Wrexham County Borough Council called upon the services of 3M to address problems on a previously coated, profiled metal roof. Over the years the quality of the structure had degraded considerably due to natural weathering.
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Many more businesses are now starting to realise the benefits of ‘going green’ – with recycling being the most prevalent. But to make a real difference businesses need to make a further commitment to protecting our environment through such measures as ‘green cleaning’.
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Con Zone is a national Ice Cream Chain who are a competitor to Baskin Robins in the Middle East region. They have over 300 retail outlets with 200 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 100 in different countries from Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman to Sudan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates; soon they plan to expand into new countries like Syria and Lebanon.
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Copon Pyrotech SPX and Copon Pyrotech SPX90 thin film intumescent coatings have been applied to residential blocks A-D at the Pavilions Ruston Way Lincoln; part of the Lincoln University Campus Student Accommodation (completion expected Summer 2007)
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Copon Pyrotech SPX thin film waterborne Intumescent has been used on the latest Old Trafford development of the quadrants sections of the stadium. An area of 13000m2 was coated in Copon Pyrotech SPX for a 90 minute fire protection period
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A prestigious office complex at Sweet Street, Leeds required 6,500m2 of Copon Pyrotech SPX to be spray applied to steel beams and columns for a protection period of 90 and 120 minutes.
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BP, one of the world’s biggest energy companies and a committed champion of environmental protection, has selected 3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid for use in its prestigious new commodities trading building in Houston, Texas. The selection of this environmentally responsible fire protection product complements the building’s achievement of Platinum Certification in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) scheme operated by the US Green Building Council.
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The debate over the best means to anchor cladding to walls has continued for many years. And while developments in all of the media used for this task mean that they will all largely deliver a reliable result, some specific applications may present a set of challenges that not all of these products may be able to meet – for example where speed is of the essence, appearance cannot be compromised, or the influence of the elements is greater than usual.
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3M’s VHB Structural Glazing Tape offers easier application and faster handling times without the price premium. VHB Structural Glazing Tape from 3M, the diversified technology company, has proven its off-site capabilities in a recent construction project for The Big Yellow Self Storage Company.
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Ford Motor Company found it challenging to maintain comfortable temperatures for employees year-round in its 40-year-old headquarters in Detroit, a 12-story building faced almost entirely with glass. Glare from the sun also made it difficult for employees in the building to see computer screens.
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At 62 stories, the AON Center, towering over the sweeping vistas of Los Angeles, is one of the world’s tallest buildings. Built in 1974, the AON Center features windows from top to bottom. To control heat and glare, the building’s management had window film applied to the glass in the late 1980s. But while the film did improve energy efficiency, most window films at that time had one serious flaw—eventually they acquired an unwelcome purplish tint. Almost two decades later, the AON Centre was due for a facelift.
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The Power Supply Upgrade (PSU) project carried out by Network Rail over the past three or four years has truly been on a grand scale. It was the largest electrical supply project in Europe at the time and the biggest electrification project in Britain’s railways for well over fifty years, costing over 500 million pounds. More importantly, it has been considered a resounding success.
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The University of Brighton has gone from having a 1-in-10 failure rate in connection sockets on its structured cabling networks, “to having probably one of the most reliable structured cabling installations of any university in the country” in the opinion of Charles Wordingham, Data Communications Engineer at the university.

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A new 9,000-foot runway at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta was officially commissioned in May. This runway, said to be one of the most complex structures of its kind in the world, spans a major interstate highway and includes an 18.5 million cubic yard embankment. Here, FAA and airport officials share some insights learned along the way when it comes to putting in underground systems that can be easily traced.
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