Facing Masonry, a ‘value engineering’ alternative for your project

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View the Lignacite entry on BPi Visit the Lignacite website Designed for internal and external applications Lignacite’s Architectural Facing Masonry (AFM) blocks combine an inherent decorative appeal with strength and durability. They are one of the most sustainable and long-lasting building products available with many different textures from clean flat surfaces to heavily textured and irregular faces to stunningly beautiful …

Hybrid® Glass Balustrades by Balconette

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View the Balconnette entry on BPi Get a quote for a Hybrid® Glass Balustrade Hybrid® is a unique, aesthetic and cost-effective new category in balustrading design which brings to the market the advantages of two product styles in one system. Sitting between the traditional alternatives of post-supported balustrades and high-end structural glass systems, Hybrid® provides the open views of frameless glass but …

How Bilco’s Natural Smoke and Heat Ventilators are contributing to the overall safety of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) across the United Kingdom

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View the Bilco entry on BPi Visit the Bilco website There is no doubt that the student population is growing. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) student numbers have almost doubled since 1992. Despite the referendum result on Brexit, international students still see the UK’s higher education institutions as an attractive investment.  A recent article in Housing Hand …

Coo-Var’s Latest Anti-Slip Floor Paint

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View the Coo-Var entry on BPi Visit the Coo-Var website Anti-Slip Acrylic Floor paint is a new addition to the Coo-Var floor paint range. Providing a water based durable hard wearing anti-slip surface, for use on walkways, in warehouses, garages and residential or commercial property. Coo-Var has been partnering with its customers for more than a hundred years and the …

KEE SYSTEMS CURES SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL’S ACCESS PROBLEMS

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View the Kee Systems entry on BPi Visit the Kee Systems website View details of the Kee Systems bespoke access platforms Kee Systems has recently provided Sunderland Royal Hospital with several bespoke access platforms to allow safe access to plant and equipment situated on the new Emergency Department’s roof. Sunderland Royal Hospital, Part of City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, …

Build to rent: the future is here

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View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website As the private rented sector grows apace, it’s bringing a new approach to new build, in terms of designing and maintaining dwellings. Being largely investor driven, there’s additional emphasis on lifetime costs and asset management – and Eurocell could prove a key partner in these. According to the latest English …

SUSURRO MAKES IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY A BREEZE

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View the Airflow Developments entry on BPi Visit the Airflow Developments website The new Susurro, a ceiling mounted heat recovery unit from Airflow Developments, has been designed to provide continuous decentralised ventilation for both office and educational environments. Featuring a new generation of efficient, energy saving and ultra-quiet technologies, architects can be assured that the units meet all the necessary …

Privacy Door Latch Improves On Traditional Products

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View the Relcross entry on BPi Visit the Relcross website The Pemko Privacy Door Latch is a simpler, more effective and easier installed alternative to a security chain or swing bar on a hotel bedroom door. Many hotel guests feel much safer when they are away from home with an additional security device on their bedroom door that opens enough …

‘No-dig’ At Leader’s Gardens

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View the Addagrip entry on BPi Visit the Addagrip website Addagrip Terraco Case Study   Leader’s Gardens, Putney SW15 Installed by Addagrip approved contractor True Grip Ltd 250m2 Terrabase Rustic Oak Completed December 2017                                                         Client  Local Authority Terrabase Rustic was recently selected for a ‘no-dig’ project creating new pathways across existing grassed, macadam and gravel areas in a popular park …

Specifying Bilco and Howe Green products for your next project just became even easier

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View the Bilco entry on BPi Visit the Bilco website Leading access brands Bilco and Howe Green have recently launched a new website – www.bilcouk.co.uk. The website is designed to provide easy access to all the resources an architect, specifier or building services professional would need to include Bilco and Howe Green products in their next project.  The significant investment …