JULY 2018 | 35
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HOSPITALS CHOOSE SPRAY FOAM
FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TO AID PATIENT RECOVERY
Spray foam insulation can be used in the
PATIOMASTER
DOORS GIVE THE
VIP TOUCH TO A
VIP DOG HOTEL
PatioMaster Ireland and
longstanding customer Derryork
Windows of County Londonderry have
just completed an unusual project
in Coleraine – the installation of five
sliding patio doors in a VIP dog hotel.
Ian Eccles is the owner of
Alpha 1 Dog Hotel, which official-
ly opened in April 2018. He says
the aim was to create an upmarket
dog hotel and patio doors were an
important part of the look. “Dog
homes can often be unappealing,
with dogs peering through the
bars of their kennels,” he explains.
“I wanted to use patio doors so
the dogs in our VIP suites would
healthcare sector to help regulate the internal temper-
ature. It is one of the highest performing insulation
materials in terms of preventing heat loss when closed
cell materials are chosen.
A superior insulant retains the heat for longer or
prevents warmth from the sun entering the build-
ing during spells of hot weather. By controlling the
internal temperature at an optimum level this is a key
factor in a patient’s recovery.
In the healthcare sector, King’s College Hospital’s
Critical Care Centre has utilised spray foam insula-
tion. The hospital is radically changing the way they
care for the most seriously ill and injured patients by
creating a new world class Critical Care Centre. Each
year the dedicated team of nurses and doctors pro-
vide critical care for over 3,600 people who urgently
require lifesaving medical treatment. The new £68M
Critical Care Unit will provide natural light, uplifting
artwork and home comforts to create a more healing
experience.
Construction of the new Unit is above an existing
theatre block in a busy working hospital. Insulating
the steel ceiling above the operating theatre would
prove challenging due to the heavy load of plant
resting on the floor above. The plant room is unheat-
ed and could only be insulated from below with a
material that was compact and versatile.
have a clear, open look out that
felt much more homely.”
Alpha 1 Dog Hotel opted for Pa-
tioMaster patio doors in Anthracite
Grey. The five doors were man-
ufactured by PatioMaster Ireland
and installed by Derryork. A range
of different sizes was needed to
cater for the different sizes of dog
that will be staying in the hotel.
www.patiomaster.co.uk
Walltite spray foam was chosen to provide 1700m2
of versatile insulation to a depth of 155mm which
could be sprayed from below onto the underside of
the irregular shaped corrugated sheeting, providing
the required U-value and Class 0 fire rating.
The spray foam installer was Spray Foam Solutions,
of Rugby, and BASF was the material supplier. Both
companies are members of the British Urethane Foam
Contractors Association, the national trade association
for the spray foam industry.
The sprayed polyurethane foam insulant is a
two-component liquid system which produces a high-
ly-efficient blanket of insulation with an exceptional
thermal conductivity figure.
This form of insulation can be used for air tight-
ness and to help meet Building Regulations as wall,
roof, or floor insulation - or to fill voids and other
areas providing a seamless, thermal insulation bar-
rier. Other jointed systems give rise to a potentially
weak point, leading to a significant loss of insulation
value.
Architects and specifiers working in the healthcare
and other sectors should ensure that professional
installers who operate to high standards are chosen.
The British Urethane Foam Contractors Associa-
tion has a list of competent registered installers for
sprayed and injected polyurethane foam installations
at www.bufca.co.uk.
Anthracite Grey Smooth is 1 of 16 colourways now available ex-stock
Industry-leading systems supplier VEKA Group continues to lead the way
in lamination, as its 29-strong colour offering brightens up the industry.
Always adapting quickly to
industry trends, VEKA now has a
fantastic 16 colour combinations
available ex-stock, including the
increasingly popular Anthracite
Grey Smooth.
This foil option from VEKA’s
well known Variations collection,
has a ‘smooth’ finish - unlike
the realistic woodgrain options -
that makes it perfectly suited to
projects that demand the look of
aluminium, with all the benefits of
PVC-U.
With the continuing growth of
the Vertical Slider market, VEKA
Group has also now made Cream
and Anthracite Grey available for
VEKA and Halo VS systems ex-
stock.
VEKA Group’s Marketing Direc-
tor Dawn Stockell explains: “Add-
ing more colours to our ex-stock
offering is another example of
VEKA’s ability to anticipate – and
react flexibly to – trends in the
current market. We’re continuing
to make significant investment
in our lamination department
because we know that colours
are a valuable way in which our
customers differentiate themselves
and secure more sales”.
www.vekauk.com