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Ecobuild: Steico insulation in demand
As Europe’s largest producer of wood fibre insulation, those products were much to the fore on Steico’s stand.
Ecobuild: SEMA4c makes Ecobuild debut
SEMA4c, the new joint venture between construction consultant C4Ci and German software specialist SEMA, was at Ecobuild to introduce its new range of timber building CAD-CAM systems to the UK.
Ecobuild: Arden tests the water
Arden Windows, a founding member of the Wood Window Alliance, used Ecobuild to gain feedback on its Kinward heritage sliding sash window.
Ecobuild: Norbord adds to OSB family
Norbord launched four value-added OSB products at Ecobuild, and hinted at more to come.
Ecobuild: Anglo-Austrian alliance promises timber building X-factor
Already billing the X-Lam Alliance as a major new force in UK cross-laminated timber construction (CLT), the Anglo-Austrian partnership behind the business expected its Ecobuild debut to give it added momentum.
Ecobuild: Spire to inspire
Third year students from the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University featured recent work from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites project.
Ecobuild: new heights for roof solutions
Pasquill was not just highlighting the technical capabilities of its engineered products and systems at Ecobuild, but also how they work in conjunction with the wider product offer from the rest of the Saint-Gobain Group. In fact they formed key element’s of the parent group’s stand which was, in turn, designed to highlight the range of markets it serves.
Ecobuild: Canada Wood distributes guide
Canada Wood UK staff distributed copies of its guide to the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) at Ecobuild.
Ecobuild: Crossrail
The glulam-framed Canary Wharf terminus for London’s multi-billion pound Crossrail project is set to be a landmark building for the Capital, let alone UK timber construction, so naturally Austrian engineered timber supplier Wiehag put it in the spotlight at Ecobuild. But on its stand in the Austrian Pavilion, the company also revealed plans to develop its timber-building capabilities with increasing use of cross-laminated timber (CLT).
Ecobuild: Jewson’s timber attractions
The Posi-joists radiating across the top of Jewson’s two-storey stand attracted a lot of attention from visitors.