British Gypsum is launching a new online portal to provide industry professionals and building users with evidence-based design (EBD) research and solutions. Evidence Space provides its audience with credible evidence to help influence the design of new build and refurbishment projects. EBD, which is described as a way to develop better spaces based upon credible research, provides the industry … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Contractor Transforms Home With Thistle Magnetic Plaster
Nottingham based contractor, JWS Property Services Ltd., has helped to create a home with a difference using a plaster innovation from British Gypsum. The semi-detached home in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, had recently undergone extensive remodelling to change the existing layout of the interior spaces. Following a kitchen extension and loft conversion, the previous kitchen-diner was … [Read more...]
Beating Damp With Safeguard Renovation Plaster
Dryzone Damp-Resistant Plaster is the latest addition to the Dryzone System of damp remedials and protection from Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions. An alternative to traditional plasters, Dryzone Damp-Resistant Plaster is a breathable pre-blended plaster developed to control dampness and salt migration in walls. This latest … [Read more...]
Global Gypsum Market Set for 9.9% Growth, According To Smithers Apex
A new report from Smithers Apex, The Future of Gypsum: Market Forecasts to 2026, identifies the key drivers for the gypsum industry over the next ten years. The global gypsum market is valued at $1.49 billion in 2016, equivalent to 252 million tonnes, with 33.3% and 60.9% being consumed in the plasterboard and cement industries, respectively. According to Smithers Apex, the gypsum market is … [Read more...]
Install AeroTherm To Increase Your Sales and Profits Per Customer
When plastering, why not offer to insulate your customers’ walls, floor and ceilings with AeroTherm plaster based insulation to add value to the project? AeroTherm is an innovative product that allows you to insulate a property with just a 1mm plaster coating. It is best applied to the internal surfaces of exterior walls, floors and ceilings. AeroTherm contains tiny glass microspheres and … [Read more...]
K Rend Silicone Roughcast Chosen for £25m Speyside Distillery Development
K Rend Silicone Roughcast chosen for £25m Speyside Distillery development June 2015 saw the new distillery at Speyside, Scotland open it’s doors after completion of the Robertson Construction project. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened the new whisky distillery owned by French Chivas brothers and it is expected to produce 10m litres of spirit a year. The £25 million development, … [Read more...]
Van Drivers Get Caught Out – Know Your Limits –
Over the years, The Plasterers Forum has seen a lot of plasterers get caught speeding in their vans and when they've been caught speeding it is only when the Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) lands on their doormat do they realise that there are different speed limits for vans compared to cars. Today I'm going to look at the speed limits for vans and hopefully after reading this you should … [Read more...]
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