SE Controls enhances fire safety and comfort at flagship apartment development

Berkeley Homes' flagship Woodberry Park apartment development in North London is using an advanced smoke and natural ventilation system from SE Controls to not only provide protection for residents in the event of a fire, but to also create a better environment by actively managing any excessive heat build up in corridors...

Aerona HE Air Source Heat Pump - From Grant UK

Grant UK has developed the Aerona HE range of air source heat pumps. The brief for the new range was simple - bigger single phase outputs, higher efficiencies at lower operating temperatures and quieter noise levels, whilst maintaining the tried and tested features of the existing Aerona range. To achieve better COPs the Aerona HE was designed with larger evaporator surface areas, increasing the amount of air through the unit. The fans run at lower speeds and this coupled...

Love at firstsite for GEZE UK's sliding doors

The UK's leading manufacturer of door and window control systems, GEZE UK, has created a highly unusual, all-glass dual entrance for firstsite, a world-class contemporary visual arts organisation in Colchester. The golden crescent-shaped building, by Uruguayan architect Rafael Vinoly, has a spectacular front portico that rises to 11 metres high and uses full-height glazing. Designing a bespoke multi-purpose entrance that would form part of this iconic glass facade...

Isover Launches Innovative New Cavity Barrier Range

Leading insulation manufacturer Saint-Gobain Isover has launched a new range of cavity barriers, providing a solution to meet fire, acoustic and thermal building regulations in concealed cavities. The ULTIMATE Cavity Barrier range has been developed using next generation mineral wool technology: ULTIMATE, an innovation in insulation created by Isover which combines the fire protection benefits of stone wool with the lightweight characteristics of glass wool. Used throughout the new range...

RigiSystems provides new look in London's heartland

RigiSystems Alubond rainscreen panels have been chosen for the facade of the marketing suite for one of London's most prestigious new developments - Greenwich Square. This exciting development in the heart of Greenwich combines residential with a new public square including leisure facilities and a range of retail amenities Each block of the development is designed to be unique in order to offer different experiences while walking through the site. This is reinforced through the quality and diversification of materials and finishes...