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News Release from: British Gypsum | Subject: Gyproc SoundBloc
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 July 2005
British Gypsum say 'Think sound - think
blue'
Think sound-think blue', is the latest message from British Gypsum following a move to standardise the face colour of all products in the company's Gyproc SoundBloc acoustic board range.
'Think sound-think blue', is the latest message from British Gypsum, the UK's leading plasterboard manufacturer, following a move to standardise the face colour of all products in the company's Gyproc SoundBloc acoustic board range The family of Gyproc SoundBloc boards are now the fastest growing product group in the British Gypsum performance board range, following the introduction of new Part E acoustic Regulations for housing and recently changed PPG3 planning density Regulations, which have increased demand for acoustic separation in and between dwellings
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 1 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The high performance boards are being used by most housebuilders to improve the performance of existing internal and separating wall constructions to meet the new standards, and the blue face colour will now make it easier for site agents and planning personnel to visually identify the boards once installed on site.
The new blue colour facing is being applied to all products in the Gyproc SoundBloc range, including a Gyproc SoundBloc RAPID, a special sized board designed for use in GypWall RAPID, the housing partition system designed to achieve the 40dB Part E requirement for internal walls without quilt.
It will also be applied to the moisture resistant versions, Gyproc SoundBloc MR and Gyproc SoundBloc RAPID MR, which are widely used for areas such as bathrooms and kitchens, but are also increasingly being used where installation is required prior to the building being fully weather tight, in order to speed up the build programme.
According to Stacey Davis, British Gypsum's Housing Sector Manager, under the tough new Part E standards, the penalties for housebuilders for inadvertently using the wrong lining board could be significant.
Our new distinctive blue facing will be easily identified on site, and should help to prevent potentially expensive mistakes.
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