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Heritage Roofing
Heritage roofing - maintaining our iconic buildings
The UK is home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world, from stunning churches and cathedrals to historic stately homes. Each and every one of these remarkable feats of architecture requires regular maintenance to ensure they remain in the very best condition, allowing them to be enjoyed for generations.
Traditional Lime
Lime: it’s better for buildings – and for the environment
It is now fairly well known that cement is not good for old buildings and that lime mortar should be used. But why? What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages? In order to begin to answer those questions it is necessary to understand the nature of traditional building, the process by which buildings used to be built, and how it differs from modern construction, the process by which we build today.
Audio Visual
Audio visual equipment in church buildings
This guidance is issued by the Church Buildings Council under section 55(1)(d) of the Dioceses, Mission and Pastoral Measure 2007. As it is statutory guidance, it must be considered with great care. The standards of good practice set out in the guidance should not be departed from unless the departure is justified by reasons that are spelled out clearly, logically and convincingly.
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CRE Events
Exhibitors enthuse over the CRE experience
By 4pm on the first day of CRE 24 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, exhibitors Chris and Kim Dunphy had already had so many helpful and detailed conversations with visitors that they were “completely talked out”.
Insurance
You need to ensure that reasonable precautions are in place at your church to keep it safe for those who use it. To do this, you need to think about what might cause harm to people.
You will then need to decide if the precautions already in place are adequate. If they are not, you may need to identify further action to prevent any danger. When done formally, this is known as a risk assessment.
Lead Roofing
Lead is one of the oldest materials in the roofing industry and is still commonly used throughout the world today.
Lead roofing is a traditional roofing method which has been used in the industry for hundreds of years, and is therefore proven to be extremely reliable. Lead roofing, and sand-cast lead, in particular is ideal for old buildings such as churches or historical renovations, whereas milled lead roofing is a mass-produced alternative, used for precision and accuracy in homes and commercial buildings alike.
Lightning Protection
When lightning strikes are you protected against this act of God?
The issue of lightning protection in churches is one that has exercised this publication for many years. In this four-part series of spotlights on the issue we will be revisiting various aspects of the subject, beginning with an overview of current thinking.
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Station upgrade calls for expert safety management
London’s Blackfriars railway station is being completely modernised and its platforms extended over the Thames to accommodate the latest twelve-car trains. The station will become the first to span the Thames, with a new roof covering the entire platform length and a new entrance on the South Bank.
The bridge is also being widened to allow significantly more trains to stop at the station during busy periods. This is being achieved through the addition of structural arches on the side of the existing five main bridge spans.
The project is being designed by Jacobs and Tony Gee & Partners and construction work is being undertaken by Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd. Pyeroy Limited has enjoyed a long working relationship with BBCEL and was awarded the major support contract for the provision of scaffolding, painting and steelwork upgrades, expected to be worth over £15m upon completion of the works at the end of 2011. Over 325 tonnes of scaffold stock has been delivered and erected on this project so far by the Pyeroy site team, which numbers 30 operatives.
Site storage space is at a premium and deliveries have to be planned outside the rush hour to minimise disruption to traffic in the area. Scaffold erection work has to be carried out on the bridge with dozens of trains crossing every hour as well as accommodating river traffic on the Thames below. Health and safety management and oversight is therefore a constant requirement for the Pyeroy site team managers.
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