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Wide soffi t just got woodgrained
Freefoam Building Products has
added four woodgrain fi nishes to
its wide 605mm soffi t range. The
wide general purpose board is said
to be becoming a popular choice
on many contemporary house
styles.
Available in a choice of
rosewood, light oak, black ash and
anthracite grey, the woodgrain
fi nish is said to allow for a fully
coordinated roofl ine.
Freefoam says its woodgrain
range is manufactured to last
using Renolit Exofol MX foil that
features solar shield technology,
a technology to provide built-in
UV protection, to reduce heat
absorption, temperature build-up
and expansion. Freefoam offers a
10-year guarantee on all woodgrain
fascias and soffi ts.
According to Freefoam, colour
for external PVC products such
and windows, doors, balconies,
fascias and guttering has been one
of the major style-changes in the
new build market in the last fi ve
Kingspan at Firex
Two divisions of Kingspan
Group, shared knowledge at Firex
International in June.
The exhibition took place at
ExCeL London between June 19-21
and brought together experts from
across the industry to demonstrate
and discuss the latest safety
solutions.
Kingspan Insulated Panels and
Kingspan Insulation showcased
a variety of products and services
which will help contractors and
specifi ers to meet requirements.
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years. Housebuilders are reportedly
increasingly using colour to bring
style and defi nition to developments
and utilising colour elements
as a cost-effective way to add a
contemporary feel to developments.
Freefoam says it made a longterm
commitment to colour right
The stand also hosted a live
simulation of a roofer’s torch test
similar to ISO 11925-3 (Reaction
to fi re tests: Ignitability of building
products subjected to direct
impingement of fl ame) at intervals
throughout the show.
Kingspan also sponsored the
fi rst day of the fi fth Internati onal
Tall Building Fire Safety
Conference, which ran alongside
the Firex Exhibition.
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at the start of this trend to embrace
new ways of manufacture and
ensuring that colour and woodgrain
facias and soffi ts are available across
the entire range.
Colin St John, UK general
manager, said: “Research and
customer feedback has led us to
add this wide soffi t in woodgrain
colours which will ensure that
our range gives housebuilders
and domestic installers the
products they need to meet this
growing demand.”
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Domus Ventilation introduces D Series
Domus Ventilation (formerly
known as Polypipe Ventilation)
has introduced its new D Series
range of extract and supply fans
aimed towards the commercial
ventilation market.
The D Series features six, nine
and 12-inch fans available as kits
or individual parts, and a selection
of integral and remote sensors. The
single remote-control DX-CON can
be set to both extract and supply
and can work in conjunction with
an integral sensor. The choice of
integral sensors include timer,
humidistat and PIR, as well as
a remote humidistat sensor.
The DX-CON can also support
multiple fans providing they are
all the same size i.e. up to fi ve fans
in six and nine inch, or two fans
in 12 inches in one building.
The D Series is available in
kit format which is said to make
it simple to order and install in a
variety of places such as windows,
walls, ceilings, pitched roofs and
fl at roofs.
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