Archetech Issue 27 2016 | Page 111

55 6 8 7 5 6 7 8 CLOVIS PROVIDES AN EDUCATION IN CANOPIES FOR SCHOOLS TECHZONE™ FROM ARMSTRONG CEILINGS IS NOW SIMPLER TO USE ARMSTRONG CEILINGS’ TECHZONE™ SYSTEM HAS BEEN ENHANCED FERMACELL BOARDS DRY-LINE A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE GALLERY. I-MESH IS A MATERIAL INVENTED TO CREATE VENTILATED SUN PROTECTION FOR BUILDINGS AND PEOPLE. E: [email protected] W: www.clovis-canopies.co.uk T: 01622 873900 Armstrong Ceilings has further simplified its ground-breaking TechZone™ system, which was the industry’s first easy-to-specify-andinstall ceiling solution with integrated technical services, to be offered as a standard solution. TechZone™, which was pioneering when it was launched in 2009, is now available as four standard layouts which easily organise lighting, air diffusers and returns into 100mm and 150mm wide technical zones. The improved TechZone™ system has enabled Armstrong to meet the growing trend for linear lighting. W: www.armstrongceilings.co.uk T: 0800 371849 Gypsum fibreboard panels from specialist supplier Fermacell were specified for the new home of one of the most historically significant private collections of fine and decorative arts, for their loading capabilities at least. Some 4,000m2 of fermacell board was used to dry-line the walls, ceilings, bulkheads and external soffits of the award-winning gallery, the new home of the 5,000-strong Portland Collection, on the historic Welbeck estate in Nottinghamshire. The new gallery for The Portland Collection has already won four RIBA East Midland Awards 2016 and a RIBA National Award 2016. W: www.fermacell.co.uk T: 0121 311 3480 Photo: Hufton + Crow In interiors to create non occlusive “air walls”, curtains and ceilings. Materials and custom décors blended into a graphical language that takes inspiration equally from history and contemporary. I-MESH is Technology and Art, paradigm of Sustainability. I-MESH is a multi-axial and multifunctional non-woven grid which is constituted by high-tech mineral and/or man-made yarns (carbon, glass, basalt, Zylon and Technora fibers) stabilized by a resin system. I-MESH is a certified product by many international standards which define its resistance to fire. E: [email protected] T: +39 07122163 W: www.i-mesh.eu Page 111 - Archetech WHEN choosing a canopy, schools often base their decision on considerations including cost, aesthetics and safety. It is sometimes the case that when all factors are taken into account, what schools think they want isn’t necessarily what they actually need. With nearly 30 years’ experience in the field of canopy design and installation, Douglas Cox, Senior Contracts Manager at Clovis Canopies in Kent, provides some top tips to schools looking to invest in an eye-catching and space-creating canopy. We’ve successfully designed, manufactured and installed more than 2,000 all-weather outdoor canopies and shelters for nursery, primary and secondary schools across the UK.