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Kingspan create village at Interbuild
2006
Interbuild 2006 will see the unveiling of the Kingspan Village, a community of Kingspan companies, coming together for the first time to exhibit their range of construction solutions.
Interbuild 2006 will see the unveiling of the Kingspan Village, a community of Kingspan companies, coming together for the first time to exhibit their range of construction solutions Covering 510sq metres, the Village will ensure Kingspan has a major presence at the UK's leading construction event and will demonstrate the Group's dedication to leading-edge performance products and systems for residential and non-residential buildings, utilising sustainable and off-site technologies
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Kingspan Village has been designed to reflect the extensive and diverse nature of the Kingspan Group, whilst communicating the ethos of the company and its commitment to bringing innovation to all areas of the construction sector.
Rapid growth over the past few years has seen Kingspan expand to become one of Europe's leading designers and manufacturers of construction products and solutions for the construction industry.
With more than 20 manufacturing sites across Europe, the Kingspan Group prides itself on its integrated approach and product offering to property investors, designers, contractors and building occupiers.
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The Kingspan Village is an exciting opportunity to see and experience a range of construction products and systems, and learn more about current developments.
It includes a Seminar Theatre which will host presentations covering a range of topics including systems applications, performance, life-cycle durability, construction methodology, sustainability, energy performance and reducing CO2 emissions.
The Kingspan Village is set to be a key feature of Interbuild 2006 and a focal point for visitors.
The extensive and diverse nature of the Village will make it a draw for attendees from all sectors of the industry.
A total of seven Kingspan companies will be featured within the Village.
These include: Kingspan Off-site.
Kingspan Off-Site specialises in the design and manufacture of off-site modern methods of construction (MMC) products and systems for residential, education, healthcare, hotel, leisure, commercial and justice market sectors.
These off-site systems are cost-neutral compared with traditional building methods and provide cost, build speed, quality and programme certainty thus reducing design and construction risks.
Off-site construction additionally enhances on-site safety due to the utilisation of mechanised installation methods, and a reduction in on-site working time by over 50%.
Visitors to Interbuild will see the first full demonstration of the Architectural Facade Systems, a complete through-wall facade system, manufactured off-site for immediate on-site connection to the main structure of the building.
There will be live daily demonstrations of this ground-breaking system in the Village during the show.
Kingspan Insulation.
Kingspan Insulation brings an interactive demonstration of the technical advantages of the Kingspan Kooltherm K-range and the Kingspan Therma range to Interbuild, as well as its sustainability achievements.
Visitors will be invited to join in the fun in an array of interactive activities that also demonstrate the more serious benefits of the solutions from Kingspan Insulation.
Focusing on the advantages of tried and tested products, Kingspan Insulation will demonstrate the performance of insulation products and how they compare,along with the robustness of different insulation materials.
Kingspan Insulated Panels.
Kingspan Insulated Panels will be launching a new product at Interbuild called ThermaTile.
This innovative new product combines the benefits of increased speed of installation with energy efficiency and thermal performance, with the aesthetics of using tiles on building facades, an increasingly popular trend.
The stand will also include a live demonstration of the fire performance of Kingspan's FireSafe Insulated Panels and details of the new Kingspan Total Guarantee, which covers the whole panel, including coating, structural and thermal properties of the panel over a 25-year duration.
Kingspan Door Components.
Focusing on the domestic garage door market, Kingspan Door Components will exhibit its 'Click' system kit for the first time in the UK.
This attractive and practical system provides housebuilders and contractors with an easy to install, SAFEedge Fingersafe insulated panel garage door that is available in Woodgrain or Georgian Cassette-Panel finishes.
Kingspan Door Components will be demonstrating this unique system on the stand as well as exhibiting details of its extensive industrial door panel and hardware range, which includes SAFEedge Fingersafe insulated panels in a selection of polyester and plastisol colours.
Kingspan Access Floors.
The market leader in access flooring, Kingspan Access Floors will be exhibiting a range of access panels and flooring finishes at Interbuild, including a working demonstration of the Kingspan Building Technology Platform.
This platform allows efficient cable management with the added benefit of facilitating underfloor HVAC systems.
Kingspan Access Floors has gained a reputation for exceptional technical expertise and product support which will now be reinforced by the introduction of its 25-year Total Warranty.
Kingspan Century Homes.
Kingspan Century Homes is Europe's largest timber framed manufacturer and will be exhibiting its market leading range of residential solutions, which offer the latest in timber framed technology.
These systems are widely used in private and affordable residential housing, and can be used for commercial buildings up to six stories.
Century Homes' timber framed systems provide rapid build and enhanced quality compared with conventional brick and block methods.
The innovative TEK Building System from Century Homes will also feature on the stand.
This utilises structural insulated panel technology (SIPS) and consists of a single element incorporating a high-performance rigid urethane core and OSB facings, thus facilitating rapid and reliable build.
The TEK System from Century Homes has been awarded one of the sites on the ODPM's 'Design for Manufacture Competition - Building the £60k Home', involving the £60k consortium led by Crest Nicholson.
Kingspan Environmental Containers.
Kingspan Environmental Containers provides a comprehensive range of pollution prevention products, for thesafe storage of oil, recycling of waste, and solutions for the treatment of off-mains sewage.
This division is an international group of companies, divided into four specific activities.
These are Environmental, Pollution Control, Custom Moulding, and Hot Water and Storage.
Offering a portfolio of industry tested products, Kingspan Environmental Containers prides itself on its quality, innovation, environmental awareness and customer relations.
The Kingspan Group views Interbuild as an important opportunity to facilitate communication with its customer base and explain its breadth of products, systems and construction solutions know-how, and how it is responding to today's and tomorrow's market needs.
Visitors will find the Kingspan Village is a destination not to be missed at Interbuild 2006. Request a free brochure from Interbuild - The Building Show ...
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