17 December 2014

Geberit Mapress stainless steel for safety in Stuttgart Ape House

Geberit Mapress stainless steel for safety in Stuttgart Ape House Geberit Mapress was the natural choice for the building’s piping systems. New Ape House in Wilhelma 10,000 square metres site created to offer the bonobos and gorillas a safe home built in accordance with the guidelines of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) New Ape[…]

  • 17 December 2014

15 December 2014

Pre-cast timber effect planks from ArmourFX for HomeAway Inc

ArmourFX creates an original feature wall within the new Austin office expansion for HomeAway Inc in Texas. Panels emulate natural wooden planks Specified by Texan interior architecture firm lauckgroup, the panels emulate natural wooden planks with an exposed grain detail, making them ideal for an urban shuttered or board-formed concrete effect. Two designs of ArmourFX[…]

  • 15 December 2014

08 December 2014

Clos-o-Mat install Changing Places toilet to improve hospital care

Clos-o-Mat installation at Leighton Hospital As a result of commitment by local campaigners and the privacy & dignity team at Leighton Hospital in Cheshire the quality of patient care has been improved through the installation of a Changing Places assisted accessible toilet at Leighton Hospital, in the link corridor between the Outpatients Department and the[…]

  • 08 December 2014

01 December 2014

Stainless steel sculpture unveiled by washroom manufacturer Franke Sissons

Young talent Children of Parkside Community School help unveil Sculpture commissioned from Franke Sissons To celebrate Franke Sissons’ 230 years of design, innovation and manufacturing in Chesterfield the company commissioned a new stainless steel sculpture for the town.  Working with the company’s design and engineering apprentices and the children of Parkside Community School Franke Sisssons’[…]

  • 01 December 2014

17 November 2014

New Aspire house build division brand launched by British Ceramic Tile (BCT)

Simplified specification process Aspire products are now grouped into key lifestyle packages to simplify the specification process. Customers can now select from one of four lifestyle packages as well as British Ceramic Tile’s designer collection, which includes collaborations with iconic design names such as Conran, Laura Ashley and Hemingway. Elan dark grey field 248x398mm and[…]

  • 17 November 2014

21 October 2014

DuPont Corian Deep Nocturne used for Soho Tincan project

The Tincan restaurant serves seafood to diners in tins DuPont Corian offers easier fabrication and fitting DuPont Corian has been fabricated to create interior wall cladding that is fitted with pegs in order to display a mix of can designs from around the world, whilst the company’s surfaces also help form the bar top in[…]

  • 21 October 2014

20 October 2014

Savortex washroom smart technology helps Carillion save energy

Carillion will install the Savortex EcoCurve smart dryer that records real-time energy usage and wirelessly reports the data via the Savortex Data Intelligence portal. This will enable building managers to monitor energy consumption, analyse trends, set alerts to the cleaners for timely inspections of washrooms based on actual footfall, leading to improved energy, waste and[…]

  • 20 October 2014

14 October 2014

International DuPont Corian design award presented for ‘Coco Tub’

Participants were tasked with creating an interior design solution for the home environment or for public and commercial spaces using one or more colours from the new black tones of DuPont Corian, made with DeepColour Technology and consisting of Deep Nocturne, Deep Night Sky, Deep Black Quartz and Deep Anthracite. The projects were judged on[…]

  • 14 October 2014

14 October 2014

International DuPont Corian design award presented for ‘Coco Tub’

Participants were tasked with creating an interior design solution for the home environment or for public and commercial spaces using one or more colours from the new black tones of DuPont Corian, made with DeepColour Technology and consisting of Deep Nocturne, Deep Night Sky, Deep Black Quartz and Deep Anthracite. The projects were judged on[…]

  • 14 October 2014

24 September 2014

Secured by Design compliant mailboxes address security concerns

The new product addresses the security concerns of architects, developers and specifiers and complies with Secured by Design’s New Homes Guide 2014, sections 21.19 and 24.6. The company’s range of anti-theft mailboxes incorporate features such as 2mm steel construction and a secure anti-fishing/anti-withdrawal baffle to the letterbox aperture to prevent pilfering. The RH and RV[…]

  • 24 September 2014