BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT
IDS’s exclusive new Luvih super-matt laminate combines luxurious looks with high performance
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eflecting the trend for tactile ultra-matt surfaces, International Decorative Surfaces has launched the exclusive UK stock collection of Luvih super matt anti-fingerprint laminate, designed to create luxurious satin smooth surfaces in commercial and residential interiors.
Part of an exclusive partnership between IDS and world leading decorative laminate manufacturer Merino, Luvih combines premium aesthetics with superior performance across eight contemporary decors. The innovative Luvih range features an electron beam cured film to create its satin smooth, matt surface that is highly resistant to superficial micro scratches, impact, moisture and stains. The highly tactile surface is soft and gentle to the touch, yet does not leave unsightly fingerprints, grease marks or smudges. It is also hygienic and easy to clean, with anti-bacterial properties, making it a surface that can work hard in any environment. Luvih is suitable for horizontal and vertical application and is polycoated as standard. Luvih is available in eight contemporary plain colours comprising classic whites and tones of grey, blue and green. It is available in two sheet sizes of 3050mm x 1300mm x 0.8mm and 4300mm x 1550mm x 0.8mm which gives the benefit of greater creative and fabrication flexibility. There is no minimum order quantity with customers able to order single sheets through to full pallets. Coordinating liners are also available.
Luvih is exclusively available in the UK from all IDS branches nationwide in 24-48 hours.
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Vent-Axia Launches New Webpage to Help Schools Improve Ventilation
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ith schools having had to deal with extreme disruption during the
pandemic, head teachers have been looking for ways to mitigate COVID transmission in schools to help ensure children can learn safely in the classroom. The Government has cited the importance of well-ventilated rooms, with ventilation a key mitigation that helps reduce COVID cases. In fact, a recent study by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) has found that poorly ventilated classrooms result in six times the number of COVID cases.
With the added threat of the highly transmissible COVID variant Omicron, it’s essential that schools are able to effectively ventilate classrooms to reduce transmission and avoid further closures. It’s also important for schools to be able to balance thermal comfort and effective levels of ventilation. Having effective ventilation installed and improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) is paramount to the health and wellbeing of both students and teachers. If a school does not have adequate ventilation, then the only option is to open windows, this not only causes heat loss and cold draughts depending on the season but high levels of CO2 can build-up if windows are left unopened which often exceeds the CIBSE guidelines maximum of 1500ppm directly affecting the performance and attention span of those in the room, causing tiredness, drowsiness, and a lack of concentration. Longer term exposure to polluted air is also linked too many serious health conditions such as cancer, asthma and cardiovascular diseases.
Schools will be aware of the value of CO2 monitors as a proxy sensor since the Government has been supplying them to state schools to identify badly ventilated areas. Vent-Axia’s CO2 sensors are discreetly located on a wall and can intelligently boost ventilation based on the detected CO2 levels.
uwww.vent-axia.com/ventilationinschools Creating space - from start to finish T
he management team at Kingsbury School in Tamworth was looking for a building to accommodate its need for a school and community sports facility. Having previously made use of a village amenity, now no longer available to them, they were considering all options. The headteacher, Simon Cotton, had ruled out a traditional building on the basis of speed and cost and had opted for a temporary structure. Smart- Space, a business local to the school, persuaded them that they could actually do one better and afford a permanent building whilst remaining within the proposed budget.
Smart-Space provided a full turnkey package. This included buildings control approval, who would need to see that the ground had been surveyed by an engineer and that the foundations would meet the UK standards. As principle contractor for the entire project, Smart-Space managed every phase of the build covering all the CDM (construction design management). This entailed looking after everything: from the dig-out and base through to handing over the keys as a finished building, ready for use, all within a few short weeks.
“This has easily been the easiest building project we have ever been involved with” commented Simon Cotton. “Four months of pure bliss where we just took photos at each stage!” The sports hall was handed over in a complete, ready-to-use state. Smart-Space had project managed the flooring and fit-out using specialist
And because they’ve done the job they said they were going to do and as quickly as they said they would” said Simon Cotton.
Smart-Space has a website full of case studies, testimonials and examples of its excellent service. The team will also advise on the right building for your needs.
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contractors, both of whom have an established relationship with the Smart- Space team. This kind of rapport and trust between companies means that they work more efficiently and in harmony, all for the client’s benefit. “We’d recommend Smart-Space. We’d recommend them because of their honesty and straight speaking. They are down to earth guys who provided exactly what we were looking for - not what they thought we were looking for.
The company has a core portfolio of building types, from pop up single classrooms to temporary and interim buildings, right through to permanent and extensive Maxi-Span structures. The buildings are all supported with flexible terms, designed to suit the client for the duration of the project – even when uncertain times might affect those details. “We supply what the school or college needs and base our terms on their requirements. That level of flexibility is one of the advantages of working with an independent, family business like ours” commented Jason Lynock, Sales Direcor at Smart-Space.
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