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Rundum Original concave solid oak garage door
A solid oak Rundum Original concave garage door was specified on Downley House - a beautiful innovative home located in rural South Downs National Park and designed by RIBA competition winners Birds Portchmouth Russum. The use of oak and the concave design complements the natural flowing form of the landscape and the rest of the building. The door slides back along the side at an angle into the garage and is operated by remote control. “Rundum Meir feel privileged to have been involved with this prestigious project”, said Danesch Missaghian MD.
Rundum –Enquiry 158
GEZE UK appointed to maintain a swift entrance
The UK's leading manufacturer of door and window control systems, GEZE UK, has secured a service contract for the automatic doors at Blenheim Palace’s new café and shop. GEZE installed a pair of automatic sliding glass doors with Slimdrive SL operators at the main entrance to the visitor centre. When the Slimdrive SL was approaching the end of its warranty period, the company’s team of experienced engineers provided a free-of-charge maintenance check –and won the maintenance contract on the spot. Regular servicing is essential to ensure the longevity of an automatic door.
GEZE UK –Enquiry 162
Roll up for great new space-saving looks
Garador’s new generation of GaraRoll roller garage doors has now been launched in an extended range of finishes and colours. GaraRoll, offering the ultimate in space saving and innovative engineering, is now available in three ranges: Smooth Finish, Deco Paint Finish and Timber Effect Finish. Whether you are looking for a modern ultra smooth finish in a range of deep strong colours or an impressive timber effect finish to match existing wooden architectural features, there is a Garador GaraRoll door available. Whichever you choose, every GaraRoll roller garage door features the high precision engineering and top quality finishes which have made Garador Britain’s leading garage door manufacturer. The GaraRoll roller garage door is the only spring balanced roller door with force limitation built into the operator to ensure the door is always safe to use. Each door is individually constructed from aluminium laths and filled with a CFC free polyurethane foam for good thermal insulation and enhanced energy savings. All GaraRoll roller doors roll up neatly into a box at the head of the garage door opening, offering the most compact solution for garages that need to retain ceiling space or where access to a roof is required. With an electric operator and two remotes as standard, a built in safety reversal function, wind locks as standard for extra security, not to mention a smooth spring-assisted vertical lift, the GaraRoll roller door offers the very best in garage door engineering at a very reasonable price.
Please visit www.garador.co.uk for further information on the full range of GaraRoll roller doors, or call 01935 443708.
Garador –Enquiry 160
GEZE UK issues new product guide
GEZE UK has launched a new product guide to make it even easier for architects, architectural ironmongers and specifiers to find the information they need.The GEZE UK Product Guide 2015 has been reordered to categorise the company’s comprehensive range of door closers, window control systems, sliding door fittings, smoke and heat extraction systems into sections, so that information is easy to find at a glance. And new for 2015 will be the OL Line range of controls for high level windows which will be launched next month.
GEZE UK –Enquiry 159
Comar’s 5P.i advanced window system
Integration is the key factor which underpins the latest new product launch from Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems. Comar has incorporated the technology from the Comar 9P.i system into the Comar 5P.i window range, and are now launching the Comar 5P.i Advanced Casement and Tilt/Turn window system which integrates seamlessly into Comar 9P.i creating the option for standalone high performance windows. The brief to Comar’s Design Team was to specifically meet architectural demands; low Uvalues, matching slim sight lines for both the casement and tilt/turn, large glazing pocket for acoustic glass, secured by design and large sizes.
Comar –Enquiry 161
Agrippa smart fire door technology is clever innovation
Geofire’s Agrippa acoustic range of fire door holders and ‘swing-free’ closers are the perfect cost-effective, fastinstallation solution to the problem of holding open fire doors to ease access throughout a building, closing them in the event of a fire emergency to protect occupants. The Agrippa acoustic, magnetic fire door holder is designed to be mounted behind the door at either floor level or at the top of the door, whilst the Agrippa fire door closer is an overhead battery powered acoustic ‘swing-free’ door closer.
Geofire –Enquiry 163
Plumis Automist facilitates conversion of Art Deco houses
PLUMIS AUTOMIST HAS BEEN USED TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE FIRE SAFETY SOLUTION FOR THE CONVERSION OF A STUNNING COLLECTION OF ART DECO HOUSES IN TWICKENHAM, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE RIVER THAMES AND TWICKENHAM STADIUM.
The architects, ABA Group of Sunbury on Thames, were keen to preserve the period features whilst achieving the contemporary design they envisaged. The eight 2-bedroom houses all comprised a large, open plan reception room opening onto a kitchen at ground floor level with two large double bedrooms on the first floor. The proposed designs provided no separation to protect the escape route.
ABA Group Ltd worked with the appointed Building Control officers to meet the fire safety requirements of the Building Regulations but they were very anxious that the solution did not compromise the highspecification open plan design of the apartments. They discovered Automist and called in Bracknell-based Vapourmist, the accredited installers for the system who provided a design and install service.
Automist gave ABA Group a number of active fire protection options to protect the escape routes and aid evacuation for a fraction of the cost of a traditional sprinkler system. Patrick Amos, ABA’s Director was pleased with Vapourmist’s recommendation. “Automist gave us complete design flexibility and was simple to install as it could be connected to the domestic water supply. Because it requires much less water than traditional sprinklers, there are great practical advantages in the event of a fire because run off would be minimised and the highspecification fixtures and fittings would not be in danger of being drenched as would be the case with sprinklers. We will definitely consider the use of Automist in similar designs in the future.”
For further information on this project or the Plumis Automist range of water-mist suppression solutions call Plumis on +44 (0) 20 7871 3899, visit www.plumis.co.uk or email info@plumis.co.uk
Plumis Automist – Enquiry 164
Promat protection chosen after major fire destroys warehouses
A combination of Promat SUPALUX and Promat VERMICULUX boards have been used to add passive fire protection to new premises on the Lancashire Business Park in Leyland, after the original building on the site was destroyed in a major blaze. The decision was taken to build two large new warehouses whose structural elements would require an extremely high level of passive fire protection. Insurance considerations also required that the new buildings be divided internally into protected zones, by compartment walls which would give up to four hours fire protection. Over 900m2 of Promat VERMICULUX in 50mm and 55mm thicknesses, was used to provide protection for the structural steelwork of the new buildings. Promat VERMICULUX is a lightweight, non-combustible, board which contains vermiculite reinforced with selected fibres and fillers. It is specially designed for steelwork applications and can provide up to 240 minutes fire resistance for structural beams and columns. Great care was taken to ensure that the structural steelwork in the new premises would retain its integrity in fire. The internal partition walls were clad with over 2,860m2 of 12mm Promat SUPALUX boards. This allows the partitions to deliver up to 4 hours fire protection and provide highly effective internal containment in any future fire.
Promat –Enquiry 165
Firex provides ideal platform following Patol & Securiton announcement
Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) has been added to the range of products available from Patol following the announcement that the industrial fire detection specialist has signed an agreement with Securiton to distribute the ASD 535 detector in the UK. The ASD 535 offers excellent performance, particularly in the monitoring of environments with challenging conditions, which makes it ideally suited to many of the industrial applications in which Patol already works extensively. EN54-20 Class A, B & C approved, the ASD 535 uses scattered light technology to detect even the slightest increase in smoke concentration.
Patol –Enquiry 166
World premiere from Dallmer promises wetroom elegance
AS THE BEST KNOWN NAME IN HIGH SPECIFICATION DRAINAGE SYSTEMS FOR HOTEL, LEISURE AND TOP END RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, DALLMER HAS FOLLOWED ON FROM ITS ACCLAIMED CERALINE AND CERAWALL PRODUCT LAUNCHES WITH THE PREMIERE OF ITS LATEST CREATION: CERAFLOOR.
The exciting new addition to the Dallmer collection offers architects and interior designers a further dimension in terms of elegance as well as function; with CeraFloor having been developed to fit smoothly and stylishly into hardwood as well as solid or reconstructed stone flooring. Key features to the design of CeraFloor include the extremely hardwearing and easy to clean nature of the visible elements as well as an integrated cross-fall to promote smooth flow characteristics which will prevent water collecting.
There is a choice of acid etched or mirror polished stainless steel surfaces to the units, which are adaptable in length from 8001500mm. Installation is straightforward with the very sturdy legs being adjustable to heights between 65 and 90 mm. The feet have integrated anchors for securing to the screed and the legs are also acoustically insulated. The installer is provided with a tough sealing sleeve for bonding with the main waterproofing or membrane system. Two models offer flow rates of 0.4 or 0.8 litres per second, while the outlet can be positioned horizontally or vertically for connection to the drains. Then, in use, the CeraFloor unit’s integral trap prevents odours rising while retaining dirt until it is quickly removed for cleaning.
Dallmer has published a four page, A4 full colour brochure to support the launch of CeraFloor, clearly illustrating the system’s compatibility with different floor constructions as well as the precise nature of its adjustability. CeraFloor will be available here in the UK through its established distributor network.
Dallmer – Enquiry 167
Quality craftmanship from Washroom Washroom
Washroom Washroom has played its part in fitting out new offices at Two Pancras Square, part of a large-scale investment in the area around Kings Cross. Washroom’s specialist joinery team, working closely with interiors specialist Square Metre, installed a new reception counter and central hub area including various tea and copy points on level five of the building, in a project worth £160,000. A bespoke mix of real wood veneer and back-painted glass wall linings in a distinctive purple colour, were installed by the Washroom team to clad the exterior washroom walls.
Washroom Washroom –Enquiry 168
Impey Showers launch Radiate
Wetroom specialist, Impey, has solved the problem of installing a wetroom where there is an unbreachable floor by developing an innovative new shower tray called Radiate. Developed with the care professional in mind and for the end user who has restricted mobility, Radiate is just 40mm high and allows easy shower access. The Radiate tray can be fitted with any of Impey’s market leading lifting, folding and sliding shower door sets which provide easy access and are easy to clean. A range of compatible ramps for the tray are available to make it fully accessible. The Radiate is fully compatible with pumped waste options including Impey’s SWP, Instant Match and Smoothflow.
Impey Showers –Enquiry 169
Sanicubic XL provides the solution for Dublin Gym
The Saniflo Sanicubic XL launched at the end of 2014, is proving successful at the Educo Gym in Pearse Street, Dublin. To replace its existing pump, the busy gym used a Sanicubic XL due to its capacity to pump of 40m³/hour of black wastewater from multiple appliances. The pump services 2 WCs, 6 showers and 4 basins from the basement car park. The Sanicubic XL has a 120-litre tank capacity ensuring it functions efficiently when connected to several wastewater sources at a time. It incorporates pioneering vortex technology, which powerfully discharges waste through 80 or 100mm discharge pipes with 2 x 2kW pumps. Easy and inexpensive to install the unit simply stands on the ground avoiding the need for costly excavations. It is IP68 rated giving it protection against submersion in water.
