Ever found yourself needing a little extra time when plastering large walls or ceilings? Eazymix Ltd. have developed a unique plaster retarder specifically aimed at helping the trade plasterer. Developed by Mark Shepherd, who is a trade plasterer with over 20 years’ experience, the unique chemical retarder slows the chemical crystal formation that causes the gypsum plaster to set. Mark Shepherd … [Read more...]
TV Architect, George Clarke, Puts British Gypsum Lifestyle Wall Through its Paces
As part of its investment to bring the innovative Lifestyle Wall solution to market, British Gypsum has teamed up with renowned architect George Clarke. The partnership with George Clarke has included a tour of the Sherburn-in-Elmet plant to meet the team behind the solution and see what it takes to manufacture Lifestyle Wall. He also attended a blogger event at the Good Housekeeping … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Offers Quick Fix With New Wall Solution
British Gypsum has launched an innovative wall solution targeting the homeowner to offer installation flexibility, greater durability and improved acoustic performance. Lifestyle Wall has been created through the development of a new plasterboard, Gyproc Habito, which with a reinforced core, is five times stronger than standard plasterboard. Gyproc Habito is installed like standard … [Read more...]
U Protect Black Alu: Increasing Building Safety Through Innovation
The latest Government figures*, suggest there are over 22,000 fires in UK non-domestic buildings every year. The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) estimates that a quarter of these can be attributed to cooking and extraction appliances. To confront this, and protect UK buildings when a fire does break out, leading insulation manufacturer, Saint-Gobain Isover, has launched an … [Read more...]
Gypsum industry first as Knauf achieves Carbon Trust Standard
The Carbon Trust has awarded Knauf UK the Carbon Trust Standard for Carbon in recognition of its success in reducing its carbon emissions. The Carbon Trust is the world’s leading independent certification organisation and the award is a step forward for the gypsum industry as a whole. The Carbon Trust Standard is globally acknowledged as an independent certification of the company’s energy … [Read more...]
Gratterpalm Gets Creative With British Gypsum Magnetic Plaster
Leading creative communications agency, Gratterpalm, has transformed its head office in Leeds into a flexible, interactive space, using British Gypsum’s innovative Thistle Magnetic Plaster. The organisation, which provides a range of retailers and brands with digital and creative support, has installed magnetic walls in its ‘Creative Cube’ and ICT office to encourage imaginative thinking and … [Read more...]
Chipsave… The Pebble Dashers Big Catch
Chipsave contacted me a long long time ago via The Plasterers Forum® and they were on the lookout for some testers for anew product they were looking at launching. I of course looked at it and it looked like it had potential and so passed the details on of some trusted plasterers from our community to give it test. ChipSave is a unique recycling tray that allows you to catch excess … [Read more...]
The EZE 24 and EZE K4 Plastering Machines
PFT Central – Plasterers 1 Stop Shop have an ever expanding range of plastering tools and plastering machines. They are constantly developing and improving based on the feedback they get from plasterers who use them and this most definitely puts PFT Central in the Plasterers News innovation category. What PFT Central been doing recently? Well PFT Central have launched a number of plastering … [Read more...]
Mapei’s Mapetherm System Provides Eco-Solution At Berwick
An External Wall Insulation and protection system – The Mapetherm System, has been installed throughout an eco-funded refurbishment project in Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the Scottish Borders. The 175-house refurbishment, by Berwick Housing Association, occupies multiple sites across the Borders and includes Cruden and Blackburn-style ‘system-type’ Non-traditional housing. During a two-month time … [Read more...]
Mapei Introduces New Ultratop Loft for floors, walls And More!
Mapei UK has launched Ultratop Loft F and Ultratop Loft W, a highly decorative cementitious product that can be used on walls, floors, staircases and ramps to complement its existing Ultratop range of products. Ultratop Loft F and Ultratop Loft W are one-component, trowellable, cementitious products available in two different aggregate sizes; either coarse (Ultratop Loft F) or fine … [Read more...]
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