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A multi-storey car park has been built at the Belfast City Hospital with the help of Tremco Illbruck's expertise. The company provided high performance waterproof mechanical movement joints to accommodate thermal stress in the hybrid structure. Building Products magazine has been told the project at one of the city's busiest medical facilites was undertaken by Graham Martin Construction as a design and build contract. Scott Wilson was the specialist civil and structural engineering consultancy involved.

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The stunning views from the decks of a luxury holiday home have been made possible by Fusion Commercial outdoor balustrade from Richard Burbidge. The holiday homes at Holgates, one of the most popular resorts in Lancashire, are in an upmarket caravan part set in the Lakeland countryside. Fusion Commercial outdoor balustrade with glass panels has been installed around the decks of three plots, as part of a luxury holiday home package sold, designed to offer customers the parks most desirable aspect.

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A total of 9,000 linear metres of a new specification sealant from Sika has been used on the external refurbishment of Nelson Gate in Southampton. The sealant, Sikaflex-AT Facade, has been used to replace the failed movement joints between the pre-cast panels of the structure. Sika say the sealant is part of the new generation complete sealant and bonding system which is based on a new type of hybrid polymer combining the best properties of both PU and MS technologies. It offers the user the advantages

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The gates to the elephant enclosures at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent are now operated remotely following the installation of automatic sliding gate operators and a customised access control device. The new system from FAAC was specified by wild animal park owner, the Aspinall Foundation, after gates were used at nearby Port Lympne elephant enclosure the previous year. According to the company the system was installed by Sevenoaks based Securigate. 844 sliding gate operators have been fitted to all twelve gates in the elephant enclosure and a custom-designed wire-free portable remote control programmable transmitter based on FAAC's 868 radio controlled unit enables each gate to be opened remotely at the touch of a button. The 844 operator was chosen as it features a non-reversing worm-screw gear motor, ensuring that the elephants cannot push the gate back once the motor has stopped. 844 operators can be specified for both rack and chain applications.

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HandKey hand geometry readers produced by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies have been installed throughout the Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland. The company says that, before installation, the prison had to rely on guards with keys at every access point to monitor pedestrian traffic. The HandKey biometric technology has provided many benefits including being cost effective and allowing guards to operate more flexibility. The readers are understood to be connected to the prisons computer system allowing staff to monitor each access point and its activity. The system is also used in the prison education department and the prisoner records storage.

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When Florstor of Cambridge were tasked with replacing an existing floor covering which had blown and lifted due to moisture in the concrete floor, immediate advice was sought from F.Ball and Co. At the site, the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club in Newmarket Racecourse, an F.Ball technical representative recommended applying Stopgap 900 DPM-Prep which is specifically designed to be laid directly onto damp and uneven concrete.

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The Killanin Stand at Galway Racecourse in west Ireland now has a cantilvered canopy roof thanks to a combination rooflighting solution from Brett Martin Daylight Systems. The company's Xlok Ultra panel glazing soffit and Trillite Ultra 36 translucent GRP weather sheets were installed to create a natural light and to protect spectators from the elements, while withstanding exceptionally high Atlantic winds. The design team's solution was the aero wing shaped canopy roof with its panel glazed soffit and outer skin that curves front to back.

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The Killanin Stand at Galway Racecourse in west Ireland now has a cantilvered canopy roof thanks to a combination rooflighting solution from Brett Martin Daylight Systems. The company's Xlok Ultra panel glazing soffit and Trillite Ultra 36 translucent GRP weather sheets were installed to create a natural light and to protect spectators from the elements, while withstanding exceptionally high Atlantic winds. The design team's solution was the aero wing shaped canopy roof with its panel glazed soffit and outer skin that curves front to back.

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News has arrived that Kingspan KoolDuct pre-insulated ducting has been installed in BBC Scotland's new head quarters at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Building Products understands Ductform Ventilation specified and installed Kingspan KoolDuct for the project. The company's Operations Director, Roland Ferry, said: "The duct was an 8 metre X 3 extract plenum 50 metres long and by specifying KoolDuct we were able to achieve a modular site assembly, as the system was prefabricated into smaller more manageable sections and fitted together on site.

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Over 1,000 sheets of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) were supplied for the interiors of the Emirates Stadium. This included Formica Compact for the players' changing rooms and general admission toilet facilities. Formica Compact is said to be suited to high impact and high moisture environments. The Spectrum Red Formica Compact echoes Arsenal's distinctive team colour. Many of the 'back of house' reception desks and print journalists and photographers workstations, along with press desks in the seating bowl, were also fabricated using HPL from Formica bonded to an MDF substrate.

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