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A Case of Carp, Concrete & Clean Water!
Siltbuster Limited’s newly launched fully integrated HD unit has been used to help Colwell Groundworks and Construction protect a lake housing £1m of fish, while the construction company repairs the lake’s retaining wall.
The three acre lake, containing carp, perch, roach and rudd is in the grounds of Eastnor Castle, a high profile stately home and visitor attraction which nestles in the Malvern Hills.
Liverpool Central Library, Liverpool
The Liverpool Central Library and Archive Project is a unique and prestigious scheme within the heart of Liverpool’s World Heritage Site. The project provides a new 8000m2 library and specialist archive and restores 4000m2 of Grade II * Listed historic buildings on William Brown Street.
The project has created a world class Library within this group of internationally important civic buildings.
Martin-Brooks honoured for heritage skills
Sheffield based roofing specialists, Martin-Brooks, has received national industry recognition for the quality of its work in the heritage sector.
Martin-Brooks is shortlisted for this year’s National Federation of Roofing Contractors’ (NFRC) heritage award for the complete re-roof of a grade II listed church in Derbyshire.
Carmelite Monastery, Liverpool
A purpose built new monastery for the Carmelite Sisters in Liverpool. The layout embodies the daily cycle of prayer, manual labour, communal mealtimes and private reflection. The design is a modern interpretation of the monastic tradition. Silence and light articulates the architecture which is calm, ordered and uplifting.
The community includes a chapel, cloister, refectory, community room, library, workspaces, guest house, 24 cells, 2 hermitage cells and 6 fully accessible infirmary cells. As a home it is comfortable and modest, befitting the Carmelite philosophy.
NE company’s commitment to young recruits
One of the UK’s leading lightning protection companies, based in Darlington, has created a number of new opportunities for local young people as the company experiences continued growth.
Stone Technical Services has seen an increasing demand for its lightning protection services in the last year – counting the likes of St Paul’s Cathedral amongst its clients- and, as a result, has recruited two apprentices and a junior manager.
Saint-Gobain Weber Monocouche render brings new life to Gosford Castle
Modern monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading manufacturer and formulator of innovative materials for the construction industry, has been specified in the exceptional restoration project of 19th century Gosford Castle, County Armagh.
Once the largest private houses in Ireland, the Castle has been rescued from dereliction and is now an exclusive community of 23 individually designed homes created within the fabric of the original building.
Read more: Saint-Gobain Weber Monocouche render brings new life to Gosford Castle
Tread carefully with your carbon footprint
With an increasingly high profile focus on the Green Agenda and the clamour to reduce energy consumption and wastage through improved insulation, a word of caution when it comes to considering properties where traditional metal roofs are being installed.
The demands for thermal insulation, particularly in the roof space has led to the increasing specification for a warm roof design in both large and small projects.
Imperial War Museum North illuminated by SILL
The Imperial War Museum North is now illuminated at night, enhancing its status as an architectural landmark in Salford Quays. The lighting for the iconic building’s exterior has been supplied by Sill Lighting UK, a leading manufacturer of high performance and energy efficient luminaires.
The multi-award winning museum, the youngest of the Imperial War Museums’ (IWM) five branches, is the first UK building to be designed by the world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. The design explores the concept of a world destroyed by conflict, which is represented in the architectural form of a shattered globe reassembled in three interlocking shards.
Brand new ‘Grade One-listed’ building is in line for Roofing Award
The project to install the roofs onto seven new houses at Stanmer House in Brighton was an unusual one, to say the least. The houses are built on the existing foundations of the old kitchen block at the 18th-century Palladian-style mansion, which was demolished when the repairs were deemed impracticable.
However, the building materials and the style of the new build has to match the previous building as they form part of the Grade One-listed property, together with the main house, which was built in 1723-4.
Read more: Brand new ‘Grade One-listed’ building is in line for Roofing Award
Is your church or heritage building ready for the storms?
Churches have always suffered form the effects of lightning. Golde (1977), for example, notes that the campanile of San Marco in Venice was struck and severely damaged or completely destroyed nine times between 1388 and 1762.
Even in an era when skyscrapers and cell towers overshadow the tallest church steeple, it’s crucial for churches to be intentional about lightning protection. A single lightning strike can not only sear church roofs and steeples, but it can also ruin computers, sound systems, alarms, and other electronics.
Read more: Is your church or heritage building ready for the storms?
Known as The Hive
The New Worcester Library and History Centre was an innovative partnership development between Worcester County Council and the University of Worcester to create Europe’s first fully integrated public and university library.
Known as The Hive, the dramatic building features seven roof cones for natural stack ventilation and is clad in 16,000 TECU® gold shingles. These are produced by KME and more information is available at http://www.kme.com/en/roofing
Let's Imagine creates a difference for The Salvation Army
Let's Imagine is a branding consultancy and has creative curiosity for finding interesting and innovative ways to communicate through design.
They believe that design should have a great idea at its heart, and should 'simply' engage, inform and influence.
Read more: Let's Imagine creates a difference for The Salvation Army
Safety in Roofing Awards 2013
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors today announced the members who have received recognition for their health and safety practices in this year’s Safety in Roofing Awards.
The awards have been in operation for a number of years and were instigated as a way to promote the positive attitude to health and safety by NFRC member companies. Trade members are invited and encouraged to enter information on their health and safety training and accident statistics collected during the course of the year.
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