Press Releases
December 2011 - New module flooring system from C/S supersedes standard Entrance Matting Systems
Construction Specialties' (C/S) new high specification module flooring system, Floorometry, takes entrance matting to a superior level.
Recently awarded a presitgious Red Dot Design Award in the 'Interior Design' category, Floorometry offers Architects, Specifiers and Designers a striking alternative to 'Standard' entrance flooring systems.
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December 2011 - Construction Specialties secures spate of North West healthcare contracts
Construction Specialties (C/S) is set to begin extensive interior retrofit works at North Manchester General Hospital following a series of successful installations across the North West.
C/S and it's in-house installation team, Conspec Contracts, will be providing the nuclear medicine, paediatric, outpatients and phlebotomy areas at North Manchester General with a total Acrovyn wall protection package.
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December 2011 - Construction Specialties boosts patient privacy at Tunbridge Wells Hospital
England's first NHS hospital to offer all inpatients their own en-suite single rooms has been completed using Construction Specialties' (C/S) advanced internal wall protection systems. The new hospital fully opened in September is run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
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September 2011 - Construction Specialties at Future Health & Care Expo 2011
Construction Specialties (C/S) is adding to its Acrovyn portfolio of products, which are designed to minimise impact to walls, doors and corners in busy healthcare environments and ensure hygienic surfaces throughout.
Launching at London's Future Health & Care Expo in October, the new Acrovyn door edge protectors have been fire tested to 30 and 60 minutes - broadening the application possibilities.
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September 2011 - Construction Specialties gets Red Dot Design Recognition
Construction Specialties (C/S) has received a world renowned Red Dot Design Award for its Floorometry, modular entrance flooring system.
Successful in the Interior Design category, Floorometry was handpicked by the internationally acclaimed judging panel as an example of outstanding design that clearly stood out from comparable products.
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July 2011 - St Bartholomew's gets internal protection over all from C/S
Construction Specialties' (C/S) advanced internal protection systems have been specified as part of the Barts and The London New Hospitals Redevelopment Scheme being undertaken by Skanska, which is the UK's largest and most complex hospital redevelopment programme to date. Once complete, the state-of-the-art healthcare facilities will be among the best and most prestigious in Europe, with first rate interior environments that reflect the quality of its clinical care.
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June 2011 - New C/S Allway Brochure Has Gaps Covered
Construction Specialties (C/S) has published a new technical brochure, C/S Allway® Expansion Joint Covers, to equip specifiers and contractors with everything they need to know about the design, selection, specification and installation of covers for all types of interior and exterior expansion joints.
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February 2011 - Construction Specialties Aid Retail Revamp
The £66m refurbishment and extension project at The Mall Shopping Centre, Blackburn, was finished with Construction Specialties’ (C/S) Pedisystems® entrance matting and Allway® expansion joint covers (EJCs) to provide a durable and safe flooring finish for the thousands of daily visitors.
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December 2010 - Top Safety Accreditation for Conspec Contracts
The highly regarded SAFEcontractor accreditation has been awarded to Construction Specialties’ in-house installation team, Conspec Contracts, for its outstanding health and safety performance.
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November 2010 - Wall and Floor Protection for Walsall Manor Hospital
Construction Specialties comprehensive range of wall and floor
protection systems have been fitted by the company’s in-house
installation team Conspec Contracts at the Walsall Manor Hospital,
West Midlands. The 40,000m² extension to the 150 year old original
hospital, built under a PFI scheme, has added a new Family Health
and Diagnostics Centre and Outpatient and Day Case Centre to the
existing building.
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October 2010 - C/S Paves the Way for 50,000 Capacity Aviva Stadium
Construction Specialties’ (C/S) Allway® Expansion Joint
Covers have been installed at the new Aviva Stadium in Dublin,
the 50,000 capacity venue built on the original Lansdowne Road
Stadium site.
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October 2010 - Construction Specialties Seal the Deal at the LG Arena
Thanks to a £29 million redevelopment, the LG Arena in
Birmingham has been provided with a bespoke new expansion
joint seal from Construction Specialties. Developed in partnership
with Intelligent Engineering, the new terrace seal was created
in four short months and provides an effective, hard wearing
waterproofing solution for IE’s SPS Terrace.
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June 2010 - New Weapons for Hospital Hygiene From C/S
Achieving the optimum level of hygiene in hospital environments
has just got much easier with the launch of the new Wallglaze®
Hygienic Coatings brochure from Construction Specialties (C/S),
which includes its range of high performance, environmentally
friendly products developed to protect hospital walls and ceilings
from MRSA and other micro-organisms.
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June 2010 - Construction Specialties Provides Protection at Alder Hey
To create a welcoming and comfortable environment for the young patients and families visiting Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, C/S has delivered a bespoke interior wall design using its Acrovyn® textured sheeting, the final part of extensive refurbishment at the hospital.
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