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Roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit reports that it has stopped using natural slate in a bid to remove all non-sustainable products from its range. The company made the decision to remove natural slate from its range to ensure all of its roofing materials have the highest possible industry-standard grades for environmental impact - its fibre cement and concrete slates have achieved an ‘A’ ratings in the BRE’s ‘Green Guide to Specification’.

Fibre cement profiled sheeting, traditionally used in agriculture, has been specified for residential projects including the RIBA award-winning Bloomfield Court for Ujima Housing Association. The sheeting manufactured by Marley Eternit, was selected by Walter Menteth Architects. Building Products magazine has learnt the London-based practice has also specified the unconventional sheeting for Ujima's £1.6million hostel and sheltered accomodation complex in High Cross Road, Haringey, North London.

Roofing manufacturer, Marley Eternit, is to expand its Hawkins clay plain tiles range with the introduction of a new colour, Blue Smooth. The addition of the new colour means that the Hawkins range is now available in Staffordshire Blue, Staffordshire Mixtrue, Dark Heather and the new Blue Smooth. Marley Eternit reports it has achieved an 'A' rating for its clay plain roof tiles in the BRE's Green Guide to Specification. This allows specifiers to obtain environmental credits for buildings under the BREEAM and Eco Homes schemes. Marley Eternit has made an investment of £19 million at its clay plain tiles facility in Keele, Staffordshire, as part of its on-going commitment to making clay an affordable option. By adapting manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and cutting carbon emissions, the company hopes to change the perception that clay tiles are unsustainable and expensive. Marley Eternit marketing manager, Sarah Hanlon, said: "This new colour gives specifiers the opportunity to create a quality finish, which is continually underlined by PPS3."

Three types of fibre cement roofing and cladding materials from Marley Eternit were specified to bring both aesthetics and practicality to the redevelopment of a nursery school in East London. Kintore Way Children's Centre uses Marley Eternit's profiled sheeting on the roof and upper elevations and Multiclad rainscreen cladding on the lower elevations of a new extension as well as Rivendale slates on the roof of an existing 1930s nursery. The pitched elements of the roof are covered with the company's fibre cement profiled sheeting painted in blue, green, white and orange and complemented by translucent GRP sheets.

Hall 5, Stand D160 Marley Eternit rejoins Interbuild this year for the first time since all elements of its roofing and cladding businesses were brought under one umbrella. This one-stop-shop resource will be reflected on the company's stand in the Unimer showcase area of the show, where it will exhibit the range of high-performance building boards, fibre cement Weatherboards, and profiled roofing sheets. The company's clay plain tiles range, including the new line up of Acme in single and double-camber options, will feature alongside established ranges such as Ashdowne and Hawkins. Marley Eternit's range of fibre cement building boards includes a moisture resistant tile backing board, an external grade sheet suitable for soffits and fascias and a flat moisture resistant render board. Fibre cement acts as a substrate for the low-maintenance Weatherboard which is available in a variety of colours and wood stains for a New England look for domestic and non-domestic use.

Roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit has launched a ground-breaking roof tile coating that will absorb asthma-causing pollutants from the air in UK cities. The new coating, EcoLogic, contains a catalyst that is activated by the sun's rays. This removes nitrogen oxides which contribute to asthmatic and bronchial problems from the air, along with other atmospheric pollutants responsible for smog and acid rain. The company estimates that during its lifetime an average-sized roof with EcoLogic tiles could remove an amount of Nitrogen Oxide equivalent to that emitted by a modern car driving 100,000 miles.

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Symphony from Marley Eternit is an interlocking pantile available in Natural Red, to provide the warm, traditional look associated with natural clay. The product is manufactured in a larger format to give a covering capacity of 11.5 tiles per m² at maximum gauge and is also suitable for pitches as low as 12.5°. The large size and open guage design of Symphony enables it to be fixed without the associated higher costs of natural materials. The second tile is Domino, a flat interlocking clay tile suitable for commercial and residential projects. It has a simple, smooth and strong shape, with a minimum pitch of 25°.

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Fibre cement cladding and roofing products from Marley Eternit are said to have been specified for their green credentials for Osborne's demonstration house on sustainability and off-site manufacture at the Building Research Establishment's Innovation Park. The company's through-colour anthracite Natura panels were selected to clad some of the external wall shell of Structural Insulated Panels that was erected in two days. Rivendale blue/black fibre cement slates cover the mono-pitch cassette roof that does not require trusses or rafters and features solar panels. They also hang from elements of the elevations where they lie side-by-side with the company's filial fibre cement product.

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The sister company of the UK's largest manufacturer of cladding and roofing materials Marley Eternit has revealed huge differences in colours preferred by architects. Working with architects in various EC states, Eternit Germany discovered trends such as that while flamboyant French architects prefer pink and the more conservative English prefer more muted, natural colours, they all agree that colour in design is important to them. Colour ranges and sales figures of each participating country were reviewed. The workshop focused on a discussion of Eternit versus competitor products and future development of Eternit's cement cladding panels.

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Roofing design and good looks were not the only points considered by Rick Smith Roofing when it used 200,000 Marley Eternit Ashmore interlocking double plain tiles to roof an exclusive 20 detached house development in Crewe. With the lingering effects of a skills shortage appearance remains important but this project is said to illustrate that cost and efficiency are just as crucial With its interlocking capability Ashmore tiles are said to be quick and easy to install, saving time and money for the contractor. It is a single lap, interlocking double plain tile which means that fewer tiles per square metre are needed to achieve a traditional appearance The tile is available in a choice of five colours.

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For the roof of a village hall by Loch Craignish in Scotland, Marley Eternit's fibre cement profiled sheeting has been applied. The old village hall had been built to a standard pattern ? concrete frame with brick infill panels, crittal windows and corrugated metal roof. A 450m timber-framed building over one and a half levels was built with a block and render outer leaf. Marley Eternit's Farmscape sheeting was specified with a pigmented top layer to blend into the landscape more effectively than gloss paint. Serpentine was chosen as a colour to contract with the wall's terracotta colour.

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Fibre cement profiled sheeting from Marley Eternit has been installed at luxury holiday homes in Wiltshire. Profile 3 roofing in Thrustone Blue provides acoustic and thermal efficiency with u-values of 0.20. The roof sheet crowns were pre-drilled with an oversized hole to allow for thermal movement prior to attaching sheets.

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Fibre cement profiled sheeting from Marley Eternit has helped a farming family in Wales diversify its sheep farm into Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park. The most recent addition to the park is a visitors' centre that is styled on a traditional farm barn but contains a gift shop, Wlsh ambience restaurant, indoor play area and an interpretative section. The walls of the exposed steel-framed centre are brick and block and it is roofed with Marley Eternit's Profile 6 fibre cement sheeting, commonly used for livestock buildings, and lined with insulation board. It's low-maintenance fibre cement substrate makes it resistant to the corrosive atmosphere on the coastline, while high vapour permeability allows any moisture collected by the sheets to dry out naturally.

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Fibre cement profiled sheeting by Marley Eternit has provided a sustainable solution to the redevelopment of a Victorian garden in a country estate on the Scottish borders. The Farmscape roofing which was designed with a pigmented top layer was installed on the roof of a garden building. Insulated with recycled newspaper, the 50m? timber frame building was 'stick built' on a concrete slab using engineered timber stud and rafters. Water based paints from natural sources were applied to windows, doors and internal walls. Anthacite complements the colour of the larch cladding which along with matching components provided a building that was appropriate to the setting.

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Creating a natural look for the roof of a new public library in Lewes, Marley Eternit used its range of Acme clay plain tiles. The new library had to comply with planning guidelines with the company's Smooth Red and Natural Orange Acme chosen for their handmade appearance which complemented the exaggerated Flemish bond blocks of the building. Contractors used a random mix of both tiles, in an 80:20 ratio, to create a blend of colours for the seven pitched roofs over an 800m? area. The Acme double cambered clay plain tile is easy to install and is durable enough to withstand the elements of the Sussex coast.

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With the launch of its new concrete tile colour, Chiltern Brown, Marley Eternit is targeting developments in the South West of England. The Concrete Plain Tiles and Double Roman Interlocking Tiles are both available in Chiltern Brown, which has been designed specifically for the areas in the South West. These tiles are suitable for both new build and refurbishment projects and achieve an 'A' rating in the BRE 'Green Guide to Specification' which enables specifiers to obtain environmental credits for buildings under the BREEAM and Eco Homes schemes. Under PPG3, the product meets the specification for authentic aesthetics and environmental considerations.

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Fibre cement profiled sheeting from Marley Eternit has been utilised on a conversion of a dairy farm to a Christian community centre. Externally saw cut vertical timber cladding was used with windows maintaining a vertical form. The company designed the fibre cement profiled sheeting on the roof with a pigmented top layer instead of gloss paint in order to blend into the landscape.

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Developer Kirk Shenton specified clay tiles from Marley Eternit to maintain a traditional look at a four home development in Cheshire. The first two properties on the site were covered with a mix of the company's double-cambered Acme natural clay plain tiles and Hawkins Dark Heather Single Camber tiles. As the tiles were blended, a 'handmade' appearance was produced, even if the actual products were machine made. Controlled variation of the kiln during firing created the natural fired colours. The double camber of the Acme range assists in the discharge of water as well as breaking up the roofline.

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With the launch of Wessex Blend colour, Eternit Building Materials has extended its range of natural clay plain roof tiles. Suitable for wall hanging as well as roofs, the Wessex Blend tile is surfaced with new sands to provide an aged appearance. A Bristol estuary sand that includes fragments of sea shells is used to give a soft white and green speckled appearance.

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Concrete council housing in South Wales has been given a new lease of life as social housing following a refurbishment which includes a variety of products from Marlet Eternit. On the roofs, the company's fibre cement slates are accompanied by ventilated clay red ridge tiles that have been dry fixed, while fibre cement Weatherboard cladding breaks up the brickwork on some of the upper-storey elevations. Slates are an indigenous material to Wales but natural slate was not a realistic option for the budget so the family of artificial slates from Marley Eternit was deemed a suitable alternative. The dry-fix ventilated plain angle ridge tiles have been used as hip tiles, while the Weatherboard cladding was pre-painted white.

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Natural clay plain roof tiles from Eternit Building Materials have played a role in the conversion of a hospital into new-build and refurbished dwellings near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The Red Smooth Acme tiles were selected for the roofs and garages of more than 100 properties. The manufacturer also offers a sand-faced version to add more colour and texture.

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