News: February 2010

Cavalok Building Products has been specified on the Minehead Eye project, reportedly because it offered the only system capable of being fabricated into a frame former suitable for a 300mm cavity.

It is claimed that Cavalok is also the UK’s only manufacturer of BBA accredited cavity closer systems made from 100% post-consumer recycled PVC-U.

Minehead Eye is a multi million pound, part lottery funded facility, aimed at 13-19 year olds. It will feature a café, shop and computer area with a viewing gallery that overlooks a two-storey skate and BMX park.

The ‘environmentally responsive’ building is one of a growing number of structures in the UK to have a 300mm cavity and demonstrates the extreme requirements needed to achieve low carbon status and low U-value construction.

“We specified BigBlok because it was the only product that could exceed latest ACD requirements on a 300mm cavity,” said Sebastian Wolf, architect on the project.

“As an environmentally aware practice, it was an added advantage that the Cavalok range is made from 100% post-consumer recycled PVC-U.”

The BigBlok cavity closers were supplied through Minster Insulation and manufactured by Cavalok approved fabricator, Securiframe.

Gary Gardner, managing director of Securiframe, said: “Low carbon build programmes such as Minehead Eye create very demanding requirements, which in this case meant closing a 300mm cavity. Added to this was a need to supply a BBA-approved cavity closer that demonstrated high levels of sustainability.

The Cavalok system is the only one that can meet all these requirements and was therefore crucial for us in winning the Minehead Eye project.”

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