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May 09 2013
Where once the brief for a new animal enclosure might have focused on creating an architectural masterpiece, today thankfully, times have moved on and as you would expect the primary focus is animal welfare. For ZSL London Zoo’s new flagship Sumatran tiger enclosure, conservation of this criticall...
Jan 30 2013
You will often find us waxing lyrical about the cost effectiveness and budget saving advantages of tensile fabric – and with our newly announced PSBP off-the-peg sports hall initiative with Sprung Structures, our monthly blog theme simply had to be ‘Affordable Structures'....
Jan 25 2013
We spoke to Grant Feast of Sprung Structures UK about the UK’s receptiveness to innovative tensile structures, including the standardised off-the-peg sports halls recently announced by Base and Sprung....
Jan 25 2013
We asked Grant Feast of Sprung Structures UK to tell us a little more about Sprung Structures (our new partner) revealing some fascinating insights thanks to 50 years of R&D and military grade prototyping. There is certainly more than meets the eye here!...
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A. We offer a one-stop shop - from design, manufacture, installation and through to after sales maintenance support.
A. This will depend on the materials used. So 35-40 years if you specify a PTFE or silicon coated glass cloth - otherwise 15-20 years for PVC-coated polyester fabrics. The rest of the steel frame and cables will be good for 50 years.
A. Every structure we design satisfies the British Standard Codes for wind and snow loading (BS 6399 parts 2 & 3).
A. Tensile Fabric structures are probably the most efficient method of achieving long span enclosures. Compared to conventional steel frame and glass alternatives the embodied energy is significantly less.
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