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News Release from: British Gypsum | Subject: Gyproc Wallboard and SoundBloc
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 November 2007
British Gypsum helping Leeds homeless
British Gypsum plasters and plasterboards, donated towards the refurbishment of St George's Crypt Faith Lodge Centre.
More than 1500m2 of Gyproc Wallboard and SoundBloc acoustic plasterboard were supplied to line ceilings and separating walls, whilst external walls benefited from a lining of special Gyproc ThermaLine thermal laminates, which will improve comfort and help to reduce heating bills in the refurbished Centre Internal finishes were achieved using more than 8.5 tonnes of Thistle plasters and accessories
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 7 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The British Gypsum products, valued in excess of GBP10,000, were supplied to Christian Charity, St George's Crypt, though the building industry sponsored charity, CRASH, of which British Gypsum is a patron.
Martin Patterson of St George's Crypt said "The project has been a great success, achieving a real transformation for the building, and the residents".
"The building can now accommodate almost double the number of residents, who benefit not only from the new facilities, but from a skills training programme that we have been able to set up thanks to the flexibility offered by the new layout".
British Gypsum Managing Director, Mike Chaldecott, is delighted with what has been achieved at Faith Lodge, "As a long term supporter of CRASH, we regularly provide technical support, product and financial help for the charity's homelessness projects - this is a another great example of what can be achieved when companies and charities work in partnership", he said.
The new hostel will provide full time accommodation and support for 15 middle aged men, who typically have been sleeping rough or have spent time in and out of short stay hostels, and who have had problems with alcohol misuse.
They will now each have their own bedrooms and shared lounge, games room and dining room, and will enjoy 24-hour support and three hot cooked meals a day.
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