PROJECT DETAILS

Installer – Metclad Contracts
Main Contractor – RG Carter
Architect – Burrell Foley Fischer
Client – Cranfield University
System(s) – Perforated Vantage® DF (Discrete fix), Vantage® IP (Interlocking Plank), Bespoke panels to the interior kitchenette

CASE STUDY

Cranfield University DARTeC

There is a broad selection of Vantage® rainscreen products and bespoke flashings on this prestigious development.

The first photos depict our Vantage® DF Discrete Fix Rainscreen System on the Thales tower.

This is A2 fire rated 3mm powder-coated (RAL 7016) pre perforated 3mm aluminium.

The line of unperforated down the middle is where we structurally adhere a top hat stiffener.

Our Vantage IP (Interlocking Plank) is used on the high-level soffits, these are powder coated in Ral 7006.

Our scope of work extended to the inside kitchenette where the bespoke panels and splashback is powder-coated in interpon D Y2217F.

Last but not least, we supplied anodised (Anolok 545) flashings on the entrance wall.

What a fantastic install by Metclad Contracts Limited

The Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) at Cranfield University is spearheading the UK’s research into digital aviation technology.

DARTeC aims to address research challenges facing the aviation industry such as:

• The integration of drones into civilian airspace.
• Increasing the efficiency of airports through technological advances;
• Creating safe, secure shared airspace through secure data communication infrastructures.
• Increasing the reliability and availability of aircraft through self-sensing, self-aware technologies.