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Category: Case Studies

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  • Donnybrook Gardens Development

    Project: Donnybrook Gardens Development, Greenfield Park, Dublin 4

    Principal Contractor: Cairn Homes/Keymore Construction

    Specifier: Cairn PLC

    Scope: Development of bespoke apartments and penthouses including dual-aspect wraparound balconies.

    Adhesive requirements: Whilst the apartments are constructed in traditional brick work, the balconies were of reinforced concrete design. These required matching brick slips to be bonded directly to the concrete in a finish consistent with the apartments. Sections of the balcony were removed and sent over to Structural Adhesives Ltd where tests were carried out to establish the best adhesive system and practice for surface preparation.

    S-2625E was selected as ideal for direct bonding once the concrete was correctly prepared as necessary. S-2625E has been tested by Lucideon Limited, who approved the product for both bond strength and simulated weathering.

    Project completion: Ongoing as of 10.12.19

  • HardRock Hotel Marble arch

    Principle contractor: Artworks Solutions Ltd

    Specifier: Hardrock Hotel

    Scope: Creating feature walls/ceilings in the rock royalty lounge of the new Hardrock Hotel in Marble Arch (formally the Cumberland hotel).

    Adhesive requirements: To enable the bonding of mirror to plywood, Structural Adhesives Ltd recommended the MS polymer product S-732U VHG which was approved by the contractor.

    Project completion: Hotel opened April 2019

  • Mary Gate, York

    Principle contractor: Stone Edge Ltd

    Scope: A new build domestic residence in the sensitive historic setting of Mary Gate in York. The new build was designed to fit in with the style of the area using traditional materials.

    Adhesive requirements: To enable the bonding of brick slips to galvanised steel. Structural Adhesives Ltd recommended the MS polymer product S-732U VHG which was approved by the contractor.

    Project completion: Ongoing as of June 2019.

  • The Walled garden, Devon

    Principle contractor: Goulden & Sons

    Scope: The construction of a ‘Passivhaus’ in Devon around a 200-year-old wall which surrounded what was the kitchen garden of a classic Georgian country house.

    Adhesive requirements: Bonding brick slips onto existing brickwork for restoration purposes. Structural Adhesives Ltd recommended S-2625E which was approved by the contractor.

    Project completion: December 2018

  • Stadium: MK (Denbigh Stadium) Milton Keynes MK1 1ST

    Stadium: MK (Denbigh Stadium) Milton Keynes MK1 1ST

    Principal Contractor: Buckingham Group Contracting
    Specifier: Architect: HOK Sport Architects
    Scope: Construction of football stadium and surrounding retail park. Estimated project cost £56m+
    Adhesive requirements: Block supplier Lignacite were required to bond black polished granite faces to concrete blocks to provide a uniformed theme of high quality facing blocks throughout the expansive retail site. The adhesive needed to be designed for machine extrusion with an exceptionally fast cure time to enable the blocks to loaded within 30 minutes of the bonding taking place. Automated equipment was installed at Lignacite in Brandon Suffolk, which included a dual dispensing machine and a pneumatic turntable and press, as well as a long section of rollers, to deliver the finished blocks to the loading area.
    S-2576E was formulated and tested by CERAM Building Technology, who approved the product for both bond strength and simulated weathering.
    Project completion: Ongoing as of 10/06/2014

  • Park Hill Sheffield S2 5PN

    Park Hill Sheffield S2 5PN

    Principal Contractor: Urban Splash
    Specifier: Hawkins Brown Architects
    Scope: Regeneration of large housing estate. Park Hill is a grade II listed building and is the largest listed building in Europe covering over 17 acres. Renovations estimated at £146m+
    Adhesive requirements: To enable the tiling of the walkway areas in front of the dwellings, which are exposed to the elements. Structural Adhesives Ltd were asked to design an adhesive which would provide a bond between Dural CS anticrack matting and Radmat Esha bitumen based membrane. The Radmat material is used to tank the flooring with the CS matting providing flexibility to the system thus eliminating cracks to the tiled areas.
    S-2746E was specially designed to bond to the bitumen material present in the tank lining and also the polypropylene material in the anti crack matting. The adhesive needed to not only bond both dissimilar materials but also give a strong bond whilst remaining flexible. To achieve this an epoxy/MS Polymer hybrid material was developed by our technical department and approved by the architect. The product also needed to be low viscosity with a long open time so that the operatives could roller apply it over large areas.
    Project completion: Ongoing as of 17/09/2014

  • Superdry Store, Cult Clothing Leicester Highcross

    Superdry Store, Cult Clothing Leicester Highcross

    Principal Contractor: Mansell Construction

    Specifier: Cult Clothing

    Scope: To bond brick slips to plywood clad wall sections to give a uniformed brick effect.

    Adhesive requirements: Our S-732U VHG was specified following testing to bond the brick slips to the plywood to achieve the aesthetic requirements of the design/architect team.

    S-732U VHG (very high grab) has recently been approved by Lucideon Laboratories in a brick slip to GRP scenario.

    Project completion: Superdry Store opened in early 2009.

  • Meakin House, Moira, Leicestershire

    Meakin House, Moira, Leicestershire

    Principal Contractor & Specifier: Ibstock Brick Ltd

    Scope: To remove the render and then bond brick slips to the exterior, pointing up with traditional mortar, therefore returning the property to its original appearance

    Adhesive requirements: To bond the Ibstock red clay brick slips to the freshly cleaned and prepared original brick face of the building. This project was undertaken as a joint publicity venture between Structural Adhesives Ltd and Ibstock Brick Ltd. The property is owned by an employee of the Ibstock Brick site in Ibstock, Leicestershire.

    Structural Adhesives Ltd specified and supplied the adhesive S-2625E 2 part epoxy and Ibstock Brick Ltd supplied the brick slips and labour.

    Project completion: 2005