View the Construction Specialities entry on BPi Visit the Construction Specialities website The Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s ‘Jigsaw Building’, housing cancer treatment facilities and a new Women’s Health Unit, welcomed patients for the first time in 2015. As part of the interior design, expansive wall murals featuring familiar seaside scenes were specified for key locations within the hospital. Due to its …
FASERFIX® SUPER channel runs drain quayside at Royal Portbury Dock, Port of Bristol
View the Hauraton entry on BPi View the Hauraton website The Port of Bristol is a major deep water port with the harbour and its operations designed to routinely accept large cargo Capesize vessels of up to 130,000 DWT (Dead Weight Tonnage) With over £330m invested by First Corporate Shipping Limited in the dock estate in recent years the Port …
SIG Performance Technology Launches ‘FUSI’ for Intelligent Underfloor Heating
View the SIG Performance Technology entry on BPi View the SIG Performance Technology website From floor slab to floor finish FUSI delivers fully integrated package SIG Performance Technology, the specialist provider of acoustic, fire and thermal solutions, has launched to market a new intelligent underfloor heating system which combines high quality products with advanced technology to deliver FUSI – a …
GEC Anderson ‘Series A’ Sinks Steal The Show
View the GEC Anderson entry on BPi View the GEC Anderson website Series A sinks from GEC Anderson, the stainless steel specialists, are now available individually. Series A sinks are available in an unrivalled range of standard sizes and are suitable for all installation types, including for inset, undermount and flushmount fixing. Their distinctive 15mm corner radius and 20mm flat …
Ventilation in Schools – Preparing for the New Building Bulletin 101
View the Jaga entry on BPi View the Jaga website The consultation process for the new BB101 closed on the 25th August 2016, Andy Williams from Jaga looks at what the proposals mean for the HVAC industry. The means by which we ventilate our schools is one of the defining factors in creating and maintaining standards of health and comfort …
Mixed colour VMZINC® façade on Poole waterfront
View the VMZinc entry on BPI Visit the VMZinc website An eye-catching, contemporary façade has been achieved on Majestic House, part of the Altitude development in Poole, through use of VMZINC® interlocking panels in natural zinc, QUARTZ-ZINC® and ANTHRA-ZINC®. Terence O’Rourke Architects’ design of the £6m first phase entailed conversion of a disused, 5-storey office building into one encompassing …
The Toilet Revolution – Duravit offers the ultimate in design and innovation
View the Duravit entry on BPi Visit the Duravit website Visit the Pro.Duravit website “The latest technologies from Duravit really add up to a revolution for the modern toilet”, comments UK Managing Director Martin Carroll. Through the company’s passion for innovative technology and extraordinary design, the Duravit toilet has changed from an essential item, to a desirable object that offers …
Get Wired for Safety with KeeLine
View the Kee Safety entry on BPi Visit the Kee Safety website Kee Safety, a leading fall protection specialist, has redesigned its KeeLine® Horizontal Lifeline system to allow easier installation on bitumen membrane roofs and provide an enhanced weathering solution. KeeLine® is a wire-based horizontal lifeline system that has been designed to provide continuous fall protection. Fit for use in …
Style, Strength and Aesthetics – The Case for Eurocell and PVC-U
View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Despite the PVC-U market having been mature for some time now, early myths still persist. Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, counters some of the more negative claims made against these cost-effective and high-performing systems. PVC-U windows lack strength – and making them stronger just adds bulk. The structural integrity …
Schlüter Introduces New 50mm Linear Drain and Schlüter Approved Installer Network
View the Schlüter Systems entry on BPi Visit the Schlüter Systems website Ultimately, an integrated CE Marked waterproofing system, with products that are designed to work together, should be the specifier’s first choice when selecting products to use in shower areas and wetrooms. Schlüter-Systems offers a complete solution for a CE marked waterproof floor-level shower area. The tile or stone …