Clearview National February 2019 - Issue 207 | Page 59

CONSERVATORIES& SOLIDROOFS ‘REVOLUTIONARY’ NEW ROOF REQUIRES 5KM OF TAPE » » A ‘REVOLUTIONARY’ also among the most complicated roof on a new £140m distillery of its type in the world, with each and visitor experience centre in junction and beam featuring a Scotland, has been sealed using specific name. It has been tested advanced foam tape technology in more than 160 different load from ISO-CHEMIE. conditions, while the ‘Swiss Alpine The Macallan Distillery, built Design code’ has been used to by Robertson Construction on the understand the effects of wind, picturesque Easter Elchies estate in snow and ice on the design. Speyside, has seen ISO-BLOCO T-Max can effectively seal larger T-Max installed to accommodate joints ranging in width from 14mm differential movement of up to to 50mm, providing excellent 80mm between dozens of the thermal and acoustic insulation roof’s timber cassette sections. properties. It can also accommodate More than 5,000 metres of tape a temperature range of -30° to +90° has been supplied for the 12,000 while remaining impermeable to sq. m double-curved roof, which driving rain with a minimum of features over 380,000 individual 450 Pa, making it one of the best components and five mounds to performing tapes in its class. accommodate the distillery’s five Once installed, timber framed production cells. buildings are better protected One of the largest wildflower from elemental factors like wind, roofs in Europe, structure is - HALF.pdf dust and moisture ingress by 65488 - the PremierRoofSystems 1 15/01/2018 14:46:35 accommodating the changes in structural movement caused by environmental, cyclical and settlement factors. The product remains permanently flexible throughout its life expectancy of at least 25 years. Developed by international premium spirits company Edrington, the distillery’s been designed by architects Rogers Stirk + Partners, who were selected to lead the project after an international competition. Nicholas Thompson, ISO- CHEMIE’s UK technical adviser, said: “For our tape to be specified for this revolutionary structure not only reinforces its strong environmental credentials, but also reflects its strong all-round airtightness, acoustic and thermal qualities.” ISO-CHEMIE is one of Europe’s main producers of impregnated foam sealants, specialising in the manufacturer of foam products from polyethylene (EPE), polypropylene (EPP) and polyurethane (PUR) using the latest production techniques. More at www.iso-chemie.eu/ en-GB/home D E S I G N // M A N U F A C T U R E // D E L I V E R Y C 0191 455 8866 [email protected] 0191 447 6618 Mon-Thu 8:00-16:30 Friday 8:00-15:15 // R O O F L A N T E R N S // C O N S E R V A T O R Y R O O F S M Y CM MY CY CMY K www.premierroofsystems.co.uk TECHNICAL SUPPORT FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY QUICK QUOTE TURNAROUND Unit 8 Tyne Point Industrial Estate, Shaftesbury Avenue, Jarrow, NE32 3UP PREMIER ROOF SYSTEMS LIMITED // Company No. 07584655 // VAT No. GB109652217 C L E A RV I E W-U K . C O M » FE B 2019 » 59