Made in England
What has Grimsby, Nottingham, Birmingham and Walsall all got in common ? Answer – They’re all home to the wonderful foundries that make our amazing castings and air bricks. Lets take a look at some of the creators at work …
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Dunster, Somerset – Architectural features and vents
Having made a visit to Dunster castle and village at the weekend we thought we’d share our “ventilation” snaps with you. This is of course Dunster in Somerset, not too far from Minehead in the North of Somerset . Despite being the end of January, it was a beautiful day and even on a Sunday […]
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Glasgow – City of Design and Industry
This week Amanda and Adrian took the opportunity to take a few days off and explore the fabulous city of Glasgow. Once renowned for it’s heavy industries, Glasgow has seen a big shift away from shipbuilding and is now more focused on digital technology, finance, service industry and of course tourism. If you do get […]
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New Foundries
The May shutdown gave us time to repair patterns, reacquaint ourselves with existing foundries and discover new ones. Even though all our castings are UK made, that still requires a fair bit of travelling as we have foundries stretching all the way from Edinburgh to Bristol. Here are some of the new ones we’ve discovered […]
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New Driveway
During the May shut down we not only visited foundries and recommissioned patterns but took the opportunity to get the builders in. One of the many tasks was to lay a new tarmac driveway after the pot holes became “beyond DIY” Here’s Birch Tarmacadam , a local North Devon company, putting the finishing touches to […]
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Listed Buildings – Is this Britain’s most listing, listed building?
Architects, if you have a nervous disposition – look away now ! Whilst out in Ludlow, Shropshire, England we couldn’t help but admire the stunning buildings that make up this beautiful market town, very close to the England/Wales border. Ludlow is renowned for it’s shops as well as its architecture and has a […]
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What colour is rust?
When we supply our bare metal cast iron air bricks they are a dull grey colour because they are kept in a dry, warm storage workshop. Obviously that’s the best way to store them so our customers get them looking there best, like the first day they were made . It also means if we […]
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Fascinating facts about Coal Hole Covers
Coal Covers ? Can they really be fascinating ? Well Jeremy Corbyn thinks so, let’s see why … 1. Coal hole covers are predominantly round – That’s to ensure, when the coal was delivered, the merchant couldn’t drop the cover down the hole (a square or rectangular cover can fall through) 2. Often, the […]
Read MoreHigh Rise Cities
A balance of modern and traditional architecture is thankfully the norm for many of our cities. All around the world, long established cities have nurtured their iconic period structures whilst encouraging modern designs and designers to fill in empty spaces and accommodate gaps in residential and commercial capacities. Bristol in England is fairly typical […]
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Ventilation – Preventing back draughts
Back draught occurs through extraction ventilator grilles and is caused by the wind blowing into the holes of the ventilation grille and into the building it serves. The holes are designed to allow moist air extracted from damp rooms such as kitchens and bathrooms via a fan and extracted outside. Unfortunately the very same holes […]
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