A new app, designed to inspire and inform architects and designers working on acoustic ceiling designs, has been launched by British Gypsum, part of the Saint-Gobain group. The ‘Gyptone Acoustic Ceilings and Walls’ app allows users to browse imagery and information about some of Europe’s most innovative acoustics installations as well as narrow down their search by selecting a specific sector, … [Read more...]
Isover Launches Innovative New Cavity Barrier Range
Leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover has launched a new range of cavity barriers, providing a solution to meet fire, acoustic and thermal building regulations in concealed cavities. The ULTIMATETM Cavity Barrier range has been developed using next generation mineral wool technology: ULTIMATETM, an innovation in insulation created by Isover that combines the fire protection benefits … [Read more...]
Knauf Metal Sections Simplify Installing Ceilings And Partitions
Providing the maximum performance with minimum fuss, Knauf Metal Sections are easily installed in any modern interior or refurbishment project to construct partitions and suspended ceilings in systems that are rigorously tested to meet a wide range of acoustic and fire protection requirements. As part of an integrated range of plasterboards and accessories, Knauf Metal Sections offer designers … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Extends Voc-reducing Product Range
British Gypsum has extended its range of solutions specifically designed to improve indoor air quality by incorporating its innovative ACTIVair technology across three further product lines. ACTIVair, a mineral additive that absorbs and converts volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and prevents their re-emission back into the atmosphere, was first made available across British Gypsum’s Gyptone … [Read more...]
New Law To Stop Late Payers
Late paying has been the norm in business for a long time, and when massive companies like Tesco boast about how they paid everybody late, and by doing so generated enough money to build a store outright, which is great news for Tesco, but what about the smaller companies that relied on the payments? A new late-payment law came into force during March 2013, which means that companies that don't … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Unveils New ‘repair And Renovate’ Guide
British Gypsum has launched a new guide to repair, maintenance and improvement. The WHITE BOOK Repair and Renovate gives an overview of the most effective ways to upgrade and maintain buildings using solutions and support services from the plaster, plasterboard and drylining manufacturer. The publication is designed to make finding the right solution for your project easy. The guide is split into … [Read more...]
FeRFA Apprentices Get Pumped Up At Instarmac
Thanks to the expertise of PFT Central and Instarmac the FeRFA apprentices in group 8 had an opportunity to get hands on experience in laying a pumped screed this week. Associate FeRFA member, Instarmac, hosted the two day course at their excellent Tamworth facility and supplied all the materials used in the demonstrations. Andrew Hill of PFT Central showed the group what was involved in the … [Read more...]
I Finally Get To Have A Play With A Mix M8
I was recently sent a sample Mix M8 and I have actually passed on quite a few of them to members of The Plasterers Forum just to see what they think, and the feedback has been mixed (excuse the pun) but last week I had the pleasure of giving the Mix M8 a real test to see if it is actually any good. Below is a video from Mix M8 just so you can see what I am talking about before I get … [Read more...]
ContructionSkills Will Soon Be CITB After Rebrand
ConstructionSkills will soon be moving to just be using the CITB brand along with other brand names such as Cskills Awards, National Construction College and CITB-ConstructionSkills and this is because after lots of feedback from its customers and stakeholders they came to the conclusion that it was getting too confusing and the CITB is well known throughout the industry. The move to CITB will … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Awarded For World Class Manufacturing Standards
British Gypsum’s plaster and plasterboard plant in Kirkby Thore, Cumbria has been given silver World Class Manufacturing (WCM) status. The plant achieved an impressive 62 points to earn the WCM silver award during a recent review, which was carried out by representatives from global parent company, Saint-Gobain. The scheme uses a points-based system to excellence in World Class Manufacturing. … [Read more...]
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