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REHAU LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN
TO “BUILD YOUR LEGACY”
REHAU has launched ‘Build
Your Legacy’, a brand-new
campaign designed to
encourage Mechanical and
Electrical contractors to
consider how the product
choices they make today will
impact on a building’s
performance in years to come.
The campaign incorporates a range of print and digital marketing
media, all highlighting the four key areas where choosing the right
products can support the delivery of future-proofed, sustainable
buildings – Quality, Technical Knowhow, Trust and Reliability, and
Innovation and Sustainability:
The campaign will also be putting M&E legacies under the
spotlight in editorials placed in the trade press. These articles will
revisit older, flagship projects to see how they are performing
years later.
To give contractors the tools they need to enhance their legacy and
deliver future proof specifications, REHAU will also be issuing free
downloadable guides as part of the Build Your Legacy campaign.
The guide for Acoustics is available to download now from the link
below and will be followed by further guides for District Heating,
21st Century Plumbing and Heating, and Multi-occupancy
buildings.
For more information, please visit the website.
www.rehau.uk/buildyourlegacy
STO PROVIDES ROBUST EXTERNAL
WALL INSULATION FOR NEW RUGBY
CLUB BUILDING
A combination of insulation products from Sto Ltd has been used
to provide a robust external wall insulation system for a new rugby
club building in Scotland. StoTherm Classic K external wall
insulation, Sto Armat Classic reinforcing mortar and StoSilco
façade render have been used on the new Canal Parks Rugby Club
Pavilion building in Inverness.
In order to provide effective thermal performance, the project was
required to achieve a U-value
of 0.18 W/m²K. “Sto is
recognized as the market
leader in insulation so it was
an ideal choice for this
project,” comments Ross
Whittaker of project
architects Capita Symonds.
“Thermal performance was
not the only requirement
though. The nature of the
building means that it might be subject to impact from sports
balls, and the pavilion also stands in a fairly isolated location
where there is the potential for vandalism. The cement-free
composition of the reinforcing coat offered the impact resistance,
ruggedness and resistance to cracking that were equally important
considerations. Sto also worked closely with us and their input
helped to ensure a successful end result.”
www.sto.co.uk
WEBEREND ONE COAT DASH
DESIGNED FOR SPEED & ONSITE
EFFICIENCY
Saint-Gobain Weber has
launched high
performance weberend
one coat dash, a one coat
render that can receive a
dry dash finish without the
need to apply a base coat
or a second pass.
Designed to achieve a
durable and weather
resistant finish weberend
one coat dash is especially suitable for the challenging Scottish
climate where dash finish is commonplace.
Suitable for brick, blockwork, concrete, natural stone and clay
substrates weberend one coat dash can be applied and finished on
the same day, avoiding the drying time associated with a traditional
two coat system typically of three to seven days.
Onsite preparation is quick and easy requiring only the addition of
water to the factory-blended, through-coloured render mix. In
many circumstances it is possible to apply the total thickness of
weberend one coat dash in a single pass dependent upon criteria
such as construction alignment, suction and mechanical key
offered by the substrate. weberend one coat dash is factory
produced for consistency of proportioning and available in three
key colours: white, cream and buff.
www.netweber.co.uk
FROM FOUNDATIONS TO OCCUPATION
IN JUST 7 DAYS
The McAvoy
Group, one of
the UK’s
leading
offsite
construction
specialists,
has
announced
its expansion
into the
residential sector with the launch of a new modular solution for all
housing tenures – affordable homes, market sale, build-to-rent,
student accommodation, and emergency housing.
Following extensive product development and collaboration with
Queen’s University Belfast, McAvoy has developed a steel-framed
offsite housing solution for multi-storey apartments, detached,
semi-detached and terraced family homes.
An entire house can be assembled in a single day – and from
foundations to occupation in just seven days.
The McAvoy approach to housing will reduce programme times by
at least 50 per cent compared to site-based construction. This will
allow earlier occupation for public sector housing providers and
generate a faster return on investment for private developers. It
will use highly efficient and proven factory processes to deliver
greater certainty of completion on time, on budget and to higher
quality standards.
www.mcavoygroup.com/sectors/housing
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