St Pancras on track with Heritage Mortars And Grouts
Limelite heritage mortars and grouts to help restore St Pancras station buildings to their Victorian splendour.
Limelite Plaster to Restore Heritage Monument
Gorton Monastery, a landmark nineteenth century building in East Manchester, is being restored to its former glory with the aid of Limelite Renovating Plaster and Tarmac High Impact Finishing Plaster both supplied by Tarmac CMS Pozament.
Tarmac Screed gives Eco-Pods lift off
Tuf-top, a unique, self-smoothing cementitious screed from Tarmac CMS Pozament, is being used to create a hardwearing floor and worktop for two innovative rocket-shaped ‘pods’, which are set to become the eco-homes of the future.
Bramhope Tunnel repairs on the right track
Specialist grouts from Tarmac CMS Pozament, the leading manufacturer of blended cementitious products, have been used in a complex, night-time operation to repair sixteen hidden shafts in Bramhope tunnel on the Leeds to Harrogate railway line.
Heritage Mortars and Grouts: the Devil is in the Detail
Following a period of intense investment by the Government into the conservation of the UK’s historic buildings, demand on the specialist refurbishment and maintenance sector is rising at a significant rate. Restoration may be high on the agenda, but the finer details of a building’s facelift must not be overlooked. What specialist re-pointing mortars and grouts should be specified to meet the grade?
Going Underground
As soaring house prices force more homeowners to abandon plans to trade up to a bigger property, and planning restrictions often curb expansion upwards and outwards, the trend for converting basements or retrofitting to create new living space is gaining momentum in urban areas. Does this boom offer a real commercial opportunity for builders’ merchants and what products should they stock?
Tarmac Concrete tackles Sea Erosion at Tyneside Pier
A specialist, rapid-set concrete repair mortar from Tarmac CMS Pozament, the UK’s leading manufacturer of blended cementitious products, is being used to restore underwater joints of the South pier in South Shields, Tyneside.
2010: Meeting the standard
With the 2010 Decent Homes Standard deadline quickly approaching, housing associations face significant challenges to refurbish older properties. How can contractors overcome re-plastering problems and what should they consider when choosing products?
Team Tarmac meets Lea Valley Cable Tunnel Challenge
Products from Tarmac Precast and Tarmac CMS Pozament have played an important role in the completion of two underground cable tunnels, which will carry power and communication lines needed for the redevelopment of Lower Lea Valley.
Time Flies for Tarmac PQ-X Cement
Special rapid-hardening PQ-X cement from CMS Pozament was specified by MJS Construction as part of extensive reinstatement works on the taxiway at East Midlands Airport.
Tarmac Grout For Dounreay Decommissioning
When a bespoke blend of high performance grout was needed for round-the-clock works as part of the 2.9 billion pounds Dounreay nuclear decommissioning programme, cementitious blending expert Tarmac CMS Pozament was called upon to deliver a specialised product.
Tarmac's Heritage Mortar stacks up
Restoration of an historic chimney and adjoining buildings has been carried out with the aid of a lime-based pointing mortar from Tarmac's Limelite Heritage range.
West highland rail tunnel refurbishmant - Hogwarts and all!
Cemrok sprayed concrete has recently been employed to re-line Borrodale Tunnel on one of Britain's great scenic railways. The 100-year-old tunnel, which recently won fame by featuring in Hogwart Express steam train sequences of the popular Harry Potter movies
Beverley Minster Settles on CMS Pozaments Heritage Grout
Heritage Grout from Tarmac CMS Pozament has played an important role in a project to halt structural movement in the Norman nave at Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire. Regarded as one of the most beautiful Gothic buildings in Europe, Beverley Minster was built mainly during the 13th and 14th centuries on a site originally founded as an 8th century monastery
Double success for tunnel link
A twin tunnelling development linking Thameslink railway lines with the East Coast Mainline, as part of a Channel Tunnel Rail Link project, has been completed using about 4500 tonnes of Cemgrout GM grout.
Whitewall Plaster - Just the ticket
A one-coat plaster from Tarmac is playing an important role in the refurbishment of many of London's Underground stations
New gym, same old charm
When the old chapel at the Countess of Chester Hospital needed renovating, contractors picked a plaster they new would be tough, control dampness and yet be sympathetic to the building's original architecture.
Floored by the finish
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a spectacular Elizabethan house owned by the National Trust. As part of an ongoing programme of conservation, contractors were called in to carry out extensive repairs to the 400-year-old plaster floors.
Flood? Call in the experts
Flooding can cause serious damage. But when the new plastering work begins, it's vital to call in specialist contractors who'll check the walls have dried out, their salt content is ok and there's no crack movement.
Pick a colour
Our one-coat render range just got larger, with the addition of eight new colours. Originally only available in white and grey, these durable renders now come in light or dark brown, sandstone, Yorkstone, buff, brick red, dark grey or black.
Walls and Floors Solutions from Tarmac
CMS Pozament, part of Tarmac Central Ltd., has brought together a group of high performance cementitious products to assist specifiers with a choice of materials specifically for walls and flooring projects.
Sympathetic Treatment for Victorian Bridge
When Network Rail bridge engineers discovered signs of cracking on one of the piers of Rockshaw Bridge No.8, carrying road traffic over the London to Brighton railway line, they were faced with a challenging problem
Limelite Plaster - The Choice for Housing Refurbishment
Tarmac's Limelite Renovating Plaster is playing an important role in the refurbishment of council housing in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Main contractors, Gerald Boston Ltd are fully modernising 47 properties as part of a 4-5 year renovation programme by Fenland District Council, which extends to 150 dwellings.
Coloured mortar mix points the way for Bradford
When Atkins Highways Services needed a coloured pointing mix for a 4,000 sq. metre paving project in Bradford City Centre they turned to specialist mortar manufacturers CMS Pozament
New surface fares well at Heathrow taxi park
Hundreds of taxis, at 2 tonnes a piece, running 24 hours a day, 365 days a year puts great strain on a surface, which is why Heathrow turned to CMS Pozament to help strengthen the surface of its taxi park.
Brick tunnel re-lining success
Sprayed concrete is playing an ever increasing roll in the maintenance and repair of tunnels. One such project, carried out by Churchill DHT Ltd. of Nottingham, involved the strengthening of a river tunnel below four railway lines on the Kings Cross to Bedford line.
New London bus stops on firm footing
London Transport Buses owns 17500 bus stops in Greater London and is responsible for determining the networks, frequency of services and managing the contracts for over 700 bus routes. As part of its programme to encourage greater use of bus services, London Bus Services has introduced a new bus stop design.
Modern materials for ancient Tibetan craft
Eskdalemuir, near Lockerbie in the Scottish Borders, is the site of the Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre. Here, construction of the first authentic Tibetan Stupa to be built in Britain is almost complete.
Re-pointing mix perfect match
Gwynedd Council in North Wales has responsibility for some of the most beautiful countryside in the British Isles, including the Snowdonia National Park and with this, comes a network of retaining walls built from the local slate
CMS Pozament materials for canal tunnel restoration
British Waterways' Standedge Tunnel located west of Huddersfield, is Britain's longest canal tunnel. Built 1794 - 1811 the 5.2km long tunnel had until recently been abandoned.
Creative concrete for theme park rides
CEMROK dry spray concrete from CMS Pozament, has helped in the creation of imaginative structures for The Tussauds Group, one of the world's leading visitor attraction businesses.
Limelite helps restore historic house
Tarmac's Limelite Plaster products have played an important role in the restoration of Thorpe Prebend House, an historic building in Ripon, North Yorkshire. The house is set in precincts of Ripon's 7th Century Church (now a Cathedral) and was originally a house for a Church official called a Prebendary.
Streets of Keswick paved in stone
One of the first projects to benefit from a newly formulated jointing mix from CMS Pozament was a hard landscaping scheme in the market town of Keswick in Cumbria.
Quick cure for hospital floors
Tarmac's cementitious pumped flooring systems have earned a reputation as one of the most effective screeding systems available for industrial and commercial applications.
Traditional plaster finish for barn conversion
Limelite Renovating Plaster was recently chosen as the interior finish for two Cotswold barn conversions at North End Farm in Sopworth, Wiltshire.
New firm footing for old perth bridge
RoadMaster Concrete GP from CMS Pozament has been used for permanent reinstatement of the pedestrian footways on the Old Perth Bridge in Perthshire, Scotland. The bridge, which spans the famous River Tay. was built in 1766 and was no doubt intended for horse-drawn traffic and pedestrians.
Garden ornamets set in store
Stratford Stone, based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, produces high quality and highly detailed garden ornaments that are made to resemble real stone. The company, which is part of Pennine Industries Ltd of Bolton, is one of the leading companies in the field, producing around 4 million ornaments per year.
