DELTA DATA GOES LIVE IN NATIONAL BIM LIBRARY
Posted on 17th May 2016While many suppliers to the construction sector have dragged their heels in preparing for BIM (Building Information Management), Delta Balustrades has always been ahead of the curve and had a full set of system data available in Revit as far back as 2012. What that has meant for architects is the ability to design our…
Read more >
SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Posted on 26th April 2016The University of Liverpool is a renowned centre of excellence for medical research and now a major restructuring has brought together leading infection researchers into a single new Institute of Infection and Global Health at the £50 million Apex Building. Designed by architects, Fairhursts Design Group, the 5950m2 Apex Building includes specialist lab facilities specified…
Read more >
HEALTH & SAFETY…WHO’S RESPONSIBLE?
Posted on 20th April 2016Balustrades are installed to prevent the risk of falls from stairs, terraces and balconies but even the smallest of design errors can result in health and safety failure. So who has design responsibility? For architect-designed schemes with a named balustrade specialist, responsibility for safety of design and installation lies with the balustrade company. ‘Contractor’s choice’…
Read more >
BALUSTRADES BRING SAFETY AND AESTHETICS TO MATALAN HQ
Posted on 12th April 2016When retail giant, Matalan, decided to consolidate its distribution, stockholding and HQ office administration functions into a single location, a purpose-built 132,000 sq. ft. facility at Knowsley Industrial Park on Merseyside answered all the company’s requirements. Constructed on a 15-acre site, the £19m office development was designed as a long oblong core with two additional…
Read more >
DELTA EXERCISES STYLE AND SAFETY AT EAST MANCHESTER LEISURE SCHEME
Posted on 7th April 2016With a gym, a group exercise studio and two swimming pools, the new Beswick Leisure Centre has significantly enhanced sports facilities in East Manchester. Forming part of both the Etihad sports campus and Beswick Community Hub, and designed by AHR Architects, the new leisure centre involved considerable attention to detail in specifying balustrades that addressed…
Read more >