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PRO INSTALLER NOVEMBER 2016
PRO NEWS
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LAKESIDE LUXURY
Building materials
manufacturer, Aggregate Industries, has
supplied walling and
roofing products to
Redrow’s prestigious
development, Elements
at Cerney on the Water,
in South Cerney in
Gloucestershire.
The 124-home development features luxury four
and five bedroom properties, located on the northern
edge of Bradleys Lake in
the Cotswold Water Park –
a site formerly owned by
Aggregate Industries. Each
property has been carefully
designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding
landscape, with homes arranged in an arc around the
water’s edge, providing each
a southerly aspect and open
views across the lake.
Aggregate Industries supplied a range of products,
including Bradstone walling
blocks and roofing tiles.
Rough Dressed walling in
buff was specified for exterior walls as a cost effective
alternative to natural stone,
while Masterblock concrete
blocks were used for the
structural build.
Conservation roofing tiles
were specified to help meet
the stringent demands of
the conservation planning
area. Visually authentic,
the reconstructed stone
roof tiles provided a viable
alternative to natural stone
slates, and were supplied in
a full range of diminishing
lengths and random widths
for an authentic appearance.
Jeremy Lee, sales director
for Aggregate Industries’
Building Products, commented: “We’ve worked
with Redrow for a number
of years but this contract
was particularly special to
us as the build was taking
place on a site formerly
home to one of our manufacturing plants.
“We were able to offer
a full solution to Redrow,
providing Masterblock
concrete blocks, Bradstone
walling and Bradstone
roofing as a complete
package. We were also
able to deliver the volumes
required of a project of this
size – more than 100 houses delivered over four years
– and our close proximity
to the development helped
improve the sustainability
credentials of the build
programme.
“Our products, all reconstructed stone, not only
provide an aesthetically
authentic alternative to natural stone but also provide
an incredibly cost effective
solution.”
www.aggregate.com
TOP AWARD WINNER
LivinRoof from Ultraframe, described
as the most flexible roof replacement
system on the market, has won Innovation of the Year at the Ribble Valley
Business Awards.
The judges were so impressed by the impact
LivinRoof has had on the home improvement industry, Ultraframe went on to win
the awards’ ultimate accolade – the Bowland
BioEnergy Award.
The Ribble Valley Business Awards, organised
by Enterprising People is designed to celebrate
businesses and people in the Ribble Valley,
Lancashire, who make it such a great place to
live, work and visit. The 2016 awards took
place at the Mytton Fold Hotel and boasted a
total of 16 categories.
Commenting on the win, Ultraframe chief executive officer Julian Slade said: “LivinRoof has
taken the market by storm. We’re delighted that
LivinRoof, which is transforming conservatories
across the UK, is recognised not only by our
own industry as award-winning innovation, but
also by the broader business community.”
The National Cyber
Security Strategy
“For the first time the government
will have a dedicated, outward-facing
authority on cyber, making it much
simpler for business to get advice
on cyber security and to interact
with government on cyber security
issues,” said the Chancellor, Philip
Hammond, when he launched the
government’s National Cyber Security
Strategy for the next five years.
He continued: “The
new strategy is built on
three core pillars: defend, deter and develop,
underpinned by £1.9 billion of transformational
investment.
“Allowing us to deploy
the high level skills that
government has, principally
in Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ),
to support the development
of commercial applications
to enhance cyber security.
The Centre subsumes CERT
UK and will provide the
next generation of cyber
security incident management. This means that when
businesses or government
bodies, or academic organisations report a significant
incident, the Centre will
bring together the full range
of technical skills from
across government and
beyond to respond immediately.
“They will link up with law
enforcement, help mitigate
the impact of the incident,
seek to repair the damage
and assist in the tracing
and prosecution of those
responsible.
“Across all its strands, the
National Cyber Security
Strategy we’re publishing
Philip Hammond
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