All Supplements articles – Page 24

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    Gas interlock system

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Caledonian Control Technology (CCT) has launched a safety control for commercial kitchens, which prevents gas from being turned on if the ventilation system is not operating correctly.

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    Navigational tool for fire-fighters

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Notifier, a maker of fire alarm technology, has unveiled Onyx Firstvision, a navigational tool for firefighters.

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    Escape route sign

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Zumtobel Lighting has launched an illuminated escape route sign called Puresign. It features a silver anodised frame, which measures 306 × 156 × 28mm, and comes with a selection of pictographs, back-lit by LEDs.

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    Hybrid fire detection solution

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Fire Detection Products is offering a hybrid fire alarm system, designed for sites in which it is difficult to install cables.

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    Slip-resistant ground covering

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Stirling Lloyd has launched a range of pre-formed slip-resistant coverings for stairways, ramps, vehicular routes or walkways where fully bonded systems cannot be used.

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    Flush-fit consumer units

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Hager has launched a range of flush-fit consumer units for solid and partition walls, which it says are fast to install.

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    What to remember: CDM regulations

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    To explain the revised CDM regulations, guidance with information on each team member’s responsibilities is available on the internet.

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    Shady business

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    When NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (Lift) ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Better Health and Southwark council decided it wanted its £7.7m Sunshine House child development centre on Peckham Road to be naturally ventilated, architect Allford Hall Monaghan Morris thought it was a good idea to use brises-soleil to block out some of the ...

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    Specifier 20 July 2007

    2007-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Regulations

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    Walling stones

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Stone products company Royal Forest Pennant has launched two products.

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    Movers and makers

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    This week

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    Metal panels used to make ‘sail’

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The KS 1000 Optimo facade system from insulated metal panel specialist Kingspan was specified at Shire House, a £3m office development in Bradford.

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    Wood veneers and metallic laminates

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Formica has launched two ranges for internal vertical applications.

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    Slab happy

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    The inventors of SmartSlab describe it as an all-in-one, load-bearing, moving-image display slab. It’s also the only system that provides animated displays while retaining all the features associated with external cladding.

  • EAG worked on the New Providence Wharf  housing scheme in east London
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    Skin grafting

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Edward Whipp, preconstruction director at English Architectural Glazing, explains how his firm has coped with the high demand caused by a shortage of cladding specialists.

  • ‘Frameless’ glass panels
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    ‘Frameless’ glass panels

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Hunter Douglas has developed an effectively frameless version of its QuadroClad ventilated rainscreen facade, called QuadroMeleon.

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    Perforated facade

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Kalzip has launched a lightweight facade system, the Kalzip Perforated Facade.

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    More than a shade of difference

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Solar shading is an option in Part L for limiting summer solar heat gains. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans takes a look at the options and life cycle costs.

  • Curtain-walling for curved facades
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    Curtain-walling for curved facades

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems has launched a capped curtain-walling suite called Comar 6EFT in the UK. It is designed for glazing on high-rise, sloped and inclined facades.

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    Colour-coated steel envelope

    2007-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Steel cladding manufacturer Arval has launched a colour-coated steel building envelope called AR200XP.