James Hardie has launched the latest in a series of planned product innovations; the HardieWindbreaker™ sheathing board. Adam Botterill, country manager for James Hardie UK, comments: “As a world leading materials manufacturer, we believe in developing products that will give specifiers and contractors maximum design flexibility.” “Reducing site time is a key innovation driver in […]
When it comes to comes to being qualified to deliver high performance fenestration solutions for the education market, Senior Architectural Systems’ recently extended PURe® range of aluminium windows and doors puts the company at the top of the class. Already a popular choice in the education sector thanks to its robust construction and exceptional thermal […]
Kingspan TEK Cladding Panels have provided an offsite wall solution for a unique school and leisure campus in Littleport, helping the project to achieve excellent thermal performance within a tight construction deadline. The £37.5 million development, designed by SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business, co-locates a pre-school, Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy (LECA), Highfield Littleport Academy Special Education […]
New ‘Hero’ furniture range offers style, function & sustainability for all seasons Plaswood has launched a range of picnic tables called ‘Hero’ that twin style with sustainability to help transform external spaces with elegant but durable statement furniture. The new, lighter weight range of Plaswood tables is made from 100% recycled plastic and boasts a […]
Wilkinson Eyre has created “unique student residencies with identity” from prefabricated timber pods at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology in Wiltshire, England.
Located at the Malmesbury Campus…
Pupils at the north’s largest primary school are being given an additional day off at the end of the upcoming summer break after an “exceptional school closure” was granted by the Scottish Government. Smithton Primary youngsters will have their holiday extended to enable staff to shift materials into the newly refurbished facility. The 45-year-old school […]
Morgan Sindall Construction has been awarded two education contracts in Ayrshire worth a combined £64 million. The contractor has been appointed by hub South West and South Ayrshire Council to build two new campuses for primary, secondary and early years teaching. The deals are for Prestwick Educational Campus and Maybole Community Campus. Work on the Prestwick campus […]
A two-storey, 60 module building on Swansea University’s prestigious Bay Campus will be built ‘offsite’, using the latest innovations in modular design and build. Modules will be manufactured in a quality-controlled factory environment in six weeks, with ground works on campus taking place simultaneously. Handover is scheduled for November 2019 – an end-to-end build programme […]
EcoTherm Eco-Versal has been installed on a new modular teaching block within the Fullhurst Community College regeneration project. As part of Leicester City Council’s school expansion plan, Willmott Dixon has overseen the £14 million build programme, which has improved the existing school facilities. The new school building includes fully fitted out science labs, a […]
While the number of school fires has decreased over recent years, they remain a major risk for schools. Joe Bradbury of School Building Magazine and industry experts Fire Safety Services take a look at what school building operators can do to minimise risk. A large school fire devastates; its aftermath lingers for years. There […]