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Stairrods (UK)

Making unsightly un·sight·ly  
adj. un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est
Unpleasant or offensive to look at; unattractive. See Synonyms at ugly.



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 carpet joins into a smart feature, Stairrods' latest range includes the first ever black nickel door threshold. Together with wrought iron wrought iron: see iron.
wrought iron

One of the two forms in which iron is obtained by smelting. Wrought iron is a soft, easily worked, fibrous metal. It usually contains less than 0.1% carbon and 1–2% slag.
 handles, hooks and hinges, the threshold can now help achieve a sophisticated and coordinated look. Joints work with a variety of flooring, including carpet, vinyl, wood, natural flooring and stone and are suitable for contract and domestic use. Each joint is 38mm wide and comes in 813 or 914mm lengths, which can be cut to fit most doorways. Easily fitted with screws, invisible to the eye, the carpet joins can be simply wiped clean if necessary.

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The Parkside Group

Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems are comprehensive purpose-dedicated suites of extruded aluminium profiles and interacting components. Designed for glazed glaze  
n.
1. A thin smooth shiny coating.

2. A thin glassy coating of ice.

3.
a. A coating of colored, opaque, or transparent material applied to ceramics before firing.

b.
 facades and roofing, new build and refurbishment re·fur·bish  
tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es
To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate.



re·fur
, COMAR'S experience, product performance, research and development, and design maintain its trusted position at the forefront of aluminium system technology. For cladding The plastic or glass sheath that is fused to and surrounds the core of an optical fiber. The cladding's mirror-like coating keeps the light waves reflected inside the core. The cladding is covered with a protective outer jacket. See fiber optics glossary.  and curtain walling. COMAR offers the specifiers a choice of high-tech solutions: COMAR 2 Window System, and COMAR 6 Curtain Walling / Glass Roofing.

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Armstrong Ceilings

Barcelona Airport is big, busy and has the capacity for over 40 million passengers a year. Good acoustic performance is essential and Armstrong's Gema Metal Ceiling System was installed to provide both acoustics acoustics (ək`stĭks) [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound, including its production, propagation, and effects.  and attractive styling, Rectangular panels form an arch reaching up 2.8m from the low corner points to the central apex. Armstrong's Gema System perfectly suited the architects' need for speed, simplicity, comfort and functionality, and successfully created a bright and friendly environment.

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Stone Age

Manufacturing cut stone has become increasingly important to Stone Age, and staircases are a particular speciality. Stone for staircases is not only beautiful but also a practical choice as many stones are extremely durable. Entrance steps are one of the most popular applications providing a formal focal point focal point
n.
See focus.
 which sets the tone for the rest of the building. One such assignment, recently completed by Stone Age, was an outdoor staircase for a property in Bath, using 50mm stone with bull-nosed edges and a bush-hammered surface.

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Tornex

Having established their 'Designated Smoking Area' technology in the UK. Tornex are expanding throughout Europe appointing Robert MacPherson Robert MacPherson (born May 25 1944, Lakewood, Ohio) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study. He is best known for the invention of intersection homology with Mark Goresky. External links
  • IAS page
  • C.V.
  • The work of Robert MacPherson
 as International Sales Director, Following successful installations in Spain, MacPherson has already set up agents in Holland and Norway, and with the overseas growth expansion programme, distributors in Greece, Germany, Italy and Dubai are being finalized. Through advanced technology, Tornex products include a three-stage air filtration system that purifies the smoky air and returns it, enabling smokers and nonsmokers to share the same air.

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Potter & Soar

Architectural mesh from Potter & Soar, the UK's leading manufacturer of architectural wiremesh, has been chosen to enhance the facade of the recently completed South Beach shopping mall in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe.

Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048.
; 520[m.sup.2] of the company's latest Medway design pre-crimped architectural mesh has been used to create an innovative and striking sunscreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays.

sun·screen
n.
, protecting the upper levels of the building from the very strong Florida sunlight. Panels of 2[m.sup.2] have been positioned within a grid to create five irregularly shaped structures, placed randomly at different angles.

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Armourcoat

Armourcoat Surface Finishes received the British Interior Design Association Best Product Award at Decorex in September. Armourcoat presented the complete range of polished plaster Polished plaster is a term for the finish of some plasters and for the description of new and updated forms of traditional Italian plaster finishes.

The term covers a whole range of decorative plaster finishes - from the very highly polished Venetian plaster and Marmorino to
 and decorative surface finishes including Armourcast--a unique stone finish casting product, available in a range of natural colours, Armourcast can create intricate designs and shapes that would be prohibitively expensive in real stone, and being made from natural minerals, contain low VOCs, and have the added confidence of a full 10-year guarantee.

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Lindapter International

Celebrating 70 years of success, Lindapter continues to answer 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
 connection problems. With experienced engineers on hand to advise, Lindapter products have been used on numerous projects spanning the globe. Better equipped than ever to handle non-standard applications, Lindapter's 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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