New labs are a scientific breakthrough for Penwortham
Penwortham Priory Academy is a school with innovation at its heart. It’s here that 13 year old Jamie Edwards became the youngest person in the world to create nuclear fusion …
Educational Buildings
Elastaseal Warm Roof System Application
Tor Coatings – Project Profile Unity Academy, Blackpool Coating system used: Elastaseal™ Warm Roof System Unity Academy, Blackpool is a vibrant coeducational school with academy status, located in the Warbreck area …
Total Glass aluminium fenestration products used in two new special schools
Products from the Total Glass extensive aluminium façade, window and door portfolio were used in the construction of two new £5 million special needs schools in Liverpool. Constructed by main …
Altro flooring & wall cladding on cutting edge of excellence at new university science centre
Altro flooring and wall cladding are providing a total, high-level solution of hygiene, safety and contemporary style at a new state-of-the-art science and engineering centre at the University of Wolverhampton. …
Alpro go back to school
Kingdown School, a co-educational secondary school in Wiltshire, is using stainless steel door handles from the Impressionist range by Alpro. The pull handles have been fitted to 27 doors created …
Village School Sets a Standard in Education Buildings
Teachers and pupils at a Northamptonshire school are excited to start the academic year in new and modern classroom facilities thanks to the arrival of a sustainable timber framed building. …
Kemper System provides odourless roofing solution for Kent schools
Two schools in Kent will be making a more watertight start to the new academic year thanks to roof refurbishment projects using Kemper System’s solvent-free Kemperol 2K-PUR waterproofing system. St …
The benefits of outdoor classrooms for schools
Article by TG Escapes The evidence for improvement, which child psychologist Aric Sigman calls the‘countryside effect’, is considerable. He found that children exposed to nature scored higher on concentration and …
Thought Leadership
Steeling the Spotlight in the Education Sector As the government continues to set ambitious goals for the education sector, there is a growing demand to construct higher volumes of school …
Hush Acoustics: Resolving reverberation noise within buildings
Reverberation noise is especially common in a building where there are hard surfaces. Sound waves bounce and reverberate against hard walls, floors and ceilings creating noisy environments. Schools are a …
Castle applies Kemperol to turret library roof
Cold liquid-applied waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, has helped to protect books and interior finishes at the historic Bolton School following a refurbishment of the Turret Library Roof. Roofing contractor, …
Velocity Village gets a striking new look with Aluglaze
A prestigious residential and office development close to the legal and financial district in Sheffield has undergone a major refurbishment with insulated infill panels supplied by Panel Systems. Sheffield-based architectural …
Lincolnshire Gateway Success For Elta Fans
The exceptional low noise performance of Quietflow centrifugal box fans was a predominant factor in securing prestigious ventilation contracts for Elta Fans Building Services Division in two, eight storey student …
Do you have Noisy Classrooms and Noisy Sports Halls?
Research proves that poor acoustics within educational environments including classrooms and sports halls can affect both teaching and learning. Hush Acoustics have developed products and systems that will reduce impact, …
Sixth school term for Jack Door
School projects increasingly demand quality Secured by Design doors that can also deliver energy efficiency, safety features and they have to be hard wearing against the daily knocks of school …
Schools out for summer!
Specialist timber fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra are working to tight deadlines to ensure that their latest school projects receive their doorsets in good time for the start of the new …
Bituchem material used for safer playground
A newly constructed primary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire has applied over 1500 square metres of Bituchem’s most popular hard landscaping material, Natratex Cotswold, to its outdoor playground and teaching areas. …
Thought leadership – Building to Enhance Education
The Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) was launched in May 2012 with the promise to address the needs of schools across the country. In May 2014 plans were announced for …
ROCKFON has the X edge when it comes to creating calm learning environments
The Queensmill School in London is an award-winning education provider for children with autistic spectrum disorders from nursery age to 19 years. The school has a new purpose-built building which …
Durable no tile solution showerpod is the ideal choice for Student accommodation
One of the UK’s leading suppliers of high quality accommodation to the student sector, Jon Gauld Student Lets based in Kent, has chosen Coram Showerpods as their preferred supplier for …
Carpet that’s seen but not heard
Sharni Verity, Marketing Executive at Heckmondwike FB, discusses how specifying carpet can address acoustic issues in offices. “One of the most common complaints in office environments is the inability to …
Student housing fixed by Kladfix
Kladfix, the rainscreen cladding support system specialist has supplied its KX01 fittings for a new £14.5 million development project transforming the historic Deaconess House on Edinburgh’s Pleasance into 315 student …
Brett Piatto brings ‘rock hard’ paving to Deaconess House
Aesthetics, product quality and specifier support are amongst the reasons behind the selection of Brett Landscaping to supply its premium Piatto block paving for a prestigious student accommodation development at …
Steelcase Solutions supports new college
Commitment to innovative education By Nick Lyons, Business Development Director, Scotland, Steelcase Solutions. www.steelcase-solutions.co.uk Steelcase Solutions, the UK’s leading office interiors company, has underlined its commitment to innovative education by …
Design Meets Security: Boon Edam Launches Revolutionary Access Control Barrier Series in Europe
Edam, The Netherlands – The business world is ever changing. With people passing through all day long, the security of sensitive areas of buildings, as well as the personal safety …
Top marks for Ahmarra!
Ahmarra Door Solutions launch the Education Range. Specialist timber fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra have launched a new range of doorsets for the education sector. Managing Director, Tim Doran said “Our …
Altro increases warranty on 2.5mm safety flooring
Altro has increased the warranty, sustained slip resistance and life expectancy on its 2.5mm safety flooring ranges after they have proved their resilience and reliability in some of the world’s …
AluK systems supplied for the Burntwood School renewal project
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) specified AluK curtain walling and window systems for the Burntwood School project, a series of new educational buildings which will serve up to 2000 pupils …
Altro XpressLay helps slash time & cost at new Cardiff school
Altro XpressLayTM safety flooring has provided a significant time and cost saving solution in the construction of the new St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School in Cardiff. The new £26 …
Total Glass supplies aluminium windows for Chester University’s science buildings
Aluminium windows and doors from Total Glass, a leading commercial aluminium manufacturer, have been installed on refurbished buildings acquired by the University of Chester at the former Shell Technology Centre …
Diespeker: specialist skills in resin based terrazzo for student campus
Students at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus may not appreciate the feat of ingenuity they walk on every day. The floor of the refurbished campus has been created from …
NIGHTeye Sees New Super Slim Options
Winter 2015 sees the addition of new super slim options to the Timeguard NIGHTeye outdoor LED range. Made from solid die-cast metal with polycarbonate lenses for impact resistance, they are …
Townscape launches innovative solar bollard range
Street furniture manufacturer, Townscape Products Limited, has unveiled its first range of environmentally friendly solar bollards. solispost™ bollards are solar powered illuminated bollards which utilise cutting edge technology. The innovative …
ISG Cements Reputation in Scottish Education Sector
The successful completion of projects at New College Lanarkshire and with the University of Glasgow build upon ISG’s growing reputation within the Scottish education sector. At New College Lanarkshire, ISG …
ROCKFON Mono Acoustic proves to be the perfect fit
Mono® Acoustic TE ceiling system from ROCKFON has been installed at one of the leading academic sixth form colleges in the country, King Edward VI College, Stourbridge. Architects’ practice Bryant …
Unique landmark academy uses Reynaers systems throughout
Becoming something of a local landmark because of its prominent location, Appleton Academy in Wyke, West Yorkshire, with its circular design and sloping green roof is the first through-age academy …
Croydon primary school puts right foot forward with creative carpet designs
Pupils at a primary school in Croydon, South London, are guaranteed to have a bright start to their day after Supacord fibre bonded carpet and tiles from Heckmondwike FB were …
A window at the seat of learning
As part of the extensive remodelling and improving of schools across the London Borough of Islington, Reynaers aluminium systems have been installed throughout Islington Arts and Media School in a …
King’s College school bowled over by Kemperol roof refurbishment
Sixth form students at King’s College Wimbledon are guaranteed a dry start to the new term, both in the classroom and the cricket pavilion thanks to Kemperol from liquid waterproofing …
South Staffordshire College reaps the benefits of Reynaers systems
Reynaers Aluminium has supplied a range of systems to South Staffordshire College’s Cannock Campus, helping to create a smart and modern new look as part of a £4.2m upgrade of …