CROWN OF STEEL
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Crown Aluminium are arguably the largest commercial supply only window systems manufacturer in the UK. Manufacturing systems from the leading system houses many of the largest envelope specialists in the UK partner with Crown. There seems to be planned work well into 2011, what is surprising though, is the increase in the specification of steel products over the more traditional aluminium. Crown currently provide fabrication services in aluminium, aluminium timber composite, steel and stainless steel. More. Website. Brochure.
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SECURITY PLANTER MOUNTS STRONG DEFENCE
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Plantscape’s new security products division has passed another significant milestone after one of its planters brought a seven-and-a half-ton truck to a halt. The Derbyshire-based company is celebrating the result of the test, which saw the truck driven into the self-watering surface-mounted planter at 30mph in a horizontal impact test held at the beginning of autumn. Following the impact, the truck ended up on top of the planter and was immobilised, having suffered a broken drive shaft. More. Website.
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SADOLIN ULTRA - DELIVERING ALL WEATHER WOOD PROTECTION FOR THE LONG TERM AT GLASGOW’S HELIX BUILDING
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Sadolin Ultra has been specified to deliver long lasting protection from the extremes of the Scottish climate, whilst maintaining the natural qualities of the wood at the Helix Building in Glasgow. Offering a high performance formulation, Sadolin Ultra features advanced UV-Active technology, containing UV light absorbers that deliver extra protection in areas prone to high sun exposure and harsh weather conditions. The woodstain provides up to seven years of lasting protection against any wearing weather. More. Website.
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FROZEN PEAS GET THE WATERMATIC TREATMENT!
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Birds Eye’s pea processing and packing plant just outside Hull demands huge quantities of water and in order for the processing machinery to run smoothly, without the problems associated with limescale build up, they need a little help from technology. One of the bits of technology they have turned to is Watermatic’s KalGuard + system. Watermatic is increasingly offering many large businesses a way of reducing their energy consumption by reducing limescale build up in their plant and systems. More. Website.
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SHACKERLEY PROVIDES THE PERFECT TREATMENT
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2000m2 of gleaming white ceramic granite has been used to create ventilated facades for the new £12 million ward complex at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The prefabricated panels were supplied by Shackerley and have been installed using the company’s Queen’s Award winning Sureclad Access System. Project Architect Guy Barlow said, “the Sureclad system was an ideal solution. […] The ‘almost-white’, monochromatic coloured panel with its polished surface and high degree of reflectivity was just what we were looking for.” More. Website.
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CROWN CLEAN EXTREME PROVES AN IDEAL MATCH FOR SCOTTISH SCHOOL
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The ultra hardwearing coating Crown Trade Clean Extreme Scrubbable Matt Emulsion made the grade for the interior of a new Scottish school. Mile End Primary School in Aberdeen has been completed as part of Aberdeen City Council’s £120 million flagship 3Rs (Reorganise, Renovate, Rebuild) schools development programme. The specification of Crown Trade’s most hardwearing and practical matt coating is ideal for the rigors of school life. Clean Extreme Scrubbable Matt also balances extreme durability with good looks. More. Website.
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STANNAH – SOLVING ST SWITHUNS’ PEOPLE-MOVING IMPASSE
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St Swithun may well enjoy a reputation for working miracles, but Stannah’s new Midilift XLplus has worked its own brand of magic by bringing people-moving power to a challenging location – St Swithuns House, a recently refurbished, 3-storey office complex in Winchester, Hampshire. Brand new to the Midilift range of vertical platform lifts, the Midilift XLplus requires a mere 70mm pit depth and is designed to fit where it is unnecessary, impractical or impossible to install a conventional passenger lift. More. Website. Lifts – your questions answered.
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PILKINGTON PLANAR™ SHOWS STUDENTS THE WAY
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London South Bank University has recently opened its state of the art K2 Building, which utilises Pilkington Planar™ glazing to create an open and accessible new learning facility for students. The new building replaces the former Student Union building and its location on Keyworth Street. The use of Pilkington Planar™ helps create a welcome entrance to the new building for students and visitors, and offers a modern and attractive new campus space for the students of London South Bank University. More. Website. Product Information.
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STANNAH – RESTORING VICTORIAN ROMANCE IN LIVERPOOL
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A Stannah Goodsmaster 500B goods lift is playing a vital role in the rebirth of the Isla Gladstone Conservatory, an idyllic Grade II Listed Victorian glass house located in the grounds of Liverpool’s Stanley Park. The Goodsmaster contributes to its 21st-century performance, distributing a whole range of deliveries between the two storeys. Available in 500kg to 1500kg capacities, the lift operates inside a rapidly erected, structure-supported frame, making installation swift and simple with the minimum of builders’ work. More. Website.
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