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Seal the Deal
25 July 2008 09:46am
The recent change to Building Regulations Part L requires higher standards of airtightness. To meet this challenge designers are looking to take advantage of the superior performance composite cladding panels offer. To support this move, Eurobond has launched a new self-adhesive EPDM structural rear air seal to provide a high...
Eurobond Tackles Sticky Issue of Recycling
07 October 2009 16:42pm
Eurobond and Sika are working together to support Eurobond's strategy of closed loop recycling at its manufacturing facility in Wales. Sika supplies the bonding adhesive for the manufacture of Eurobond’s steel faced composite wall panels. Over 360 tonnes of two component polyurethane adhesive was supplied to the manufacturing process in 2007. Eurobond’s...
Getting to Grips with Ceiling Safety
25 July 2008 09:48am
Richard Wigley, Marketing Manager at Eurobond, discusses best practice guidelines for working on ceilings constructed using steel faced insulated composite panels. This type of composite panel is frequently used in the food manufacturing and storage sectors. The key to ceiling work is to plan carefully and to recognize the key factors...
Eurobond Goes to Great Lengths
02 September 2008 12:54pm
Tests have shown that 13 metre lengths of Eurobond Rockspan Extra can realistically be handled and installed on site, meaning potential savings for major projects. In response to demands from the market, a 13000mm x 1150 mm x 125 mm Rockspan Extra panel was monitored throughout the production, transportation and installation...
Keep on Top of Burning Issues
25 July 2008 09:49am
Fire resistance has moved back up the construction industry’s agenda, particularly with the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order (RRFSO) coming into effect late last year. Richard Wigley, Marketing Manager, from Eurobond, explains the importance of these new regulations and why they will significantly influence end client specifications. With a revision to...
Are we Running out of Space?
07 October 2009 16:39pm
The environmental impact of our everyday decisions is continuing to move up the news agenda. When it comes to specification, architects and designers need to look at every aspect of a product’s environmental impact, in order to make a responsible decision. Richard Wigley, Business Development and Marketing Manager for Eurobond,...
ASA warns Kingspan over non-combustible cored building solution claims
07 October 2009 16:40pm
Eurobond today welcomed the ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that Kingspan Ltd had made misleading claims in its advertising and a brochure. According to the ASA, Kingspan will not be able to use the advertisement again as it stands. The ASA noted that Kingspan was advertising sandwich panel systems and...
Hot Topic
07 October 2009 16:33pm
The increased vulnerability of people inside a hospital building certainly heightens a building owner’s duty of care and, as such, a building’s resistance to fire is key. Eurobond looks to why specifiers are now being directed towards non-combustible cored products, when choosing composite panels. In 2004 there were 2,184 fires in...
Eliminating Landfill Disposal
07 October 2009 16:31pm
Richard Wigley, Marketing Manager for Eurobond, discusses the superior environmental performance of structural stone wool core composite panels, particularly in light of a now proven recycling route, which could eliminate the need for their landfill disposal. Much as been written on the threat of greenhouse emissions and the phrase ‘carbon footprint’...
