In celebration of the Rugby World Cup, builders’ merchant, Jewson, has created a giant cup of its own. Inspired by a builder’s brew, the giant mug was unveiled by international rugby star, Neil Back, in the home town of the sport, Rugby, on the 23rd September. During the event, Neil was on hand to meet rugby fans and customers at the branch. The builders’ merchant also gave customers the … [Read more...]
EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION FOR MIXED-USE REGENERATION DEVELOPMENT IN BARKING, LONDON
External Wall Insulation (EWI) by Saint-Gobain Weber has been specified for a large mixed-use development within Barking town centre in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The development faces Abbey Green and the historic Barking Abbey, a former royal monastery originally established in the seventh century and described as ‘one of the most important nunneries in the country’. The … [Read more...]
BRITISH GYPSUM HELPS INDUSTRY SPECIFY FOR SUCCESS
The British Gypsum White Book System Selector enables building designers and specifiers to quickly identify solutions that meet project requirements, and download all related documentation, including BIM files and .dwg CAD files. Originally launched in early 2014, the tool has recently been further developed to give construction professionals an improved way to specify the best solutions for each … [Read more...]
Knauf and Associated Architects collaborate on learning in style
Working in collaboration with Knauf – the UK's leading manufacturers of lightweight building materials and systems – Associated Architects were able to refurbish a wood-panelled university lecture theatre to a tight budget while remaining sympathetic to the original design. Arthur Thomson Hall is the principal medicine lecture theatre at the University of Birmingham, seating up to 500 … [Read more...]
Knauf UK Sponsors Windsor Half Marathon On Behalf Of CRASH
Knauf UK, official Silver Sponsors of the Windsor Half Marathon 2015, has entered a team of seven to run on Sunday 27th September to raise money for CRASH. CRASH is the construction and property industry’s charity for homeless people. One of the most popular half marathons in the UK, the Windsor Half Marathon takes place every September at Windsor Great Park and is run over a distance of 21km … [Read more...]
Saint-gobain Weber Delivers New Identity For Camden’s Denton Estate
Saint-Gobain Weber’s External Wall Insulation (EWI) has been specified in Camden Council’s dramatic refurbishment of the Denton Estate, Camden, North London. The low-rise estate is a major community formed of 19 four-storey apartment blocks together providing 127 homes. Located on the corner of Malden Crescent and Prince of Wales Road, Denton Estate was constructed in 1965 using a cast concrete … [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...]
British Gypsum Solves University’s Durability Challenge
Leading plaster, plasterboard and drylining specialist, British Gypsum, has provided durable wall lining solutions to create a hard-wearing, low-maintenance interior at the University of Hertfordshire’s College Lane Campus, Hatfield. British Gypsum supported the university in the construction of a brand new student services centre, the Hutton Hub, comprising the admissions and registrations … [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...]
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