Union Square Car Park featuring Colorcoat FD™25 Soffit

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Composite Metal Flooring : New Victoria Hospital

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West Cheshire College chooses ComFlor® and Roof deck

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ICICI banks on composite metal flooring

The rapidly developing economy of India is perhaps most obviously reflected in its ever changing and increasingly impressive cityscapes.

Nowhere is this trend more evident than in the city of Hyderabad.  Home to over four million people, it is the capital and the most populous city of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad is a shining example of the incredible progress made by India in recent times, becoming a major hub for the burgeoning information technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Banking is now high on the list of key sectors served by Hyderabad, especially after the construction of what is currently India’s largest steel-framed structure – a new headquarters for the country’s leading private sector bank – ICICI Bank – located in the city’s financial district.

Designed by architects Hafeez Contractor, the building is 25 storeys high. 162,000m2 of 80mm composite metal floor decking was installed with the building having a total floor area of four million square feet.

In addition to its impressive, high-tech, glazed facade and sheer magnitude, the ICICI headquarters is also a powerful symbol of a sea change in construction techniques in India.

Concrete has been the traditional building material of choice for large-scale projects. But demand is increasing for more affordable, yet taller, buildings with flexible space and ever faster installation speed, a challenge composite metal floor decking can easily meet.

View the full project case study for ICICI bank  here.

New Project Case Study – The Boilerhouse

The Boilerhouse in Grantham is a perfect example of both building envelope and structural products in action on this refurbishment project for the Institute of Minerals.

View the web based case study and photo gallery on our website here.

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ComFlor® Colorcoat® and Closed Ends

Colorcoat®

Union Square, Aberdeen, using Comflor® 80 Colorcoat®

Uniquely for composite floor profiles ComFlor® 60 and ComFlor® 80 can be manufactured with Colorcoat® Exterior Flexible Polyester coating to the underside. This is suitable for situations where a visibly exposed soffitis required, such as in multi-storey car parks or in schools, offices and any application where the benefits of thermal mass are required. The ComFlor® soffit can be left exposed or where further protection is required it can form the base coat for further protective systems.

• Suitable for multi-story car parks
• Attractive visual finish for an exposed soffit within any heated building.
• Allows the full benefits of thermal mass to be used.
• Colorcoat® surface finish is highly efficient at heat transfer

Comflor® Closed Ends

ComFlor® 60 Closed Ends

Closed ends are available on ComFlor® 60. Produced on line during the roll-forming operation, closed ends both allow the wet concrete to be retained without the use of filler blocks and give a continuous mass of concrete above the beam flange.

• Ideal for single-span construction
• They permit in factory shear stud welding – removing the need for onsite stud welding
• Solid concrete behind the closed ends give acoustic reduction over dividing walls
• Intrinsic fire stopping is also provided
• Allows solid slab shear stud values

For more information on both products, visit our website.

Corus Panels and Profiles releases updated wall chart for 2010

Corus Panels and Profiles has released an updated wall chart for 2010. This new wall chart incorporates both Building Envelope and Structural Products and allows for easy comparison between the full range of products.

The Building Envelope product range encompases the insulated panel systems Trisomet® 333  System and Trimapanel® System along with a comprehensive range of engineered built-up roof and wall cladding systems.

The Structural Products range comprises ComFlor® composite floor decks, from 46mm to 225mm deep and structural roof decking from 32mm to 210mm deep.

To download the new wall chart, click here

To request an A1 print copy, click here

Health and Safety in Composite Floor Deck Installation – the benefits of narrow sheets

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