CONSTRUCTION GIANT GEARS UP FOR ECOBUILD Stand number 2365

Saint-Gobain - the leading international construction materials company - is to have a major presence at Ecobuild 2009, with its UK manufacturing businesses exhibiting more than 70 innovative products under the core themes of energy efficiency, comfort and aesthetics, safety and security.

The Saint-Gobain stand will feature a refurbishment area, plus a ‘quiet room’ where visitors to the exhibition can escape for a few moments of peace and calm. This room is built from a range of innovative products from Saint-Gobain companies including APR 1200 acoustic wall insulation from Isover, Combison™ Uno Ds acoustic ceiling tiles from Ecophon, Gyproc SoundBloc plasterboard and GypWall QUIET acoustic wall separating system from British Gypsum and SGG STADIP SILENCE® laminated safety glass from Saint-Gobain Glass.

The refurbishment area will showcase a variety of products which can be used to improve the environmental performance of existing buildings including weber.pral M render from Weber, Isover’s Walltherm cavity wall insulation and Vario climate membrane system, SGG Diamant glass and SGG CLIMAPLUS COMFORT+ units from Solaglas. In addition, the stand will feature pods dedicated to energy efficiency, comfort and aesthetics, and safety and security. Each pod will feature the latest products in these key areas including the GripTop™ access cover from Saint-Gobain PAM, designed to significantly improve road safety for cyclists and motorcyclists.

Ecobuild’s extensive seminar programme will feature experts from Saint-Gobain companies including Isover’s key accounts manager, David Burton, on ‘Insulation upgrade systems’ (4 March, 12.05 – 12.30) and head of innovation, Gerry Mitchell, who will present ‘Lessons from Europe’ as part of the ‘Insulate don’t generate’ seminar series (5 March, 15.05 – 15.25). Marketing manager for Weber, Mark Weaver, will speak on ‘Hard to treat homes: insulating and revitalising solid wall properties,’ (4 March, 17.05 – 17.30) while Matthew Kershaw from Solaglas Sealed Units and Matthew Kirby from Solaglas will be conducting a seminar entitled ‘Glazing, a specifier’s guide’ (3 March, 15.20 – 15.45).

With an annual R&D budget of more than £316-million, Saint-Gobain leads the world in the design, production and distribution of materials for the construction industry developing innovative materials, products and technologies to deliver sustainable construction.

Saint-Gobain manufacturing companies British Gypsum, Saint-Gobain Glass UK, Isover, Weber, Saint-Gobain PAM, Solaglas and Ecophon are to have a significant presence on the Group stand while Jewson, part of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution, is to have its own exhibition stand featuring the Timber Group and sustainable building solutions brand, Greenworks.

Displayed products will include the very latest photovoltaic panels for the generation of solar power; the Vario climate membrane system – the world’s most advanced solution for the management of interstitial moisture in timber construction; GypWall EXTREME, a new partitioning system which gives performance above and beyond BS5234 Severe Duty; ‘Ultimate U Protect’, new generation mineral wool insulation that combines top-level fire resistance, low weight and easy handling; Solaglas’ EcoClear®, a range of high performance, energy efficient double glazed units incorporating SGG PLANITHERM®, designed specifically to achieve A, B and C BFRC Window Energy Ratings (WERs); weber.cem HB30, which is being extensively applied to social housing accommodation on the Springfield Estate in Stockwell, in the South East London Borough of Lambeth, as part of an extensive regeneration scheme, and SGG COOL-LITE® SKN, highly selective, combined solar control and low-emissivity glazing products.

For more information about Saint-Gobain’s presence at Ecobuild, please visit www.ecobuild.saint-gobain.co.uk.