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Hörmann industrial doors installed at British Army Vehicle storage depot


H


örmann are working with Skanska UK on a £259 million


Ministry of Defence contract to deliver the


Vehicle Storage Support Programme (VSSP) at Ashchurch in Tewkesbury, which will provide modern, sustainable and effective storage and maintenance for the British Army’s land equipment fleet.


The overall project consists of the construction,


mechanical and electrical


engineering for a complex programme that will see the demolition of 58 buildings, the construction of 12 new buildings and refurbishment of one existing facility, plus renewal of the site’s wide infrastructure. On completion it will provide a centralised facility which will ensure the operational readiness of the Army’s vehicles by minimising the need for maintenance.


The updated facilities will provide Controlled Humidity Environment (CHE) storage, aimed at reducing maintenance costs and any unnecessary deterioration caused


by extreme drops or rises in temperature, ensuring that the vehicles are operationally ready at all times.


As part of this key


requirement Hörmann UK are supplying a total of 226 of their SPU F42 fully automated Industrial Sectional Doors which are split between the 12 new warehouse units and represents one of the largest ‘door only’ projects that the company has undertaken. Hörmann SPU F42 double-skinned industrial sectional doors are well known


within the marketplace, recognised for their good thermal efficiency and air


tightness


properties – key factors in this major project. The doors specified can achieve an impressive U-value of 1.2 W/m2k for doors including vision panels and a value of 0.9 W/m2k for solid doors. All of the doors supplied provide Class 3 air permeability. This has been achieved with enhanced sealing of the door, with an improved bottom seal, corner seals which improve the tightness between the door frame and lintel, together with infill seals between the ribbing in each section. All doors are finished in RAL 7016 Anthracite grey externally and Hormann’s standard RAL 9002 Grey white internally and provide a minimum clear opening of 5,000 mm x 5,000 mm.


Installation of the first doors began in October 2023, with the project expected to be completed by June 2026.


01530 516868 www.hormann.co.uk


Knauf Insulation adds to rainscreen range K


nauf Insulation has Rocksilk® launched RainScreen Slab EE, the


UK’s first non-combustible rainscreen sheathing insulation with an enhanced water-repellent facing. The facing reduces the risk of water damage when the insulation is left exposed to preserve the intended thermal, fire and acoustic performance of the building. Best practice for installing insulation


in rainscreen facades is to use a ‘rolling front’, but a survey of facade contractors by Knauf Insulation suggests that this is only achieved in approximately 50% of projects. If insulation is left exposed to the elements for too long during construction, it could be damaged, and its performance compromised.


“We designed Rocksilk® RainScreen


Slab EE to give specifiers a solution to the exposure problem,” explained Luke Davies, product manager at Knauf Insulation, “Rather than rely on best practice on site, specifiers can now proactively protect building performance by selecting a product engineered for the real world.” Rocksilk®


been extensively tested to deliver proven performance.


RainScreen Slab EE has It is non-combustible,


with a Euroclass A2-s1,d0 reaction to fire classification and the black facing provides an aesthetic solution for behind perforated facades. To further simplify specification and support compliance, Rocksilk®


RainScreen


Slab EE has been added to the new Rocksilk®


RainScreen Cavity Systems


range, launched earlier this year. Specifiers will be able to meet challenging fire safety requirements with a complete, tested system that includes the sheathing insulation, fixings and cavity barriers.


Alongside the launch of the new product, Knauf Insulation will be releasing a new CPD


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on using rainscreen insulation to achieve real- world performance. “Specifiers are under greater pressure than ever, particularly when designing high-risk buildings with rainscreen facades”, said Davies. “This launch is part of our wider plan to support specifiers with the products, services and resources they need, to have confidence in their insulation choice.”


01744 466 600 www.knaufinsulation.co.uk 18/11/2024 13:09


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