HEALTH & SAFETY…WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?
Posted on 20th April 2016Balustrades are installed to prevent the risk of falls from stairs, terraces and balconies but even the smallest of design errors can result in health and safety failure. So who has design responsibility? For architect-designed schemes with a named balustrade specialist, responsibility for safety of design and installation lies with the balustrade company. ‘Contractor’s choice’…
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BALUSTRADES BRING SAFETY AND AESTHETICS TO MATALAN HQ
Posted on 12th April 2016When retail giant, Matalan, decided to consolidate its distribution, stockholding and HQ office administration functions into a single location, a purpose-built 132,000 sq. ft. facility at Knowsley Industrial Park on Merseyside answered all the company’s requirements. Constructed on a 15-acre site, the £19m office development was designed as a long oblong core with two additional…
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DELTA EXERCISES STYLE AND SAFETY AT EAST MANCHESTER LEISURE SCHEME
Posted on 7th April 2016With a gym, a group exercise studio and two swimming pools, the new Beswick Leisure Centre has significantly enhanced sports facilities in East Manchester. Forming part of both the Etihad sports campus and Beswick Community Hub, and designed by AHR Architects, the new leisure centre involved considerable attention to detail in specifying balustrades that addressed…
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ARE YOU CONFIDENT OF INSTALLATION INTEGRITY?
Posted on 30th March 2016While most balustrade installations are developed from the architect’s specification by a balustrade specialist, and installed by experts trained and monitored by the balustrade company – that’s not always the case. Value engineering pressure or programme planning issues can sometimes result in contractors opting for a system that has been fabricated to meet the architect’s…
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BALUSTRADING AT 9 LONDON FIRE STATIONS IS NEARING COMPLETION!
Posted on 18th March 2016Delta Balustrades provided systems for nine new build fire stations in greater London as part of a £45 million PFI (Private Finance Initiative) programme delivered for the London Fire Brigade. The project was awarded to Blue3, a consortium including Kier and Infrastructure Fund Manager (DIF) as 50% co-investors. The project saw replacement and major improvements…
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