Employees from British Gypsum braved the elements last weekend (Saturday 7 June) to complete a 100 mile bike ride from Barrow-upon-Soar to Skegness for Leicester Hospitals Charity – Neonatal Unit. The team, called the ‘Multi-Finishers’ after one of the company’s most popular plaster products, was made up of over 90 riders, including around 60 staff from its Barrow and East Leake sites. After … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Saint-Gobain Weber Render System For Exemplar Gateway To The Valleys Scheme
The high performance weber.rend MT render system from Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading UK formulator and manufacturer of innovative materials, systems and solutions for the construction industry, has been specified for a new secondary school and community campus in Bridgend, South Wales. The £39m, 14,833m² project, which is part of the Gateway to the Valleys (G2V) scheme, represents … [Read more...]
Wallcrete Stone Effect Training Day 18th June
Stone effect rendering has been a hot topic on The Plasterers Forum since 2009, and it has come on leaps and bounds since then with PICS being the main supplier of materials and training in the UK. The instructor of the wallcrete training is The Plasterers Forum® very own moderator WarriorUpNorth or Paul Clamp as we all know him. Stone effect rendering is a method of making render look like … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum British Gypsum Mine Tour III
The 27th of May was the last of the Plasterers Forum® mine tour events with British Gypsum for this year, well for now, we may just organise another one later in the year, but we don't have anything planned as yet. I got to my hotel and started watching the Isle of Man TT, and that's the last thing that I remember before my Alarm flew into the most ear piercing siren but still none the less I was … [Read more...]
Knauf Safeboard Lightens The Load In Harley Street
Workplace designer Cannon Davis has been able to create a state-of-the-art radiotherapy suite without using lead-lined boards by installing Safeboard, the X-ray shielding plasterboard from Knauf. The suite, together with six consulting rooms and two operating theatres, forms The Whiteley Clinic, Harley Street, which specialises in the treatment of varicose veins. There were strong reasons to seek … [Read more...]
The Renovation #3: Ceilings Down & Loft Conversion
We are making some good progress with the renovation of our flat, but a straightforward renovation has never just been on the cards. I have been very keen on converting the massive loft into my office. Yes, I work from home and to a lot of you it all sounds like a great situation but in reality, it makes being at home more like work 24/7 so having space that I can solely call my office means I can … [Read more...]
Defeat Rising Damp With Super Simple Safeguard Dryrod
Guaranteeing correct damp-proofing delivery each and every time, the new Dryrod damp-proofing rods from Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions – are claimed to be the fastest, cleanest, easiest and most effective rising damp treatment on the market. Comprising a synthetic rod manufactured from advanced polymers, the patented rods … [Read more...]
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