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Wireless Detect the New Wire-Free, Radio Fire System from detectomat is a unique solution and alternative to the costs associated with providing temporary Fire Alarm coverage for Construction Sites and Site Cabins.

Interconnection of the various Fire System components including detectors, manual call points, sounders and control panels can now be done with wire-free radio.

The system comprises of a range of battery operated, self-contained fire detection and alarm devices including Heat and third party certified Smoke Alarms plus Manual Call Points, Sounder Beacons and other fire peripherials. These devices are radio connected with each other via a Fire Panel base station, which provides comprehensive alarm indication and control including monitoring of the system network integrity and battery conditions.

The system is available on an outright purchase, lease or rental basis from Detectomat’s National Network of Reseller Partners, who will provide a full service from initial site survey to installation and service support.

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A new basement was dug beneath a four storey Victorian property in London and waterproofed with Isola Platon cavity drain membranes and Triton’s TT Vapour Membrane. Providing space for a home cinema, large bedroom suite and plant room, the property is being used as a showcase for similar projects by developers, Michael James Gallagher Projects Ltd.

R & D Management Ltd specified a Platon cavity drain membrane system to the walls with Aqua Channel drainage conduit around the perimeter discharging to sumps to the front and rear of the property. Cavity drain membranes work on the principle of allowing water to continue to penetrate the structure but control it in the air gap and divert it to a suitable drainage point. They do not allow pressure to build up against the internal construction and the air gap behind the membrane allows the structure to breathe. Once the membrane has been fitted, wall surfaces can be dry lined or plastered directly and floors can be screeded or a floating dry board system installed. The Platon system was installed by MGA Contracts Ltd. As an alternative to using a membrane to waterproof the floor, and to facilitate the installation of under floor heating, two coats of Triton’s liquid-applied TT Vapour Membrane were laid to the floor slab. Sand blinding of the surface provided a key for the subsequent levelling compounds before the installation of the heating system and the feature wood floor.

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Iron technology leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK has embarked on an ambitious programme to gain ‘World Class Manufacturing’ (WCM) status for not one but both of its UK production facilities.

The company currently operates from plants at Holwell, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, where ductile iron access covers and gratings are produced, and Telford in Shropshire, which manufactures the company’s acclaimed range of cast iron rainwater and drainage systems.

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Metstrut secured a major contract to supply cable ladder and metal framing systems for the Heron Quay 2 office block, Canary Wharf, London.

Metstrut were awarded the contract because of the higher loading capacities of its cable ladder system and ability to guarantee fast manufacture and delivery to meet the stringent programme.

The robust nature of the Metstrut cable ladder allowed substitution of 100mm deep system in lieu of the 125mm deep system being contemplated which provided a more cost effective solution for the contractor, Balfour Kilpatrick.

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Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new Run Standby (RS) panel that replaces existing models to control up to eight systems on the Mr Slim or M Series range of air conditioning products.

The new RS_SMS Panel replaces the RS1 / RS2 / RS3 panels in one solution yet is both smaller and up to 33 per cent less expensive than previous models, whilst offering an optional SIM card facility to give full control from a mobile phone and allow the system to send text messages to report errors.

RS Panels are ideal for air conditioning systems serving computer rooms as they help maintain and control the constant temperatures required in the most energy efficient way possible. The panel allows operators to programme the operation of the systems allowing up to seven to act as a standby while the other systems operate.

This has the benefit of ensuring that units act as a back-up if any system should fail, or it can rotate the operation and share the workload between units to help prolong equipment life, or switch on additional systems if capacity is not achieved by the units running.

“We have looked to improve the panel in every area including making it easier to install with a 2-core cable connection for each indoor,” explains Philip Ord, Product Marketing Manager for Mitsubishi Electric. “At the same time, we have brought a product to the market that is smaller and offers more functions whilst being available at a lower price than previous models.”

The panel will monitor the connected systems and warn of errors or discrepancies, sending an SMS text message to an operator’s mobile phone and operators also have full control of the SMS panel via text.

“We have designed the new panel to offer complete flexibility for operators in how they control their standby configurations,” adds Ord. “The optional SMS text feature provides fault monitoring and remote control via a mobile phone.”

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Metstrut worked closely with Phoenix Electrical to design a steel gantry with cantilever supports for their cable ladder system capable of carrying loads up to 151kg/m.

Because the steel framework of the gantry could not be drilled a complex arrangement of cantilever arms and strengthening brackets was needed to support cable ladder, tray and trunking.

Metstrut has supplied nearly 6km of cable ladder for the project.

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At Ecobuild, Bona will be encouraging architects and flooring contractors to swap learning about sustainable floor finishes for trees! The company has long supported an agroforestry project in Africa and has promised to plant a tree for every person employed by a contracting company or architectural practice which books a Bona training course or CPD seminar during the exhibition period!

Comprising a complete range of high performing, compatible products, the Bona System is unique on the market as all the company’s finishes and adhesives supplied in Europe are now completely waterborne. The Bona System covers everything a wooden floor needs throughout its lifetime – sanding, finishing, fastening and maintenance products – and is the obvious choice for architects looking to specify a totally sustainable and environmentally sound system. Eight Bona finishes were recently awarded the German EMICODE® EC1 classification for their very low emission – the first in the industry to show the EMICODE® trademark. Several of Bona’s adhesives already hold the ECI classification.

Bona offers a range of training courses for contractors at its HQ in Milton Keynes and two RIBA approved CPD seminars for architects. Trees will be planted in return for any courses or seminars booked during the show period via the Stockholm based organisation, Vi-Skogen. Bona has supported this non government organisation for several years, as it works to stop the spread of the desert in Africa by planting over ten million trees each year in the Lake Victoria basin. This work prevents soil erosion and rehabilitates large areas of degraded land which can be used again by small scale farmers and families to produce fuel and food; improving their livelihood and environment now and for future generations.

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Mitsubishi Electric has launched an addition to its website to focus attention on the energy saving potential of well controlled air conditioning systems, with a warning from the Carbon Trust that almost 90 per cent of all building controls are inadequate and may be costing the UK over £500 million a year in additional energy costs.

“The Carbon Trust also state that premises with well-controlled systems can reduce heating fuel consumption by between 15-35 per cent,” explains Sebastien Desmottes, Mitsubishi Electric’s controls expert.

Mitsubishi Electric has set up this special section of the website as part of its Green Gateway Initiaitve™ and which aims to encourage everyone to reduce energy consumption in the built environment. All of the information is available under a special ‘Energy Saving Controls’ section in the Tools & Resources menu available at www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/aircon.

The site offers advice on which control system is best suited to your building; outlines strategies to get the most out of controls; provides information on how to use control systems to reduce energy use and costs, and gives detailed information on the advanced range available from Mitsubishi Electric.

“Almost every building can make a significant reduction in both running costs and environmental impact through the use of better controls and the ongoing savings can lead to a very short payback period,” adds Desmottes.

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