March 2018

Cladding Updates
MAKING AN
ENTRANCE!
Skyline Fascia, Soffits and Copings – part of Alumasc Water Management Solutions
(AWMS) – has supplied bespoke window and door surrounds to create a striking
new entrance and frontage for a major office refurbishment in Spitalfields, London.
For further info on all these cladding updates and more, visit www.total-contractor.co.uk
The project, known as 45 Folegate Street, was led by Tatehindle Architects, who worked
closely with contractor Tetraclad to install the new window and door surrounds. Matt
Swaffer, Tetraclad Contracts Director, explained: “The drawings requested an aluminium
cladding panel which included specific detailing. I was tempted to steer away from it at
first as I had never attempted anything like it before. Some of this detailing was quite
complex but I knew Skyline would produce good fabrication drawings – a service which
other manufacturers don’t offer. It worked out very well.” www.alumascskyline.co.uk
“SOME OF THIS DETAILING WAS
QUITE COMPLEX BUT I KNEW
SKYLINE WOULD PRODUCE GOOD
FABRICATION DRAWINGS”
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Contour North and South, two luxury housing projects located just off Chircombe Lane
near the river Torridge in Bideford, Devon, have utilised Catnic’s SSR² roof because of
its aesthetic appeal and performance capabilities.
Due to the buildings’ unique curved roof design, Catnic manufactured bespoke curved panels to
ensure an easy to assemble and flexible installation. Martin Riley, Director at Building Firm Riley
& Guy explained: “The SSR² system is extremely flexible in its design, however we had to ensure
that the panels fitted the curvature of the buildings without distorting them.” www.catnic.com
SCREEN STAR
Black Mountain has launched a new video which opens with the image – and sound – of
crackling flames, thereby vividly alluding to the purpose and the performance of its
Magply, Euroclass A1 and non-combustible Fire Protection Boards.
The manufacturer says it has made the film to emphasize Magply’s superiority over other
manufacturers’ boards, in terms of its strength, breathability and low carbon footprint and crucially
its low chloride content which negates any moisture related problems. Importantly, to ensure low
chloride content in the manufacturing process, Magply is air dried. www.magply.co.uk/video
BRONZE AGE
The £57m new Emily Wilding Davison Building at Royal Holloway, University of London’s
Egham campus, has been clad using Proteus HR TECU Bronze materials.
The east side of the striking 10,000m² building, which expands the university’s library
provision, now features the beautiful brown-red to brown-grey and ochre tones of Proteus HR’s
TECU Bronze cladding panels. The main contractor was Osborne and the Proteus HR TECU
Bronze cladding panels were installed by Colorminium who worked with Associated Architects
and Proteus Facades during the process. www.proteusfacades.com
60 TC MARCH 2018