Case Studies
AF/ArmaFlex insulation installed in Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Studio, Leadenhall Building
Located on the 14th floor of the Leadenhall Building, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners studio accommodates all of its staff on one floor. The fit-out design was undertaken in-house and the structure of the soffit and ducting is exposed to give a greater sense of space and height. The smooth black surface of the ArmaFlex insulation is also left exposed as an integral part of the building services.
Royal Wharf Development, Phase 1
Located in the Royal Docks in East London, Royal Wharf is a regeneration project developing a 40-acre site on the banks of the River Thames. The mixed use scheme is a joint development by Oxley International Holdings and Ballymore, incorporating luxury appartments, town houses, retail and business space, restaurants and bars. The new neighbourhood is one of the last remaining sites for a new town to be developed within London.
ArmaFlex and Arma-Chek supplied on the Halley VI Antarctic Research Station
The Halley Research Station, run by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is built on the Brunt Ice Shelf floating on the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. With snow, ice, gale-force winds and temperatures at -55 °C – conditions can hardly get tougher. A crack along the ice-shelf meant the station had to be moved 23 km across the ice and as part of the re-location new pipework is being insulated with ArmaFlex and Arma-Chek to prevent pipes from freezing.
Sunseeker International intalls AF/ArmaFlex Class O tubes and ArmaFix AF and X pipe supports on all Cruisers and Yachts.
Sunseeker International is a British luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Every Sunseeker is the result of an uncompromising and unmatched approach to design, craftsmanship and performance. Manufactured in Poole and available from 40 – 155 feet, the Sunseeker range constantly set new standards and benchmarks. Never settling for second best, Sunseeker installed AF/ArmaFlex Class O tubes and ArmaFix AF and X pipe supports on all Cruisers and Yachts for the various types of air conditioning and chilled water systems fitted.
ArmaFlex Duct installed on 3M factory extension project in Newton Aycliffe
As part of a multi-million pound investment in new production lines at 3M's state of the art personal protection and safety mask production facility, a new 4,000 sq m extension was built. The extension project in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham required insulation of the new air handling and HVAC system and the work was undertaken by local contractor Tees Group. In collaboration with the mechanical services engineers, they chose to use the ArmaFlex Duct insulation system.
AF/ArmaFlex and ArmaFix AF in the Hilton Schiphol Hotel
If the hotel industry awarded stars for the insulation concept, the new Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Hotel would certainly have deserved a fifth star. The impressive building complex relies on the tried-and-tested combination of AF/ArmaFlex and ArmaFix AF and the insulation work was carried out under the ArmaFlex System Warranty.
Arma-Chek Silver in the world’s largest lyocell plant
Austrian Vöcklabruck district is the site of Europe’s biggest ever Arma-Chek project