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News Release from: Marley Eternit | Subject: Fibre cement profiled sheeting
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 May 2005
Eternit profiled sheeting goes public
Eternit Building Materials' fibre cement profiled sheeting has been used for the roof of a new, purpose-built main entrance to the Royal Cornwall showground at Wadebridge.
Eternit Building Materials' fibre cement profiled sheeting is frequently specified for the roofs of agricultural buildings where farmers and livestock are usually the only witnesses to its pedigree performance Now it has been used in its Natural Grey colour for the roof of a new, purpose-built main entrance to the Royal Cornwall showground at Wadebridge where the public also gets to vouch for its benefits
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Building surveyors Stratton and Holborow, who are frequent specifiers of Eternit's profiled sheeting and have used it on the showground before, most recently on a toilet block, were looking for an economical, weatherproof roofing material.
The single-storey, timber-framed and timber-clad building is used by the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association as the ground's main entrance with ticket administration and medical facilities for the show that is held over three days each June.
Eternit fibre cement profiled sheeting is popular with farmers because it retains the moisture caused by condensation from livestock that would otherwise drip down onto the animals and cause distress.
But it is also increasingly being specified for industrial buildings because its fibre cement substrate is resistant to corrosive atmospheres, both internally in places such as chemical factories, and externally, in salt-laden coastal locations.
And agriculture and industry apart, it is also increasingly being specified for domestic buildings as far apart as London and Scotland because it is low maintenance and resistant to fire and attack by rot and vermin.
In this instance, Alan Tresidder of Stratton and Holborow said they specified Eternit's smaller Profile 3 fitted by Bowline Roofing and Netting Services for its "price and durability" and believe it has "much improved" facilities on the showground.
The client, the RCAA, is also said to be "pleased". Request a free brochure from Marley Eternit ...
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