delivering low risk building solutions

IntroductionNearly 30 years at the forefront of the composite

panel industry has built Eurobond into the UK’s

no.1 manufacturer of recyclable stone wool cored

composite panels.

Established in 1982 Eurobond has gained a wealth

of experience resulting in the manufacture of high

quality products offering superb environmental and

fire performance. We pride ourselves on quality

customer care, investing heavily in research and

development to ensure our customer’s receive the

best in composite panel design and manufacture.

A wealth of expert knowledge has lead to the vast

expansion of the Eurobond panel range; ensuring

low risk building solutions can now be offered to a

host of different industries, including Education &

Health, Retail, Storage and the Ministry of Defence.

Our commitment to provide safe and simple

building solutions is reflected by our investment in

new technologies and continuous testing, helping

to ensure Eurobond continues to provide excellent

panel systems to exacting tolerances with the ability

to incorporate a range of architectural features.

All our panel systems provide ‘built in’ passive fire

protection thanks to their structural stone wool core.

The Eurobond range has been tested and approved

where appropriate to BS476 Part 22, LPS 1208

and LPS 1181 Grade EXT-A, along with FM Global

FM4880 standards. The added comfort of a Carbon

Neutral building is also available when specified

with the Corus Confidex Sustain® Guarantee. At the

end of their useful life all panel steel and stone wool

insulant can be recycled into virgin products with

no appreciable loss of material.

Vision & MissionEurobond laminates has an over riding mission

to design and deliver low risk building solutions

by manufacturing products with exceptional

environmental and fire performance.

We have a simple vision to re-educate and inspire

the construction industry through our range of high

quality approved internal and external composite

panel systems.

Committed to our customers, we continuously invest

in quality production to ensure safe and sustainable

construction for present and future generations.

”“if you have the power to specify, you have the power to implement change…

Colorcoat, Confidex Sustain and HPS200 are registered Trade Marks of Corus

Europanel Rainspan

FiremasterRockspan

Our signature panel system has been developed

as a ‘total wall solution’ and is cleverly designed to

be integrated with glazing and louvre components.

Modular flexibility in 50mm increments between

300mm and 1200mm provides greater freedom

for architectural expression and is unique to our

Flagship product.

Evolving from the identification of our customer

needs Rainspan™ has successfully been developed

as a robust insulating panel system, offering the

perfect structural solution for a range of rainscreen

systems. This system uniquely blends together all

the benefits of architectural façades with composite

panel construction.

The Firemaster system has been designed as a

‘total internal wall and ceiling’ solution ideally suited

for construction of non load bearing fire resistant

partition walls and ceilings. This system is ideal for

use in data centres, food processing applications,

manufacturing facilities and warehouses where

optimum fire safety is paramount ensuring life safety

and business continuity.

Our cost effective external wall panel solution

provides ‘built in’ passive fire protection for large

scale buildings and is suited to both vertical and

horizontal installation. The unique specification and

through–fixed joint detail enables spans in excess of

6 metres, reducing secondary steel and maximising

internal space.

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Velocity, Sheffield

Loseley Ice Cream, South Wales

Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich

Northamption University, Northhampton

Boldon School Boldon Colliery

Boldon School in the North East reflects the extensive Building Schools for the Future

programme taking place across the UK. The 1,050 pupil school boasts a four lane

swimming pool and a 200 seat theatre. The new school building has been designed to

the highest standards, choosing Europanel™ enabled the designers to ensure Bolden

School was built in-line with insurer requirements providing fire resistance to LPS 1181

Grade Ext-A standards, whilst ensuring an excellent level of thermal and acoustic

performance.

PRODUCT | Europanel LiteCLIENT | Boldon SchoolARCHITECT | Waring & NettsCONTRACTOR | Gleeson Construction LimitedPANEL CONTRACTOR | MDK Roofing and Cladd

PRODUCT | Rockspan ExtraCLIENT | Northampton UniversityARCHITECT | GSS ArchitectureCONTRACTOR | Stepnell’s LtdPANEL CONTRACTOR | Elevation Limited

Northampton University Northampton

Leading regional practice GSS Architecture

specified Rockspan Extra™ in metallic silver for

the new student centre at Northampton University.

The panels add an attractive feature to the new

980m2 two storey extension providing a dramatic

new look to the front of the Oundle Building.

The simple and easy to install solution enabled

contractors to minimise the use of secondary steel

work and quickly create a weather tight building

for the early commencement of internal works.

The building now acts as the main port of call for

students requiring help, information or advice.

Leicester College has achieved a sustainable

building solution in its recently completed £25

million Abbey Park campus. The new 10,500sq

Abbey Park campus has utilised Rockspan Lite™

composite panel at 75mm and 150mm thick for

the construction of the external building envelope.

Chris Moxham, of contractors Mansell, said:

“Rockspan Lite was our first choice for this project.

We required a product that combined the highest

level of fire performance with excellent structural

ability, Eurobond’s external panel systems

can span in excess of 6 metres and their

environmentally responsible manufacture

helped to contribute to the sustainable

theme running throughout this project.”

PRODUCT | Rockspan LiteCLIENT | Leicester College CONTRACTOR | Mansell ConstructionPANEL CONTRACTOR | Torclad

Abbey Park Campus Leicester

PRODUCT | EuropanelCLIENT | Stoke-on-Trent CollegeCONTRACTOR | Moss ConstructionPANEL CONTRACTOR | Unique Roofing

Stoke-on-Trent CollegeThe opening of a ground breaking new lifestyle building at Stoke-on-Trent’s Cauldron

Campus has heralded an important new chapter for education in the city. The much

anticipated £11 million development is the first completed phase in the £120 million

investment for Stoke-on-Trent College.

The flexibility afforded by Eurobond’s Europanel™ system enabled Moss Construction

and panel contractor Unique Roofing to weave the stone wool composite cladding

between the wooden rainscreen façade in a vertical installation, creating a striking

architectural comparison between the two materials. The new building stands proud of

the surrounding landscape and is a welcome feature for regular visitors to neighboring

Cauldron Park.

Aerosystems International Yeovil

Eurobond’s technical and manufacturing expertise

helped to create a stunning architectural building

with three-storey high ‘fins’ at the new bespoke

headquarters in Yeovil for Aerosystems International,

a manufacturer of aircraft electronic systems. The

three storey rectangular building has 4,645m2

of offices and research and testing facilities

arranged round a central three storey atrium. With

a steel frame and curved metal roof it is clad in a

combination of facing brickwork, curtain walling

and composite panels.

PRODUCT | EuropanelCLIENT | Aerosystems InternationalARCHITECT | PRC GroupCONTRACTOR | WaringsPANEL CONTRACTOR | T A Colbourne

Chelsea Building Society Cheltenham

Located in a previously derelict five acre brownfield

site, the new campus was required to boast a

sustainable design that would deliver environmental

improvements to the area and gain a BREEAM rating

of ‘excellent’. Europanel’s stone wool core helped

achieve these environmental considerations and

delivered an aesthetically pleasing finish thanks

to Eurobond’s premier 12mm gasket.

PRODUCT | Europanel with premier gasketCLIENT | Chelsea Building SocietyARCHITECT | Dyer AssociatesCONTRACTOR | Moss ConstructionPANEL CONTRACTOR | LakesmereVALUE | £850k

Greggs Manchester

CLIENT | Greggs BakeryARCHITECT | Cox Freeman PartnershipPANEL CONTRACTOR | Hemsec Installation

Velocity Sheffield

The team behind Sheffield’s landmark development, Velocity,

employed a very inventive installation method for this unique

build by utilising Eurobond’s Rainspan™ panel system. The

robust rainscreen support system offers all the benefits

associated with composite panel design and construction.

Our structural stone wool core panels provide superb fire

resistance against internal and external fire attack and

thermal properties, perfect for any residential building. The

simplicity of the panels allowed for rapid construction as

Project Manager Francois Baudet from Capita Construction

Managements explains:

“By using Rainspan we saved ourselves a lot of time on

site. Two of our contractors installed the product onto an

entire floor in just two days. If we had chosen to apply a

more traditional ‘wet trade’ this would have taken up to

a week”

PRODUCT | RainspanCLIENT | Velocity LivingCONTRACTOR | Woolf ConstructionPANEL CONTRACTOR | Composite Cladding Systems

Estimated to cost £6 million, Greggs and their

contractors, Hemsec Installations have chosen

two of Eurobond’s panel systems to ensure

Greggs’ staff are provided with the highest level of

protection in the event of a fire.

Housing large quantities of valuable stock and with

life safety a paramount consideration Firemaster

Wall Extra™ was a natural choice. Firemaster

satisfies the requirements for compartmentation of

the building interior, isolating higher risk areas from

others and helping, as part of a well considered fire

safety engineering design, to ensure safe means of

escape for employees in the event of a fire.

Employing a consistent fire engineered approach

Rockspan™ is a value engineered panel system

combining a high quality finish and rapid

construction with durability and low maintenance.

Capable of spanning between main portal frame

stanchions the panel system can create a smooth

internal surface enabling efficient use of the

internal space and has excellent air tightness and

thermal insulation properties to help minimise

energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions

Asda Lowestoft

As an approved supplier of cladding for retail giants

Asda, Eurobond has undertaken various cladding

works for Asda stores nation wide. For the Asda store

in Lowerstoft the main consideration was sourcing

a panel with coating strong enough to withstand

the corrosive salt environment. Architects, HGP

Architects specified Eurobond Rockspan™ panel

system with a thoroughly tested weather resistant

Corus Colorcoat HPS200® coating.

PRODUCT | Rockspan Wall Extra and Firemaster Wall LiteCLIENT | ASDAARCHITECT | HGP ArchitectsCONTRACTOR | CarillionPANEL CONTRACTOR | MARS Construction / HathawaysVALUE | Part of £600m investment

PRODUCT | Rockspan ExtraCLIENT | Sainsbury’sCONTRACTOR | RG GroupPANEL CONTRACTOR | Met-Clad Contracts

Sainsbury’s Greenwich

Located in Greenwich, Sainsbury’s new retail store

boasts an impressive design which encompasses

steel and glass. Eurobond was required to design

and manufacture composite panels that would

integrate well with the design as well as offering

fire resistance against internal and external fire

attack thus protecting the building and stock

from the threat of attack from arson. Rockspan

Extra™ was used for this project as it satisfied the

requirements set by the client.

Rockspan Extra is the cladding of choice for

a further 22 planned Sainsbury’s stores being

developed over the next year. Some of the

stores have also chosen to use the Eurobond

Firemaster™ range for internal use.

Big Yellow Edmonton, London

Big Yellow has established itself as the leading self

storage brand in London and the South of England. It

has now embarked on an expansion plan to cover the

rest of Britain. To date, Eurobond has clad all 49 of their

currently open stores and is the chosen cladding for any

future developments.

The Big Yellow Self Storage Company used Eurobond’s

Europanel Lite™ panels as the cladding of choice for its

Edmonton depot and for a further 25 planned buildings

around the country over the next two years. Europanel

was specified by the architects for its fire rating which

fulfilled insurers’ and the end client’s requirements.

The resistance to fire and recyclable properties of this

product made it an ideal choice.

PRODUCT | Europanel LiteCLIENT | Big YellowARCHITECT | Mountford Pigott PartnershipCONTRACTOR | HBGPANEL CONTRACTOR | Industrial Construction Sussex

According to David Scanlon, Partner, at

the Mountford Pigott Partnership the

reason for the specification is simple:

“Premiums in the reinsurance market

increased some years ago for properties

using cladding with PIR or PUR cores.

It therefore made sense to specify fire

resistant products from the outset that

met with insurers’ requirements and did

not penalise clients in the long term.”

Casa Julia Braintree Essex

Case Julia is a 3,600m2 wine warehouse in Essex

supplying to restaurants and wholesale businesses

around the country. Rockspan™ in Corus

Colorcoat® PVDF Metallic Sliver was specified due

to its fire performance, offering protection against

both internal and external sources of fire. Thanks to

the spanning capabilities of the panel, the rear wall

of the warehouse has been clad with a smooth,

even surface that can be easily maintained, adding

an aesthetically pleasing feature to the design.

PRODUCT | RockspanCLIENT | Casa JuliaARCHITECT | John Finch partnershipCONTRACTOR | Godfrey & HicksPANEL CONTRACTOR | Avonsale

Grundon Lakeside

Europanel Extra™ composite panels were specified for the Grundon Waste Management Plant in Lakeside, Colnbrook, the new state-of-the-art plant is the major part of the £160 million redevelopment of an existing waste processing facility.

Energy from Waste technology is a form of recovery producing renewable energy and is complimentary to high levels of recycling. It can help deliver a reduced carbon footprint and improves resource efficiency, while helping local authorities to meet landfill diversion targets forming an important part of waste management strategies.

Near Heathrow Airport, it is the first such scheme to be granted planning consent since the Government announced its new Waste Strategy in May 2000. The Colnbrook plant will process 440,000 tones of waste each year producing enough electricity for 30,000 households. The scheme comprises of an incinerating facility and a 380sqm visitor centre. Due to the nature of its operation fire safety was a key focus throughout the buildings design. Eurobond panels were incorporated into the design as an integral element of the buildings fire engineering performance

PRODUCT | Europanel ExtraCLIENT | Grundon Waste Management PlantCONTRACTOR | Itochu & TakumaPANEL CONTRACTOR | Gleeson Roofing

PRODUCT | Rockspan Extra, Firemaster Ceilings and Europanel LiteCLIENT | BAAARCHITECT | Pascall WatsonCONTRACTOR | MacePANEL CONTRACTOR | MARS ConstructionVALUE | £4.3b

T5, Heathrow Airport London

T5 was a massive expansion project employing over 17,400 m2

of Eurobond’s panel systems. The impressive building specified

12,700m2 of our non combustible cored Europanel Lite™ system,

coupled with 3,300m2 of Firemaster™ internal ceiling panels and

1,400m2 of Rockspan Extra™ to clad the 34 Nodes and Piers.

Our simple and easy to install system helped to quickly create a

weather tight building allowing for the early commencement of

internal works.

PRODUCT | Rockspan ExtraCLIENT | London and Continental RailwaysARCHITECT | Rail Link Engineering (Arup, Betchel, Halcrow and Systa)

CONTRACTOR | Balfour Beatty RailPANEL CONTRACTOR | Cockerits Dak en Wand BVVALUE | £5.8b

Channel Tunnel Rail Link Stratford

The £5.8billion scheme saw the development of a 28,000 square

metre depot that provides housing, servicing and maintenance

facilities for Eurostar’s fleet of high speed trains. Central to the

design strategy was the use of some 12,000 square metres of

Eurobond Rockspan Extra™ composite panelling to clad the

steel superstructure. The panels not only satisfy stringent fire

performance requirements but also provided the facades

with an impressively flat and lightweight appearance.

This new Stadium provides a very unique home to FA Cup finalists Cardiff

City along with rugby giants Cardiff Blues. The bespoke 150mm thick

Europanel™ system was specified for both its aesthetic and functional

capabilities. A bespoke blend of multiple Corus Colorcoat® pre-finished

steel in seven different shades has been arranged to compliment the club

colours. The cladding’s smooth and even surface coupled with Europanel’s

secret-fix joint ensures a perfect finish to this landmark development.

As a Cardiff based manufacturer Eurobond were extremely pleased to

be specified as the cladding specialist for this project. The benefits of

our panel system have ensured a safe and environmentally responsible

building has been provided for thousands of Cardiff City fans.

Leicester City Football Club Leicester Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff

From a barren desolate piece of waste ground has risen

a stunning futuristic collaboration of glass and steel,

which now dominates the sky line of Leicester. At the

home of Leicester City FC, a combination of blue and

white Europanel™ composite cladding was used for the

external façade as well as translucent profiled cladding

to the back of the stands. The result, an impressive, eye

catching stadium with the capacity to house as many as

32,500 come match day.

PRODUCT | EuropanelCLIENT | Leicester City Football ClubARCHITECT | Miller PartnershipCONTRACTOR | Birse Stadia

PRODUCT | EuropanelCLIENT | Cardiff StadiumARCHITECTS | ARUP SportCONTRACTOR | Laing O’RourkePANEL CONTRACTOR | Allmass

At the forefront of composite panel design and

manufacture for over 25 years, we have built our

reputation on quality customer service and product

manufacture. We invest heavily in the development

of robust panel systems for the built environment,

undertaking rigorous testing and research to ensure

all our products provide optimum fire and

environmental performance.

All our panel systems are tested and approved to the

highest possible standards. We engineer all our products

to help fulfil the energy and environmental performance

requirements demanded of today’s building envelope,

helping to ensure a safe and sustainable built

environment for present and future generations.

Eurobond appreciates the impact manufacturing and

construction can have on the environment. As a result

we go to great lengths to ensure our products are

responsibly designed and manufactured to reduce

environmental impact throughout their life cycle.

Recognising the needs of both our customers and our

supply chain, Eurobond consistently makes every effort

to implement efficient customer solutions throughout all

aspects of the business. Our attention to detail ensures

we provide a superior product and reliable service that

aims to exceed customer expectations.

All Eurobond staff are dedicated to adding value to

each customer; we provide an accountable and efficient

service, assuring all customers of our loyalty and

commitment from the start.

Committed to our Customers

“From the value engineering point of view we wanted

to achieve the biggest possible spans with the minimum

amount of steelwork – whilst achieving fire performance

to Crown Standards. We have really exploited this

benefit on phases two and three of the project and are

generally spanning six metres from column to column –

in some cases we are even spanning seven metres.

We didn’t want to use corrugated metal as we wanted

a crisp, clean appearance from an architecturally-flat

panel, which Eurobond provided.”

JOHN POOLE, StRIdE tREgLOWN

(RAF NORtHOLt PROJECt)

“Although we specified Firemaster™ panels for the

internal partition walls of the centre, we still needed to

ensure they were capable of withstanding the harshest

of weather conditions, as for periods of time within the

construction process they have remained exposed.

With adversely high levels of rainfall and winds reaching

up to 150 miles an hour, it’s a real test of a product’s

integrity. With every building component having to be

transported up the mountain on the Snowdon Mountain

Railway any damaged panels caused a real disruption –

we therefore wanted a product that was as tough and

durable as possible.”

dEREk CAMPbELL-LEE, CAMPbELL-LEE CONtRACtS

(SNOWdONIA PROJECt)

“this was a very complex job and Europanel™ was

primarily chosen to meet the aesthetics of the project.

the main feature on the building is a huge window pod

that runs down 2/3rds of the elevation. At the time of

design, we were unsure of how to incorporate this.

We asked Eurobond how it could be done – Eurobond

didn’t know at the time but found a way!”

ASPHALtIC SERVICES (IPSWICH HOSPItAL PROJECt)

For further information on Eurobond, our projects and recent successes, please visit:

www.eurobond.co.uk

Eurobond Laminates Ltd.Wentloog Corporate Park

WentloogCardiff

CF3 2ERUnited Kingdom

Tel: +44(0)29 20 77 66 77Fax: +44(0)29 20 36 91 61

Email: sales@eurobond.co.uk

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