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Southdale Homes, the the North's largest social housing developer, has selected Forticrete as its sole supplier of cast stone products in a move to significantly reduce breakages on site. Andy Trowell, Purchasing Manager at Southdale Homes, said: 'Cast stone as a building material is susceptible to breakage and damage on site because of the drying-out time the product requires to reach full strength. Since switching to Forticrete we have reduced breakages on site, saving money and time.'

Over 600m2 of Stepoc dry walling has been supplied by Forticrete for a high profile £8 million hotel and residential build next to Euston station. The block was originally specified solely as a retaining wall for the basement level of the development but it proved so quick and easy to lay the project manager took the decision to change the specification mid-build to incorporate Stepoc as a structural wall into a further three storeys of the building.

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