Euro Clad Blog

It is easy to pigeon-hole modern metal roofing products as solutions for hulking great sports complexes or vast industrial warehouses; but Vieo is proving to be one metal roofing system that is less easily stereotyped. Since its launch in September 2010 the size and diversity of its application has been as wide as it gets - and it's just as popular fixed to the wall. The reason for this far-reaching appeal is a combination of attractive aesthetics - a flat pan and subtle seam with no visible fixings - with the well-documented performance benefits of contemporary metal roofing.

Examples of this assortment of applications include Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and Pipers Way, a huge housing development in Swindon. On a smaller scale Vieo's popularity is embodied by a number of meticulously installed developments including a show home at Taymouth in Scotland and a Community Church in Bristol. To see some of the diverse projects that Vieo is helping to realise go to our gallery or visit flickr and view our Vieo collection.

Scott Norris has recently joined us as Façade Systems Specification Manager.

Scott has skipped the fence from contractor to manufacturer and brings with him a unique understanding of customer needs.  He is fully immersed in the holistic and specific issues associated with façade construction.
Managing director of Euroclad Phil Cook commented "I am pleased to welcome Scott onboard. He will be a valuable addition to Euroclad Façades, benefitting customers with a breadth of experience and understanding of construction and specification." We are pleased to welcome Scott into the company as Façade Systems Specification Manager and look forward to the positive impact he is sure to make to the company and its customers across the UK, particularly in the South East of England.

Contact Scott - Mobile 07875 809 412 or email - scott.norris@euroclad.co.uk

Staff from across Euroclad, Euroclad Fabrications and Euroclad Facades came together yesterday to enjoy a glass of mulled wine (or orange juice for those operating machinery!) and a mince pie and watch the Christmas lights being switched on.

Whilst they're not quite Blackpool illuminations the lights symbolise the spirit of our fantastic staff who are the lifeblood of the business.  The lights adorn a tree that was planted 17 years ago by Phil Cook.  Over the years the tree has grown into a sturdy perennial that is a permanent part of the landscape; just like Euroclad.

Recent years have seen severe conditions in the UK, both in terms of the weather and the economy.  But like our Christmas tree we have our roots firmly planted and continue to provide the quality of products and levels of services that you expect and deserve.

Thanks to all of our staff for their contribution this year.  Without their efforts and commitment we would not be able to do what we do.

Thanks to some sterling work by our Technical department we've just been issued BBA certification for Vieo.  The BBA (British Board of Agrement) is the UK's major authority offering approval of construction products, systems and installers and as such achieving BBA certification is a significant achievement.  Vieo is the cost-effective alternative to traditional metal roofing and features the attractive combination of a flat pan with a small, folded seam.  The system is ideal for a range of applications but is particularly suited to timber constructions as it can be fixed to a timber deck or structural insulated panel.  Warm and cold roofs are possible and the warm system provides excellent thermal properties and a unique method of fixing that is easy to install whilst being high performance.

The investment in BBA certification is one of many ways we demonstrate our commitment to providing the best possible products to our customers, providing great value, technical support and customer service along the way.

Click here for information on our VIEO system

We're happy to announce the imminent launch of a new LINEAR system to complete the rainscreen offering of our Euroclad Facades business.

The new LINEAR 4 is a face-fixed facade utilising the tried and tested engineered support systems used for other LINEAR systems.  Unlike other systems LINEAR 4 uses flat sheets of material rather than cassette panels, which offers some significant benefits.  The first is the reduction in the cost per square metre of a building.  The decrease in the amount of material and reduced processing requirements associated with a flat sheet compared to a cassette panel can reduce the overall cost of the building fabric.

LINEAR 4 also ensures that the budget constraints that may be prompting you to look at alternatives to a cassette panel do not constrain design flexibility.  In fact, when it comes to panel shape a face fix system can offer greater design flexibility for less cost, with more practicality.

And panel shape isn't the only aspect of LINEAR 4 that offers choice.  It is available in a huge range of metal, anodised aluminium, aluminium composite material, metal composite materials like stainless steel and copper, and powder coated aluminium.  This product is very new and we are currently in the process of producing a short brochure and content for the website.  In the meantime, if you want more information or a quotation please call us on 02920 790722 or email facades@euroclad.com.

We're very excited to be exhibiting for the first time at next year's Ecobuild exhibition and conference. Over the years we've seen Ecobuild grow into the construction event of the year. We're looking forward to securing a platform to tell the industry about the sustainable ethos of Euroclad and our products; from responsible sourcing to Environmental Product Declarations and Confidex Sustain®, exclusively from Tata Steel.

Ecobuild is the most effective marketing platform for suppliers of sustainable and innovative construction products and services, attended by the most influential individuals and organisations in design and construction. Since its launch in 2005, Ecobuild has almost doubled in size every year to become the biggest event in the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment.

Click here to view the Ecobuild web site

Tata Steel have been short-listed for the best product launch category at the Construction Marketing Awards (CMA) 2011. Their entry was the relaunch of Colorcoat Primsa® pre-finished steel for the building envelope, which reached the market in June - September last year.

The awards run by the Charted Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG) are reported to be of the highest quality seen. Colorcoat Prisma® was first launched drawing on a need in the market for an aesthetical, high performance product. For the relaunch, Tata Steel introduced 10 new colours to the range and increased their award winning Confidex® Guarantee by 10 years.

Winners will be revealed at the Awards Dinner in London on 29th November.

As an accredited supply chain partner of Tata Steel, using Colorcoat® pre-finished steel products to manufacture our Elite Systems, we're keeping our fingers crossed for them!

Colorcoat, Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra, Colorcoat Prisma, Confidex and Confidex Sustain are registered trademarks of Tata Steel UK Limited.

http://www.colorcoat-online.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/tata-steel-short-listed-for-construction-marketing-awards-2011/

Christmas shutdown - Delivery Schedule

Please note that the last deliveries for 2011 will on be Wednesday 21st December.

First day for deliveries in 2012 will be Tuesday 3rd January.

We're pleased to be involved with the forthcoming Sleep event at the Building Design Centre in London. We've been invited to take part in a panel discussion titled "How can you deliver a cost-effective, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing solution for cladding in the construction and refurbishment of hotels?". The conference takes place on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th November and panellists include our very own Jonathan Dore; architect Nathalie Rosencwajg, director of Rare and Graham Dodd, director of Arup.

Jon Dore - Executive Director of Business Development

The Sleep Event Europe 2011 is Europe's leading conference dedicated to hotel design, construction, planning, development and investment. The 2011 event will welcome the entire spectrum of industry professionals and the conference will be an unrivalled meeting and networking opportunity, leaving you equipped for the business year ahead.

Leading and inspirational figures from the industry will take part in panel debates; keynote presentations and round table discussions.

For more information visit http://www.thesleepevent.com/conference-programme

Euroclad Facades operations manager Jason Rawlinson has got two great reasons to celebrate. Firstly, he's just been awarded an MBA by the University of Birmingham. And equally significant he has also achieved Chartered Engineer status.

The University of Birmingham is ranked in the top 10 best programmes in the UK and in the top 100 globally and the MBA award provides the opportunity for Jason to become part of the next generation of leaders based on the skills, network and brand provided by the MBA. The letters 'CEng' after your name carry considerable prestige and clearly mark you out as a significant player in the world of engineering and technology. We're sure that the combination of both the MBA and chartership will provide a synergy of benefits to Jason and Euroclad Facades.

We'd like to congratulate Jason for these well-earned and prestigious achievements.