Sotech welcomes new business apprentice to the team
Sotech has continued its commitment to hiring apprentices by inviting level three Business and Administration apprentice Ellie-Mae Flint to join the team. Ellie, who achieved her level three apprenticeship with Profound services, joins the Sotech…
Houghton Primary Health Centre
The building, which has become the first healthcare project to be awarded a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, and was recently awarded the title of Best Healthcare Building in the UK, brings together a combination of social…
Staffordshire University Science & Technology Centre
Sotech provided Optima FC Secret Fix rainscreen cladding on this new £30 million BREEAM Excellent Staffordshire University Science & Technology Centre designed by Sheppard Robson, features a first for Sotech. Finished in anodised aluminium, the…
First Street, Manchester
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…
The Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC)
We’re extremely proud to have been part of the revolutionary MCRC project, a brand new, purpose-built, world class medical research facility in Manchester. We worked with architects Wilson Mason, installers FK Group and main contractor…
St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow
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…
Aker Solutions, AIBP, Aberdeen
Sotech were engaged by Charles Henshaw to produce 2200 square meters of bespoke glazed in traypanels for the new Aker Solutions building on Aberdeen International Business Park (AIBP), which occupies the premier out of town…
Cubist Effect Created by Sotech Perforated Rainscreen Panels for new Greenwich Energy Centre (Optic Cloak), London
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…
Miles and Miles of Support: the Stuttgart Half Marathon
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…
What is BIM? A Q&A with Sotech
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),…
Rainscreen Cladding – Not Just for A Rainy Day
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 Selected for Bath Road in Slough.
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…
Sotech Optima FC Rainscreen selected for Hyde Park Hayes in West London
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.…
A Close Shave! Sotech Raise over £300 on Wear It Pink Day
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…
On the Rise – Why High Rise Buildings Are So Popular?
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 – The Architect’s Choice (Science, History and Application of Corten in Rainscreen Cladding)
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 Drone Footage of X1 Development Featuring Larson ACM Released
**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…