The Westgate School gets a best in class solution from Cooper Security
The Westgate School first opened its doors in 1958 and now serves a wide geographical area to the west of Slough in Berkshire. It is currently expanding its student numbers …
Educational Buildings
AluK systems specified for Maes Yr Yrfa School
AluK (GB) doors, windows and curtain walling systems have been supplied for the refurbishment of the Maes Yr Yrfa School in Cefneithin, Wales. Specified by Lawray Architects, in collaboration with …
Gerflor’s interlocking tiles specified on RIBA Stirling Prize nominee
Short-listed for the 2013 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize, the Medical School at the University of Limerick has attracted high praise for its striking limestone exterior and internal …
BRETT COMMUNITY GARDEN IS DESIGNED TO UNITE GENERATIONS
A community initiative sponsored by block paving specialists Brett Landscaping has enabled residents and local schoolchildren in the Llandaff North area of Cardiff to join forces to nurture an award-winning …
Sustainability covered at Bristol’s largest school
STREET furniture manufacturer, Townscape Products Limited, has provided Bristol’s largest primary school with new eco-timber shelters as part of the school’s £5.2million extension. Commissioned by project contractors, Skanska, Townscape was …
Rise in popularity of bespoke entrance matting
Heckmondwike FB, the fibre bonded carpet specialist, has reported an increase in demand for its bespoke entrance area, which can be customised with logos and designs. The latest school to …
Stunning cedar panels chosen for new dairy
A new dairy being built in the South East for the UK’s largest diary company, Arla Foods, is benefiting from stunning aesthetics and excellent thermal performance, as a result of …
Warming up to a new routine
Sean Green, Senior Product Manager for Baxi Commercial, whose brand names include Andrews Water Heaters, Potterton Commercial and Baxi-SenerTec UK, considers the energy saving choices open to leisure and recreational …
GRAMMAR SCHOOL HEAD TAKES DESIGN LEAD FOR BRETT PAVING PROJECT
Brett Landscaping has successfully enabled a Headmaster with a side-line flair for design to pave his own success, by creating and implementing the installation of an impressive 3,000 sq m …
New homogeneous vinyl flooring transforms industry’s gold
International manufacturer Gerflor is redefining the industry’s performance benchmark for homogeneous vinyl flooring. By combining the renowned hard-wearing Mipolam range with its new, patented Evercare™ surface treatment, Gerflor is unveiling …
Total Signage Solutions for the Education, Healthcare & Leisure sectors
Signlex works across all sectors to provide innovative signage solutions tailored for individuals clients, along with a stress-free personal service at competitive prices. The Company has specialist departments that work …
OXFORDSHIRE SCHOOL WINS SUPACORD CARPET COMPETITION
The Cooper School in Bicester, Oxfordshire has won Heckmondwike FB’s popular ‘Carpet for Schools’ competition. The competition received an overwhelming response this year, with over 350 entries, with the Cooper …
Hush Acoustics comply with the performance standards of BB93
Hush Acoustics offer a full consultancy service and an extensive product range to ensure compliance with the performance standards of BB93. All performance levels for educational environments are detailed in …
Vinyl flooring specialist Gerflor wins top marks for school project
The Scottish Futures Trust is a national body committed to saving taxpayers’ money by ‘delivering the best possible value’ in the public sector. So when it joined forces with Scotland’s …
An education in flooring
TARKETT LTD has used its century of experience manufacturing Linoleum floors to produce a new range of colourful flooring ideal for use in the education sector. The Linoleum xf2 range …
Monodraught X-Air Systems Create a Future-Proof Controllable Natural Ventilation Strategy for a Primary School near Stansted Airport
Bold ambitions led an Essex primary school to move to a village’s new estate, and gain an exciting modern building by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. With inventive design and successful collaborations …
KEMPER SYSTEM BRINGS NEW LIFE TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS ROOF
Waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, has helped Anglia Ruskin University transform a former office block into a prestigious faculty building thanks to its Stratex warm roof and Kemperol V210 cold liquid-applied …
NEW CARPET RANGE IS TOP OF THE CLASS
Heckmondwike FB is celebrating the huge success of its Array range of fibre bonded carpet tiles one year since its launch, which is proving a popular choice with education and …
Townscape unveils new noticeboard range
TOWNSCAPE Products Limited has expanded its range of noticeboards for education facilities and public locations. The new Townscape Collection 60 and Collection 65 noticeboards are manufactured in aluminum and are …
An array of colour for council offices in Worthing
ECE Architecture, based in Worthing, West Sussex, has specified Broadrib and Array carpet tiles from Heckmondwike FB as part of the refurbishment of Portland House, on behalf of Adur and …
Gerflor’s Taralay Premium is “a class above its rivals”
THE reasons why newly improved Taralay Premium flooring range satisfies so many demanding clients are almost as numerous as the range of customers who rely on it. Produced by international …
Rockfon Ceilings provide Colourful and Acoustic solutions to new Heartlands Academy
Students and staff at Heartlands Academy, Birmingham, have a brand new £20 million state-of-the-art school building; which is part of the Birmingham ‘Building Schools for the future’ programme. ROCKFON ceiling …
Heradesign brings creativity and acoustic intelligence to new schools
Heradesign has been installed in two new school buildings located in the Birmingham area, to meet a variety of acoustic and aesthetic requirements. St Albans Academy is a brand new …
HECKMONDWIKE’S CARPET SCORES A HOLE IN ONE
A Country Club in Hertfordshire has experienced a surge in wedding bookings and an increased uptake in golf memberships after a stylish new carpet from Heckmondwike was installed as part …
SipBuild UK delivers school extension in five week lead time
SipBuild UK manufactured and built a new classroom and series of extensions at Meadowside CP School in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, in just five weeks using Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs). Meadowside …
MAJOR RETAILER CHOOSES ALUGLAZE PANELS FOR NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Sheffield-based architectural panel manufacturer Panel Systems has supplied Aluglaze insulated panels to a major supermarket retailer for a 633,500sq ft distribution centre on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale. Over 400 …
High thermal performance from UNILIN
UNIPUR PLUS Structural Insulated Roof Panels by UNILIN, division insulation, now offer architects and specifiers 0.15W/m2K thermal performance across a span of 4.2m, dramatically improving the thermal performance of large …
A class act from Total Glass at Lostock Hall Academy
New thermally-efficient aluminium windows and doors have been supplied and installed by fenestration specialist Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment project at Lostock Hall Academy, a secondary school …
ALTRO IS FIRST FOR SAFETY IN FOUR NEW FIRE STATIONS
A range of Altro safety flooring has been laid in four newly-constructed Gloucestershire community fire stations, underlining its reputation for high performance in demanding environments. Built by Kier Construction as …
Kemper System Translates To Durable Solution At Secondary School
A school in the West Midlands now exceeds building regulations for thermal performance thanks to the installation of a new Stratex warm roof from Kemper System. Barr Beacon School and …
A Brighter & Longer Lasting Appearance Thanks To Evercare
The celebrated Mipolam range already has an outstanding reputation for its performance in health and education buildings and the new Mipolam Esprit is impressively durable and now even easier to …
Trend Controls optimises energy savings for the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, University of London.
When SOAS, University of London resolved to lower carbon emissions and save money on its prestigious Brunei Gallery, it commissioned Trend Controls to carry out an energy audit and put …
CLASS ACT FOR ARKONI IN DUNFERMLINE
As a school with a proud past reaching back almost 900 years, the new look Dunfermline High School in Fife is now facing a gleaming future after opening its doors …
Hunter Douglas contribute to BREEAM rated college building in Huddersfield
Kirklees Technical College is due to open a brand new, state of the art campus at the Waterfront Quarter in Huddersfield. The £74m development will replace the New North Road …
Choice of schools is best
Jeff House, Baxi Commercial Division Marketing and Applications Manager, considers the energy saving choices open to education establishments in an age of increasing heating bills. A Renewable Pledge Remorselessly rising …
Hush Acoustics – Education
Research proves that poor acoustics within educational environments can affect both teaching and learning. Hush Acoustics have developed products and systems that will reduce impact, airborne and reverberation noise between …
New £28m academy lit by Luxonic
Luxonic Lighting has supplied the complete controls and lighting solution for the Sir Robert Woodard Academy in West Sussex, which is a new architectural landmark in Lancing. The £28 million …
Kingspan Access Flooring For London School Renewal Project
Kingspan is installing over 14,000m2 of access flooring in five new buildings that are part of a £29 million renewal scheme by Wandsworth Borough Council at Burntwood School in London …
Tarkett flooring goes boldly on!
In 2006, a vast collection of Tarkett flooring was installed throughout a new build school in Boldon, South Tyneside. With over 1000 pupils attending every year, the flooring has had …
Recycled classroom offers a lesson in saving the environment
An outdoor classroom made in the UK from recycled plastics provides a cost-effective, environmentally friendly alternative to wooden buildings. The Welwyn Outdoor Classroom, new from Marmax Products, accommodates 30 to …