Over
£1million of British Gypsum products have been specified for a new luxury £40m
retirement village in Worcestershire, due to be completed by October 2019.
British
Gypsum’s Glasroc X Sheathing Board has played a major role in the build and is
the first external sheathing board available on the market to offer third party
certified weather protection for 6 months – having successfully met all of the
requirements set out by the BBA.
Wood
Norton Retirement development, operated by Richmond Villages and part of BUPA,
will be a new retirement living facility located between Evesham and Pershore,
offering a choice of exemplary retirement accommodation and facilities.
The
village consists of 61 Independent living units, 48 assisted living units and
60 care bed units, an on-site restaurant, spa and pool. When specifying the
materials for the build, sub-contractors CG Reynolds worked closely with
British Gypsum to specify Glasroc X Sheathing Board, as well as products for
the internal dry lining and ceilings.
Kieran
Boxwell, Operations Director at CG Reynolds said: “We have worked with British
Gypsum on previous projects so we know how high-quality the products and
customer service are. Wood Norton is one of the first projects in the country
to use the Glasroc X Sheathing Board and we are really pleased with the
product.
"It
has been easy to handle on-site as it’s so lightweight and easy to cut. However
what really gave me confidence in using the product was the 6 months BBA
certificate for temporary weather protection.”
Glasroc X
sheathing boards are for use on the external face of steel frame system (SFS)
external walls providing temporary weather protection prior to over-cladding
with a permanent weather-proof façade. Indeed, the BBA certification confirms
that the product will withstand all typical UK weather conditions and will
continue to protect a building, even if a project is delayed, when used in
conjunction with Glasroc X sealant and Glasroc X screws.
Kieran
continued: “Glasroc X simplifies the supply chain and has helped to reduce the
number of suppliers we have had to liaise with before and during the project.
Having one point of contact for technical support and product offering has been
excellent.
“We like
to get in and get the job done as quickly as possible and this product helps us
to do so, as it’s so easy and quick to install. As well as this, our installers
really like to work with the product, so everyone’s happy.”
A whole
host of British Gypsum’s walls, ceilings and partition solutions are also being
used on the project, including GypWall CLASSIC, a lightweight non-loadbearing
drywall partition system, providing cost-effective, multi-purpose solutions
suitable for all types of buildings.
Alongside
this, walls and acoustic ceiling systems are being installed to create an
environment that will be perfect for housing many residents.
