GEZE UK provides 'secret weapon' for Visitor Centre

The official opening of the National Trust for Scotland's new Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre was timed to coincide with both the battle's 700th anniversary and Homecoming, Scotland's Year of Celebration. With 80 000 visitors expected in the first year alone, architect Reiach & Hall specified two automatic doors from GEZE UK to create a stylish lobby that would meet the highest standards of safety and complement the building's bold glass and brick design...

Standing ovation for Hamworthy boilers at Marlowe Theatre

The New Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Kent is reaping the benefits of hugely reduced gas consumption thanks to a rebuild and heating upgrade to Hamworthy Purewell VariHeat boilers. The old Marlowe Theatre was created out of a former cinema and had a capacity of 1,000 seats. As part of the new development the building now comprises a 1,200 seat auditorium, plus a smaller second auditoria, offices, bar and restaurant, amenities and service areas...

52m (7span) x 1.5m wide FSC Ekki hardwood, Ladies Bridge, Cruden Bay, Scotland

CTS Bridges Limited were appointed by Aberdeenshire Council to design, manufacture and install a replica of Ladies Bridge in a tidal location at Cruden Bay. The original bridge was constructed in 1922 but had recently been closed following severe storm damage. CTS carried out a photographic and dimensional survey of the existing bridge and its support trestles. A new structural design was prepared to current design codes whilst maintaining the principles of the original structure....

The next big thing in platform lifts

Platform lifts are well-established in the market but also have size limitations. Axess 4 All faced this challenge at Cardiff University's chemistry building, which required a lift larger than the standard 1,100mm wide x 1,500mm platform to transport chemistry trolleys safely. A conventional passenger lift was also unsuitable, so the large capacity Axess 4 All A8000 was specified, providing the benefits of a platform lift with a small recess and no over travel but with a platform length of 2,480mm long...

Ingenious storage solutions by design from Stacarac

Stacarac has been an established name in the storage sector for over 20 years. We are still building on our well established products today, designing and introducing new products and ranges to provide ideal solutions to everyday storage needs. Based in the heart of the Essex countryside, our factory can produce stock sized shelving and trolleys in both aluminium or high quality plastic and we offer a bespoke made to measure service....

Smoke & Access general awareness

You already know the importance of meeting minimum standards for smoke ventilation. Outperforming those standards - with increased versatility and genuinely elegant design - adds real value to the client and end user. Whitesales' all-new smoke vent rooflights extract smoke and fumes faster and more effectively. The Em-Vent is an automatic smoke vent rooflight that opens to 160° in less than 60 seconds. So the intense heat of a fire is kept in check and the potentially fatal smoke buildup doesn't happen...

Easing the Strain

Users of Marflow Hydronics' Filterball are increasingly finding that the valve is taking the strain out of cleaning and maintaining a water distribution system. For a long time there's been a belief that strainers improve water quality, whereas in reality, without a proper maintenance schedule, their use can actually cause water quality to decline. Furthermore, even if they are regularly checked, if the right products aren't used alongside them, then air in the system could become another major issue...

Flow controls bring much-needed flood relief in Telford

An ingenious drainage scheme has provided much-needed relief to a flood-prone Telford community. Engineers used complex vortex flow control technology to solve a difficult problem, maximising the storage volumes available to keep within flood protection limits. The existing drainage scheme in a part of Wellington, between the M54 and A5, was failing to prevent flooding through a nearby recent housing development. The site along Limekiln Lane takes catchment from The Wrekin and Ercall hills and excess surface water runoff from the M54...

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