Recent case studies

Large Building Mushrooms with Cemsix
Cembrit’s Cemsix corrugated sheeting has provided a high quality roofing and façade material for a large-scale agricultural building in Hampshire. The impressive-sized building features a 5° low pitched roof and is the largest installation of Cemsix in the UK. Supplied in olive green, Cemsix cover 4000m2 of roof with another 2000m2 of façade and provides a durable and weatherproof material that blends seamlessly into the landscape.
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When Welsh is not available the only way is Glendyne
The Newhall Development in Harlow, Essex, features the award-winning BE concept homes, the brainchild of Alison Brooks Architects. Commissioned by Linden Homes, with a brief to design dwellings for modern lifestyles, the practice has created homes that are energy efficient and built with sustainable materials. Glendyne natural roofing slate from Cembrit has been used on many properties across the development.
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Cembrit Clad for the big screen
Cembrit’s cladding range Urbannature has been used on a new, purpose-built cinema in the heart of Newquay, Cornwall. The colour range inspired both by nature and sophisticated urban living, adds a modern look to the traditional coastal town surroundings, while establishing the building as a visual landmark in the locality.
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Glendyne Develops a Great Finish in Islington
Cembrit’s Glendyne natural slates have been installed on a loft conversion project in Islington, London to create a stunning finish to a modern three storey property. The project highlights Glendyne’s versatility and attractiveness by coping well with the many roof details and harmonising well with the surrounding location.
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Venue Sounds Good with Cembrit
CH Building Board from Cembrit has been used extensively throughout a state-of-the-art wedding venue in North London. Manufactured by Sound Reduction Systems Ltd of Bolton, Lancashire, the CH Board has been used as part of a bespoke acoustic composite panel at the venue.
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Raising the Roof at the Lancasters
Alternatives to blue/grey Welsh natural slate are hard to come by. Ged Ferris of Cembrit provides an overview of a landmark London project that demonstrates what can be achieved with Canadian slate.
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Metro Provides an Urban Flavour at Wendell Park School
Cembrit Metro sheets have been used on a new extension project at Wendell Park School in London. Colourful and bright, Metro has played a vital role in the construction of two exterior canopies that provide a contemporary look to the existing Victorian building.
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B5 helps visitors flock to Skokholm
Cembrit’s B5 corrugated sheet has recently been used for much needed restoration work to the visitor centre building on the remote island of Skokholm. Located just off the west coast of the Pembrokeshire peninsula, the island is uninhabited most of the year, but home to thousands of seabirds including around 50,000 pairs of Manx shearwaters – 20% of the world population, and an environment that will put great demands on any building material. The original roof had fallen into disrepair and Cembrit’s B5 was chosen to provide a robust and practical roofing solution capable of withstanding the weather conditions in the long term.
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True Class from Cembrit
Cembrit True cladding has helped create an uplifting new façade forHorizonPrimary Schoolin Swanley. As well as adding colour, the new cladding has created a modern, seamless look that has completely transformed the tired 1960s façade of the original school building.
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Help is at hand with Cembrit
Cembrit, specialist in natural and fibre cement slates, has supplied several thousand Jutland slates to a £9 million state of the art nursing home in Cardiff. The blue/black slates were installed by Camilleri Roofing, and have created a high quality and neat looking finish to the new facility.
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