More than a quarter of UK homeowners say they suffer with noisy next-door neighbours, but fewer than half have attempted to resolve the problem, according to the findings of a new report. As many as 27 per cent say they are also disturbed by passing street traffic, while almost a third suffer from the sound of car and burglar alarms, and 36 per cent are annoyed by noise from neighbours’ … [Read more...]
Saint-Gobain Weber External Wall Insulation For University Of Cambridge Sports Centre
External Wall Insulation (EWI) by Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading UK formulator and manufacturer of innovative, high performance materials for the construction industry, has been specified for the exciting new University of Cambridge Sports Centre, West Cambridge. The £16m phase-one project, designed by Arup Associates for the University of Cambridge, provides a world-class facility, under one … [Read more...]
Safeguard Conference Brings Damp-proofing Experts To The Science Museum
Safeguard – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repairs – has organised a prestigious conference, featuring leading industry experts, on the subject of Dampness in Buildings. Being staged at the Science Museum on September 18th and free to attend, the conference will tackle topics particularly relevant to the social housing sector and should prove invaluable to … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Two-coat Plaster Provides A Cool Solution For School
A British Gypsum two-coat plaster system has been used in the construction of a new school in Conwy, Wales, to provide an improved thermal mass and durable finish for the demanding educational environment. British Gypsum Thistle Hardwall and Thistle Multi-Finish have been used on the internal blockwork walls of the classrooms and corridors at Ysgol-Y-Gogarth, a day and residential special … [Read more...]
Dulux Trade Weathershield Protects Unique Scottish Building With Maximum Exposure
A selection of coatings from Dulux Trade have been used to provide a long-lasting finish to A’Chrannag, an award-winning block of flats on the Isle of Bute, owned and managed by Fyne Homes. The seven-story A’Chrannag development combines the design of a traditional block of flats with a tall, round tower, which stands out against the surrounding countryside. To enhance the fabric of the … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Gets Pedalling For Local Charity
Employees from British Gypsum braved the elements last weekend (Saturday 7 June) to complete a 100 mile bike ride from Barrow-upon-Soar to Skegness for Leicester Hospitals Charity – Neonatal Unit. The team, called the ‘Multi-Finishers’ after one of the company’s most popular plaster products, was made up of over 90 riders, including around 60 staff from its Barrow and East Leake sites. After … [Read more...]
Saint-Gobain Weber Render System For Exemplar Gateway To The Valleys Scheme
The high performance weber.rend MT render system from Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading UK formulator and manufacturer of innovative materials, systems and solutions for the construction industry, has been specified for a new secondary school and community campus in Bridgend, South Wales. The £39m, 14,833m² project, which is part of the Gateway to the Valleys (G2V) scheme, represents … [Read more...]
Wallcrete Stone Effect Training Day 18th June
Stone effect rendering has been a hot topic on The Plasterers Forum since 2009, and it has come on leaps and bounds since then with PICS being the main supplier of materials and training in the UK. The instructor of the wallcrete training is The Plasterers Forum® very own moderator WarriorUpNorth or Paul Clamp as we all know him. Stone effect rendering is a method of making render look like … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum British Gypsum Mine Tour III
The 27th of May was the last of the Plasterers Forum® mine tour events with British Gypsum for this year, well for now, we may just organise another one later in the year, but we don't have anything planned as yet. I got to my hotel and started watching the Isle of Man TT, and that's the last thing that I remember before my Alarm flew into the most ear piercing siren but still none the less I was … [Read more...]
Knauf Safeboard Lightens The Load In Harley Street
Workplace designer Cannon Davis has been able to create a state-of-the-art radiotherapy suite without using lead-lined boards by installing Safeboard, the X-ray shielding plasterboard from Knauf. The suite, together with six consulting rooms and two operating theatres, forms The Whiteley Clinic, Harley Street, which specialises in the treatment of varicose veins. There were strong reasons to seek … [Read more...]
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