Hi-spec deployment of EJOT Colorfast

EJOT Colorfast fasteners have been used in the construction of eight new high-specification warehousing and logistics buildings at the Urban 8 Logistics Park in King’s Norton, Birmingham.

The £32.9m development by St Francis Group in partnership with Tristan Capital Partners and Canmoor, breathes new life into a redundant brownfield site which was once the Triplex Safety Glass factory. The developers estimate that the site could provide employment for up to 900 people and play a key role in the growth of the local economy.

The development’s eight new buildings are designed to be highly environmentally sustainable, as demonstrated by their BREEAM Excellent and EPC A ratings. The units, delivered by main contractor GMI Construction, provide warehousing space of between 26,000 sq. ft and 70,000 sq. ft., with each benefiting from roof-mounted solar PV panels, SuDS drainage and air source heat pumps for renewable heating and cooling.

With an estimated roofing area of 36,000 sq. m, this was an extensive building envelope project which required a system and component specification capable of delivering on the client’s demanding aesthetic, performance and longevity objectives. The envelope was designed with a high level of air-tightness in mind – just 1.5 cubic metres per hour – and thermal performance that would go beyond mere compliance levels to make day-to-day operations by future occupiers as energy-efficient as possible.

Meeting the brief was the Tata Platinum Plus roof and wall system, which was specified to offer a guaranteed 25-year lifespan, in conjunction with FM Approved EJOT Colorfast self-drilling fasteners. These over-moulded colour-matched fasteners are approved for use with Tata building systems given their proven ability to provide an effective and secure seal that minimises the potential for water ingress and air leakage, whilst also maximising corrosion-resistance and visual appeal.

EJOT’s A2 grade stainless steel bi-metallic JT3 Colorfast fasteners were used extensively in the project, with the integral nylon heads coloured in Sirius, Anthracite and Goosewing Grey to colour match the roofing and wall panels.

Industrial roofing and cladding specialist Roofdec was tasked with delivering the building envelopes, supported by EJOT UK throughout. This included regular site visits by EJOT sales engineer Michael Swain, who helped the Roofdec team to maintain productivity by ensuring Colorfast fasteners were arriving on site and performing as expected.

Ahead of the contract EJOT UK also hosted a knowledge-sharing day for the Roofdec team at its Applitec Centre – a state-of-the-art technical and R&D laboratory complex within the company’s HQ near Leeds. This brought together Tata Steel, EJOT UK’s technical team and those who would ultimately be involved in installing the system to ensure fastening best practice could be established and applied throughout the project.

Roofdec’s Andy Metterick said: “EJOT’s support in this project has been excellent from the outset. And the Colorfast product itself is extremely reliable in terms of ease of installation and longevity of performance. That is really important for us because it enables our team to maintain productivity on-site and achieve consistently high quality.”

Michael Swain, EJOT UK’s sales engineer, added: ” Colorfast has proven itself as a technically superior fastener for high spec metal building envelopes, but through close collaboration during this project we’ve been able to deliver outstanding quality for the client and ensure the product’s long term advantages can be fully realised.”

EJOT Colorfast offers a high performing fastening solution where the goal is to match the colour of roofing and cladding sheets to the fastener heads. Its nylon over-moulded head provides a host of building performance benefits and can be matched to around 400 standard colours, with bespoke corporate colour matches also possible.

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