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Euroclad Systems Provide the
Ideal Eco-Friendly Solution
Silverstone Park in Northamptonshire is a
global engineering and technology park offering
a unique industrial space for innovative and
high-tech businesses. Located opposite the
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, it aspires to
become the biggest tech hub in the UK, and it
is already attracting businesses from around the
world with its first-class facilities and location.
The park is currently being developed in phases
by owners MEPC. Phase 3 of Silverstone Park
saw work start on the park’s biggest buildings to
date, with the largest of the four new buildings
measuring 97,956 square feet.
Euroclad worked with MEPC to deliver roof
and wall systems for phase 3; the buildings in
Phase 3 needed good acoustic and thermal
performances to manage the greater sound and
environmental management challenges they
faced. Euroclad Elite roof and wall systems are
recyclable, making them the ideal eco-friendly
solution, especially for a scheme of this size and
nature. The systems offer proven fire, thermal
and acoustic performance.
The lightweight ‘Elite Plus 2’ roof system was
chosen in an ‘Anthracite Grey’ to cover 22,000
square metres of roof space, creating a sleek,
modern look in keeping with the park’s
innovative ethos.
With up to a 30-year system guarantee,
Elite Plus 2 is a high-quality
trapezoidal roofing system
Client: MEPC plc
Architect: SRA Architects
Installer: ABS Elbrow
Main Contractor:
Barnwood
Limited
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with a finished roof pitch and a Class B non-
fragile, walkable liner. It offers good acoustic
performance, making it ideal for industrial
buildings and warehouses. For this scheme, it
was specified to achieve a U Value of 0.15 Wm k.
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For the walls, 7,377 square metres of the
Elite Plus 57 wall system was used in both
‘Anthracite Grey’ and ‘Metallic Silver’ to striking
effect. This horizontal, sinusoidal system is
a fast, sustainable and economical cladding
solution that can be guaranteed for up to 30
years. The system also delivered good acoustic
performance and a U Value of 0.23 W/m k.
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To complement the roof and wall systems a
full package of flashings including fabricated
corners, cappings and project specific bespoke
features were supplied in three key colours
RAL7016, RAL9006 and RAL3020 meeting the
exacting design specification. Internal liner and
galvanised flashings were also supplied along
with colour matching gutters.
Like all Euroclad products, the systems are
manufactured under a Quality Management
System accredited to ISO 9001 and an
Environmental Management System accredited
to ISO 14001, which is crucial for a forward-
thinking, environmentally aware client. The
systems’ recyclability contributed to the ‘A’
rated Energy Performance Certification
achieved on these buildings.
Birmingham
Architectural Profiles has provided the complete
roofing and cladding solution to the new
Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre (BEIC),
part of the University of Birmingham based at
Tyseley Energy Park in east Birmingham.
The non-combustible construction meets the
stringent acoustic and thermal performance
requirements for the roof and walls and includes
a perforated profile for the facade and project-
specific bespoke Fin panels for a feature area,
all using the APL Tritherm™ sub-grid. The roof
comprises built-up sinusoidal AP45HR-R and
trapezoidal 31/1000RR cladding in pre-coated
aluminium with PV mounting. For the walls, built-
up sinusoidal AP18HR in pre-coated aluminium
and sinusoidal AP45HR in PPC aluminium was
specified.
In addition, Architectural Profiles supplied built- energy. Innovations developed at the Centre
up sinusoidal AP45HR-Airwall™ perforated
façade in PPC aluminium and window surrounds
and feature band in APL Slimwall™ flat panels
with bespoke Fin panels in anodised-look PPC.
The £8.5 million centre includes the creation
of offices for academics and industry partners,
allowing them to collaborate on renewable
energy, alternative fuels and recycling research.
Supporting the university’s long term commitment
to the Tyseley Energy Park. BEIC will promote
innovation in waste, energy and low carbon
vehicle systems across the west Midlands.
Architects Glancy Nicholls worked with the
university and landlords Webster & Horsfall to
create an adaptable space, suitable to scaling up
projects to test experiments that were previously
confined within a small laboratory environment
on the Tyseley Energy Park.
The BEIC will focus particularly on hydrogen and
fuel cells, energy storage, magnet and battery
recycling and converting waste to fuels and
will spin out into the city and region, as well as
national and international markets.