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Established in 1830, Thomas Armstrong has over 180 years of expertise and growth in construction services and the manufacture of quality building products. Products include aggregates concrete...

Beam and Block Floor Systems

Article - 15 Jun 2006

Celcon blocks can be used as the infill material for conventional beam and block floors in dwellings at both ground and upper floor levels.

Cavity Walls: U Values (W/m2k) for Fully Filled Cavity Walls Constructed Using Outer Leaf Render On

Article - 11 Sep 2006

This article discusses the outer and inner leaf brickwork of aircrete blocks.

Cavity Walls: U Values (W/m2k) for Fully Filled Cavity Walls Constructed Using Rendered Outer Leaf 1

Article - 10 Sep 2006

This article discusses the outer and inner leaf brickwork of aircrete blocks.

Superior Sound Insulation and Acoustic Performance

Article - 19 Jul 2006

Test data has proved that a wall constructed from Celcon aircrete blocks can match the acoustic performance of brick and aggregate block masonry walls.

Foundations – Cost and Time Benefits of Using Aircrete Foundations

Article - 14 Jul 2006

By using Celcon Foundation Blocks up to 12% can be saved on the cost of foundations per house.

Concrete Success for Brand & Rae's Green Glass Trials

News - 12 Apr 2006

A Scottish company has found the concrete evidence it was looking for after successful trials showed recycled glass could replace primary aggregates in the manufacture of higher value blocks....

When walls have ears

Article - 22 Dec 2003

Following government announcements in 2001 for the compulsory acoustic testing of all new dwellings with party walls or floors, the house building industry proposed an alternative. Topic

Masonry walls and beam-and-block floors: U-values and building regulations

Article - 5 Mar 2004

This Digest explains how the requirements of the building regulations for conservation of fuel and power may be satisfied using aggregate concrete blocks. Technical Brief.

BS EN 772-2:1998-Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of percentage area of voids in ...

Article - 5 Dec 2003

British Standard - BSI Summary and Reference.

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