When high art meets construction
In 2019, Operations Manager, Tony Norton, was drawn to a striking piece of artwork in London’s Regent’s Park named ONE Through ZERO. Images © Morgan Art Foundation Ltd. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, DACS,…
Sotech Launch Leading Alternative to Terracotta Rainscreen
National based rainscreen cladding company, Sotech, has today unveiled their innovative alternative to terracotta cladding: The Optima XTR Contour range. “This is a real breakthrough for our technical and engineering teams”, said Jamie Smith…
Past, Future & Beyond – A Huge Success!
Thursday 4th November saw architects, installers and industry experts descend on London’s striking Building Centre in Bloomsbury to experience the latest and greatest in rainscreen façade design and safety. Organised by North-East based rainscreen cladding…
Sotech Welcome Regional Specification Manager for the North
The Sotech team is delighted to welcome Samantha Porter who has joined the business as Regional Specification Manager for the North. Working alongside installers and architects, Sam will provide technical support, complete NBS specifications and…
Innovative Present, Future & Beyond Event
Leading rainscreen cladding manufacturer Sotech invites architects across the country to join their team and a panel of faCade industry experts at a jam packed half day event in the Building Centre in London on…
How CWCT Testing is Standardising Rainscreen Cladding Performance in 2021
In today’s Sotechnical Insights, we’re breaking down CWCT testing to help you understand what exactly is tested and why this testing helps us to improve the quality of rainscreen cladding on buildings, making them safer…
Hilti and Sotech Form New Rainscreen Cladding Partnership
Earlier this year, UK rainscreen cladding specialist Sotech and the international engineering company Hilti confirmed a new partnership to provide a more complete offering to architects, contractors and installers specifying rainscreen cladding across the UK.…
3D Modelling Central to Engineering Process at Rainscreen Cladding Company Sotech
This month sees Mohammadreza Jenaban and Amy Burns promoted to Technical Lead and 3D Model Coordinator respectively, following a huge focus on the Technical Team at Sotech. We caught up with Mo and Amy to…
Understanding fire testing: BS 8414, BR 135 and BS 9414
What is BS 8414? BS 8414 – is a large-scale system test that mimics a fire breaking out of a window and exposing a cladding system to a severe fire. It does not test the…
In Focus: Anodising Aluminium Rainscreen Cladding Panels
Specifying Anodised aluminium in the rainscreen sector: the environmentally responsible choice? A special thanks to Andrew Robinson at United Anodisers and Remco Baartmans at Alumet for contributing to this expert article. As building designs become…
Whitechapel regeneration – a competitive destination for shopping, culture and education in the capital.
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…
Sotech welcomed into Considerate Constructors Scheme
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…
Panda sculpture completes the design of Sheffield’s New Era Square
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…
LESS CARBON, LESS ENERGY AND LESS MONEY SPENT
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…
‘BEST USE OF ALUMINIUM’ AWARD FOR CTAR LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY
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…
Sotech launches unique secret fix rainscreen with sharp-edged appearance
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…
Sotech welcomes Regional Specification Manager Simran Thiara
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…
Bath Court, Birmingham
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…
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