London Build 2018
We at d+b facades are proud to announce a successful visit to London Build 2018, recently held at Olympia London on the 23rd and 24th October 2018. It was great to see many of you visit us on Stand V6…
BARNET HOMES – NON-COMBUSTIBLE RE-CLAD
d+b facades are ahead of target to complete the re-clad of 3No Tower Blocks. Originally constructed in 1963, the 3No x 15 storey Granville Road Towers were overclad with an ACM system in 2010/11. Following concerns about its combustibility a…
Government Guidance – Raise The Bar
d+b facades want to assist in raising the bar much higher to achieve failsafe standards that remove risk for the UK cladding industry. To achieve this we assert that :- • buyers must issue non prescriptive, Design + Build cladding…
Clements Court Recladding Completion
The completion ceremony took place on Friday 17th November 2017 for the recladding of Clements Court, a high-rise residential tower block owned by London Borough of Hounslow (LBH). Cllr Steve Curran (Council Leader) secured the last non-combustible panel. The combustible ACM cladding was removed within 10 days of the Council recognising that the building was at risk and entirely re-clad within 18 weeks.
d+b facades system : fire performance endorsed by successful BR135 fire test
To provide further reassurance to our customers, we are pleased to provide details of the successful fire test carried out at the BRE Garston as follows:-
d+b facades make Clements Court, Hounslow, fire safe in 10 days
Given the deep concerns of the residents and Hounslow Borough Council the project needed to be expedited. From the Council first contacting d+b facades on the Friday, access to the building was erected by Tuesday and all external combustible materials removed making the building fire-safe by the following Tuesday, with a sample of the recladding proposal also in place for the planners’ approval.
PRESS RELEASE – d+b facades system data sheets
Further to our Press Release of 15th June 2017 we wish to support the statement that the d+b system is A1 non-combustible by sharing a number of independent Data Sheets relating to key components of our system, in particular the…
PRESS RELEASE – d+b facades system proven to contain fire
The fire performance of cladding systems has understandably come under intense scrutiny. By sharing publicly our personal experience, we hope to provide reassurance to users of our non-combustible aluminium rainscreen system regarding its fire safety.
PRESS RELEASE – Response to Grenfell Tower fire
In light of the recent tragic events at Grenfell Tower and speculation regarding the role of the cladding in the rapid spread of the fire we want to reassure clients regarding d+b facades' system. Our aluminium rainscreen system is +25…
d+b facades to refurbish Library Building, Reading University
d+b facades is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to refurbish Library Building, Reading University.