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Illuminating your reception area with Aluminium Desk Fascias

28 October 2010

The first thing clients and potential customers see when they walk in the building is the reception area. This is your opportunity is to make an amazing first impression. GA shows how you can use Aluminium Desk Fascias to make your business reception area shine!

Aluminium reception desk fascias

You can carefully design your reception area to be functional, professional and stylish. Various design elements such as colour, materials, layout and branding can make a statement about the culture and values of your company. Ensure that your reception area creates the perfect impression by taking the time to thoroughly plan each detail of this important aspect of your office space.

When it comes to appearances, aluminium can certainly be finished in style with a number of different effects. Also, depending on the application, aluminium is often used in its natural state.

For many uses aluminium looks great in mill or anodised finish. There are occasions however when a colourful alternative may be required and that’s where GA’s ‘Spectra Bond’ powder coating (available in RAL colours) comes into its own.

Anodised aluminium provides an attractive matt metallic easy to maintain effect that will normally last for many years. The anodic film is extremely durable, corrosion resistant and light-fast. The anodising process interacts with the surface of the aluminium. For this reason it is important that a suitable aluminium alloy is selected, together with the surface finish being in good condition.

For inspiration check out our reception desk fascias area.

Reception Desk Videos:

RD 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodingaluminium/4678296802/in/set-72157624097470483/

RD1 Double Folded Trays with GA Ver T Fix System

RD 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodingaluminium/4678311686/in/set-72157624097470483/

RD2 Double Folded Trays with GA Ver T Fix and Shadow Gaps

RD 3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodingaluminium/4677670317/in/set-72157624097470483/

RD3 Single Folded Trays with GA Panel-Fix

RD 4 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodingaluminium/4677675515/in/set-72157624097470483/

RD4 Panels with GA Posi-Grip Instant Access Framing

RD 5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/goodingaluminium/4678308206/in/set-72157624097470483/

RD5 Panels with GA Posi-Grip Instant Access Framing and Spacers.

Made to Measure Panels. It’s so easy, provide the checklist information and we’ll deliver to site ready for fixing.

Factory made panels to your dimensions
Choice of perforated, plain and patterned designs
Select from anodised, powder coated, satin brushed and mill finishes
Any number of panels

Aluminium Panels Case Study – Noodle Street Restaurant

20 October 2010

Project: Noodle Street Restaurant

Location: Docklands, London

Product: Ver-T-Fix panel system – Anodised Aluminium Panels

Finish: Smooth Matt

Project Background

Noodle Street restaurant, based in the popular Docklands area, London went through a refurbishment earlier this year which resulted in a brand new seating and bar area. Gooding Aluminium’s anodised Ver-T-Fix panel system was used to clad the bar/counter feature in this contemporary eating establishment. The restaurant has taken on a heady gastronomic challenge: to expand the principally Chinese-based menu, now speckled with speciality dishes from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia.

The restaurant’s owner explained that he has found his way through this Asian maze by employing several chefs with strengths in each area.

Project Solutions

The relatively neutral appearance of the new bar counter marries entirely with the surrounding seating area. The secret fixed silky smooth minimalist style matt anodised aluminium panels have been used to offset some of the stronger colours and decorative features within the eatery.

Bar/Counter fascias are just one of the many aluminium products that Gooding Aluminium fabricates for the interiors sector.

Natural Anodised Aluminium provides an attractive matt metallic easy to maintain effect that will normally last for many years. The anodic film is extremely durable, corrosion resistant and light-fast. The anodising process interacts with the surface of the aluminium. For this reason it is important that a suitable aluminium alloy is selected, together with the surface finish being in good condition.

About Anodised Aluminium

Most of our aluminium is kept in anodising grade suitable for processing, and we also stock pre-anodised ‘GA Ano-Sil’ items, ready for immediate dispatch.
Further information can be obtained from visiting our website: www.goodingalum.com

Aluminium awareness information

Key Facts:

Aluminium is great for incorporating into environmentally sensitive applications, such as this one.
Environmentally friendly aluminium is the only recyclable material that more than pays for it’s own re-cycling costs!
Re-cycling aluminium into new forms only requires 5% of the energy that originally produced it.
All manufactured aluminium is effectively a stored energy bank for future generations.
Aluminium is only 1/3rd the weight of steel.
Aluminium’s surface has a self generating and repairing oxide coating which makes it corrosion resistant and therefore less expensive to maintain than steel and other corrodible metals.

For more information about bespoke or ready made aluminium products, visit our main site at www.goodingalum.com

Case Study – Pimlico Academy Auditorium

11 October 2010

Project: Pimlico Academy – Auditorium

Location: Westminster, London

Product: Perforated Aluminium Wall Cladding Panels

Material: Pattern GA PPS252

Finish: GA Ano-Sil Anodised

Specifier: Architecture PLB

Client: Westminster City Council

Project Background:

Pimlico Academy is a Visual and Performing Arts College based in Westminster, London. Pimlico benefitted from the £152million BSF (Building Schools for the Future) Programme (under Westminster Council) where they secured funds for a new sports hall that includes a new gym open to the wider public, an all weather floodlight pitch and a new community library and education centre.

The project aim was to significantly improve the sporting and education facilities at the school. Gooding Aluminium clad the sports auditorium walls with their lightweight, perforated aluminium wall panels, the ‘GA Ano-Sil Anodised finished panels‘ provided fantastic acoustics for the hall which is being enjoyed by over 1500 pupils.

Perforated Aluminium Wall Cladding Panels — GA Ano-Sil Anodised finished panels’

Project Details

Gooding Aluminium’s project role was to supply individually-punched, slotted hole, perforated aluminium panels and trays. Each item had a 25mm plain border in GA Ano-Sil Anodised finish.

The GA Ano-Sil anodised surface provides a durable long lasting effect that can be easily wiped clean to maintain its silky smooth appearance.

With the Academy due to open for the beginning of the new school year in early September, time was of the essence and Gooding Aluminium were able to provide a speedy production and finishing time of just 18 days for the 90 panels and trays, ensuring the auditorium opened on schedule.

Aluminium awareness information

Key Facts:

Aluminium is great for incorporating into weight sensitive applications, such as this one.
Environmentally friendly aluminium is the only recyclable material that more than pays for it’s own recycling costs!
Recycling aluminium into new forms only requires 5% of the energy that originally produced it.
All manufactured aluminium is effectively a stored energy bank for future generations.
Aluminium is only 1/3^rd the weight of steel.
Aluminium’s surface has a self generating and repairing oxide coating which makes it corrosion resistant and therefore less expensive to maintain than steel and other corrodible metals.

To download the Pimlico Academy Auditorium case study, click on the link below:

A selection of Q & A’s with Andrew Turner of Architecture PLB

Q. What did you get out of your first contact with Gooding Aluminium?
A. Encouragement that GA could fulfil our design requirements.

Q. What made you choose GA over alternative suppliers?
A. GA’s reputation and costings.

Q. What do you think of GA’s willingness to adapt their product to suit special site requirements?
A. GA performed very well in accommodating a late change.

Q. What did you think of the turn around/delivery times?
A. Very good

Q. What did you think of the finish?
A. Consistently very good.

Q. When viewing the completed installation did the aluminium paneling meet your expectations?
A. It certainly did!

Gooding Aluminium are a national and international supplier of a wide range of high quality aluminium sheets, aluminium profiles and ‘made to order’ aluminium products with ‘invisible’ fixing solutions. For more information about bespoke or ready made aluminium products, visit our main site at www.goodingalum.com

GA’s extruded aluminium alloy Squeeze Frames.

5 October 2010

For added strength and rigidity all perforated GA Squeeze Frame Aluminium Panels are supplied with a plain (imperforate) border that sits inside the aluminium frame recess. Independent test results show significantly improved performance with this method of fabrication.

extruded aluminium alloy Squeeze Frames — Squeeze Frame Aluminium Panels

By utilising the ‘close tolerance’ alloy extrusion process in producing these aluminium profiles, the much dreaded ‘rippling or bowing’ effect of folded aluminium sheet trims can be avoided. You’ll also experience a stronger and straighter aluminium product, giving a more professional finished appearance.

Features – benefits

Extruded material – Closer tolerances with a consistent gap width and leg length
Economic – Free of the aluminium profile forming element
Manufactured in aluminium alloy – Higher tensile strength and rigidity
Maximum flexibility – Can be rolled and curved to shape
Weldable corners – Added joint strength (weld beads cleaned off flush by the GA Processing Team)
Ready fit service – GA can apply these aluminium profile trims to any of our aluminium perforated sheets

Surface finished – Can be supplied with a powder coated or non-directional satin brushed effect

Gooding Aluminium are a national and international supplier of a wide range of high quality aluminium sheets, aluminium profiles and ‘made to order’ aluminium products with ‘invisible’ fixing solutions. For more information about bespoke or ready made aluminium products, visit our main site at www.goodingalum.com

Case Study – BP Valhall Accommodation/Hotel Platform Project

22 September 2010

Project: BP Valhall Accommodation/Hotel Platform

Location: North Sea, Norway

Product: Aluminium Wall Cladding Type WC2

Material: Perforated Sheet GA P1632 & Plain Aluminium Sheet GA 1539

Finish: Powder Coated RAL 7045 & RAL 7047

Client: BP Norge

Specifier: SLP Engineering

Project Background

BP Valhall Accommodation/Hotel Platform Project

The Valhall platform is located in the North Sea off the coast of Norway and is one of the largest offshore brownfield projects ever attempted across the globe. The $2.4billion project was to build a new accommodation/production platform, preserving a proportion of the existing infrastructure which was pending eventual decommissioning and to stop reservoir subsidence in order to extend field life to 2049.

The new production and hotel platform – has a design life of 40 years. It is sized for production of about 120,000 barrels of oil and 143million cu ft of gas per day; water handling capability of 200,000bpd; a topsides weight of some 16,000 tonnes, and jacket weighing in at 7,500 tonnes.

Project Details
Working with renowned SLP Engineering, Gooding Aluminium were contracted to supply aluminium wall cladding Type WC2, combining perforated and plain aluminium sheets, for the atrium accommodation facilities module (Perforated Aluminium Sheet GA P1632 & Plain Aluminium Sheet GA 1539).

Perforated Aluminium Sheet - Wall Cladding - BP Valhall Accommodation

The living quarters house 180 people, they are powered from offshore for additional energy efficiency, but more importantly, the Gooding Aluminium lightweight, powder coated finish perforated sheets weigh 1.38 kg/m2, and the plain aluminium sheets are 5.5 kg/m2. The lightweight nature of the panels helped to bring the platform within the specified weight limit, contributing to the ongoing subsidence control programme.

Perforated Aluminium Sheet - Aluminium Wall Cladding

In total, over 950 aluminium panels were supplied, manufactured and delivered in 4 stages. Each stage delivered ahead of schedule and once again celebrated Gooding Aluminium’s enviable 100% quality control, whereupon no panels were rejected.

Testimonial:

“I chose the Goodings system in preference to a variety of acoustic linings for the following reasons:-
a. Weight/performance met our strict criteria.
b. Reasonably easy to be installed by abseilers i.e. the fixing method and durability provided perfect product.
c. Cost
d. Repairable paint finish
e. Contractor experience of GA.
f. Crisp precise detailing and the system allows acoustic and non acoustic panels in the same coherent system.”

David Hennigan (Architect) Project Specifier; SLP Engineering Ltd.

Illuminating your reception area with Aluminium Desk Fascias

Aluminium Panels Case Study – Noodle Street Restaurant

Case Study – Pimlico Academy Auditorium

GA’s extruded aluminium alloy Squeeze Frames.

Case Study – BP Valhall Accommodation/Hotel Platform Project

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