWORKS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION ALLOWS PROJECTS TO BE BUILT QUICKER, CHEAPER, AND GREENER
MMC factories which in essence are semi traditional homes built in a factory, the second-generation volumetrics are innovative construction and manufacturing of homes. The spectrum of MMC options in the future will be much broader, with a range of safe, robust, and commercially viable solutions to choose from as one size doesn’t fit all circumstances. As well as volumetric, alternative
modular will be seen as an alternative and a different way of doing things.
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS Many still have a rigid view of offsite
construction; that of modules being made in an out-of-town factory, transported by road on an artic lorry and then craned into position and joined at a building site. While this is true for the Mark 1
BLANCO’s showroom training back on!
By Craig Condie, National Sales Manager, BLANCO
Now that most doors are back open again, BLANCO is running bespoke customer training programmes in the impressive showroom at the UK headquarters in St Albans. Of course, these programmes can also be held remotely, or at a customer’s premises depending on requirements. BLANCO’s bespoke sales and business development training programmes have always been popular with customers and
the past 18 months have proved no different – even though they were conducted remotely for obvious reasons.
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offsite construction options include pop-up factories on larger sites which avoid the need to transport whole modules by road. Instead, temporary buildings create an onsite factory to assemble panelised MMC at the site, meaning little upfront spend, an easy way to instantly add value to each local economy, with much more design flexibil- ity lost due to transport restrictions.
Chris Williams is managing director of Green Life Buildings
The Superplan Zero from Kaldewei
Superplan Zero, is the latest shower surface from Kaldewei, providing a completely floor-level finish. When creating Superplan Zero, Kaldewei took into account the customer requests which led to the creation of a product that is totally flat to the floor, with zero steps, zero edges, and zero
compromises. This makes it ideal for bathrooms in both the hotel and hospitality sector as well as for homebuilders. Developed by the award-winning Berlin product designer Werner Aisslinger the Superplan Zero maintains Kaldewei’s green credentials with its luxurious steel enamel base it is both durable and 100% recyclable.
01480 498053
www.kaldewei.co.uk A total outdoor tile solution
The Parkside Outdoor Collection helps designers, specifiers and developers to fully realise the potential of outside space. Whether a natural extension of internal bar and restaurant areas, or a seamless flow from indoor to outdoor living in housing, the Outdoor Collection provides porcelain tiles and supporting ancillaries designed to cope with the rigours of all-round external use. The collection features porcelain tiles that are ideally suited to outdoor use. Not only more durable than their ceramic counterparts, porcelain tiles are also UV and weather resistant. Delivering stability in sub-zero and high temperatures, they are the only tile option for prolonged external use on terraces, balconies and outside living spaces. In stone, wood, concrete, marble, terrazzo and slate effects, Vista can work to transform outside space. Whether a traditional stone effect or the modern look of terrazzo, Vista provides a finish that is hard-wearing frost, mould and stain resistant. Dawson is a modern concrete effect UV-resistant porcelain tile, available in five sizes to suit a range of outdoor floor requirements. In Smoke and Tarmac colour options, Dawson features a minimum 20% recycled content. The Outdoor Collection provides projects with a tile system that provides an attractive and durable finish capable of maintaining appearance throughout years of external use.
0116 276 2532
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