FASTCLAD
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS LTD
FASTCLAD BUILDING, GRANITE CLOSE
ENDERBY
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE LE19 4AE
Tel: 0116 272 5133
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Suppliers of: Brick Slip Rainscreen Cladding Systems, Brick Slips, Brick Panels, Brick Cladding
FASTCLAD BRICK SLIP CLADDING SYSTEM & BRICK FABRICATIONS
Advanced Construction Systems Ltd (ACS), is a leading manufacturer of innovative building products which have been developed in response to the increasing demands for modern methods of construction.
Specialists in brick cutting and fabrication, the company manufactures the FastClad Brick Slip Systems alongside masonry and fabrication operations.
Our professional team will work with you to identify the optimum solution for your project, be it architectural brick features, brick faced balconies, soffits or cladding for a whole building envelope.
Our FastClad products come in two options:
- FastClad for low rise applications
- FastClad A2 for unrestricted use over 18m, including residential, hospitals, student accommodation and care homes.
Fully BBA Certified for your confidence and with a 20 year pedigree, FastClad is the first choice for brick cladding systems.
FastClad for low rise applications:
FastClad can be used unrestrictedly below 18m in England and Wales and below 11m in Scotland, plus on certain projects over 18m where Building Regulations allow. FastClad has been manufactured and installed since 1999 and possess a Classification of Reaction of Fire Performance of B,s1-d0.
The FastClad systems are proven prefabricated brick slip cladding solutions, enabling external and internal masonry to be assembled with speed and efficiency, without the need for specialist tradesmen. Standard FastClad use is for developments below 18m in England and Wales, plus below 11m in Scotland. Suitable for both new-build and refurbishment, FastClad can be manufactured from most types of brick and can also incorporate other types of masonry. It can create an exciting individualistic finish or blend seamlessly with existing facades. It is factory finished, packaged and delivered to site ready for installation, which can take place in most weather conditions.
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Standard FastClad is classified B- s1, d0 for Reaction to Fire.
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Use is restricted to below 18m on certain projects.
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Hard and Soft Body Impact suitable for public areas.
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Installed on timber or steel support structures.
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Overall Thickness generally 32mm.
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Installed system weight typically 53kg/m2 pointed.
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FastClad B has been assessed to have a minimum 60 year service life.
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Thermal Conductivity 0.26w/mk
FastClad A2 for construction above 18m:
FastClad A2 can be used unrestrictedly above 18m, having been developed and tested to meet the latest fire regulations possessing a classification of reaction to fire performance of A2, s1-d0.
FastClad A2 offers a solution for full envelope brick cladding to residential units, care homes, hospitals, student accommodation and dormitories over 18m. Lightweight factory fitted real brick facades for offsite volumetric or panelised modern methods of construction. Real brick soffits with the confidence of BBA Certification and an experienced team of engineers. The ability to reduce loads in cantilevered situations such as balconies gives designers the freedom to incorporate brickwork without heavy engineering. Adding floors to existing buildings is a highly economic solution to adding value and floorspace without compromising the buildings aesthetic. Forming complicated and non structural brickwork features without the need of skilled labour.
Suitable for both new-build and refurbishment, FastClad can be manufactured from most types of brick and can also incorporate other types of masonry. It can create an exciting individualistic finish or blend seamlessly with existing facades. It is factory finished, packaged and delivered to site ready for installation, which can take place in most weather conditions.
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FastClad A2 is classified A2- s1, d0 for Reaction to Fire.
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Meets Building regulations for use over 18m.
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Hard and Soft Body Impact suitable for public areas.
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Installed on steel support structures.
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Suitable for use up to 42m anywhere in the UK.
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Overall Thickness nominally 32mm
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Installed system weight typically 53kg/m2 pointed.
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FastClad A2 has been assessed to have a minimum 60 year service life.
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Thermal Conductivity 0.19W/mK.
Further Technical Information is available to download from the BPi download library or from the Manufacturer’s own website.
Helping our employees to improve their prospects is key to our business
It became apparent that some of our employees were not being able to reach there full potential within the work environment because their ability to express themselves in a second language was masking their abilities.
With this in mind we decided to employ an external teacher to come once a week to our factory and give two hours of English language lessons to those employees who thought it would be of benefit.
After sixteen weeks the improvements have been obvious and we believe that this will give a significant boost to the employees prospects as well as improving ACS FastClad as a business
FastClad Traditional Brick for a Modern Aesthetic
Hillside Gardens in Lambeth
FastClad was introduced to this project by EH Smith Clay Products as the best solution for processing the First Quality Facing bricks, which were critical for meeting the planning conditions, to provide a real brick faced rainscreen with a BBA Certified minimum design life of 60 years.
The mission was to construct affordable housing on a difficult to access site and to demonstrate that social housing that has not been traditionally built looks as good, if not better, than traditionally built private developments.
Taking the external skin off the critical path of the build, delivering the equivalent of 1,200 bricks on one pallet (as opposed to three packs of brick) to save site compound space and being able to strip the full scaffold to install the FastClad off mobile towers freeing up the site for other trades, are just some of the benefits of moving away from a full masonry build up.
