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Corus

Colorcoat Prisma[R] offers a technically and aesthetically superior pre-finished steel product over PVDF PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride  (Pvf2), supported by Confidex[R] Guarantee of up to 25 years only available from Corus.

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* Popular solid and metallic colours with outstanding colour and gloss retention

* Bespoke colours available through the Repertoire[R] Colour Consultancy

* Optimised Galvalloy[R] coating for corrosion resistance and cut-edge protection

* Robust and durable product For new brochure tel 01244 892434 www.colorcoat-online.com

Wrightstyle

Tested to the highest standards--and Wrightstyle can prove it. Due to a lot of new developments and testing, Wrightstyle's test data has been reassessed. The company now has a more comprehensive global assessment on the Curtain Wall and Roof Glazing Systems. This extended field of application for their systems is defined within the global assessment data, written by Warringtonfire Centre; an internationally recognised and UKAS UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UKAS United Kingdom Association of Sonographers
 approved reporting authority. Wrightstyle, high performance steel and glass systems.

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Hacel

Hacel's Solara Slim incorporates numerous features combining performance and speed of installation. The bezel is diecast aluminium while the injection-moulded body has inbuilt in·built  
adj.
Built-in; inherent.


inbuilt
Adjective

(of a quality or feeling) present from the beginning: an inbuilt prejudice

Adj. 1.
 cable grips, push-wire connections, snap-fit cover and effective Hacel-Lok fixings enabling tool free installation. A choice of wattages, electronic ballasts including dimming and emergency, reflectors and glass options make the Solara Slim suitable for a wide range of applications.

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John Sydney

Leading brassware brass·ware  
n.
Articles made from brass.
 manufacturer John Sydney has an exciting new brochure--a complete guide to all its design-led brassware and accessories. The stylish brochure showcases a host of innovative products that embody enviable design flair. Highlights among the new collections include the ultra cool Freeze range (pictured), a sleek design that combines strong geometric lines and sweeping curves to dramatic effect, and the modern masterpiece, Oblique, which exudes hotel-style chic, To order your copy contact: 01827 304000; www.johnsydney.com.

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Dupont

A series of exciting new architectural projects from across the globe contain innovatively-designed laminated glass balustrades incorporating either DuPont[TM] SentryGlas[R] Plus structural interlayer Noun 1. interlayer - a layer placed between other layers
layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
, SentryGlas[R] Expressions[TM] decorative laminated glass technology or Butacite[R] polyvinyl butyral (PVB PVB Polyvinylbutyral
PVB Pressure Vacuum Breaker
PVB Portametric Voltmeter Bridge
PVB Potemkin Village Band (Potemkin Village, Canada) 
) interlayer.

Shown here: SentryGlas[R] Expressions[TM] technology chosen by designer Adam D. Tihany for laminated glass balustrades of his rainbow staircase in the lobby of 'Blue Heaven', the new SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System.  Hotel in Frankfurt.

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Philips Lighting

LED technology has paved the way to new lighting concepts. Two new luminaires are Philips Spot LED, which with its innovative LED light source and adjustable 31 mm diameter projector head is set to revolutionise accent lighting. With the LuxeonTM K2 high-power LED, it delivers a record light output level and emits no UV/IR radiation. The Philips Marker LED features SMD (1) (Storage Module Device) A high-performance hard disk interface used with minis and mainframes that transfers data in the 1-4 MBytes/sec range (SMD-E provides highest rate). See hard disk.  LEDs with a diffusing glass cover, creating a clearly visible marker with a uniform light output. Available in round, rectangular and square versions.

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Arnold Laver

Scenery design specialists, AAJ AAJ All About Jazz (website)
AAJ American Association of Jurists
AAJ American Alpine Journal
AAJ Administrative Appeals Judge
AAJ Attitude Adjust
 Sankey, who construct the sets for Channel 4's 'The Games' and its forthcoming production of 'The F-Word', sourced their construction materials from Arnold Laver's, Reading. The Reading branch has provided materials ranging from tongue and groove tongue and groove
n.
A joint made by fitting a tongue on the edge of a board into a matching groove on another board.
 chipboard chip·board  
n.
A pasteboard made from discarded paper.


chipboard
Noun

thin rigid board made of compressed wood particles

Noun 1.
, to bespoke products used in set construction for the past three years. For the athletes village for 'The Games', the skirting boards were made by bonding a specific laminate onto MDF (1) (Main Distribution Frame) A wiring rack that connects outside lines with internal lines. It is used to connect public or private lines coming into the building to internal networks.  board, which then had to be ripped down to size. Arnold Laver were involved in the whole process.

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Hafele

A stylish new generation of automatic glass door hinges by Italian engineering specialists Metalglas now has spring mechanisms in the body of the hinges, so overcoming the need for inset floor springs according to exclusive UK distributor Hafele. So the frameless glass access door systems often used in the construction of commercial and public sector projects to maximise internal light are now viable for residential applications. It is no longer necessary to excavate floor surfaces, perhaps in situations where underfloor heating may be involved, for the installation of springs.

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