PVC-U chosen over cedar
25th October 2016

North-East property company Linthorpe Developments is rejuvenating a 26-year-old office block in Middlesbrough using embossed pearl grey PVC-U cladding from DEEPLAS, manufacturer and supplier of calcium organic PVC-U roofline products and building plastics.

The property is being transformed into the Cleveland Business Centre, a serviced office space for up to 55 start-ups and expanding enterprises.

Linthorpe founder and managing director Geoff Hogg said: “The architects would have liked cedar cladding but maintenance would have been an issue because cedar goes silver over time and I don’t want to have to have the cladding treated every five years.

“Embossed cladding achieves a similar appearance but won’t lose colour. Also cedar would have been supported on tanalised laths which can ultimately rot, whereas Deeplas cladding uses plastic battens that won’t”.

Some 140 pearl grey embossed double planks, measuring 6m x 300mm, have been installed as columns and will be set off by 600mm deep horizontal bands of fluorescent green cladding.

Deeplas Building Products Director, Hazel Verschuere, said: “This is an imaginative example of how cladding can help transform a building into something of architectural and aesthetic merit, giving it a contemporary look and feel that will no doubt appeal to local businesses looking for office space.”

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