View the Bilco UK entry on BPindex Visit the Bilco UK website Housing the Glasgow Museum of Transport, one of the UK’s foremost transport and technology collections, the Riverside Museum reflects Glasgow’s historic role as a centre of shipbuilding, train manufacturing and engineering. Previously located in a former tram depot on the Glasgow South Side, the Transport Museum’s exhibits have …
Three things to consider when specifying Roof Access Hatches
View the Bilco UK entry on BPi Visit the Bilco UK website When choosing roof access hatches for commercial or residential projects, there are a number of factors that must be addressed at the initial design stages in order to not only achieve a successful specification, but also deliver safe and sufficient access for the entire lifecycle of the building. …
Key Considerations When Specifying Ladders
View the Bilco UK entry on BPindex Visit the Bilco UK website Tony Stevens, Technical Estimator at Bilco UK, outlines some of the key factors to be considered when specifying ladders for accessing a roof area. Where is the ladder going to be used? If the ladder is required to gain access to the roof and to be mounted externally …
Safe Access for the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World
View the Bilco entry on BPindex Visit the Bilco website Bilco UK supplied twenty one special size Ladder Access Roof Hatches to the British Museum’s newest gallery. After three years of careful planning, research and collaboration the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World opened in October 2018. The new, permanent, exhibition space is a result of the renovation and …
From medieval priest doors to a modern means of access…
View the Bilco entry on BPi Visit the Bilco website Bilco UK has supplied an innovative replacement roof hatch for a medieval church in Norfolk. St Mary’s is one of the 653 churches within the Diocese of Norwich. It is an interesting and unique site with three medieval churches sitting within one churchyard. St Michael’s, was refurbished in 2011 and is used …
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) – for the stressed and overworked!
View the Bilco entry on BPi Visit the Bilco website We are all aware that CPD is obligatory for architects in the UK. With Chartered Members of the Royal Institute of British Architects having to undertake 35 hours of learning every year, 20 of which must come from the 10 mandatory RIBA Core Curriculum topics, just how easy is it …