3,500m2 of Optima FC in 3mm Aluminium PPC Axalta Anodic Bronze has been used in the stunning completion of student accommodation on Bingley Street. Known as The Refinery, the 9, 10 and 11-storey scheme designed by award winning AHR…
Sotech has provided around 1600m2 of 3.0mm Aluminium 3103 Grade & 80x40x3mm in Extruded Box Sections for the regeneration of Whitechapel in London. The ninety million pound mixed-use scheme, which includes a high proportion of…
Rainscreen cladding manufacturer Sotech joins the Considerate Constructors Scheme amidst difficult working practices caused by Covid-19. What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme? The Scheme, founded to raise standards in the construction industry, is a mark…
The rooftop installation of a four metre, 1,350kg panda sculpture completes the design of New Era Square in Sheffield. The joyful four-metre installation, which is widely visible to Sheffield’s public when approaching from the city…
IS THIS THE FUTURE OF BIM IN THE RAINSCREEN CLADDING INDUSTRY? BIM can be used to design and document entire buildings including the full infrastructural designs. Every single detail can be modelled in BIM, right…
6500sqm of Optima FC in Cor-Ten weathered steel rainscreen panels have been used in the state-of-the-art student accommodation on River Street. As described by Architect Simpson Haugh, the student accommodation comprises three distinct volumes: a…
5500/m2 of Optima TFC in solid Aluminium PPC and around 1000m2 of 2.0mm Aluminium 1050 Grade & 3.0mm Aluminium 1050 Grade have been used in the construction of Sheffield’s New Era Square, a £66 million…
9,500m2 of Optima FC in 3mm Aluminium PPC (Axalta) RAL 7047 Matt has been used in the completion of Unite White Rose in Leeds. Optima FC was chosen as a secret fix rainscreen cladding solution…
BEST USE OF ALUMINIUM – FACADE AWARDS UK 2020 The Sotech team cheered via conference when its name was announced by category sponsor Ruukki – winners of the Best Use of a Rainscreen System Using Aluminium category, for their…
3,500/m2 of Aluminium J57S Grade Anodised in UNITED ANODISERS Regency Gold 3 has been used in Glasgow’s Queen Street Station; a station expected to see a 40% increase in users by 2030. The Optima Through…
The expert manufacturing team at Sotech have once again been first to market with an innovation in rainscreen cladding – a brand new system that was developed during lockdown. In a departure from a traditional…
The Sotech team is delighted to welcome Simran Thiara who has joined the business full time as Regional Specification Manager for the South. Having worked in the building envelope space for over eight years, Simran…
2,500/m2 of Extruded Aluminium 6063 T6 Grade has been used in the production of bespoke extrusions for the brand new 435 bed Bath Court student accommodation scheme in Birmingham. This has been a fascinating project…
Anodising is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. That’s what made anodised aluminium the perfect choice in the construction of Oman…
Optima TFC & Specialist Pressings in 3.0mm Aluminium J57S Grade, Anodised in united anodisers Anolok 541 were selected for the new Oman air traffic control centre in Oman. Optima TFC, Sotech’s through fixed cassette rainscreen…
Sotech enhanced Optima rainscreen cladding systems meet the requirements of new CWCT Technical Fire Guidance due to their new and improved mechanical fixings, which replace all use of potentially combustible adhesive fixings. In June 2020,…
Sotech has announced the opening of their brand-new showroom in The Building Centre in Bloomsbury London. Stocked with samples of their market leading rainscreen cladding solutions and a range of materials and finishes available, the…
Last month saw us celebrate 38 years in business! To celebrate, we wanted to look back at a few stand out projects that got us here. There are so many more to share so we’ll…
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