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Swistherm External Wall Insulation from Alumasc has played a key role in the sustainable design of the award-winning Bletchley Leisure Centre.  The centre recently won the Bespoke Category in the BREEAM Awards which recognise and reward the design and construction … More >>

Ecobuild is over for another year, with exhibitors now returning to their offices to evaluate the success of the new venue at London’s Excel Centre.  Alumasc’s stand was a hive of activity for the duration of the show, with main attractions on … More >>

The thermal and sustainable benefits of cork insulation were key in its specification for a unique social housing refurbishment scheme in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire – the first significant use of Cork EWI on social housing in the UK. Managed by Aspire … More >>

As environmental issues continue to dictate modern building practice, Façade specialist Alumasc has reinforced its commitment to sustainable methods, with the release of its new Cork Literature. Cork is the future of building with natural insulation and when combined with … More >>

Sustainable building products from Alumasc have excelled at the prestigious 2010 BREEAM Awards which recognise the UK’s top examples of ecological design. Alumasc products were specified on no less than 10 of the 16 short-listed projects – with four of … More >>

Cork is the future of building with natural insulation. It is a sustainable, long life, renewable product with good sound proofing and is free from artificial inputs. As an insulant, it is ideal for saving energy and protecting the environment, … More >>

We are pleased to announce that our thermally efficient facade systems have been endorsed by the Energy Saving Trust and added to their list of Energy Saving Recommended Products. The Energy Saving Trust is an independent UK-based organisation focussed on … More >>

Alumasc have supplied their Swistherm External Wall Insulation (EWI) to a cutting edge residential project in Wales which has been built to PassivHaus standards, representing the very latest in sustainable building design. The project, named Ty Haul, fulfilled an initial … More >>

Minister of State for Schools and Learners, Vernon Coaker MP, has been talking at the recent BSEC conference about his impression of the nations schools. He described the governments BSF programme as a “real record of achievement” and spoke of … More >>

16 of the country’s ‘most sustainable’ buildings were recognised at the 2010 BREEAM Awards at this year’s Ecobuild exhibition in London. ‘These buildings have comprehensively demonstrated their remarkable environmental credentials’ comments BRE Global Chief Executive Carol Atkinson. The award-winning schemes … More >>