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Facade Modifications for Liverpool John Moores University

19th January 2021 Educational, Front Page, News cladding,commercial,education,HEFE,Liverpool,non-combustible

Embedded within d+b facades’ can-do culture is a commitment to outstanding customer service, not just throughout a project but for years thereafter, so when Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) needed modifications to the facade on the James Parsons Building 10 years after the project was completed, d+b facades was delighted to assist. The James Parsons

d+b facades to refurbish Harlow College K Block

30th November 2020 Current Projects, Educational, Front Page, News cladding,commercial,education,firesafetyworks,hyde

d+b facades is pleased to announce it is to undertake pre-construction works prior to refurbishing ‘K’ block, Harlow College. Building ‘K’ is a three-storey former Secondary School Science Laboratory block, constructed circa 1970’s. The building’s appearance and character have become out–of-keeping with the majority of the College Campus following recent upgrades to the building stock

d+b facades – The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s inaugural Museums + Heritage Sustainable Project of the Year Award

23rd October 2020 Current Projects, Educational, Front Page, News awards,cladding,commercial,education,heritage,hertfordshire,Kensington,Lottery,museum,tring

d+b facades is pleased to announce that its £2m project for the Natural History Museum, Tring, which houses one of the largest ornithological collections in the World, was Highly Commended beating challenging competition from some of the UK’s leading museums including the Imperial War Museum, The British Museum and the National Museum of Wales. The

Fire-Safe Building on Track for Students Return at East Coast College, Lowestoft Campus

3rd June 2020 Current Projects, Educational, News

East Coast College has had a lot of investment made on improving it's Lowestoft Campus in recent years having originally been built in 1961. In December 2019 East Coast College appointed d+d facades to replace the existing combustible ACM cladding and insulation fitted to its Tower Main Teaching Block at its Lowestoft campus, and replace

Essential fire-safety works underway at Highbury College, Portsmouth

15th May 2020 Current Projects, Educational, Front Page, News

Amidst the nationwide disruption surrounding Covid-19, d+b facades are in week 9 of essential fire-safety works to the ten-storey tower block at Highbury College, Portsmouth, which was identified as unsafe due to ACM cladding. With any project of this nature, our priority aim is to make the building 100% fire-safe as quickly as possible. Despite

D+B FACADES TO REMOVE ACM CLADDING AND RECLAD, EAST COAST COLLEGE, LOWESTOFT

17th February 2020 Educational, News, Press Releases a1,ACM,campus,cladding,college,education,lowestoft

d+b facades are pleased to announce it has have been awarded the contract to remove existing cladding from a 6 storey block for East Coast College at its Lowestoft Campus on St Peter's Street and replace with an A1 Vitradual cladding system. Originally built in 1961, the block was clad in ACM panels in 2014.

Upcoming Exhibition – AOC at The ICC Birmingham

23rd October 2019 Educational, News, Press Releases AOC,Birmingham,education,exhibitions,Regeneration,Sustainable

AOC Conference 2019 d+b facades will be exhibiting at the upcoming AOC (Association of Colleges) Conference and Exhibition 2019. Held at The ICC Birmingham on the 19th and 20th November. This is a great opportunity for those in the Education sector to come and see us and discuss your needs and where we can help

Phase 1 almost complete at University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building

22nd October 2019 Current Projects, Educational, News a1,boyd orr,campus,eduction,glasgow,HEFE,non-combustible,university

The Boyd Orr Building at the University of Glasgow designed in 1964 by architects JL Gleave & Partners primarily as a general science building officially opened on 3 October 1972 and thus was in major need of modernisation and refurbishment. Since December 2018 d+b facades have been working on a programme of work to refurbish

D+B FACADES TO REFURBISH CHURCH STREET CAMPUS BUILDINGS, TRESHAM COLLEGE

15th August 2019 Educational, News, Press Releases

d+b facades is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to refurbish the 6-storey Tower and also Block B at Tresham College’s Church Street Campus, Wellingborough, following the College’s receipt of SEMLEP funding. The College is part of The Bedford College Group. The works include overcladding using d+b facades’ proprietary anodised aluminium