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PROCLADD SCOTLAND SCOOP TOP ROOFING AWARD
Procladd Scotland Ltd are celebrating after picking up the award in the vertical cladding category at this year’s NFRC ‘excellence in roofing awards’.
The winning project, Dundee University Institute of Sport and Exercise, features a uniquely designed elliptical extension, ‘the drum’, which unusually houses rectangular studios. Euroclad provided its LINEAR rainscreen cladding system, made up of a series of cassette panels that are fixed to the vertical rail, making the installation straightforward. LINEAR systems utilise composite materials, including copper and aluminium, which offer superior flatness and excellent rigidity.
Speaking about the awards, Keith Burrell, Managing Director of Procladd Scotland Ltd comments; “The excellence in roofing awards is a key event and we’re proud to receive this award. The Dundee University Institute of Sport and Exercise project was both technically and geometrically challenging. Euroclad’s products were specified because they met our requirements in terms of panel size and one piece panelling as well as achieving a high quality striking finish.”
The NFRC awards were judged on the demonstration of quality 
workmanship, technical difficulties, problem solving, environmental qualities and aesthetics. Phil Cook, Managing Director of Euroclad believes the standards for these awards is extremely high and said; “The standard of this year’s entries is a reflection of today’s industry, where quality and workmanship are at the forefront of every project. Dundee University Institute of Sport and Exercise highlights what can be achieved when the contractor and manufacturer work closely together to provide the best solution for even the most demanding buildings.”
Euroclad help reward buidling excellence
Euroclad were one of the major sponsors of the 2008 Building Awards, held on Tuesday 1st April at The Grosvener House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
The glittering evening was hosted by Alastair McGowan and featured a virtuoso performance by Welsh mezzo-soprano superstar Katherine Jenkins. The awards were attended by around 1700 of the construction industry’s leading professionals and Euroclad sponsored the award for PFI/PPP Project of the Year.
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The award was won by the Grove Village consortium, which is pulling off a model renewal of a busted estate in Manchester.
MJ Gleeson, Harvest Housing Group and the Nationwide Building Society.
The scheme has already achieved a large measure of success, if the comments of residents like Rita Moore are anything to go by: “My quality of life has improved 100%. It has the feel-good factor, the home improvement, safety and sense of community.”
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Runners-up were the Gateshead Schools project by the Pinnacle schools consortium, which consists of Sir Robert McAlpine and Parsons Brinckerhoff, and United House by Islington Street Properties PFI.
Euroclad is proud to have supplied around 7000m2 of LINEAR rainscreen facades to the Major Project of the Year winner Manchester Civil Justice Centre, as well as supplying a complicated, engineered bullnose solution for one of the runners up in the same category, The O2 Arena.
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Demolition is halted as fears grow over pollutants at Chunghwa plant
DEMOLITION of parts of a former electronics factory has been halted following concern about the possible release of potentially hazardous materials, The Scotsman has learned.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has ordered contractors to stop work on sections of the former Chunghwa picture tubes plant in Lanarkshire because it believes they contain ozone-depleting substances. It is understood SEPA officials are investigating reports that cladding and roof panels from the television tube factory have been stripped and crushed on site, which would have released the chemicals.
SEPA believes the building parts contain hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - refrigerants which are harmful to the ozone layer in the atmosphere, and crushing the panels in the open air could release HCFCs.
The agency said the panels should be taken to a specialist processing plant.
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EUROCLAD SPECIFIED FOR BIG YELLOW STORAGE
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Euroclad has been chosen to provide the profiled cladding for an expansion programme of Big Yellow Storage warehouses across the UK.
Big Yellow, which is already the leading self storage brand in London and the South of England, is embarking on a plan to cover the rest of Britain. Key to the success of this expansion is the location and visibility of the stores. Specified by architects Mountford Pigott Associates, Euroclad products and systems provide the most aesthetically pleasing, sustainable and cost effective solution, enabling contractors to quickly erect a weatherproof shell to allow interior works to continue. Delivered in Corus Colorcoat HPS200® Aztec Yellow, Euroclad systems ensure the Big Yellow warehouses are highly visible and attractive, as well as delivering superior performance. When completed, the Big Yellow portfolio will provide over 381,097 m2 of storage space. Big Yellow stores in Kingston, Edmonton, Bristol, London, Sutton, Tunbridge Wells and Gloucester have already been completed using Euroclad materials.
Speaking about the contract Jon Dore, Business Development Manager at Euroclad, said; ‘We are delighted our products have been specified for the Big Yellow expansion. It is always exciting to work with companies that use bold colours to brand their buildings and Euroclad materials are ideal for large branding exercises.’
A range of Euroclad systems are being specified for the new developments, including the Euroclad Secret Fix built up roofing system which features a snap fix overlap with no external fixings to give the building clean, uncluttered lines and excellent weatherability. Euroclad’s wall profiles have also been specified for the project.
