View the Radmat entry on BPindex Visit the Radmat website The management of rainfall within the built environment is an important task for the construction industry, with correct and sympathetic source control and attenuation being key to Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) design. SuDS demands that water falling across a development site is not simply channelled into storm water drains …
KEE SAFETY GUARDS OSLO CONGRESS CENTRE
View the Kee Safety entry on BPi Visit the Key Safety website View the video of the KeeGuard Edge Protection and Bespoke step overs case study A combination of safety products from Kee Safety have been installed on the roof of the Oslo Kongressenter building in Norway to provide a first-class edge protection solution for maintenance and inspection teams accessing …
Working as safely on industrial and fragile roofs
View the Easi-Dec entry on BPi Visit the Easi-Dec website According to the HSE, on average 7 people are killed each year falling through a fragile roof or fragile roof light. These accidents usually occur on the roofs of factories, warehouse and farm buildings where repair or cleaning work is being undertaken Designed to overcome the challenges of working on fragile roofs …
Astroglaze walk-on rooflight helps transform outside space in central London
View the National Domelight Company on BPi Visit the National Domelight Company website The Project Architect Sara Bondia lived in a first-floor apartment in central London with no outdoor space. Right in front of her kitchen window lay the roof of the ground-floor extension. Keen to spend some time in the open air, Sara decided to convert that roof into …
GLENDYNE RESTORES HISTORIC CHAPEL TO FORMER GLORY
View the Cembrit entry on BPi Visit the Cembrit website Cembrit Glendyne natural slates have been specified and installed on a unique renovation project for the Historic Hampshire landmark, Netley Chapel, which saw the local community contributing financially to the restoration project. Before slating began, the public were invited to site to mark the occasion and “sponsor a slate”. For …
Safe Fixing Solutions
View the Kee Systems entry on BPi Visit the Kee Systems website The BoxBolt® and BeamClamp® range of safe fixing solutions from Kee Systems are designed to enable steel to steel connections without the need for drilling or welding. BeamClamp® – Steel to Steel Clamps The BeamClamp® range of high strength clamps are used for connecting steel to steel. …
CEMBRIT EXPANDS ITS GLENDYNE NATURAL SLATE RANGE
View the Cembrit entry on BPi Visit the Cembrit website Cembrit, the leading roofing and cladding specialist is proud to announce the addition of two new sizes to its Glendyne range of natural slates, 610mm x 305mm and 508mm x 305mm, offering roofers larger slates and more versatility when working on lower pitched roofs. On a roof with a lower …
Eurocell’s Lusso adds zest to conservatory styles
View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Eurocell has launched the new Lusso orangery-style roof system, which adds style and value to conservatory offerings and completes the Eurocell roof range. Comprising highline gutter and internal pelmet components, Lusso is a modern take on traditional roof design, offering an on-trend orangery effect from standard components – and without all the extra building work or added cost of structural work to ensure the conservatory can take a ‘fuller’ roof. The deep sculptured design of the highline …
CEMBRIT TAKES THE HIGH ROAD WITH SLATE MONO RIDGE VENTILATION
View the Cembrit entry on Bpi Visit the Cembrit website Cembrit has expanded its growing portfolio of roofing accessories with the Cembrit Slate Mono Ridge Ventilation, a practical fibre cement product that provides ridge capping for pitched roofs. Cembrit Slate Mono Ridge Ventilation is specifically designed to provide a high level of ridgeline ventilation. Colour matched for use with Cembrit …
EASI-DEC ROOFLINE – THE ALTERNATIVE TO SCAFFOLDING
View the Easi-Dec entry on BPi Visit the Easi-Dec website Easi-Dec, the working at height safety specialist, has supplied Everest with 72 Roofline systems to provide installation teams with a safe, efficient and cost effective solution for accessing roofline level when carrying out gutter, soffit and fascia replacements. After working with scaffolding for several years, Everest investigated alternative working at …