Shackerley and BENCHMARK join forces for Avon and Somerset Police
The developments were delivered by Blue Light Partnership as part of an £80 million PFI project to provide attractive, modern and energy efficient accommodation for the police, comprising custody and crime investigation centres, specialist support units and new police stations.
Shackerley has supplied BENCHMARK with over 5000m² of gleaming white ceramic granite facade panels for three striking new build facilities developed for Avon & Somerset Police. The highly polished large format panels were specially prefabricated at Shackerley's ISO 9001 accredited manufacturing facility in Lancashire for installation onto the BENCHMARK Karrier Engineered Facade System.
Collaborating closely to ensure commonality of design across the three buildings, Ryder Architecture took responsibility for two new centres in Bridgwater and Patchway whilst Haverstock led the design of a third facility in Keynsham.
Whilst the BENCHMARK Karrier Engineered Facade System was specified by Miller Construction, the ceramic granite facades were specified by architects at Ryder.
"We've used Shackerley's SureClad® ceramic granite cladding with great success on many recent projects," explained Associate Jonathan Seebacher, "so we knew exactly how this material could help us to achieve the high quality, timeless appearance we were seeking across the suite of projects."
"The office volumes have a linear 'tube' appearance and are clearly visible from all approaches. They sit above a solid plinth and are framed in white ceramic granite which actively responds to varying intensities and qualities of natural light, whilst contrasting strongly with the colour of the plinth walling below. Careful detailing has achieved crisp and sharp junctions at corners and projections, providing an elegance and quality of appearance to the simple geometry."
The police centres are now fully operational and are the latest additions to a long list of prestigious projects featuring a SureClad® ceramic granite facade coupled with the BENCHMARK Karrier Engineered Facade System. Specifiers are able to take full advantage of synergistic benefits provided by this exceptionally attractive and well insulated engineered cladding solution, thanks to a long term strategic alliance forged between Shackerley and BENCHMARK By Kingspan.
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Shackerley SureClad® ceramic cladding
Shackerley’s SureClad® ceramic cladding is the ideal ceramic rainscreen solution for any facade. The lightweight ceramic cladding system uses mechanically fixed large format cladding panels to create a ceramic facade that looks great on any building. Robust and hardwearing, the mechanical fixed cladding delivers a UV stable facade that will not fade or discolour over time. The SureClad® ceramic cladding system is UV resistant and creates a facade that is resistant to algae and graffiti. The large format
Ceramic cladding panels manufactured by Shackerley for our ceramic rainscreen system provide an installation-ready lightweight cladding, with undercut anchors for a mechanical fixed cladding solution that is secure and suitable for any porcelain facade design requirement.
Mechanical fixed facades mean each panel is secured with secret fix undercut anchors and produced under factory conditions to achieve the project facade windload requirements
Shackerley’s SureClad® ceramic cladding answers the non-combustible cladding requirements of BS EN13501-1. Our ceramic facade system is an A1 rated rainscreen. We offer a choice of A1 rated or A2 rated anti-fragmentation backing, resulting in an A1 rated ceramic facade or A2 S1 D0 cladding system.
