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Dalsouple

Dalsouple rubber in soft green and blue, with an anti-slip micro textured finish, has been specified by architects Adjaye Associates for the much praised Idea Store library and learning centre in Whitechapel. The rubber is used throughout the entrance foyer and book sections of the building. Dalsouple makes rubber flooring in a huge range of colours and textures. There are 70 colours in the standard range, and Dalsouple will also match any special colour. All the colours are available in any of the 30 textures.

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Wrightstyle

Blast Resistant Doors by Wrightstyle are designed and made to meet a specified positive blast pressure, based on design calculations certified by independent Engineering Consultants, in accordance with industry standards. The doors are designed to withstand a dynamic pressure loading, calculated by location, equipment being protected, and above all life preservation. Blast Resistant Doors can be designed to meet specifications with differing static and dynamic pressures, to meet the requirements of oil, gas, and petrochemical projects.

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Formica

Formica is delighted to announce the winners of the 2005 Formica Design a Laminate laminate,
n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth.
 Competition at www.designalaminate.com. This open competition has for the second year given individuals the opportunity to be part of an interior design classic. With over 1800 entries--a 70 per cent increase on last year--the winning designs will be incorporated into the Formica product range during 2005, with the designers receiving a royalty from sales.

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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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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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Stone Age

Stone Age, the UK's leading supplier of limestone, sandstone sandstone, sedimentary rock formed by the cementing together of grains of sand. The usual cementing material in sandstone is calcium carbonate, iron oxides, or silica, and the hardness of sandstone varies according to the character of the cementing material; quartz  and marble, is seeking trade customers for a new stone it has acquired known as Old English--a stone that looks as beautiful and authentic as a Cotswold, but offers greater performance and is less expensive. As the exclusive distributor of Old English Old English: see type; English language; Anglo-Saxon literature.
Old English
 or Anglo-Saxon

Language spoken and written in England before AD 1100. It belongs to the Anglo-Frisian group of Germanic languages.
 stone in the UK, Stone Age is offering exceptional trade discounts to tile, stone and flooring specialists, as well as building and renovating experts.

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Armourcoat

Asprey, the ultimate British luxury lifestyle house, specified Armourcoat Surface Finishes to add the finishing touch to the 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
 of its London flagshop store. Designed by Norman Foster and British interior designer David Mlinaric, the original facade of eighteenth-century houses has been brought to life under a glass atrium atrium (ā`trēəm), term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it. , creating a well thoughtout and opulent op·u·lent  
adj.
1. Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent.

2. Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant.



[Latin opulentus; see op- in Indo-European roots.
 retail environment. Armourcoat Smooth 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
 was used to accentuate ac·cen·tu·ate  
tr.v. ac·cen·tu·at·ed, ac·cen·tu·at·ing, ac·cen·tu·ates
1. To stress or emphasize; intensify:
 stunning design features, including a graceful central spiral staircase spiral staircase nescalera de caracol

spiral staircase nescalier m en colimaçon

spiral staircase spiral n
.

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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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