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A striking modern facade for a new social housing development in Preston has been created using Colorpan, the high-performance weatherboarding system from CEP Cladding. The £6 million Oxford Street development, on Preston's Avenham Housing Estate, was built by Rowlinsons Construction for Avenquest Homes, a subsidary of social housing provider Contour. The ground floor facade is of red facing brick and the second floor is of buff brick with a stone string course dividing the two storeys.

A residential development in Ramsgate has adopted a very Kentish approach with local-style buff colour bricks and Colorplan Premier Weatherboarding cladding from Hastings-based CEP Cladding. But, instead of fixing the boards on a horizontal plane, they were installed at a 45 degree angle, contrasting with the traditional format. The cladding is wood based and reproduces the effect of traditional timber weatherboards. It comprises a solid core of sustainable natural timber chips bound with a synthetic resin, with additional components to protect from fungal decay. This composite core is protected by an impermeable layer and an acrylic surface. The product is available in 71 colours and seven textured wood-grain patterns.

A residential development in Ramsgate has adopted a very Kentish approach with local-style buff colour bricks and Colorplan Premier Weatherboarding cladding from Hastings-based CEP Cladding. But, instead of fixing the boards on a horizontal plane, they were installed at a 45 degree angle, contrasting with the traditional format. The cladding is wood based and reproduces the effect of traditional timber weatherboards. It comprises a solid core of sustainable natural timber chips bound with a synthetic resin, with additional components to protect from fungal decay. This composite core is protected by an impermeable layer and an acrylic surface. The product is available in 71 colours and seven textured wood-grain patterns.

A residential development in Ramsgate has adopted a very Kentish approach with local-style buff colour bricks and Colorplan Premier Weatherboarding cladding from Hastings-based CEP Cladding. But, instead of fixing the boards on a horizontal plane, they were installed at a 45 degree angle, contrasting with the traditional format. The cladding is wood based and reproduces the effect of traditional timber weatherboards. It comprises a solid core of sustainable natural timber chips bound with a synthetic resin, with additional components to protect from fungal decay. This composite core is protected by an impermeable layer and an acrylic surface. The product is available in 71 colours and seven textured wood-grain patterns.

Nottingham County Council's new Sure Start Centre in Hucknall has a a light modern feel thanks to CEP Cladding's Bauclad panels. The ?1.8 million centre comprises a single-storey structure built on a lightweight steel portal frame and topped out with an aluminium standing seam roof. The external envelope is clad with brick up to dado height with the panels above. Bauclad is a high pressure laminate suitable for most building applications. It is durable and hardwearing and claimed to be easy to maintain. The double-hardened scratch resistant surface will withstand a high degree of abrasion and impact. It is also resistant to atmospheric pollutants, insect attack and the build-up of algae and moulds. The claimed strength and durability is said to make Bauclad a popular choice in public buildings and it is often chosen for its aesthetic appeal and design versatility. The product is available in 70 colours and finishes, ranging from subtle pastels through to vibrant colours and wood and stone-effects. Being fully through-coloured, Bauclad retains its finish, even when scratched, and all colours are lightfast. The panels were chosen for the external rainscreen cladding and supplied in both wood effect and solid colours.

Silver aluminium composite rainscreen panels from CEP Claddings were specified over zinc to give a clean, contemporary look to a luxury apartment development in south-east London. The exterior of 'Aura', a development in Peckham Rye features full-height windows and balconies overlooking a park and common is CEP's Eltabond composite panelling as well as cement render, facing brick ship-lap cedar boarding and copper. The original specification was for zinc panelling but this was changed to aluminium composite for cost and performance reasons.

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For a residential project in Greenwich which required a building to be clad in zinc panels, CEP claddings' Bauclad laminate rainscreen system was specifed. The Wood Wharf development comprises 48 apartments on the south bank of the Thames. A matt grey finish was applied to the Bauclad to achieve the effect that the original zinc specification had envisaged. The 6mm panels were rivet-fixed to an aluminium framework over traditional brickwork. On the ground floor of the building, the company's Petrarch panels were applied. This product achieves the aesthetic of stone by incorporating natural slate and stone fillers in a resin binder with glass fibre reinforcement. The panels were secret-fixed using a structural adhesive system.

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Rainscreen cladding panels from CEP have been applied to a new-build development in central London. An array of facade treatments, including 900m of the company's high-pressure laminate Bauclad panels, have been applied to create variety at the development, with brick contrasting with glass and composite materials. Metallic grey 6mm Bauclad panels were specified. They were secret-fixed using structural adhesive onto a system of aluminium carrier rails fixed to the buildings frame.

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Cladding the fascia of a new extension and an existing single-storey building at a Herefordshire secondary school is Colorpan weatherboarding from CEP Cladding. Colorpan comprises a tough, impact-resistant core of recycled natural timber fibres bonded with synthetic resins and other compounds to protect against fungal attack and moisture. Bonded onto the resins is a phenolic film that produces an impermeable barrier. An acrylic surface coating is applied to give a weatherproof finish. The finished product is a profiled tongue and groove board with a wood grain texture formed under high pressure.

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Developed as a simple to design and robust solution, CEP Claddings has introduced a new Bauclad high-pressure laminate Lap Sidings range. The Lap Sidings are designed to offer effective rainscreen weather protection combined with modern crisp lines, clean finish and ease of installation, in a shiplap format. The double-hardened surface is non-fading, scratchproof and easy to clean. Available in over 70 solid colours, plus Woodgrains and Metallics, the cladding comes in standard sizes of 4100mm length, 250mm width and 6mm thickness.

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Over 2000m? of prefabricated Bauclad high pressure laminate cladding panels have been supplied for the new block at Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, by CEP Claddings. The product was chosen to provide low level, high impact-resistance and a high quality finish with clean lines. It also complemented the metal cladding on the vault roof and provided a light external hue without the high maintenance associated with a conventional white surface. The CEP1066 adjustable framing system meant the panels could be adhesive-fixed, thus negating the need for face-fixing and providing a blemish-free surface finish, the company claims. As part of the integrated system design, the company gave detailed insulation calculations including u-values and fire rating specification.

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To maintain continuity of colour with existing buff brickwork, 10mm thick Parchment Petrarch cladding panels from CEP Claddings have been used on the main entrance to Preston?s Fishergate Shopping Centre. The panels complement the external render and produce a visual appearance similar to natural stone, but at less cost and weight.

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Both Adelphi and Matthias Courts in Salford, home to large numbers of the local student population, have undergone a major envelope upgrade. The original open balconies have been enclosed using 6mm thick, lightweight tobacco coloured CEP Bauclad cladding panels with Bauclad forming part of the composite spandrel panels. The balcony panels were screw fixed onto timber studding. Chosen for long term performance and resistance to environmental pollution, Bauclad?s range of colours also enabled architect Dane Ashworth Cottam to blend with the colour of the existing brickwork. Red CEP Etabond aluminium composite material was also used as a covering strip over the existing brick strips originally designed to conceal the gable floor edges.

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For the new marina reception building at Brighton, CEP Claddings purpose-designed a three-dimensional, 4mm thick, blue Etalbond cassette cladding profile. It provides a practical solution for the corner detailing sections, and will not corrode or stain, the company claims. Cladding areas included the fascia parapet, soffits and the horizontal panel.

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