Insulation

Last year came with many challenges for the sector. The pandemic caused production availability issues and a lack of work put a financial strain on nearly every company. However, Mannok’s latest 2020 performance review showed a strong post lockdown recovery and a strong outlook for 2021.

Knauf Insulation has unveiled ambitious commitments for 2025 as part of its new global sustainability strategy ‘For A Better World’. The strategy outlines the company’s long-term goals of ‘Putting People First’, ‘Creating Better Buildings’, ‘Achieving Carbon Zero’ and ‘Delivering a Circular Economy’.

The new HY-SPEC Ag from Hodgson Sealants is the latest addition to their next generation range of hybrid sealants and boasts BioCote Silver Antimicrobial technology for specific hygienic applications.

The Lighthouse Club will be Geocel’s charity of choice for 2021, with planned fundraising activities to take place across the year.

ROCKWOOL has released a technical bulletin to provide guidance to specifiers, architects and contractors on the use of bonded construction materials.

Sundolitt’s XPS 500 SL floor insulation has been installed as part of the expansion of Greggs, the bakery chains, new Balliol National Distribution Centre.

SuperFOIL Insulation has received accreditations from the Insulation Assurance Authority and GDGC Qualitymark Protection, giving customers and installers even greater confidence in the quality and safety of the solution.

A combination of ROCKWOOL’s non-combustible stone wool insulation and certified FIREPRO products have been specified to ensure the Grange University Hospital in Wales can achieve the highest levels of fire protection.

A series of new Environmental Product Declarations on Actis’ insulation solution has shown that its cradle-to-grave environmental footprint is even more impressive than it was when the registration process was carried out four years ago.

The insulation and waterproofing specialist, Soprema, is urging specifiers to upgrade from greener to greenest with the government’s Green Homes Grant scheme.