The sound of great design for Spanish hotel
Barceló Ourense – Ourense, Espanha The four-star Barceló Ourense hotel is located at Ourense city centre, in Spain, and is characterised by its straight lines, vanguard design, classic notes and …
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Fire Door Safety in Edinburgh
As a leading figure in the world of fire door and doorset manufacture, Vicaima are pleased to endorse the latest Fire Door Safety Day, held on 23 October 2019 at …
Form, function and fire
Specifying and procuring doors for social housing, can present many challenges in the market conditions we find ourselves in today. With often competing and exacting criteria to contend with, it …
The latest impetus to interior design
New Visual Sensations designs now with on-trend matt finish! Rustic look, matt finish, horizontal designs Inspired by the essence and colour of natural landscape, the Visual Sensations collection from our …
Ahmarra Doors for Hotels and Hospitality
For over 25 years, Ahmarra have been designing and manufacturing doors for clientele that appreciate quality. As a leading British door manufacturer, they are proud to be one of the …
Vicaima FD30 fire doors achieve 54 minutes in test!
The results of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) testing largely speak for themselves. Vicaima interior timber fire doors achieved exemplary performance when tested alongside 25 separate fire door assemblies, from throughout …
Bespoke Herringbone doors for stylish new seafront hotel in Southend
Specialist fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra has tailor-made doorsets for ‘Seven Hotel’, a new luxury boutique hotel on Southend seafront. Ahmarra worked closely with both the hoteliers and award-winning designers, Tibbatts …
Comfort, Safety and Modernity
Vicaima, international player in the design and production of solutions for the hotel sector, was designated to supply the Exmo. Hotel, set in a completely renovated historical building. Overlooking the Douro …
The rise of metallic accents
As far as industry trends go, the interior design market will see an influx in the use of brass, with highlights of the metal perfectly accompanying soft pinks and emerald …
Vicaima bring an added dimension to William May development
The village of Bramcote in Nottinghamshire, has been a popular place for home owners with discerning taste since Victorian times, so it’s little wonder that is now attracting fresh interest for twenty first century living with the select …
Fire Solutions – FIREX International’s largest-ever feature
With so many exhibitors showcasing their products and solutions at FIREX International 2019, it can sometimes be difficult to navigate the show floor and ensure you’re sourcing the right products …
Vicaima’s project in the Hotel sector has a Luxury and Spice Scent
The Pestana Porto – A Brasileira hotel is the perfect meeting point between luxury and tradition. Equipped with Vicaima solutions, ranging from doors with high technical performance to panels or wardrobes, the …
Vicaima doors selected for the first Holiday Inn Express from IHG Hotel group in Paraguay
Vicaima takes its solutions across its borders with the new hotel Holiday Inn Express Asuncion Aviadores in Paraguay. With a modern and eco-friendly positioning, this hotel project is fitted with Vicaima …
Turn the volume down! Explore Acoustic Door Solutions from Vicaima
Fire and Acoustic Door Solutions you can rely on. With a vast experience in the development of technical solutions for the Hotel Sector, among others, Vicaima presents an integrated offer of …
Change is in the air
Government departments are pouring over technical data and preparing new directives, trade bodies are examining every aspect of potential market implications. No, this is not another missive on BREXIT, but …
Global assessments and primary evidence for fire doors
There seems to be much confusion recently re the use of assessments in fire door certification and Ahmarra would like to clarify our position and hopefully pass on our knowledge …
Ahmarra launch the ‘Mercantile Range’ – fire rated doorsets for commercial projects
Timber fire door specialist, Ahmarra has launched a new range of robust commercial doorsets that particularly suit areas of heavy footfall such as office buildings, shopping centres and airports. …
Performance door solutions deliver for innovation centre
James Latham recently supplied performance timber fire door specialist Ahmarra Door Solutions with a number of Moralt FireSound 44dB and Halspan FD30 and FD60 Optima door cores, which have been …
Don’t play with fire
The tragic events of the Grenfell disaster leave an imprint that will remain with the industry for decades to come. Importantly lessons will be learnt and perhaps at last, attention …
Vicaima takes high-performance solutions to a new luxury hotel in France
L’Arbre Voyageur is a luxury hotel located in the centre of Lille, which brings together different Vicaima technical solutions in a same dimension of authenticity. Ensuring complete comfort, by creating …
Glazed doors, the clear choice
Summer is upon us, bringing with it increased light levels to building interiors. This natural borrowed light is invaluable, illuminating dark spaces and reducing the need for artificial light. With …
Notifier introduces new BS 7273-4 CPD course on release mechanisms for fire doors
Notifier by Honeywell announced today the launch of a new continuing professional development (CPD) course 2016/2017. ‘Getting To Know BS 7273-4’ provides installers, integrators, contractors, consultants and end users with all …
Ahmarra Doors make their debut at the O2!
Specialist fire door manufacturer, Ahmarra, supplies and installs doorsets for the new InterContinental London – The O2 Ahmarra supplied and fitted over 300 severe duty timber fire doors in an …
Vicaima staining makes its mark at Fulham Riverside
A major development for Barratt London alongside the River Thames in South West London has been fitted with doors, panelling and skirting from the Vicaima range of stained Oak veneers. …
BRE approval for new fire-door from Schueco Jansen
The Janisol 2 EI30 Fire-Resistant Sliding Door from steel specialist Schueco Jansen has been officially approved for use in the UK by BRE. This means that architects needing to include …
Feel the difference with New Dekordor Oak 3D
Introduced barely 12 months ago, Vicaima’s highly tactile Dekordor 3D range of embossed face finished doors has really made a big impression with specifiers. Now the existing range of 4 …
Schueco fire-protection systems benefit from industry upturn
According to leading aluminium systems supplier Schueco UK Ltd, the continuing upturn in activity in the UK building industry – particularly in respect of commercial properties – has led to …
BM TRADA to stream live fire door test
BM TRADA will be streaming a live fire door test on-line on 15 September, offering viewers an opportunity to see for themselves the crucial role played by fire doors in …
Ahmarra supplies over 1,000 fire doors for London’s “finest student accommodation”.
Assam Place, a former brewery and whisky warehouse on Commercial Road in East London, has been transformed into a luxury high-specification development comprising 346 luxury student accommodation units and …
Door Kit and Set Solutions made simple
Leading interior door manufacturer Vicaima have just launched a new door kit and set solutions brochure making the process of specifying and selecting the ideal door and frame assembly straightforward …
Schueco fire-protection systems provide the complete solution
Despite the overwhelming need for effective fire-protection in system-built façades, windows and doors, few companies possess a range that is comprehensive enough to provide a complete solution. The exception is …
Are your fire doors up to scratch?
If they are Vicaima 3rd party accredited and audited, then the answer is yes. However, if they are not, then it is worth checking the credentials and fitness for purpose …
6,500 Vicaima Doors specified in 38 residential and care homes
Ideal Care Homes (part of the LNT Group) has 38 residential and dementia care homes in the Midlands and the North of England. Vicaima has supplied a total of 6,500 …
Bowater produces high-end read for door ranges
Bowater Doors – one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of energy-efficient composite doors and a company of the VEKA UK Group – has boosted its marketing support for fabricators and …
New website set to open doors for Vicaima
Leading door manufacturer Vicaima has this month launched a new website. Designed with the needs of its customers in mind, the new website contains comprehensive details of Vicaima’s full range …
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE
Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK and Chairman of the BWF-CERTIFIRE SCHEME, discusses the importance of choosing the right fire door. When things become difficult in the economy, quality …
Equality Act Compliance High on the Agenda
With many of our largest institutions now insisting that the door set opening force requirements set out in the Equality Act are met, it is vitally important for specifiers to …