SPECIFICATION Bricks & Blocks
PRODUCT UPDATE
BRC Special
Products
Tel: 01785 222288
Email:
stafford.enquiries@brc-
special-products.co.uk
Meadowstone (Derbyshire) Ltd
Website: www.bricktor.co.uk
West Way, Somercotes, Derbyshire, DE55 4QJ
Tel: 01773 540707
Email: info@meadowstone.co.uk Website: www.meadowstone.co.uk
Exploiting Cast Stone’s Potential
Meadowstone are the UK Market leaders in the manufacture
Redesigned Bricktor
®
of Architectural Cast Stone and we pride ourselves on our
BRC Special Products has redesigned one of its masonry ability to help specifiers fully exploit the potential of cast
reinforcement products to meet the demands of 21st century stone as a material. We employ a team of qualified CAD
construction. Bricktor
®
Crack Control Reinforcement (CCR) is draughtsmen, Estimators and Project Managers and we
ideal for bonding and strengthening brickwork, blockwork and encourage early involvement of these technical experts to
stone walls. It bonds and strengthens corners and ensure either better 'buildability' of the cast stone element or
intersections, is safe to handle and easy to cut and shape on one that goes through planning that little bit easier because
site. The new rectangular format is available in stainless steel of better design detailing. We offer a range of Technical Data
and galvanized finishes. Bricktor
®
CCR lies flat on the masonry Sheets (all available as downloads from our website) as well
mortar joint making the product easy to install compared to as a sample service. We can also provide a RIBA approved
other coiled products. Bricktor
®
CCR can be used for both CPD presentation at your premises. For a free brochure or
standard masonry joints and 2-3mm thin joint aircrete systems. samples please contact our Sales Office.
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Structural Repairs
Hanson Building Products
Stewartby, Beds, MK43 9LZ
Tel: 08705 258258 Helifix Ltd
Website: www.hanson.biz 21 Warple Way, London W3 0RX
Tel: 020 8735 5200
Hanson ‘Refines’ Green Home Building
Email: info@helifix.co.uk Website: www.helifix.co.uk
Hanson Building Products’ second house constructed in the
grounds of the Building Research Establishment at Watford
Traditional Underpinning Avoided
aims to provide a concept dwelling that brings together many Two adjacent modern properties in Didcot had suffered from
of the company’s latest developments in sustainable modern subsidence related structural cracking, both internal and
masonry construction and ‘Smart’ living. Hanson House 2 will external. While unoccupied, a large area of brickwork was also
effectively demonstrate the progress made since Hanson removed from the rear elevation of one property. To cost-
House 1 was built in 2005. Innovations trialled on HH1 have effectively reinstate the structural integrity of both buildings the
been refined and incorporated into a purpose-designed concealed, non-disruptive, Helibeam System of masonry repair
dwelling that shows all the benefits of offsite fabrication, high and reinforcement was installed. This secured and reinforced
thermal mass and natural ventilation that will assist in the the main elevations, stitched cracks and distributed structural
achievement of the zero carbon target that housebuilders and loads away from the areas of subsidence, while avoiding the
developers will have to meet by 2016. need for costly traditional underpinning or rebuilding.
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