The successful specification of flexible floor access covers

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View the Howe Green entry on BPindex Visit the Howe Green website For demanding public sector environments that experience significant levels of pedestrian footfall, the correct specification of permanent floor access solutions is vital to not only providing secure and maintenance-free access to underground services, but also ensuring the highest levels of hygiene and safety at all times. Here Chris …

Eurobrick celebrates 30 Year Anniversary

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View the Eurobrick entry on BPindex Visit the Eurobrick website In May, Bristol based brick slip cladding specialists Eurobrick celebrated 30 years in business. Clearly the pandemic was at its peak back then so, like many, they put the celebrations on hold. But, as a new sense of normality settled in, they took a little time to reflect. Eurobrick managing …

Medium-heavyweight fixing assured in externally insulated walls with ETA-approved EJOT Iso-Corner

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View the EJOT entry on BPindex Visit the EJOT website An engineered, load-bearing fastening bracket from EJOT which allows a secure fix to be achieved for medium to heavy weight building elements in ETICS and other external wall insulation applications has secured ETA (European Technical Assessment) approval. The newly awarded ETA for EJOT Iso-Corner confirms the engineered value of this …

Rendered cladding is a perfect match for fast timber frame housing

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View the SAS Europe entry on BPindex Visit the SAS Europe website Timber frame housing is on the rise in the UK and across Europe, yet the market is still looking for render finishes. To take advantage of the faster construction time from timber frame, use with ProWall rendered cladding that needs no blockwork. No need for blockwork ProWall rainscreen …

Introducing the latest Stannah passenger lift range

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View the Stannah entry on BPindex Visit the Stannah website Latest products. The same great legacy. Our passenger lifts have been around almost as long as we have. Back in the 1970s, the Maxilift name meant hydraulic lifts with groovy walls and since its launch in 2009, the Xtralift has quickly become Stannah’s most popular traction passenger lift, taking us …

What does BS 8579 tell us about the fire performance requirements of balconies and terraces?

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View the Radmat entry on BPindex Visit the Radmat website The 31st August 2020 was an important day for the external envelope industry.  It was the day that BS 8579:2020 Balconies and Terraces was published.  Why is this document so important you may ask?  Put simply, even though it is only guidance it is being looked at as THE document …

Get Litres for Litres at Brewers

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View the Brewers entry on BPindex Visit the Brewers website To thank their regular customers, Brewers are turning litres into litres, helping you go further during these strange times. When buying 2 x 7.5L of basic trade products* online or in-store, you will receive a £15 fuel voucher. T&Cs apply – find out more The offer is valid when purchasing …

‘Attention to detail is critical and that’s where Balconette stood out’

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View the Balonette entry on BPindex Visit the Balconette website From dilapidated office block to modern luxury apartments, Farringdon House in the centre of East Grinstead, Sussex has been totally transformed with Balconette’s products adding that all-important ‘Wow’ factor. Working with developer Whitehall Homes, Balconette supplied and installed 185 metres of its popular Aerofoil Balustrade System with its wing-shaped handrail …

MARLEY’S ASHDOWNE RANGE OFFERS SPECIFIERS A COST-EFFECTIVE ‘HAND-MADE’ FINISH

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View the Marley entry on BPindex Visit the Marley website Marley has launched an enhanced Ashdowne clay handcrafted range, following manufacturing innovations.  Thanks to advancements in processing technology, the new Ashdowne tiles feature subtle distressed edges and irregularities, replicating a hand-made tile aesthetic.             As pressures around project delivery, especially budgets, intensify, the evolved Ashdowne …

No-Touch Toilet Flushing Solutions

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View the Cistermiser entry on BPindex Visit the Cistermiser website Infrared technology has started to consign traditional toilet flush handles to history, firstly in commercial washrooms (with practical no-touch solutions such as the mains-fed Easyflush Direct from Cistermiser) and now in domestic bathroom settings. Tiny young or arthritic elderly hands might find lever handles difficult to crank or fiddly dual-flush …