VM Zinc / Umicore

Zinc adds cladding style inside and out

Zinc’s growing use in the designs of education buildings illustrates the contrasting effects that it can create. For the £5.2 million Coventry University Health Design and Technology Institute, VMZINC’s standing seam façade system was used as a prolific part of the interior ...

Marley Eternit Ltd

Natura Pro rock on

Natura Pro from Marley Eternit has provided The Rock in Bury, a £350 million leisure and retail venue, with a light weight, durable and economical facade that requires minimal maintenance and has an installed life expectancy of at least 50 years. Natura Pro features the recently introduced Pr...

Abet Limited

New real wood laminates from ABET

ABET Wood is a new Collection of real wood finishes encapsulated into high pressure laminate. It has been launched by the international laminate manufacturer ABET LAMINATI. The Collection comprises 22 variations including six natural wood finishes, such as maple, ash, mahogany and cherry and 16 re...

Trespa UK Limited

Trespa colours blank canvas

The phased redevelopment of a further education campus in rural Cheshire has called on the leading architectural practice involved to strike a fine balance in its choice of materials, responding to both the location and budgetary considerations. Sir John Dean’s College in Northwich is being c...

Luvata Sales OY (UK)

Living Copper

Luvata’s innovative Nordic Green™ now offers architects unparalleled design freedom and no limitations on the length of pre-patinated copper sheet used on a project. So, for the first time, architects and installers can determine specific pre-patinated copper surfaces for use in lon...

Nvelope Rainscreen Systems Ltd

Eurofox excels with innovative cladding support solution for ExCeL extension

For the £160 million extension of East London’s massive ExCeL exhibition centre, Grimshaw Architects wanted to create a signature feature to make sure the new extension stood out. To achieve this, they designed a continuous band that runs the length of the building and culminates in a sp...

Carea Ltd

Ronald McDonald house gets striking facade thanks to Carea

In designing the new Ronald McDonald House at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, AEW Architects wanted to create a landmark development. This was achieved through the form of the building and the imaginative use of materials and colours. To turn the intricate plan into reality, Carea, market lea...

Sika Ltd

Sika provides university with secret fix cladding system

Designing a new student accommodation and learning centre for international students at the University of East Anglia (UEA), LSI Architects wanted to create a modern structure that would reflect the global character of its users. To achieve the exterior effect, they specified rainscreen cladding hel...