Kingspan Group

All the info as Kingspan launches new facades business

  • 18 Oct 2018

Kingspan Group, the global leader in high performance insulation and building envelope solutions, has launched Kingspan Facades – a new business aimed at helping architects enhance their designs, with no compromise on technical performance.

Combining systems and expertise from across the Group, Kingspan Facades is a service-led business, providing specifiers with a comprehensive portfolio of advanced building envelope systems suitable for a multitude of applications and architectural styles.

This aesthetic offering is supported with four robust substructure solutions that encompass Kingspan’s advanced core insulations, alongside options using more traditional materials.

Mel Courtney, MD of Kingspan Facades, explained the vision for the new business: “We’re noticing a real drive in the industry for more detailed and accessible technical guidance, particularly around facade systems.

“By offering solutions incorporating all of Kingspan Group’s facade products under a single business, we are in a unique position to provide the most appropriate solution.

“We offer a single source approach from the Steel Framing System, insulation, right through to the external facade – one point of contact for customers for the full through-wall system solution, reinforced by the technical support that Kingspan is renowned for.”

Kingspan Facades will be underpinned by an industry-leading Compliance Assured scheme. Compliance Assured by Kingspan is a robust assurance framework to support customers through design, installation training and on-site inspection during construction and handover of a BR 135 / BS 8414 tested Kingspan Facade system.

This scheme, an industry first, is evidence that Kingspan is taking action to address the call for higher standards of installation and oversight on construction projects, identified in the Hackitt Review earlier this year.

Kingspan Facade’s Technical Director Dr. Thomas Henriksen, described the significance of the Compliance Assured service.

“In her review of Building Regulations and fire safety, Dame Judith Hackitt highlighted a number of key recommendations,” he said.

“These included improving competence levels, stronger processes for driving compliance and managing change control, together with greater clarity of roles and responsibilities of those procuring, designing and constructing buildings.

“Above all Dame Judith has called for effective leadership within the construction industry to create the cultural shift required for positive change.”

“Compliance Assured provides a framework for construction that developers, designers, contractors, sub-contractors and most importantly both building owners and occupiers can all be confident in.

“As well as providing a high level of technical support at design stage, we will enhance the competence of those installing our tested systems through mandatory, project specific training. We believe that this is a major step in addressing many of Dame Judith’s recommendations.”

A vital element of Compliance Assured is that Kingspan will provide a prescriptive list of components for their BS8414 Tested Systems, working with a limited number of recommended suppliers.

This supports a holistic system based approach, and can be mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work Stages to provide greater transparency and traceability.

The new business will encompass the BENCHMARK by Kingspan brand, combining its architectural rainscreen facade systems, including Dri-Design, with a full spectrum of different insulation cores.

These range from traditional mineral fibre to advanced insulation products such as Kingspan’s innovative QuadCore Karrier System and proven Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen Board solution.

The entire range of products and technical services from Kingspan Facades will be available in UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. 

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