‘Cheap, light and fireproof’ came the cry of terracotta in the 19th century, making it a popular choice amongst architects who wanted architectural expression with a promise of durability. Literally meaning “fired earth”, architectural…
Fusing art with architecture, the design has been influenced by the ‘dazzle’ camouflage of the First World War and ideas from Cubist and Futurist paintings. A feat of modern engineering, the Greenwich Peninsula Energy Centre…
We’re proud to announce that Sotech’s David Swithenbank will be running in the TRUMPF sixth annual half marathon. The race, which takes place on 25th June in Stuttgart, is hosted by one of our…
BIM is a technological advancement set to revolutionise the construction industry. Here, we explore BIM, the benefits it can provide and how it will affect architects, installers and manufacturers alike. We interviewed Mohamadreza Jenaban (Mo),…
5 Reasons to Use Rainscreen Cladding in 2017 By now, we’re all more than familiar with the basic premise of rainscreen cladding. Its core (practical) function is to provide an exterior surface – a cladding…
Sotech Bespoke Secret Fix rainscreen was selected for Bath Road in Slough. To accommodate the architects vision of a modern and clean crisp look to the building while giving sizes that are robust and create…
Hyde Park Hayes is a modern business park located in West London office market area. The five-story building contains 13880sqm of office floor space, together with 140 car parking spaces at surface and basement area.…
Sotech provided over 2000sqm of Aluminium Rainscreen for Sheffield University new multi-story carpark. The scheme included Sotech Optima IPC interlocking plank in an anodized finish and Optima FC Secret Fix Rainscreen and bespoke perforated panels…
Fantastic wear it pink day in the Sotech office a few weeks ago. We raised over £300 to support breast cancer research by wearing pink for the day. Team member, Gary Wheatley, even agreed to…
The number of towers being proposed and developed in London and the UK continues to grow. In fact, a new report published in March 2016 by New London Architecture and GLHearn shows that an additional…
Corten is a material that is continuing to grow in popularity. In this article, we want to share the science, history and application of corten as a rainscreen cladding material with you. The science: Corten…
**New footage released August 2016 Sotech has produced 1300sqm Larson ACM Anodic Brushed and Ral: 6018 for X1 Developments in Manchester. Click play to see stunning arial views of the building in progress, through X1…
Sotech were engaged by Charles Henshaw to produce over 1600 square meters of rainscreen cladding for Statoil’s (the Norwegian oil and gas major) new 60,000 square foot HQ located on the Prime Four Business Park…
Sotech were engaged by Charles Henshaw to produce over 2000 square meters of rainscreen cladding for the new OneSubsea building in Aberdeen. OneSubsea is the world’s leading provider of flow equipment products, systems and services…
Sotech were engaged by Keyclad to produce over 2000 square meters of rainscreen cladding for St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow, an outstanding new development comprising 172,000 sq ft of exceptional Grade A office space with panoramic…
Keen to explore the benefits of Optima XPC? Optima XPC is a complete secretly fixed extruded aluminium plank rainscreen system that has set flat face modules of 150mm, 200mm, 225mm, and 250mm as well as…
First Street is a new development in the heart of Manchester city centre, with a range of culture, leisure, retail and commercial spaces coming together to create a vibrant new community in this thriving area…
Sotech – a leading manufacturer of rainscreen cladding systems – has launched two rainscreen cladding systems: ‘Optima LZ, Low Zone Cladding’ and ‘Optima HC, Horizontal Cladding’ with full system design drawings. The rainsceen systems have been developed…
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