Plasterers are always on the look out for new products that can speed up the process or make their job a little easier or at least give your arms a little of a break. The Plastic trowel is a very flexible, and the foam backed one is only really for flattening off and for finishing and to be honest I love my Marshalltown for putting on, and I find it comfy for laying on neatly and at a decent … [Read more...]
Knauf Facades Future-Proofs Housing Development
The latest development by Family Mosaic Housing Association anticipates future standards of thermal performance thanks to the innovative 'through the wall' building facade system designed and supplied by Knauf Facades. Harper Road, a seven-storey development that is part of the regeneration of the Elephant and Castle area of Southwark in South London, has a U-value of 0.15W/m2K and so goes a … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Makes 1.6 Million Investment In Logistics
British Gypsum has made a £1.6m investment to drive health and safety improvements by upgrading its logistics operations at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire. The update includes the purchase of 58 state-of-the-art trailers and a new contract with logistics provider, DHL. The plaster, plasterboard and drylining manufacturer, part of the Saint-Gobain group, will be working with DHL to run the … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum – Local Business Awards Finalists
Well last night myself and a good friend of mine attended the Chichester Business Awards it was a black-tie event, and so my suit was hired, and we got a taxi to the Avisford Hilton Hotel. We were welcomed with glasses of champagne and started mingling around with lots of other local businesses and generally got stuck in. We were finalists in five categories, which were as … [Read more...]
Knauf Aquapanel Delivers School For Living
dRMM, the award-winning studio of architects and designers, has employed Knauf Aquapanel Exterior to deliver an eye-catching but functional design detail in its design for the newly-rebuilt Four Dwellings Primary School, a £4.5 million BSF project in Quinton, Birmingham. The designer wanted external toilet pods that were tightly curved, echoing the ovoid footprint of the overall building, and … [Read more...]
Knauf Makes Changes Across The Board
Clients, installers and stockists alike will benefit from new Knauf Plasterboard range, developed by Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems – to offer a wider range of performance options from a smaller number of board types; while introducing two high performance products for demanding commercial applications: Knauf Performance Plus and Knauf … [Read more...]
Knauf Facades ThermaFrame System Anticipates Future Standards
Developed by Knauf Facades, the new ThermaFrame system is designed to meet the thermal requirements of any construction by greatly reducing thermal transfer through the wall and removing the need for external insulation, making U-values as low as 0.15 W/m2K easily achievable. The ThermaFrame system is designed to anticipate the future requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes as well as … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Celebrates Success Of Charity Challenge
British Gypsum employees gathered at the company’s East Leake headquarters this week to celebrate the success of its £100k in 100 days charity challenge. Managing director, Mike Chaldecott, and staff from the plaster, plasterboard and drylining manufacturer, were joined by representatives from Macmillan Cancer Support and CRASH – the two charities that each received more than £50,000 as a result … [Read more...]
Top Tips For Plasterers Winter Working
As the latest stint of cold weather looks set to continue, leading plasterboard and drylining manufacturer, British Gypsum, has outlined its top tips for keeping safe and achieving a first class finish for tradesmen working through the winter months. “Construction sites are hazard hot spots at the best of times, so health and safety should always be front of mind, but it is even more … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Trainees Take Gold For Third Year Running
A British Gypsum apprentice has been named the UK’s top plastering and drywall systems trainee at the 2012 national SkillBuild final – making it the third year in a row that a trainee from the company has scooped gold in the competition. Richard Pye, 22, a drylining apprentice at the British Gypsum Technical Academy in Erith, Kent, competed in the ‘plastering and drylining’ category at … [Read more...]
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