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Walls

Striking refurbishment by Remmers
Located in the historic Eyre Square, the focal point of Galway, is
Dunnes Stores.
The Georgian facade of the building required extensive repair and
refurbishment to the render which was suffering with a high degree of
cracking. Repairs to the render were carried out using Betofix RM. This
advanced cementitious repair mortar is designed to be easy to use and
fast curing, which allows it to be applied and built up in several layers
within a short period of time prior to application of the coating system.
Finally, to protect the facade from further damage, Remmers elastoflex
system was chosen for its excellent crack bridging, anti-carbonation
and waterproofing abilities and to give a high degree of finish to the
exterior.
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The WCA Cavicloser from
Cavity Trays

With timber-frame construction, differential
movement between the external masonry skin
and the internal timber skin increases as the
building gets higher.
The potential for movement also increases as
the cavity width gets wider.
This is because upward or downward movement
becomes more pronounced the greater the
distance from a pivot point - much like a seesaw.
The WCA Cavicloser (WCA stands for Wide
Cavity Applications) has fixing mouldings that
secure directly to the inner and outer skins.
These have a friction fit relationship with the
rest of the closer body, benefitting movement
provision.
Type WCA closers are available for cavities up
to 330mm and fire rated versions are available.
Cavity Trays of Yeovil manufacture a range of
caviclosers including versions incorporating
continuity insulating cores that interface
with partial fill cavity insulation and close the
commonplace gaps that otherwise act as heatloss paths.
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Elliott hands over keys on £5.9m hospital project

Elliott has completed the £5.9m design and
build of the Staff Accommodation Block at
Peterborough City Hospital in just 22 weeks
from delivery of the final module.
Utilising its innovative modular construction
system, Elliott handed over keys to the four
storey building on time and within budget.
Medical students, nurses and other hospital staff
are currently moving into the 111 single en-suite
rooms.
An Elliott modular solution was selected for
this development principally because of its
appealing modern aesthetic and bespoke design
capabilities, combined with a high quality, stateof-the-art fit-out.
The aesthetic appeal and quality of the
completed building was felt to be an effective
way of attracting more medical students to work
in the city in the future, ultimately benefiting the
population in and around Peterborough city.
Elliott’s innovative design and build modular
solution maximised efficiencies by quality
controlled manufacture and a reduced on-site
installation time, helping achieve the value for
money criteria on this project.

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Caroline Walker, acting Chief Executive
at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The new
accommodation block offers our staff good
quality accommodation at the City Hospital
site. We like the fact that the building has been
created in a modular design because that
means it will be easier to extend in the future, if
necessary.”
Elliott has incorporated a wide range of
sustainable and eco features into the design,
such as increased levels of insulation, lowenergy lighting, energy efficient heating
systems, water-saving technology and high
levels of natural daylight.
The building has a 60 year structural design life
with a 25 year structural warranty.
Elliott has over 50 years’ experience of
delivering innovative design and build solutions
and is able to help clients achieve the highest
environmental ratings and carbon neutrality. The
company is able to act as concept designer and
Principal Contractor to ensure full compliance
with all relevant legislation.
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Web: www.elliottuk.com
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