13 May 2015

Effective solutions for reverberation noise

Hush Acoustics has developed various solutions to reduce reverberation noise to a minimum. Reverberation noise can be disruptive in many types of building. Hush was recently involved in a project to reduce reverberation noise at a golf club bar, styled with chic timber flooring, painted masonry walls and a painted soffit. The high-tech absorbers were[…]

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11 May 2015

Vinyl tiles improve safety in award-winning care home

The interior design of Anya Court has been developed around encouraging active, independent living that creates a specialist dementia community in which residents will feel at ease. Expona Commercial luxury vinyl tiles in Grey Pine 4063 installed in Anya Court care home’s Juke Box Café. Galaxy Flooring installed 1300m2 of Polyflor flooring, providing stimulating and[…]

  • 11 May 2015

08 May 2015

Floating Acoustic Floors comply with Robust Details

The Robust Details Scheme measures the ‘resistance to the passage of sound’ in separating walls and floors in new builds. Hush Acoustics’ Floating Acoustic Floors are made in compliance of the Robust Details Scheme A Robust Detail is defined by two measures; the first being that any separating floor or wall must consistently demonstrate compliance[…]

  • 08 May 2015

01 May 2015

Acoustic partial flooring installed in exclusive development

MCT specified the flooring throughout One Hyde Park – a 630m2 apartment in Knightsbridge, London – to maintain the maximum possible floor-to-ceiling height, while still being able to run all the services beneath the flooring. FHB acoustic partial access flooring is developed by Knauf, specialist manufacturer of lightweight building materials and systems. Despite the substrate[…]

  • 01 May 2015

13 April 2015

Vinyl flooring installed at social housing development in Wales

Polyflor Colonia flooring in English Oak 4435 installed in Llys Graig Y Wion apartments. Polyflor flooring installed by Artisan Flooring of Swansea Polyflor’s vinyl flooring was installed at a former primary school converted by Rhondda Housing Association into the new Llys Graig Y Wion social housing development in Pontypridd, Wales. AcoustixForestfx PUR sheet vinyl flooring[…]

  • 13 April 2015

13 February 2015

Engineered flooring made from sustainable UK hardwood

Engineered flooring from Sutton Timber made from sustainable UK hardwood Sutton Timber specialise in sourcing standing trees of English and European Hardwoods. From oak to elm and ash to cherry our wood is sourced from privately owned woodlands and government forests across the UK and Europe.   Sutton Timber hold a comprehensive stock of kiln[…]

  • 13 February 2015

26 January 2015

Saint-Gobain video celebrates 350th anniversary

Saint-Gobain 350th anniversary Saint-Gobain’s history dates back to 1665, when it was formed to produce glass on an industrial scale for the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, the royal palace of King Louis XIV of France. It’s one of the oldest companies in the world and the longest standing member of[…]

  • 26 January 2015

02 December 2014

Glassolutions spectacular glass walkway floors across Tower Bridge

Tourists visiting Tower Bridge can see a unique view of the bridge mechanism and road below – through two new glass walkway floors installed by Glassolutions, 42 metres above the River Thames. Tourists visiting Tower Bridge have spectacular views of the bridge mechanism and road below through two new glass floors design and manufactured by[…]

  • 02 December 2014

14 November 2014

Expanded polystyrene makers adopt ‘airpop’ name

Airpop expanded polystyrene EPS renamed Brand name airpop¬ now replaces many names previously used across Europe including Styropor, PSE, Piepschuim and Polyfoam bringing a common European name for the material. David Emes, Chairman of the BPF EPS group: ñAirpop has been chosen because the name immediately brings to mind what the material is made of[…]

  • 14 November 2014