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…
The major event for Healthcare Estates, Engineers & FM Professionals, takes place on 8-9 October at Manchester Central, with an expected 240+ exhibitors and over 4,500 attendees. This year the event focus is on Fund, Design, Build, Manage & Maintain…
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…
d+b facades is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to refurbish the Ornithology Building, Natural History Museum, Tring. The Ornithology Building houses one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, originally created by Walter Rothschild…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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:-
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.