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Fullflow win the syphonic drainage contract on Liverpool's new National Museum
Fullflow has won the contract to manufacture, design and install a syphonic rainwater drainage system for the new National Museum of Liverpool. The £68m museum will be one of the world’s leading city museums, reflecting Liverpool’s global significance through its unique geography, history and culture. The new museum will be situated in a new landmark building on the Mann Island site at Pier Head. It will be at the core of the World Heritage Site on Liverpool’s famous waterfront.
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Posted on 20 November 2007
Doncaster Racecourse has a £32 million Refurbishment
Fullflow has recently completed the design, manufacturer and installation of a syphonic drainage system on the new grandstand and conference centre as part of the £32 million refurbishment of Doncaster Racecourse in South Yorkshire. Doncaster is one of the UK’s premier racecourses and the project has transformed the Grade 1 Yorkshire track into one of the most modern and impressive facilities in the country.
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Posted on 19 November 2007
Lok Ma Chau Terminus Features Fullflow Syphonic Drainage
Syphonic drainage specialists Fullflow designed, manufactured and supplied a syphonic drainage system for GELEC (HK) Limited who undertook the installation, for the new Lok Ma Chau Spur Line checkpoint and public transport interchange in Hong Kong. The new terminal lies on the Hong Kong side of the border crossing over the Shenzhen River which separates Hong Kong from China.
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Posted on 06 November 2007
Refurbished St Pancras Station Features Fullflow Syphonic & Gravity Systems
Fullflow has recently completed the design and installation of a combined syphonic and gravity rainwater system as part of the £600m refurbishment of the Grade 1 listed St Pancras Railway Station in central London. The contract was won by a consortium of four contractors; CORBER (Costain O’Rourke, Bachy & Emcor Rail) and was overseen by English Heritage. The Grade 1 listed building required meticulously accurate restoration making the project one of Fullflow’s most challenging to date.
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Posted on 29 October 2007
Fullflow syphonic drainage features on project short listed for 2007 RIBA Stirling Prize
The Savill Building, a project which features Fullflow syphonic drainage was short listed for the 2007 Stirling Prize on 26 July 2007. The prestigious award is bestowed to architects for the building that has made the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year.
Designed by Architects Glenn Howells the Savill Building within Windsor Great Park, London is a modern structure features an undulating leaf shaped roof, nearly 100m in length and constructed from larch and clad with green oak from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable sources from the Windsor Estate. The eco friendly building with its grid shell timber roof (the largest of its type in the UK) required a flexible drainage system which could remove rainwater efficiently from the roof without compromising the aesthetic appeal of the building. For further information click here.
The six short listed buildings are chosen from winners of RIBA National Awards and RIBA European Awards, and are visited in September by members of the Stirling Prize Jury. They reconvene on the day of the announcement in October to make the final decision by secret ballot.
In 2006 the RIBA Stirling Prize was won by Richard Rogers Architects for Terminal 4 at Madrid’s Barajas Airport, another building which features a syphonic drainage system designed, manufactured and installed by Fullflow. For further information click here.
The shortlist for 2007 is:
America’s Cup Building|
David Chipperfield Architects
Casa da Musica
OMA and Arup
Dresden Station Redevelopment
Foster and Partners
Museum of Modern Literature
David Chipperfield Architects
The Savill Building
Glenn Howells Architects
Young Vic Theatre
Haworth Tompkins Architects
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Posted on 18 September 2007
Fullflow win fourth RoSPA Health and Safety Award
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has awarded Fullflow Group with the Occupational Health and Safety Award for 2007.
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Posted on 21 August 2007
Fullflow CHAS accredited
Fullflow are accredited by the Contractor Health and Safety assessment scheme (CHAS). The scheme is available for use by any public and private sector organizations to use when shortlisting contractors, suppliers and consultants (companies) who apply to work for them. It provides information about the health and safety part of their application.
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Posted on 31 July 2007
Fullflow & Stormsaver team up to provide ‘one stop shop’ for syphonic drainage and rainwater harvesting solutions
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow, and rainwater harvesting experts Stormsaver, realise the importance of efficient drainage and rainwater harvesting. To ensure the customer receives the best quality, service, and experience; Fullflow and Stormsaver have formed a sole partnership to provide a single resource for syphonic drainage and rainwater harvesting solutions.
Fullflow’s syphonic drainage system is ideal for harvesting rainwater because fewer downpipes and underground chambers are required (compared to a conventional gravity drainage system). The reduction in downpipe quantity simplifies the process of rainwater collection and provides tangible cost savings with a reduction in material and on-site underground work
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Posted on 14 June 2007
New Tesco Distribution Depot to feature Fullflow Syphonic Drainage
Fullflow have won the contract to design, manufacture and install syphonic drainage systems for Tesco’s new distribution centre at Centreport in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Posted on 10 May 2007
Fullflow provide syphonic knowledge for Stroud College
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow has recently completed the design, manufacture, and installation of a syphonic drainage system for the new college building at Stroud College in Gloucestershire.
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Posted on 24 April 2007
Building Project of the Year Awards: Savill Garden Visitor Centre
This year, for the first time, the Building Awards included the Building Project of the Year, for the best completed scheme. The Savill Garden visitor centre was voted runner up in the recent poll. Fullflow completed the design, manufacture and installation of a syphonic drainage system for the stunning visitor centre in the summer of 2006. For further information on the awards visit www.building.co.uk
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Posted on 23 April 2007
Distribution centre contract win for Fullflow
Fullflow win contract to design, manufacture and install syphonic drainage systems for the new 329,700 sq ft (30,630 sq m) distribution centre at G.Park Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
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Posted on 19 February 2007
Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre will feature Fullflow syphonic drainage systems.
The £146m Arena and Convention Centre comprises a 10,000 capacity Arena; an auditorium with a capacity of 1,350; a multi-purpose hall of 3,600 sq metres; a total exhibition capacity of 7,000 sq metres; and 18 additional meeting rooms.
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Posted on 17 November 2006
Brand New Literature Available From September 2006
In September syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow will be launching a brand new range of literature, designed to provide clear and concise understanding of Fullflow syphonic drainage.
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Posted on 21 August 2006
Fullflow Win Syphonic Drainage Contract For Partick Interchange
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow has won the contract to design, manufacture and install syphonic drainage systems to the new purpose-built interchange facility for Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT), Partick, Scotland.
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Posted on 18 July 2006
The Qube, 90 Whitfield Street, London will feature a syphonic drainage system by Fullflow.
Fullflow has won the contract to design, manufacture and install a syphonic drainage system on this £36 million landmark development. Comprising of 9,290 sq m of office accommodation arranged around a central atrium over five floors. There is an additional 929 sq m of ground floor retail accommodation fronting Tottenham Court Road and 7 two bedroom luxury apartments facing Whitfield Street. Completion is expected mid 2007.
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Posted on 10 July 2006
Fullflow win syphonic drainage contract for Huntingdon Combined Justice building
Fullflow have won the contract to design, manufacture and install syphonic drainage systems for the new Combined Justice Building in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. This project is part of a large redvelopment and refurbishment of Huntingdon Town Centre.
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Posted on 07 July 2006
New Terminal at Barajas Airport Features Fullflow Syphonic Drainage System
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow is proud to have installed its syphonic system to the stunning new Terminal 4 at Madrid’s Barajas Airport, which was officially opened on the 4th of February 2006.
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Posted on 03 April 2006
Three of the top six “UK’s Most Loved Modern Buildings” Feature Fullflow Syphonic Drainage Systems
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow is proud to have completed installations on three of the top six most loved modern buildings in the UK identified through a recent survey carried out by YouGov for Constructionskills.
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Posted on 11 January 2006
Syphonic Drainage Specialists Fullflow Demonstrate Control of Pipework Snaking
A recent research project by roof drainage specialist Fullflow demonstrates how the company addressed the problem of pipe expansion: epitomizing its innovative approach to the fundamental problem of water drainage.
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Posted on 01 December 2005
Fullflow Providing More RIBA Approved CPD Than Ever Before!
World leading rainwater management specialist Fullflow Group Ltd is now hosting more seminars than ever throughout the UK.
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Posted on 01 December 2005
Fullflow awarded prestigious Health and Safety Award for third year running
Leading rainwater management specialists Fullflow Group Limited have won a prestigious health and safety award for the third year running. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) have awarded the Fullflow Group with the Occupational Health and Safety Award for 2003.
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Posted on 20 July 2003