Are You Ready For The School Refurb Season?
With no one around for at least six weeks, the summer holidays provide the ideal window of opportunity for refurbishments to be carried out at school and college buildings. However, having just six weeks to complete all areas of the refurbishments, can be a challenge for both contractors and manufacturers. One of the main areas […]
Staging Summer Events Is Easier With Revostage
Summer is well and truly upon us, which means lots of event planners and community groups across the UK will be hard at work organising their annual outdoor performances. Let’s face it, summer wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t the season of festivals, end of term productions and village fetes, but all of these […]
XENERGY Sales Rise with the Heat
As Underfloor Heating (UFH) systems enjoy a resurgence, XENERGY Styrofoam is proving to be the material of choice. Here we take a more detailed look at the rise in demand for UFH and why XENERGY is proving to be the insulation board of choice. “Underfloor Heating was once seen as a luxury investment, however it […]
It’s all in the Core
Due to its robust and lightweight properties, our Thermhex product is being used for a wide range of applications, the latest of which is as a core material by fibreglass manufacturers. Here we take a look at how fibreglass is manufactured and why Thermhex is proving to be an ideal core material. “Fibreglass, which is […]
Colourful Spring Creations with Craftfoam
The weather in Britain over the past few months has been somewhat unpredictable. So when the half-term break from school arrives at the end of May, it might be wise for parents to prepare for keeping the children entertained indoors, just in case. So to help you keep the kids busy, we have pulled together […]
Primary School Steps Up To Revostage
Bure Park Primary school in Bicester, Oxfordshire has invested in making its stage performances bigger and better than ever with a 16m2 Revostage system. Kate Pritchard, Foundation Stage Co-ordinator at Bure Park Primary School, said: “Our previous staging system did not lock together and was very heavy to move and assemble. One of the parents […]
Important changes regarding Styrofoam
There are significant changes underway in the supply of Styrofoam the market leading extruded polystyrene. The European Union has adopted a regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases which are used in key applications including the production of Styrofoam extruded polystyrene foam. The use of such gases is to be restricted as of January 2020. In preparation […]
Panel Manufacturing – A Material World
The extensive capabilities of our 3 and 5 axis CNC equipment means that we are able to provide more accurate and complex patterns and shapes in materials than ever before. The range of materials that we are able to work with is also more diverse and can include HDPE plastics, solid grade laminates and also […]
Plain Sailing with Thermhex
Here Panel Systems looks at how Thermhex can reduce weight and emissions in marine vessels, large and small. “Shipping currently accounts for 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but according to research conducted by the United Nations in 2014, increasing trade could up the sector’s carbon footprint by as much as 250% by 2050. In […]
Insulate to Keep the Cold out This Winter
With winter just around the corner, most homeowners will turn up the heating, however if the house isn’t properly insulated, this could be a huge waste of energy and money. In winter, the air surrounding a home and the foundations on which it stands are always at a much lower temperature than the building so, […]
