Shackerley secures 'all-encompassing' BBA certification for SureClad®
Brian G Newell, the founder and chairman of Shackerley Holdings Group Limited, the UK's market leading manufacturer and prefabricator of ceramic granite ventilated facade systems, has received an unprecedented award from the British Standards Institution (BSI).
As a result of recent advances in manufacturing technology, specifiers of ceramic granite ventilated cladding systems can choose from an ever-increasing array of large panel formats. Now for the first time, thanks to Shackerley, architects wanting to use some of the very largest ceramic granite facade panels available can specify an offsite prefabricated facade system, designed and manufactured in the UK, that also offers the reassurance of British Board of Agrément (BBA) certification.
Shackerley is in the unique position of having attained BBA certification for its SureClad® Access and Hang On systems that specifically covers the use of larger format ceramic granite facade panel formats measuring up to 1200mm x 1200mm.
The patented SureClad® systems comprise specially prefabricated panels, mechanically (and invisibly) fixed using a well proven undercut anchorage system, to a uniquely versatile framework of high grade aluminium horizontal support rails and brackets. They have been assessed by the BBA not only for compliance with current Building Regulations but also for meeting the more demanding guidelines set out by the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology, the country's leading authority on facade engineering technology.
Shackerley founder and Chief Executive Brian G Newell commented: "Within our SureClad® Collection architects will find an vast range of ceramic granite facade panels, including the very latest large formats which provide exciting aesthetic design options for external envelopes of new and refurbished buildings, and in particular for projects of a larger scale."
"Having invested heavily in our own bespoke and highly specialised engineering facilities at our ISO 9001 certified factory in Lancashire, we have the in-house capability to fully prefabricate these exceptionally large ceramic granite slabs and transform them into installation-ready SureClad® facade panels."
Brian concludes: "Our SureClad® ceramic granite ventilated cladding systems are already specified on a regular basis by the UK's leading architectural practices and over the past decade our facades have been used to enhance and protect landmark buildings right across the health, education, retail, hotel, residential and general commercial sectors. BBA certification across such a diverse product offer, including the latest 1200 x1200mm panels, can only help to convince those who remain unfamiliar with SureClad® to specify our systems for their future cladding projects."
More information on ceramic facades can be obtained here
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.
More information on porcelain facades can be obtained here
Shackerley SureClad® ceramic cladding
Shackerley’s SureClad® Porcelain cladding is the ideal Porcelain rainscreen solution for any facade. The lightweight Porcelain cladding system uses mechanically fixed large format cladding panels to create a Porcelain 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® Porcelain cladding system is UV resistant and creates a facade that is resistant to algae and graffiti. The large format
Porcelain cladding panels manufactured by Shackerley for our Porcelain 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 means each panel is secured with secret fix undercut anchors and produced under factory conditions to achieve the project facade windload requirements
Shackerley’s SureClad® porcelain cladding answers the non combustible cladding requirements of BS EN13501-1. Our porcelain 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 porcelain facade or A2 S1 D0 cladding system.
More information on BrickClad® Mechanical Brick Facades can be obtained here
Shackerley’s BrickClad® brick cladding system for brick facades
Shackerley’s BrickClad® brick cladding system is an ideal alternative to external brickslip cladding for any project that requires a brick facade. Brick is a traditional construction material in the UK and the BrickClad® brick rainscreen system enables the construction of a brick facade using an innovative mechanical brick cladding installation system. This means that a brick facade can be achieved faster, but unlike brickslip systems, BrickClad® uses genuine kiln-fired clay bricks, providing brick cladding that look and feels like traditional brick facade construction. With BrickClad®, Shackerley provides the benefits of mechanical brick facade installation and the consistency of a brick rainscreen, while offering brick cladding with the aesthetics of traditional brick.
Installation for our mechanical fixed brick facade involves insertion of each brick into BrickClad® Magnelis steel cassettes. Each mechanical brick is secured inside the cassette by its unique BrickClad® profile and is pointed with BrickClad® lime brick pointing mortar.
Shackerley’s BrickClad® brick cladding answers the non-combustible cladding requirements of BS EN13501-1. Our brick facade system is an A1 rated rainscreen.
More information on engineered stone facades can be obtained here
Shackerley’s SureClad® engineered stone cladding provides the ideal alternative to GRC cladding
For projects that require look a natural stone facade or GRC cladding with large format stone cladding panel sizes, Shackerley’s SureClad® engineered stone cladding system is the ideal choice. Shackerley’s SureClad® engineered stone facade system is agglomerated stone cladding system. Unlike a GRC facade, Shackerley’s SureClad® engineered stone cladding system is reconstituted stone cladding with zero cement content and very low resin levels.
Our engineered stone facades are sometime called technical stone cladding panels and are manufactured by Shackerley to provide an installation-ready, lightweight cladding engineered stone rainscreen. Our large format cladding panels are manufactured with undercut anchors for a mechanical fixed cladding solution that is secure and suitable for any engineered stone facade design requirement.
Our mechanical fixed facades mean each panel is secured with secret fix undercut anchors and our engineered stone rainscreen is produced under factory conditions to achieve the correct stone facade windload requirements
Our large format facade panels usually mean our engineered stone facades span floor to floor on larger high-rise buildings.
Engineered stone is a SureClad® product, which is an agglomerated stone facade with very low resin levels.
Shackerley’s SureClad® engineered stone cladding answers the non-combustible cladding requirements of BS EN13501-1. Our engineered stone facade system is an A2 S1 D0 rated non-combustible facade to BS EN 13501-1.
More information on stone facades can be obtained here
Shackerley’s SureClad® stone cladding delivers a natural stone facade
Shackerley’s SureClad® stone cladding ranges includes limestone cladding, Portland stone cladding, granite cladding and sandstone cladding as part of our natural stone cladding portfolio, which delivers the natural facade options that architects and developers are looking for.
Often, Shackerley’s stone rainscreen system is used to complement surrounding Portland Stone buildings and we can provide natural stone cladding to match virtually any stone facade with our stone rainscreen systems. The Shackerley SureClad® stone rainscreen can be an invisible fix cladding system that provides a high-quality stone facade for any type of building.
We are also a UK manufacturers of Kerf systems with natural stone facades.
For specifiers or facade installer’s looking stone cladding systems, it provides the benefits of a natural facade with the robust installation of a high-quality natural stone cladding system for a huge variety of Portland Stone facade, limestone facade or granite facade requirements.
Our mechanical fixed facades mean each panel is secured with secret fix undercut anchors and produced under factory conditions to achieve the project’s stone facade windload requirements
A natural stone facade from Shackerley means that the stone cladding is quarried from the ground in blocks and produced into stone facade panels in our UK facade factory
Shackerley’s SureClad® natural stone cladding answers the non-combustible cladding requirements of BS EN13501-1. Our natural stone 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 porcelain facade or A2 S1 D0 cladding system.
