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There’s no end of advantages when it comes to choosing H+H Celcon products. We build excellence into everything we make, so that it’s as good as it possibly can be. Just look at the 66 Celcon advantages and you’ll find there’s every reason to buy them.
Celcon’s Build Quality
1. Build quality
2. Made to accurate dimensions
3. Approved by the BBA
4. CE marked, meeting the latest European Standards
5. Approved by the NHBC
6. All factories are ISO 9001 compliant
7. Employs the latest technology (e.g. Thin-Layer mortar)
Celcon’s Excellent Thermal Insulation
8. Excellent thermal insulation
9. Reduces or eliminates the need for additional insulation
10. Offers enhanced thermal insulation when used in foundations and beam and block floors
11. Helps to create a comfortable living environment
12. Provides even temperature range in winter or summer
13. Distributes moisture throughout the building
14. Satisfies Part L of the Building Regulations
Celcon’s Excellent Sound Insulation
15. Excellent sound insulation
16. Achieves 40db sound insulation for partition walls (100mm blocks)
17. Comfortably satisfies Part E Building Regulations
18. Achieves Part E compliance by pre-completion testing or robust details method
Celcon’s Fireproof
19. Fireproof
20. Fire resistant (100 mm walls, up to 2 hours if load-bearing, up to 4 hours if not
21. Class [O/A1] surface spread of flame
Celcon’s Fast to Build with
22. Fast to build with
23. Great productivity benefits from all Celcon products
24. Very fast wall construction using Thin-Joint
25. Even faster using Jumbo Plus blocks with Thin-Joint
26. Large format floor blocks are quick to lay
Celcon’s Versatile
27. Versatile
28. Accepts a wide range of finishes
29. Multi-purpose - use to build the entire dwelling
30. Adaptable for use in innovative designs
31. Easy to alter during or after the build process
Celcon’s User-Friendly
32. User-friendly
33. Easy to fix to
34. Can hold heavy fixings or loadings
35. Easy to work using simple hand tools
36. Maintenance-free
37. Easy to achieve airtight construction
38. Shrink-wrapped for protection and cleanliness
39. Delivered on pallets for easy movement and storage
Celcon’s Lightweight
40. Lightweight
41. Easily meets CDM requirements for manual handling
42. Easy to transport
43. Less than half the weight of the equivalent aggregate block
44. Reduces the building load in high rise construction
45. Enables wider spans in beam and block floors
Celcon’s Strong
46. Strong
47. Load-bearing
48. Suitable for foundations of houses and low-rise flats
49. Build up to 4 stories without a structural frame
50. Block strength from 2.8N/mm² to 10eN/mm²
Celcon’s Robust and Durable
51. Robust and Durable
52. Low wear and tear
53. Resists sulphate attack in foundations
54. Water-resistant
55. Frost-resistant
56. Does not rot or decay
57. Excellent impact (ballistic) resistance
Celcon’s Environmentally Friendly
58. Environmentally friendly
59. All factories are ISO 14001 compliant
60. Easy to cut, reducing on-site waste
61. Recyclable as aggregates
62. Made with pulverised fuel ash (a by-product of another industry)
Celcon’s Low Embodied Energy
63. Low embodied energy
64. Lightweight means more can be delivered at once, reducing journeys
65. Improves EcoHomes ratings
66. Most production waste material is recycled back into the manufacturing process
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