‘Steel Frame’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Catnic timber frame steel lintels in Exeter from
Catnic, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Catnic lintels were specified for Cowley Bridge Road, a 219-bedroom student accommodation building in Exeter, because of their durability and longevity.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release National consumer poll by super-fabricator Sierra from
Epwin Group: "New national survey reveals that appearance and security are the single most important factors for homeowners when buying new windows and doors. ".
In September 2011, we covered the news from Permadoor
- take a look at New Safedoors retail offer from Permadoor
which says: "Permadoor, supported by the Epwin Group have launched a dedicated retail offer for fabricators and installers.".
Take a look also at the news release from Lindapter, Award winning cavity fixings from Lindapter,
as well as Geberit pipe fittings specified for safety from Geberit,
and Ronacrete repair for Manchester orbital motorway from Ronacrete.
Latest stories...
Technical mortars used to renovate River Medway (September 2011)
Saint-Gobain Weber Five Star repair concrete and high-build properties of weber.cem HB30 mortar enabled renovation an old river sluice facility on the River Medway.
Maccaferri reinforced soil solution (September 2011)
Maccaferri complex reinforced soil structure spans drainage culvert as part of the Inverness Parks Farm distributor road project.
Door closers from DORMA for new Academy (September 2011)
Door closers from DORMA were specified for the new GBP36 million Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid.
Building in fire and smoke protection (September 2011)
Peter Jennings, Technical Director for ACO Building Drainage, looks at how poor planning of drainage systems can contribute directly to the spread of fire in large buildings.
New Doosan DA40 articulated dump truck (September 2011)
New DA40 articulated dump truck (ADT) with increased engine power and torque, higher payloads, lower fuel consumption, enhanced operator comfort and faster travel speeds.
REHAU supply pressure pipe for Carlsberg brewery (September 2011)
More than 900m of its RAUISO Food PE-Xa pressure pipe was used to connect its expanded production facility to a bottling and distribution plant approximately 50m away.
PVCU render beads work well for Welsh Oak Frame (September 2011)
Renderplas PVCu render beads are contributing to the weather-tight external envelope of oak frame buildings by Welsh Oak Frame.
Carea stone-coloured facade for Liverpool hotel (September 2011)
The striking stone-coloured facade is part of a new GBP15 million Hotel Indigo in Liverpool.
Further reading
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RIDBA helps steel frame industry with CE marking
The Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association (RIDBA) assists members in lowering costs to meet CE marking legislation.
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Steel framed workshops from 5m wide
Designed to suit individual needs, smaller steel framed workshops from Sun Buildings can be supplied to BS5950.
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