March 2020

Insulation Updates
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BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
The Kingspan OPTIM-R Flooring System has been fitted at The Royal Pavilion, part of a development
of apartments facing on to the new central square in the sustainable community of Poundbury.
A Sustainable Strategy was put in place during the building’s design and a key element within this was to
reduce the energy consumed through passive design solutions. To maintain the Pavilion’s neoclassical
appeal, the project team were keen to ensure these measures were as unobtrusive as possible whilst still
utilising the latest technological advances. To achieve this, the ground floor spaces have heated
The Royal Pavilion sits to the north of the Queen Mother
underflooring and to maximise the efficiency of this system the Kingspan OPTIM-R Flooring System was Square.
installed across the entire area. As within all Kingspan OPTIM-R projects, Kingspan provided a specialist
design service for the application at the Royal Pavilion. The designers used the architectural floor plan to determine the optimum layout for the OPTIM-R VIPs.
Any gaps smaller than 300mm, or areas where penetrations would be required, were filled using rigid insulation infill panels of the same thickness as the
VIPs. This planned approach provided a clear installation guideline for the installers and allowed the target U-value of 0.19 W/m²K to be met with an insulation
thickness of just 20mm, limiting the scale of ground works on the project. www.kingspaninsulation.co.uk/optim-r
LIQUIROOF INSULATION BOARDS
To support their range of liquid waterproofing products, SIG Design & Technology are working
with EAP to exclusively supply their innovative LIQUIROOF insulation boards.
SIG Design & Technology is working with EAP and says the
partnership combines their expertise on both the insulation
and waterproofing under one package.
LIQUIROOF interlocking PIR boards deliver a super-flat surface ideal for liquid and flat roofing systems.
Liquid waterproofing coatings are typically between 1.25 to 2mm thick, meaning even the most minor
imperfections in the substrate surface can create alignment issues and stress points on the outer surface
coating. LIQUIROOF fully supported PIR insulation boards interlock on all 4 sides, from top to bottom, to
create a strong and solid surface with no raised edges, misalignment or gaps. www.singleply.co.uk
CERTIFIED SUCCESS FOR FACTORY
Polyfoam XPS has achieved the newly launched ISO 45001 international standards for
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
“We are rigorously audited to maintain accreditation to all
our certified standards” Stuart Bell, Managing Director of
Polyfoam XPS.
The manufacturer of extruded polystyrene has been approved and certified to the standard following
an external audit from Bureau Veritas Certification. The achievement reflects the robust systems that
are in place at the Polyfoam XPS headquarters in Hartlepool, that prevent work-related injury and ill
health, and proactively improve its occupational health and safety performance.
www.polyfoamxps.co.uk
ROCKWOOL: BACK-TO-BACK WINS
ROCKWOOL has been crowned Supplier of the Year for the second year in a row by SIG.
Dave Walmsley, MD at SIG plc, Mark Bungay, Sales
Director at Rockwool UK, Lawrence Allen, National Sales
Manager at Rockwool UK and Kevin Keegan.
Mark Bungay, Commercial Director at ROCKWOOL UK, commented: “We are all incredibly proud to
receive this award for the second successive year. It’s a recognition of our full commitment to SIG
and our strong focus on customer service right through ROCKWOOL. The team would like to thank
everyone at SIG who voted for ROCKWOOL.” ROCKWOOL were presented with the accolade by
Managing Director of SIG plc, Dave Walmsley, at the 2020 Sales Conference held in January.
www.rockwool.co.uk
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