Habito plasterboard from British Gypsum is a new, fully compliant, solution for use in external walls in buildings more than 11 and 18 metres in height, as defined in Approved Document B. The load capability data for a wider range of fixings and a new 12 mm service support plate …
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Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has launched a new in-store promotion, giving merchants and their customers a chance of prizes. The promotion, which is open to builders’ merchants across the UK, challenges each participating branch to create the most impressive in-store point of sale display using a choice of Purple Reign branded merchandise, …
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Over 98% of the Siniat boards sold in the UK and Ireland will be made in the UK, now that global lightweight construction materials manufacturer Etex, has officially opened its 200 million euros expansion of its plasterboard production facility in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is Etex’s largest production investment ever. …
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Etex is set to double the plasterboard production capacity of its Ferrybridge plant upon the opening of its new factory in 2023. Work is well underway for the new 57,000m2 Siniat facility, which comes at a time when plasterboard and timber shortages continue to put pressure on the supply chain. …
Read More »Lead has recently been classified as a Substance of Very High Concern by the EU under REACH regulations. Knauf Safeboard is the ideal lead-free plasterboard designed for X-ray environments and has been fully tested by the Health Protection Agency. Knauf Safeboard is an X-ray resistant plasterboard with barium sulphate in …
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