Archetech Issue 25 2016 | Page 79

55 6 8 7 5 6 7 8 Fermacell helps Scotts break the boundaries Timber frame manufacturer Scotts of Thrapston has used fermacell on a pioneering school build. Armstrong launches an even sounder offer to acoustics The Pure® collection Pencil Bin gets top of the class for recycling A premium ceiling tile which takes acoustic performance to new heights has been launched by Armstrong. The new Perla OP dB 40mm mineral tile combines the high sound absorption of Armstrong’s OP range with the high sound attenuation of its dB range for ultimate acoustic flexibility. They specified 153 of fermacell’s 1200mm x 2400mm x 12.5mm boards for their first such project, Weldon Church of England Primary School, in their home county, and have not looked back since, also using fermacell for another school and an office building. Its launch is designed to help specifiers particularly in the education sector to reduce the amount of sound transferred from traffic routes to learning areas and also to reduce the noise of rain on lightweight roof constructions, an issue also encountered in the office sector. W: www.fermacell.co.uk W: www.armstrongceilings.co.uk With Raw Bronze and Raw Metal from the Pure® collection, Dauby picks up on the emerging industrial design trend. Bring Raw Metal into your home and give your interior a robust industrial look (like picture)! This finish sits perfectly with raw timber and natural stone, as an example. W: www.dauby.be T: 003233541686 E: [email protected] The new pencil bins from Leafield Environmental have been attracting a lot of attention in schools nationwide, encouraging children to recycle and volunteer to be ‘litter pickers’ according to Abbey Catholic Primary School. The brightly coloured pencil range have been specifically for children aged 3-8 years. Ideal for both indoors and outside, and manufactured in durable polyethylene for a long and useful life, each pencil bin has a 70 litre plastic liner inside to assist easy and clean emptying and disposal. Optional extras include: WRAP compliant recycling label, a lock, steel liner and ground fixing kit. The range is priced from £153.00. W: www.leafieldrecycle.com T: 01225 816541 E: [email protected] Page 79 - Archetech Gypsum fibre dry lining boards from Fermacell have helped a specialist timber frame manufacturer make a promising start in a new sector. Scotts of Thrapston in Northamptonshire have 95 years’ expertise in the equestrian and garden buildings sector but recently decided to try and break into the education sector by supplying modular classroom buildings. Armstrong Ceilings has launched Perla OP dB - a tile c