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  • May 2017

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  • Getting Wise to Potential of Smart Buildings

    • 22 May 2017

    GEZE UK is encouraging architects and specifiers to ‘switch-on’ on to the benefits of developing smart buildings with the launch of a new brochure.

    Investment in precision prototype design and print

    • 17 May 2017

    Focus SB announces its latest investment in an advanced 3D printer, enabling the company to print rapid prototypes of its new electrical wiring accessory product designs. An innovative player in the electrical engineering industry, Focus SB’s reputation as a leader in product development is set to be further enhanced by this latest important investment.

    Focus SB to invest in robot cell

    • 17 May 2017

    Focus SB announces that it has recently placed an order for its first robot cell. This will initially enable the company to polish rocker switch and dimmer components to a consistently high standard, and keep up with the growing demand for its quality electrical wiring accessories.

    Residential bespoke screwless electrical accessory plates

    • 17 May 2017

    Focus SB enjoy an enviable reputation for creating bespoke designs and finishes for all types of interior design projects, but this one was special.

    The Contact Company Wirral Waters Birkenhead Wirral

    • 17 May 2017

    Ceiling and wall systems by Armstrong have provided form and function for an award-winning Grade A office building at the heart of one of the largest regeneration projects in the UK. The architect’s brief had been to design an office building of almost 5,000m2 that would set a standard for future development within the regeneration area and also meet the aspirations of both the developer (Longmeadow Estates) and their prospective client.

    New Generation of Sliding Door Mechanisms

    • 17 May 2017

    GEZE UK has enhanced its range of manual sliding door mechanisms with the addition of the Rollan 40 NT, the Rollan 80 NT and the Rollan 80 NT SoftStop – a new generation of fittings which are ideal for interior use in homes and businesses.

    GEZE UK Grows its Specification Team

    • 17 May 2017

    GEZE UK is enhancing its commitment to specification and enhancing customer experience by expanding and re-organising its specification team.

    United Airlines Global First Lounge and United Club at Terminal 2 Heathrow

    • 17 May 2017

    United Airlines were the first carrier to operate out of Terminal 2 when it opened in June 2014. United wanted to reinforce their new design concept previously launched at Chicago O’Hare airport which aims to signpost passengers with distinct design elements which reflect the lounge’s location. 3DReid worked closely with Chicago-based practice Solomon Cordwell Buenz on designs for the interiors of the United Global First Lounge aimed at first and business class passengers.

    De Montfort University Leicester

    • 16 May 2017

    The £42 million redevelopment, to BREEAM “Excellent” standards, of the former Fletcher complex (now the Vijay Patel Building) on De Montfort University’s Leicester campus features a variety of Armstrong’s mineral and metal systems to help achieve acoustic compliance for both the new-build and refurbishment elements.

    Booths Supermarket

    • 16 May 2017

    Booths supermarket chain chose Armstrong’s metal and mineral ceilings for their flagship store in Lytham St Anne’s, Lancashire. Built traditionally, the store features oak cladding to the internal steel frame and includes a café, butcher’s and cheese counters.

    SAFETY STEMS SUCCESS WITH ALLGOOD IRONMONGERY AND DOORSETS

    • 16 May 2017

    Allgood ironmongery and doorsets are helping to provide exceptional fire safety at the new state of the art science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) facilities at Kingston University, London.

    New BetteLux Oval - Circular built-in washbasin with flowing lines

    • 16 May 2017

    Bette has enhanced the BetteLux Oval range to include a circular built-in washbasin. The combination of organic interior design and a slim, eight millimetre rim show how design can be pared-back to create the most restrained and elegant bathroom object.

    Spectral H-Profil plays it straight at Lords

    • 16 May 2017

    Key to meeting the lighting challenge for the recent refurbishment of the Lords Grandstand was the restoration of this corridor, which runs the length of the stand.

    Ystalyfera Welsh Medium Comprehensive School

    • 15 May 2017

    Armstrong Ceilings help with sound and sight in a new teaching block. The two to three-storey steel-frame building replaces a 1970s three-storey CLASP-type teaching block to bring accommodation into the 21st Century and was designed to BREEAM “Excellent” and BIM Level2 standards.

    Milliken designers explore new depths with Arctic survey

    • 12 May 2017

    Milliken’s latest carpet plank collection ‘Arctic Survey’ takes as its inspiration the movement, structure and evolving forms of ice in the Arctic. Milliken’s in-house design team studied the organic patterns found in giant ice structures. They discovered how a combination of high and low-relief combine with translucent and opaque colours to stunning effect. They looked to Ernest Shackleton’s well documented journey to the Antarctic in 1901 to reference giant ice structures as they were discovered by explorers.

    Inspirational Introspection & Reflection at CDW17

    • 11 May 2017

    Desso and Tarkett are inviting visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week 2017 to ‘pause for thought’ during the hectic three-day event.

    Air. Prospec makes flawless glass toilet cubicles a breeze

    • 11 May 2017

    When you’ve been working in glass for as long as we have you understand it in ways that other manufacturers wouldn’t believe. Our success in the production of glass squash courts means that Air cubicles remain elegantly efficient in even the most demanding of heavy-traffic, high-usage situations.

    Hansgrohe showcasing new ISH products at The Water Studio, Clerkenwell

    • 10 May 2017

    Hansgrohe UK, the award-winning kitchen and bathroom specialist, is showcasing a selection of their latest products straight from ISH, in Frankfurt, for the first time in the UK. The new products will be installed at The Water Studio as part of Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW), the UK’s leading independent design festival from 23rd - 25th May.

    Newcastle International Airport

    • 10 May 2017

    BackgroundNIA had commissioned Ryder Architects to re-design the Duty Free Retail Area on Level 2 of the airport. Their design incorporated large sweeping curves on plan which also incorporated the shopfronts.

    The Vaults, Bolton Market Place

    • 10 May 2017

    As part of a £14million redevelopment of Bolton’s Market Place Shopping Centre, the extensive historic vaults that lay beneath were uncovered and developed into bar and restaurant units.