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Cast Advanced Concretes

Cast Advanced Concretes displayed their new range of MASS Concrete Surfaces at the recent Surface Design Show. From the brand new MASS2 Floor and Wall to the well-established MASS1 Worksurfaces, recently fitted in the National Gallery's new restaurants and used in kitchens from Boffi to Bulthaup. All MASS products use their patented high-tech laminated laminated /lam·i·nat·ed/ (-nat?ed) having, composed of, or arranged in layers or laminae.

laminated

made up of laminae or thin layers.
 concrete technology to produce the ultimate in concrete surfaces--fully sealed, versatile and lightweight--pure concrete. All are available in the new BASE 18 colour range.

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Stirling Lloyd Polychem

Stirling Lloyd have launched a new brochure to accompany their Sentinel range The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about 185 km (115 mi)  of expansion joints. Designed using well established technology, combined with several innovative new concepts, the range includes joints suitable for use on road and rail bridges, buildings and car parks. The Sentinel joints are now a fundamental part of Stirling Lloyd's waterproofing product portfolio, providing customers with greater choice and an integrated service from design stage through to installation on site for expansion joints and waterproofing.

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Armstrong Ceilings

A rhombus with a metal ceiling; an underground hospital carved carve  
v. carved, carv·ing, carves

v.tr.
1.
a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.

b.
 out of rock; ceilings that float above your head. What is Armstrong up to? To help inspire specifiers, Armstrong Ceilings is producing a regular 'Book of Ideas', featuring projects from around the world, new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track.  and new products, published (on-line only) three times a year. The Book of Ideas will show how Armstrong Ceilings can be used in innovative and creative projects, while keeping specifiers up to date with interesting new product developments.

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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 customization is encouraged.

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Citysquared

Leeds-based design company Citysquared has launched a new range of contemporary seating products for public and private exterior spaces. The new range (including the Cantilever bench pictured here) aims to provide architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and garden designers with a fresh take on exterior furniture.

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Sill sill
 or sheet

In geology, a tabular igneous intrusion emplaced parallel to the bedding of the enclosing rock. Although they may have inclined orientations, nearly horizontal sills are most common.
 Lighting

Projectors from Sill Lighting have provided a stunning lighting solution for Kingston Bridge Kingston Bridge may refer to:
  • Kingston Bridge, Glasgow, a bridge across the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Kingston Bridge, London, a bridge across the River Thames in Kingston upon Thames, England
 that is sensitive to both architecture and river users. Sill's 495, 490 and 491 series projectors are mounted on short columns near to the riverbank at each end of the bridge, painting the bridge with a subtle wash of blue light achieved using bonded-in blue glass filters.

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Columbo Design

The Italian-based Colombo Design has been producing design-oriented door handles since 1990. Ice is the work of Bartoli Design, and combines the scope offered by plastic for the creation of a playful play·ful  
adj.
1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

2.
 and 'light' object that is warm to the touch with the security of traditional handles, due to the stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
 insert that also makes it suitable for use in the area of contract furnishing.

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Rationel

The regeneration Regeneration (biology)

The process by which an animal restores a lost part of its body. Broadly defined, the term can include wound healing, tissue repair, and many kinds of restorative activities.
 of the 1960s-built Oakridge Central Housing Estate has included a large selection of Rationel's Domus timber windows and doors. These stain-finished units were chosen by the Oakfern Housing Association for inherent flexibility of design and ability to meet the demands of social housing as well as for the excellent presentation and visual qualities.

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    Date:Mar 1, 2005
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