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Creative Impressions

In 2002, the City Council of Padova in Italy proposed to install a new Metro bus link across the city and chose pattern imprinted coloured concrete over more traditional finishes. Special Permacolour dry-shake colour hardeners and release agents were developed for the project by Creative Impressions as the final appearance had to blend in Verb 1. blend in - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
blend, go

fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
 with a wide variety of surroundings. Different surface finishes (trowelled, textured and anti-slip) are combined with several colours to give many varied and aesthetically pleasing effects.

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Nova Metals

Nova Metals introduce the range of Gagecast, a cast metal wall-surfacing material suitable for a variety of interior architectural applications where patterns feature high lustre lustre

In mineralogy, the appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflecting qualities. Lustre depends on a mineral's refractivity (see refraction), transparency, and structure.
, relief, durability, and where cost effective installation is a requirement. Twenty-eight designs are standard, however customisation is encouraged.

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Aquila

London Borough
Further information:
The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Twelve of these plus the City of London constitute Inner London, while twenty others constitute Outer London.
 of Southwark has been using lighting companies for exterior lighting columns, lanterns and street furniture as part of an urban regeneration project costing [pounds sterling]2.4m. Aquila Design produced a new Irma Sealsafe[R] lantern specifically for this project. The lantern uses a 100 Watt high pressure sodium lamp with a 1289 reflector reflector: see telescope.  and an integral control gear. The combination allows excellent photometric pho·tom·e·try  
n.
Measurement of the properties of light, especially luminous intensity.



photo·met
 properties to be achieved. Local independent artist Tom Philips created the design for the scheme. In total, 42 lanterns were installed.

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Promat UK

Passive fire protection Passive fire protection (PFP) is an integral component of the three components of structural fire protection and fire safety in a building. PFP attempts to contain fires or slow the spread, through use of fire resistant walls, floors, and doors (amongst other examples).  from Promat is built into the fabric of Dubai's luxury Jumeira Beach and Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, "Tower of the Arabs") is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.  hotels, creating a physical barrier to contain heat and prevent the spread of smoke and fire. At Jumeira Beach, Vermiculux protects steelwork steel·work  
n.
1. Something made of steel.

2. steelworks (used with a sing. verb) A plant where steel is made; a foundry.



steel
, giving up to 240 minutes of protection, while Supalux fire-protection boards line lift shafts at the 321 m-high Burj Al Arab, which is designed to resemble a billowing bil·low  
n.
1. A large wave or swell of water.

2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.

v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows

v.intr.
1.
 sail

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Lindapter International

After 70 years, Lindapter continues to answer steelwork connection problems. With experienced engineers to advise, Lindapter products have been used on numerous projects worldwide. Better equipped than ever to handle non-standard applications, the technical support back-up service will carry out site visits and meetings with engineers to get precise requirements. The range includes support systems for the suspension of services from steelwork, and the Hollo-Bolt, ideal for fixing blind or to hollow section steelwork.

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Chelsom

Contemporary lighting from Chelsom has been installed throughout the guestroom areas of the Hope Street hotel in Liverpool. Specially created to reflect the design ethos of Liverpool's first design hotel, the bespoke be·spoke  
v.
Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.

adj.
1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes.

2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor.
 table lamps and floor lamps blend chrome tubing with heavy glass bases and crisp cylindrical hand-made shades. Additional illumination for reading is provided by minimalist LED headboard lights with specially designed square chrome backplates.

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Potter & Soar

Potter & Soar, the UK's leading manufacturer of architectural wire mesh, has recently launched Solaris, a pre-crimped wire mesh pattern that combines a vertical crimped crimped

said of grain that has been passed through corrugated rollers after previous exposure to moist heat so that the grain is fractured but there is a minimum of dust.
 weave with flat horizontal wires to create a slatted Venetian blind effect. Solaris offers excellent sun-screening properties, preventing direct sun penetration while allowing air flow to ensure adequate ventilation. It can also resist the elements, as the flat louvre Louvre (l`vrə), foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent.  wire mesh provides enhanced protection from driving wind and rain, compared with other similar materials and products.

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The Think Tank Formica Ltd

Formica is the UK market leader and the only UK manufacturer of high pressure laminate. The FormicaVeneers range within 'The Collection' from Formica offers 39 luxurious wood veneer laminates providing specifiers with a selection designed to fit with current interior design trends. Created using beautiful reconstituted real wood veneers from sustainable timber sources, this range offers a wide variety of species, colours and tones from the elegant to the exotic and the rare.

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