September 2019

Cladding Updates
For further info on all these updates and more, visit www.total-contractor.co.uk
BIG HIGHS AT LOWER MILL
The Lower Mill Estate, a development of holiday homes in the Cotswolds, offers holiday homemakers the
best in bespoke, energy efficient properties thanks to the Kingspan TEK Building System.
The diverse selection of residential properties have benefited from the Kingspan TEK Building System’s scope
for individual design and off-site construction, which has improved construction efficiency. Lower Mill Estate,
constructed by Conservation Builders, is a community of beautiful holiday homes which has continued to
produce exemplary models of sustainable construction with each new phase of development. The Habitat First Group’s vision was to create a residential
nature reserve that would provide security and the freedom to escape the demands of urban life. The resulting development, immersed in the idyllic woodlands
of the Cotswolds, offers residents tranquillity and relaxation through fully customisable, energy efficient properties. The Kingspan TEK Building System has
enabled clients to enjoy a truly bespoke experience, where they can be involved in the very early stages of designing their property. The latest phase of the
ongoing development makes use of Kingspan TEK panels for the walls and roofs of the new units. The Kingspan TEK Building System, which comprises a highperformance
insulation core sandwiched between two layers of OSB/3, was selected as it allowed a high level of design flexibility and exceptional out-of-thebox
fabric performance, as well as creating minimal site waste as kits are designed and cut off-site. www.kingspantek.co.uk
RCM HAS PLENTY TO SHOW AT NEC
RCM is exhibiting alongside sister company SPSEnvirowall at this year’s UK Construction Week.
RCM & SPSenvirowall are exhibiting at this
year’s UK Construction Week which takes place
at the NEC Birmingham from 8-10th Oct.
The collaboration will see huge product offerings ranging from building boards, facades, insulated render systems and
rainscreen cladding to complete through wall solutions. The shared 50m² exhibition stand will showcase 360-degree
interactive displays from both RCM and SPS. A certified 120-minute fire-rated through wall solution will also be on
display. Ian Quinton, MD at RCM, explained: “We are using this occasion to also promote a product launch with a
drinks reception on day two of the show. At this stage I can reveal that it is in fact an A1 ‘scribe-and-snap’ external
sheathing board, which will add another great product to our building boards portfolio.” www.buildingboards.co.uk
HUSK HELPS CREATE TOBOR THE GATE!
Husk Architectural worked with the residents of an area in South East London to create a unique gateway to the
past with the manufacture of a perforated panel featuring a little-known movie character.
The 2.3m x 1.4m screen on the
gate at Langtry Court provides a
glimpse into the area’s past.
Sci-Fi character Tobor the Great features prominently on the gateway to Langtry Court in Brockley, South East London,
thanks to specialist machinery used to create a perforated picture on an aluminium panel. Part of the Langtry Court area
was once occupied by a cinema building; The Ritz, which was demolished in the sixties. The last film to be shown at the
cinema was fifties Sci-Fi movie ‘Tobor the Great’. The concept and design of this panel was the work of Sam and David at
Selencky Parsons architects, also based at Langtry Court. www.husk-architectural.co.uk
GOLD STANDARD FOR HUB
A new cantilevered community hub, which acts as a local educational facility, shines bright at
the centre of a new residential development near Bath, thanks to a combination of Proteus
perforated and solid TECU Gold cladding panels.
The £10 million Community Hub designed by architects
BDP sits at the heart of Mulberry Park, the renovation of
the former Ministry of Defence site on Fox Hill in the
village of Combe Down on the southern fringes of Bath.
www.proteusfacades.com
The building features Proteus SC perforated TECU Gold panels with a PPC coated aluminium support frame
on the school hall and the third floor cantilevered above the main entrance and Public Square. This
section, installed by Cladanco, acts as an enterprise space and was inspired by the temporary floating
Mulberry Harbours once used for the Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War.
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