Majestic skyline

Gold medal at Chelsea

Top roofing award

Icons or eyesores?

Serving an ace

IN THIS ISSUE:

ISSUE 4 · 2008

When compared to Elite Systems utilising mineral wool insulation, PIRplastic foams potentially pose a significantly higher risk in the adventof a fire, as the material is combustible. Mineral wool, on the otherhand, will not ignite or burn and will not contribute to fire spread.

Levels of fire resistance claimed by manufacturers of systems withPIR cores are only valid if that system is installed correctly and wellmaintained. Once the plastic foam insulation becomes exposed inany way, there is an increased risk in the case of a fire. Ultimately,even if the system is correctly fitted and maintained, in the eventof a fully blown fire the steel faces will eventually bow, causing thepanel joints to open and expose a core that will then ignite.

Comparatively, mineral wool insulation is non-combustible* and so poses no risk of flame spread if exposed to fire. This superiorperformance is certainly recognised. Within the supplementaryguides to the RRFSO, for example, it states that “The potential forfire development involving mineral fibre core is less than that forpanels containing polymeric cores. Therefore, in areas where there is a considerable life risk, it may be appropriate to considerreplacing combustible panels”.

The draft of the NHS FireCode goes even further, stating:“Selecting the appropriate insulated core products for internal wallsor partitions, or for external cladding material is vital for patientand building occupant safety...wherever possible cladding with anon combustible core should be used”.

The fire performance of any building system is paramount to thesafety of the building occupants and is becoming an increasinglyimportant consideration for building designers due to regulatoryreform. Revisions to Approved Document Part B of the BuildingRegulations have meant that, for the first time, designers are beingasked to complete a fire risk assessment as the first stage of anydesign process – underlining a new fire prevention approach thatasks designers to identify fire risks at an early stage, and try toremove them.

The wide ranging Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order (RRFSO), whichcame into effect in October 2006, also outlines key responsibilities,with the government publishing a series of documents that provideguidance on completing a fire risk assessment.

Key to any fire engineering solution is a building design that limitsfire spread, and specifying non-combustible building materials iscertainly the simplest means of achieving this. When it comes to selecting exterior cladding systems, attention should be paid to the insulating core material, as this is where the difference liesin terms of resistance to fire. An exterior cladding system mayclaim to be fire safe, but only truly non-combustible systems canprovide optimum fire performance. For example, when it comes to sandwich panels the use of plastic foam cores, such aspolyurethane (PUR) or polyisocyanurate (PIR), should be questionedif fire resistance is key to specification.

SILENT DANGERFIRE – a look at the potential risks of plastic foam insulated cladding panelswhen compared with Euroclad Elite Systems.

The publication, Building Bulletin 100: Design for Fire Safety inSchools states that the external envelope of a building should notprovide a medium for fire spread if it is likely to be a risk to healthor safety...“The use of combustible cladding system and extensivecavities may present such a risk…“Specifiers may look to the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) LPS 1181: Part 1 teststandard when evaluating the contribution a cladding system makes to a fire.

However, the fire performance of LPS 1181 approved productsvaries considerably and most foam plastic insulation core panelsare supplied to the lowest level – LPS 1181 Ext B that delivers nofire resistance. Essential Principles for Fire Protection of Buildingsfrom the FPA (2007) warns on the use of “appropriate part of LPS 1181”.

For a product to truly offer protection in relation to ‘fire resistance’rather than just ‘reaction to fire’ it must resist the transfer of heatfrom the exposed to unexposed face and retain its integrity whilstbeing subjected to the conditions of a ‘real fire’.

BS 476 Part 22 simulates the post-flashover stage of a fire throughto a fully developed fire sustained for the duration of the test, asshown in the graph below. Therefore, when identifying systems thatoffer fire resistance, rather than just ‘reaction to fire’ stipulations,specifiers must ideally look for the achievement of BS 476 Part 22.

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CONTENTS

Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries’ (The ATRiuM) 4

Queen Elizabeth High School 6

Dunleavy Drive Retail Development 8

Direct Wines Warehouse 10

Big Yellow 12

Sky at Night Garden 14

Wyllie School 16

Boston Building 18

Dragon Leisure Centre 20

Hadley Learning Centre 22

University of Dundee 24

County Oak Retail Park 26*BS EN ISO 1182:2002 Reaction to fire tests for building products – Non-combustibility test.

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ARCHITECTURAL ICON GAINS

Development Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries (The ATRiuM)

Location Cardiff

Architect Holder Mathias

Main contractor Willmott Dixon Turner

Euroclad Installer DWT

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Euroclad’s rainscreen cladding system was specified for the

interior and exterior of the building as it was capable of matching

the building’s geometry. Euroclad Façades employ sophisticated

computer controlled technologies which are integrated with

manufacturing processes to allow almost anything that can be

drawn to be produced.

The school is the first in the UK to service the creative industries

and is a refurbishment of a 7000m2 building with a 4000m2

extension linked to the five storey atrium thoroughfare. The

building has been awarded ‘Best in Category’ by Cardiff Building

Control – which rewards best practice and environmental effort.

Speaking about the project Alun Woodruff Director of Estates at theUniversity of Glamorgan said; “The detailing on this project had tobe exact in order to achieve such a dramatic and inspiring building.We needed complex shapes and incredibly sharp angles to beproduced and the bespoke rainscreen façade system allowed us toachieve the high quality finish we required. This project is going tobe prominent on the landscape for many years and we hope wehave inspired other designs to follow this example”.

The shape of a building can have a key role in its purpose and the University of Glamorgan’s Cardiff School of Creative & CulturalIndustries is a clear example of how designers are adapting toeducational needs.

PLACE ON CARDIFF SKYLINE

The Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries’ new facility has made its mark on Cardiff’s rapidlydeveloping city centre. It’s home, the ATRiuM, features several complex shapes and contours and is furnishedin a striking pure white cladding system supplied by Euroclad. Boasting state of the art facilities, the school willbe used to train the creative professionals of the future and the building’s exterior was designed with this in mind.

The derelict building before refurbishment.

The suitability of Euroclad’s standing seam roofsystems for use on Educational buildings has once again received heavy endorsement, with the specification of Euroseam on the new Queen Elizabeth High School in Camarthen.

The new school and leisure centre complex features 5000m2 ofEuroclad’s standing seam profile, installed over non-combustibleinsulation as part of an established, high performance roofingsystem. The buildings not only look great, with sweeping convexcurved roofs and rollformed tapers, they also perform to thehighest of standards, offering outstanding acoustic performanceand truly non-combustible materials.

Queen Elizabeth High School is a mixed, bilingual communitycomprehensive school of 1500 pupils, catering for all abilitiesbetween the ages of 11 and 18. It was formed in September 2005by the amalgamation of Queen Elizabeth Cambria and QueenElizabeth Maridunum Schools. Its origins may be traced back to 1576 with the establishment of the Queen Elizabeth GrammarSchool on Priory Street in Carmarthen town, which was set up forthe benefit of the merchant people of the town. In this respect, the new school has been mindful of building on 430 years ofacademic and extra-curricular success.

Construction started on the school complex in September 2006 andthe building programme will be completed during the academic year2008-2009, providing pupils and staff with exceptional facilities.

Dale Evans, Euroclad Area Manager commented: “Euroclad’sstrength in supplying high performance solutions for the Educationsector of the construction industry continues to grow. Our ability to rollform roof products on-site, combined with our national salesnetwork and comprehensive technical support, results in a tailoredlocal service that can be purchased from a trusted national supplier”.

The new purpose-built school will accommodate 1600 pupils with an extended and refurbished leisure facility incorporating acompetition-standard swimming pool and new external sportingfacilities, including tennis courts, an all-weather pitch, running trackand playing fields.

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Development Queen Elizabeth High School

Location Camarthen

Architect EPT

Main contractor Carillion

Euroclad Installer DWT

MAJESTIC SKYLINE FOR QUEEN

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ELIZABETH SCHOOL

£2 MILLION REGENERATION PROJECT

The external finish of the units with the use of glass frontages,rendered walls and timbered features creates a piazza-stylesetting with landscaped areas and block-paved walkways whichare complemented by the use of Euroclad’s modern curved roofing system. The design is already popular with tenants and has created a modern look for one of Cardiff Bay’s most populardevelopment sites.

Steve Gibbins of Compton Development, comments: “This site hasbeen built with the environment strongly in mind and will add anotherdimension to the current offer of Cardiff Bay’s retail development. This project has transformed unattractive wasteland into five restaurant outlets which are set to appeal to a wide range ofconsumers”.

Euroclad’s Euroseam is specifically designed for pitched roofsdown to 1°, with no external penetration of the sheet, no end lapsand low maintenance performance.

Graham David of Boyes Rees Architects, comments: “This projectrequired products which offer a high aesthetic finish, are quick and simple to install and require little maintenance. Euroclad’sEuroseam system was the ideal product for Dunleavy Drive as itmet our technical requirements”.

Euroseam systems involve the mechanical fixing through theunderlap of the profile into the roof structure, which is thencovered by the overlap of the adjacent sheet. This eliminates any chance of leaks through the roof sheets as all penetrations are protected from weathering.

A £2 million regeneration scheme designed by Boyes Rees Architects and led by Compton Developments hasspecified Euroclad’s Euroseam roofing system. The 1830m2 development at Dunleavy Drive benefited from thespeedy installation of a Euroseam roofing system which offers specifiers and contractors guaranteed performance.

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Development: Dunleavy Drive Retail Development

Location Cardiff

Architect Boyes Rees Architects

Developer Compton Developments

Euroclad Installer Aberclad

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STATE-OF-THE-ART WAREHOUSEAND DISTRIBUTION

Euroclad has supplied its Secret fix SF500 roof system to the new Direct Wines distribution centre in Gloucester.

The new facility is large and modern with capacity to handle morethan 50 million bottles a year. At 17,000m2 the Gloucester facilityhas been specifically designed by Direct Wines in conjunction withconsultant The Logistics Business to support a high level ofconsumer service. Euroclad’s Secret fix SF500 roof system is ahigh performance, attractive solution which can be rolled on-site,accommodating continuous sheet lengths, avoiding deliveryproblems and providing instant supply of products.

Direct Wines required another distribution centre because it hadoutgrown the Theale warehouse which is attached to its head office.

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Development Direct Wines Warehouse

Location Gloucester

Architect Scott Brownrigg

Main contractor Moss Construction

Euroclad Installer ABS Elbrow

The company had spent time outsourcing a large part of itsoperation, but has now brought the complete storage anddistribution operation in-house using both the original warehouseand the new distribution centre in Gloucester Business Park.

With UK wine consumption increasing by 23% in the last 5 years,Direct Wines has become a successful player in an expandingmarket, being the name behind Laithwaites, the Sunday Times WineClub, plus many other wine clubs for blue chip companies such asAmerican Express and BA.

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Development Big Yellow

Location Branches Nationwide

Architect Mountford Piggott

Main contractor Various

Roofing contractor Various

Delivered in Corus Colorcoat HPS200® Aztec Yellow, Eurocladsystems ensure the Big Yellow warehouses are highly visible andattractive, as well as delivering superior performance.

When completed, the Big Yellow portfolio will provide over 381,097 m2 of storage space. Big Yellow stores in Kingston,Edmonton, Bristol, London, Sutton, Tunbridge Wells and Gloucesterhave already been completed using Euroclad materials.

Euroclad has been chosen to provide the profiled roofing and cladding for an expansion programme of Big Yellow Storage warehouses across the UK.

Big Yellow, which is already the leading self storage brand inLondon and the South of England, is embarking on a plan to coverthe rest of Britain. Key to the success of this expansion is thelocation and visibility of the stores.

Specified by architects Mountford Pigott Associates, Eurocladproducts and systems provide the most aesthetically pleasing,sustainable and cost effective solution, enabling contractors toquickly erect a weatherproof shell to allow interior works to progress.

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BIGYELLOWSTORAGE

Speaking about the contract Jon Dore, Business DevelopmentManager at Euroclad, said; “We are delighted our products havebeen specified for the Big Yellow expansion. It is always exciting towork with companies that use bold colours to brand their buildingsand Euroclad materials are ideal for large branding exercises”.

A range of Euroclad systems are being specified for the newdevelopments, including the Euroclad Secret fix SF500 built uproofing system which features a snap fix overlap with no visibleexternal fixings to give the building clean, uncluttered lines andexcellent weatherability. Euroclad’s wall profiles have also beenspecified for the projects.

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GARDEN WINS GOLD MEDAL

The Sky at Night garden created by Euroclad andtop garden designer and architect Barry Mayled,has picked up a gold medal at this year’s ChelseaFlower Show.

The celestial garden features a powerful optical telescope, galaxiesof flower beds and twinkling stars created by computer controlledlighting set into a plant-covered wall. It also includes a speciallymade table with built-in rotating star charts and a small pool with a double-sided stainless steel waterfall.

Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, Brian May who has recently achieveda PhD in astrophysics and weather presenter Siân Lloyd all turnedup to highlight the pleasures of studying the cosmos. Phil Cook,Managing Director of Euroclad comments: “The Chelsea FlowerShow attracts 160,000 visitors and is the ultimate garden show ofthe year. The judges are all experts in their field and exhibits arejudged against strict criteria and it’s a real honour to receive thisprestigious award’’.

Barry Mayled added: “This is a fantastic result for an incredibleteam effort. Creating a garden to Chelsea’s standards is verydemanding”.

Euroclad has provided its LINEAR Facade panels and bespokefabrications in sleek black for the Sky at Night garden which has a number of benefits over traditional flat roofs. The garden can be enjoyed during the day providing elevated views in an urbanenvironment. It also transforms into a mini-observatory at night for the amateur astronomer.AT CHELSEA

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Development Sky at Night Garden

Location Chelsea Flower Show

Architect Barry Mayled

Contractor Acorn Gardens

Left to right: Barry Mayled, Siân Lloyd, Brian May and Sir Patrick Moore.

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Euroclad has helped to createa new resource centre for

adults with learning disabilitiesin Caerphilly County Borough.

Standing seam roofing and bespoke flashings and fabricationswere manufactured by Euroclad and installed by Hafren Roofing atthe picturesque location in South Wales. Caerphilly CountyBorough Council acquired the site in Wyllie, Pontllanfraith, wherethe innovative centre was built, in partnership with United WelshHousing Association and The National Autistic Society.

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ROOFING SOLUTION FOR NEW RESOURCE CENTREThe new centre is the base of the LINKS project, which helpsadults with complex needs access community-based activities. The modern centre is designed to cater for people with complexneeds, including autism and challenging behaviours, and theirspecific environmental requirements. It is equally impressive in itscommitment to compliment the environment within its location.

Cllr Robin Woodyatt, Cabinet Member for Social Services, said:“The resource centre in Wyllie will give adults with complex needsthe opportunity to take part in community-based activities in a safe setting. This is a huge step forward for Caerphilly as wecontinue to improve the quality of life of our county boroughresidents”.

Development Wyllie Resource Centre

Location Blackwood

Architect Pentan Partnership

Main contractor M G Colsgrove

Euroclad Installer Hafren Roofing

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Development Boston Building

Location Glasgow

Architect Bradford Robertson

Main contractor AKP

Euroclad installer JGL

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The sixties gave us the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the mini skirt andthe high rise tower block. They may have been great days forpopular culture in the UK, but the same cannot always be said forthe architecture of the time.

Portsmouth’s Tricorn Shopping Centre is a good example of acontroversial building constructed in the mid sixties. This concretelandmark topped Radio 4’s Today programme as Britain’s mosthated building. For some, the Tricorn Centre was seen as aniconic concrete structure but decay, graffiti and vandalism have all played a significant part in the decline of the building’s exterior.The building was eventually demolished in 2004 and theredevelopment of the area is due to be completed in 2009.

Demolition is not always the best solution to this problem. In some cases, a more environmental, social and economic way of transforming an old unattractive building is to refurbish it.

Refurbishment projects generally cause less disruption to thecommunity and can dramatically improve the aesthetics of abuilding and the surrounding environment. In addition to the socialbenefits, refurbishments can be more economical even when thecomplete building envelope needs replacing. The majority of thebuilding fabric can be retained, saving a significant amount of timeand money. In addition, by reusing the functioning parts of thebuilding, the impact on the environment is lowered as materialproduction and transport is greatly reduced.

Formerly the headquarters of the British Red Cross, the BostonBuilding in Glasgow’s Swan Street sits just off the M8 in a highlyvisible location and in a rapidly improving area. As it stood, thebuilding was showing signs of deterioration which inevitably couldhave created problems attracting good quality tenants.

The refurbishment programme for this three storey office buildinghas seen the interior and exterior dramatically transformed. The exterior refurbishment included a striking black wall panellingand a new glass and steel rooftop extension, creating both a‘penthouse’ floor and feature balcony.

The exterior rainscreen overcladding from Euroclad whichpredominantly gives the building its modern character, comprisesEuroclad’s LINEAR façade system in black ALPOLIC/fr ACM(aluminium composite material) attached to a carrier system whichis fixed to the original brickwork. This carrier system creates acavity into which additional insulation has been fitted to improve the building’s thermal and acoustic performance.

Metal composite materials (MCM), incorporating ACM, are proving tobe an increasingly popular material for use in modern buildings andrefurbishments as it is light, strong and durable, and provides lessof a strain on the building structure than heavier options. MCM canprovide a mirror like smoothness and can appear flatter than glass.

It can be produced in a range of colours, offering the architectdesign freedom which other materials cannot deliver. MCM is oftenthe material of choice in modern buildings because of the colourconsistency of the coatings.

Local Authorities would be well advised to consider the feasibilityof ongoing site maintenance. In particular, considerations shouldbe made at the design stage of any refurbishment project toensure suitable access to the site is available. The Construction(Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2007 requires thathealth and safety is taken into account throughout each stage of a project including design, planning, site work and the subsequentmaintenance and structural repairs.

Refurbishing buildings to inject a new lease of life clearly offersmany benefits. The refurbishment project in Glasgow has been avisible success and the transformation has been amazing.

The outcome is a building which should install a sense ofownership to the people who work there and has added a touch ofsophistication to an area in need of regeneration. The way a buildinglooks can have a noticeable effect on the people who use it. This has long been accepted within the education sector and isbeing increasingly recognised in other public sector areas.

ICONS OR EYESORES?

Modern methods of construction and innovativematerials can transform tired and outdated buildings

into attractive and inspiring spaces. A great exampleof just such a transformation can be seen in a

recently completed refurbishment project in Glasgow.

The run-down building in Swan Street, Glasgow before re-development.

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Passers-by at the Dragon Leisure Centre in Bodmin only need tolook up to the building’s roof to discover that tennis is on offerinside. Yet the promotion techniques at this Cornwall facility are farmore subtle than advertising banners flapping around in the wind.The roof has been designed so that it imitates a tennis court, whenit is viewed in its entirety.

The Dragon Leisure Centre has always been one for firsts. Built in1988, it was the first facility in Cornwall to include indoor tenniscourts. The illusion on the roof, complete with what looked likenets, raised a few eyebrows when it was created. According tolocals, the tennis net was the talk of the town for some time.

But 20 years on, what was once the jewel in Cornwall’s sportingcrown was beginning to fade. The building was having problemswith condensation and a number of leaks were developing. The roof was in serious need of replacement.

The exterior finish, complete with its tennis court illusion, hadstarted to deteriorate.

While the leisure centre management team were keen to retain thedramatic roof effects, all accepted that refurbishment was required.Modern metal cladding was selected as a way to recreate theoriginal concept, but with a 21st century edge, dynamicallytransforming the leisure centre’s identity.

The existing roof, which featured a duopitch roof incorporating crankedcurved eaves, a barrel vault ridge with a cranked curved sheet, wasstripped and re-clad using Euroclad’s Elite System 1.25 in CorusColorcoat HPS200®. The cladding was specified in a combination ofcolours including Moorland Green and Olive Green. The combination of colours with the specialist curved eaves and two metre high ridgedetail retained the original impression of a tennis net.

New construction materials are allowing architects, specifiers and developers create distinctive buildingsthat both look good and are highly durable. Profiled metal cladding systems can help achieve impactfuldesigns and has made a leisure centre in Cornwall the talk of the town.

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NEW CLADDINGSERVES AN ACE FORLEISURE CENTRE

Development Dragon Leisure Centre

Location Bodmin

Architect Mitchell Architects Limited

Euroclad installer Clegg & Shortman

Derek Putt, of the contractors Clegg and Shortman said: “Before westarted work, the building looked tired and clearly needed updating.It is a project that we can be really proud of because DragonLeisure Centre is set in a valley and the building can be seen frommany vantage points”.

“The architect had given us detailed plans to work from andcarrying out the project was time-consuming because we had lots ofsmall sheets to fit. We were helped by having good qualitymaterials to work with. In addition to replacing the cladding, we alsohad to reinforce the steel barrel vault sheets. The building looksfresher than before and with clean lines depicting a tennis courtdesign on the outside of the tennis centre”.

Alan Roberts, Senior Technician at Mitchell Architects Ltd said:“Building materials have evolved significantly over the years makingit easier to find suitable products for almost any design.

The client had very specific ideas for this project and it wasimportant to use a material that met all the clients needs, lookedeye catching and offered excellent longevity”.

Corus Colorcoat HPS200® is the most specified pre-finished steelproduct in Europe due to its exclusive coating technology, superiorperformance, wide colour range and a unique Confidex® Guarantee.The colour and shape of a building can dramatically affect its‘personality’ and the way it fits into its surroundings.

From looking at its roof the public will know that tennis is on offerin the leisure centre, but step inside today and you find a facilitythat is thriving thanks to a whole host of activities. There are arange of exercise classes on offer, plus squash courts, a gym andan indoor pool. But one thing is for sure, anyone new to the areawon’t have a problem finding the Dragon Leisure Centre. Just lookup to the roof.

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At the time of completion Hadley Learning Centre was the largest‘Building Schools for the Future’ project in the UK. It encompassesover 20,000m2 of roofing, much of which is curved aluminiumstanding seam roofing fixed over non-combustible, environmentallyfriendly insulation. The highly efficient Eurobar Extra spacersystem maintains the system which is anchored by a Euroclad linersheet fixed to the secondary structure of the building. Around2000m2 of green sedum roof was installed, which enhances thebuildings environmental credentials and performance.

An Interserve consortium has delivered this groundbreakingscheme for the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.

Euroclad’s standing seam system was chosen to roof a huge area of Hadley Learning Centre

in Telford due to its performance, design flexibility and sustainable credentials.

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The stunning ‘wheelhub’ design groups around a central forum,underpinning the partnership-based environment in which pupils,parents, practitioners and the larger community develop through a shared learning experience. The in-house design team at Sharkey & Co. created a superb looking building as well as alasting roofing solution.

“The technical predilection of Euroclad products lends them ideallyto Educational buildings and Hadley Learning Centre is an excellentexample of what can be achieved by a leading roofing manufacturerand a motivated, skilled installer”, said Jon Dore, BusinessDevelopment Manager at Euroclad.

UK’S LARGEST BSF SCHOOL

Development Hadley Learning Centre

Location Telford

Architect AEDAS Architects

Main contractor Interserve

Euroclad Installer Sharkeys

The project comprises a new 1,200 place school, a 420 placeprimary school combining existing infant and junior schools, alearning resource centre, a children’s centre and a 140 placesevere and profound learning difficulties special school. Jigsaw comprises a new school and residential accommodation toprovide specialist support to secondary age pupils with emotional,behavioural, social and health difficulties.

In all, the Hadley Learning Community provides 1,900+ places forpupils from pre-nursery to 16 years – all within an inclusiveenvironment.

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Development University of Dundee

Location Dundee

Architect NRS Architects

Main contractor HBD Construction

Euroclad installer Procladd Scotland

Procladd Scotland Ltd are celebrating after pickingup the award in the vertical cladding category atthis year’s NFRC ‘excellence in roofing awards’.

The winning project, University of Dundee Institute of Sport andExercise, features a uniquely designed elliptical extension, ‘thedrum’, which unusually houses rectangular studios.

Euroclad provided its LINEAR rainscreen cladding system, made upof a series of cassette panels that are fixed to the vertical rail,making the installation straightforward. LINEAR systems utilisecomposite materials, including copper and aluminium, which offersuperior flatness and excellent rigidity.

Speaking about the awards, Keith Burrell, Managing Director ofProcladd Scotland Ltd comments: “The excellence in roofingawards is a key event and we’re proud to receive this award. The University of Dundee Institute of Sport and Exercise projectwas both technically and geometrically challenging. Euroclad’sproducts were specified because they met our requirements interms of panel size and one piece panelling as well as achieving a high quality striking finish”.

The NFRC awards were judged on the demonstration of qualityworkmanship, technical difficulties, problem solving, environmentalqualities and aesthetics.

Phil Cook, Managing Director of Euroclad believes the standardsfor these awards is extremely high and said: “The standard of thisyear’s entries is a reflection of today’s industry, where quality andworkmanship are at the forefront of every project. University ofDundee Institute of Sport and Exercise highlights what can beachieved when the contractor and manufacturer work closelytogether to provide the best solution for even the most demanding buildings”.

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PROCLADD SCOTLAND SCOOP TOP ROOFING AWARD

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The LINEAR rainscreen system was specified for the individualfaçades at the Next, Comet and Paul Simon stores. The panels,bespoke fins and corner cruciform fabrications were manufacturedin metallic grey ALPOLIC/fr composite material and installed byChurchmore.

LINEAR systems combine design flexibility with ease of installation.The series of cassettes positively fix to the support grid and canbe independently attached or detached. This offers a great benefitas if only one panel becomes damaged then only that panel needsto be replaced instead of the whole façade.

Although produced in ALPOLIC/fr at County Oak, LINEAR façadepanels can be supplied in a variety of materials including vividcolours, stone and wood effect or even in natural metals likecopper and stainless steel.

Panels can be curved down to a 100mm radius on plan orelevation and can be raked, tapered or manipulated in acombination of ways.

ALPOLIC/fr, manufactured by Mitsubishi, is an aluminium compositematerial with a non-combustible core. The material is easy to cut,bend and groove yet has superb rigidity. A continuous laminatingprocess ensures superior flatness and the unique coil coatingtechnology ensures excellent colour uniformity.

Euroclad Façades uses the latest CAD software integrated within its manufacturing facility to provide superb accuracy andconsistency. This technology also allows the division to providebespoke fabrications on time and to budget.

Designed by REID Architecture, the refurbishment of the Retail Parkhas given the façades a unique and striking appearance.

Development County Oak Retail Park

Location Crawley

Architect REID Architecture

Main contractor London and Southampton Contractors

Euroclad installer Churchmore

NEW VENEER AT COUNTY OAK RETAIL PARK

Euroclad Façades supplied LINEAR façade systems as part of a striking refurbishment of County Oak Retail Parkin Crawley, West Sussex.

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