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ACO Bespoke Access Covers designed to the shape and load class you need.

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As a planner or architect, you are always looking for reliable partners and answers to your very specific problems. For every challenge there is always a solution.

ACO can provide bespoke Access Covers for your project. These can be sized as you need with multiple hatches. We can manufacture these in either aluminium, hot dipped galvanised steel or stainless-steel grade 304 as standard. Covers can also be manufactured in stainless steel grade 316 if required.

ACO Bespoke covers can be designed to different load classes for both pedestrian areas and for heavy traffic areas.

Our previous projects have included multipart covers for airport installations, floor access doors to underground services or bespoke shaped landscape covers for public realm applications.

Our bespoke covers are normally available in around 10 working days.

To learn more about our bespoke covers please visit www.aco.co.uk/products/bespoke-access-covers

Talk to us about your needs today call 01462 810421 or email: acsales@aco.co.uk 

We also have an extensive range of standard access covers that are both recessed and solid covers.

Howe Green creates “specials” for centre of collaboration and creativity

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Howe Green, one of the leading brands in the specialist horizontal access market, has supplied products to the £150 million National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) built on the University of Warwick campus.

The distinctive 33,000m2building, with state of the art equipment and world class facilities, provides a centre for research, innovation and technology development in the UK automotive sector.  Academics, engineers and designers have been brought together under one roof to create the technologies and products of the future.

The space within the four storey building has been designed to facilitate collaboration, creativity and the cross fertilisation of knowledge and ideas. It also acts as a shop window for advances in British design and engineering.

NAIC with Credit copyHowe Green supplied around 400 floor access covers for use throughout the centre to provide safe and easy access to building services concealed under the raised flooring.

The Howe Green bespoke 7500 Series Medium Duty Stainless Steel covers were specified by award-winning architects Cullinan Studio.  The specification required that the covers were manufactured with a reduced depth, instead of the standard overall frame depth of 75mm.  The reduction in depth enabled the access covers to be infilled with the same flooring used elsewhere in the raised floor system – calcium sulphate floor panels, with the stone pre-bonded.

The floor access covers were installed by Lindner, the market leader in raised flooring systems.  Calcium sulphate floor panels are ideal for sustainability as they are manufactured almost exclusively from recycled materials – an important consideration for the NAIC’s BREEM excellent rating.

The Technical Department at Howe Green are frequently called upon to help develop a bespoke solution to an access challenge. Established in 1983 the company has a gained a real insight into designing and manufacturing access covers that can deliver the right aesthetic whilst fulfilling the required performance criteria.

The 7500 Series Medium-Duty Floor Access Covers are available in a range of standard sizes from stock.  They can be manufactured in stainless steel or aluminium as single covers, duct runs or multipart units. With a performance loading suitable for up to 5 tonne pneumatic tyre wheel load the covers can be used in areas with pedestrian traffic, cars and light delivery vehicles.

If you would like to find out how Howe Green can provide safe access to concealed services for your next construction project please get in touch, call 01920 463 230 or visit www.bilcouk.co.uk.

ACCESS MADE EASY – NEW Access Covers from ACO

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ACO LAUNCHES A NEW RANGE OF ACCESS COVERS

ACO AccessACO ACCESS has launched a range of high quality floor access covers designed for use in internal and external applications in commercial, private and public sector buildings. The new range is available from ACO Building Drainage.

Designed to provide easy access to underlying building services and ducting, ACO UniFace™ recessed covers and ACO UniTop™ solid covers are available in a choice of materials including aluminium,

ACOhot-dipped galvanised steel and stainless steel grade 304 as standard. Covers can also be manufactured in stainless steel grade 316 if required. Access covers are fully certified to BS EN 1253-4 and BS EN 124 European standards and are available in a comprehensive range of standard clear opening sizes from 200mm to 1200mm. To ensure easy specification, all ACO ACCESS covers also use Fabricated Access Cover Trade Association (FACTA) classifications.

Rob King, ACO ACCESS business manager, comments: “ACO is synonymous with quality, innovation and great design, and these qualities are reflected in our new range of floor access covers. Our manufacturing expertise, design capabilities and the support of our in-house technical design team, have enabled us to produce a range of access covers which deliver both function and style to customers working in a wide range of building applications.”

ACO UniFace AL Duct make imageACO UniFace™ recessed floor covers are designed to blend with a wide range of hard and flexible floor infills of up to 15mm thickness. Suitable for use in pedestrian, light vehicle and medium duty fork-lift applications they are ideal for use in offices, shopping centres, leisure centres and schools.

ACO UniTop™ solid floor covers provide contrasting aesthetics in hard floor and pavement finishes, and, for optimum safety in use, have a raised slip-resistant surface. Designed for pedestrian and light vehicle applications, ACO UniTop™ access covers are commonly used in warehouses, manufacturing facilities and commercial kitchens.

All ACO Access floor covers are fitted with both liquid and odour-tight EPDM seals as standard, come with stainless steel locking screws for added security and can be supplied with manual lift or gas spring assisted opening options. Bespoke solutions are also available to meet individual project requirements. ACO Access covers can also be supplied as single units or for ductings and multi span applications.

For more information, visit www.aco.co.uk or contact our technical design team on 01462 810400.

Howe Green Makes a Splash at East Riding Leisure, Bridlington

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Bridlington Pool and FlumesHowe Green Ltd supplied access covers for a new £25 million Leisure Centre – East Riding Leisure in Bridlington.  The centre, which is located on the seafront, opened last year.  It provides residents and visitors to the town with a wide range of first class sports and leisure facilities.   Features include a 25 metre six-lane swimming pool, learner pool, Splash Zone fun pool with two interactive slides and water play, a health suite, a fully equipped gym, studio, sports hall, squash courts and coffee shop.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council awarded the contract to deliver the new Leisure Centre to BAM Construction Ltd North East Ltd.  BAM appointed tiling specialists P.Plunkett Tiling Contractors to carry out the installation of the ceramic tiling to the outside of the pools and the tiling and mosaic to the inside of the three pools.

P.Plunkett have worked with Howe Green on many projects over the last 27 years, from railway stations to shopping centres and restaurants.  They were happy to recommend Howe Green’s floor access covers when a reliable and safe solution to accessing underfloor services in the pool areas was required.

Nine of Howe Green’s Medium Duty 7500 316 Grade Series Stainless Steel Floor Access Covers were fitted into the ceramic tiled floor around the pool surround in the main pool hall area. The access covers were infilled with anti-slip porcelain floor tiles to provide a flush finish, both functional and aesthetically pleasing. The seamless fit ensures the reduced risk of slips and trips in an inclusive swimming pool environment designed for a variety of end users – older people, the visually impaired, the disabled and excited children.

The floor covers provide easy access for the maintenance and upkeep of the pool sumps and pool balance tanks located beneath the tiling. In a busy community facility, such as a Leisure Centre, keeping the facilities operating properly and avoiding customer disappointment is a priority. In order to achieve this level of service delivery it is essential that underfloor services can be accessed quickly, with the minimum of disruption and without compromise to security.

All Howe Green access covers are available with a double sealed option which ensures the highest levels of security and hygiene and helps to prevent the ingress of water.

The 7500 Series floor access cover is suitable for internal and external use. The 316 grade stainless steel option is non-corrosive and will not rust, even in a swimming pool environment where it is constantly being exposed to water, chemicals, and varying humidity and pH levels. Howe Green’s floor access covers have been used in a number of leisure facilities across the UK and have proved to be a tried and tested access solution for this challenging environment.