 Cladding, whether in lightweight materials or concrete is a highly specialised business, and the ways of attaching cladding to a structure are of paramount importance. Connection methods must be suited to the situation and provide safe, smart solutions. Efficient details mean a smooth site operation and long term performance. Poor details can lead to higher than normal tender prices being received to cover potential risks and slow progress on site. In extreme cases progress may be halted whilst whole-scale changes are made. If the project has already started on site then these delays can be extremely costly. Inefficient details mean more risk of bad fitting, leakage and potential damage to the fabric of the building.
J&P Connect can work closely with, or as a full member of, the design team to develop structurally efficient and cost effective principles. J&P’s parent companies are leading European and Worldwide suppliers of fixing systems with histories going back hundreds of years. J&P Connect can draw on these huge resources to ensure the right solution is provided in the right location.
Sophisticated modelling and drafting techniques are available to ensure that solutions are compatible with the requirements of other elements of the structure. This avoids unplanned clashes on site, requiring costly alterations.
Our involvement at the development stage can ensure that details are user friendly to cladding suppliers. This in turn leads to lower tender costs and fewer requests for changes to be made.
As ever, expert input is highly cost-effective further down the line. J&P have built up the correct expertise over 30 years of involvement with an extensive record of successful projects behind them. |
