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EXTERIORS


Sika donates green roof to facility aimed at tackling social isolation


L eading roofing manufacturer, Sika,


has donated over £7,000 worth of materials to a social enterprise in Salford which is creating a safe, indoor space to host events and activities aimed at tackling social isolation.


Created from two disused shipping containers, the new building is located at the Cleavley Community Forest Garden in Winton, which is run by Incredible Education CIC, a social enterprise providing nature- based services for local communities through horticulture and forest school activities. Prior to the arrival of the shipping containers, the garden and its activities were at the mercy of the weather, having no covered area large enough to protect groups or events from the elements.


Having access to the new covered space will enable the garden to host music events, health activities, parent and toddler groups and workshops all-year round; all with the aim of improving community connection.


the natural surroundings and nods to the land’s former use as a plant nursery. The system build-up included SikaBit


VB-724 Air and Vapour Control Layer (AVCL)


VCL, 100 mm Foil-faced


The building will primarily provide a secure indoor workshop to Salford community group, Working in Wood, which runs woodwork projects for anyone over the age of 18 looking to gain skills or meet new people. The group, which helps to tackle social isolation, has also been involved with the construction of the new building, having erected the timber frame surrounding the containers.


The two shipping containers were combined to form a 20 ft x 30 ft room topped with a Sika Green Roof, which blends in with


AL Sikatherm insulation and the new, sustainable roof membrane Sarnafil Advanced Technology (AT) – the UKs only Cradle to Cradle Silver certified single ply membrane. The membrane is not only independently certified in sustainability performance but as it contains no plasticisers, oils, chlorine or heavy metals it is ideal for sustainable construction. Topping this, the aluminium edge trim, SikaRoof drainage layer, SikaRoof Biodiverse


substrate and a SikaRoof


Wildflower Blanket, created a natural habitat for flora, fauna and wildlife. The wildflower blanket was laid in such a way to encourage the roof to self-germinate with local seeds blown by the wind onto the roof.


01707 394444 www.sika.co.uk/roofing LISTEN HERE


Titon’s FireSafe® Air brick is the perfect fi t for hayes village


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iton’s FireSafe® Air Brick has recently been installed at the new Hayes Village development in West London. Hayes Village, situated at Nestles


Avenue, Hayes in Middlesex, is a brand new development from Barratt London off ering 1,473 new homes. Built on the former Nestle Factory, the area is undergoing signifi cation regeneration. SIG Distribution, priding itself on delivering


expert knowledge and service across the construction industry, supported the development with key products including the Titon FireSafe® Air Brick.


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The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is a specialist


product developed and manufactured by off ering low resistance to airfl ow, but high resistance to fi re as set out in Approved Document B (fi re safety) volume 1: Dwellings, 2019 edition. Commenting on the partnership with


Titon and SIG Distribution, Laura French, Area Sales Manager stated “It was a pleasure working with SIG Distribution, they have a vast range of product knowledge and knew early on that the Titon FireSafe® Air Brick was perfect for the Hayes Village scheme. By supporting SIG Distribution with their product specifi cation,


Titon were able to meet and exceed all their requirements. The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is designed and


tested to BS EN13141-2:2010 specifi cally for mechanical ventilation systems. Made from 1mm electrogalvanized sheet steel, fi re class A1 ‘no contribution to fi re’ and polyester powder coating meeting EN13501-1 classifi cation A2-s1,d0. The Titon FireSafe® Air Brick is ideal for fi re safety applications.


01206 713800 www.titon.com/uk


05/12/2022 11:10 LISTEN HERE


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