Straight Flight, Spiral and Helical Staircases
Canal Engineering’s designers work alongside specifiers to provide the most appropriate solution to fulfil project requirements. This allows the production of bespoke designs in the most cost effective manner, offering the opportunity to specify individual requirements and to incorporate key architectural features. Changes to any submitted design can be easily accommodated.
The latest CAD technology is used, and full production drawings are produced for all items to be manufactured. The most effective methods of fixing are suggested to reflect a suitable application relevant to the type of project undertaken.
Canal undertake the design, production and installation of all types of stairs for all areas of application. A great deal of the company’s work is bespoke to specific project requirements. Projects have been undertaken in many sectors, including retail, office developments, education, healthcare, leisure, residential and the prison sector.
All products are designed to comply with BS5395: Part 2 1984 (spiral and helical staircases) and Building Regulations: Approved Document K (straight flight stairs).
All staircases and balustrades are manufactured from either stainless or mild steel. Handrails and balustrades may also be provided in other materials such as aluminium and brass.
Staircases can be produced in straight, spiral or helical form. All are fabricated to specific design criteria, catering for a true ‘one-off’ requirement. Glass, mesh, perforated sheet, tension cables and laser cut sheet infills can be specified and other materials may also be available on request. Top rails can be stainless steel, mild steel, timber, polyester or nylon coated. Canal can also provide thermoplastic polymer alloy coating, conforming to UK Building Regulations (2000), “Access to and Use of Buildings”, Parts M1 and M2 which stipulates that
handrails need to be “slip resistant and not cold to the touch”, which came into force in May 2004.
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Most commercially available finishes are available. Materials may be galvanized to ISO 1461:1999; polyester powder coated to any standard RAL colour according to client specifications or chemically cleaned and anodised.
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Canal Checks in at T5 Heathrow.
We are currentley working on the prestigious BAA Terminal 5 at Londons Heatrow airport.
We are working with three differnet contractors on four seperate projects, the most prestigious being the glass and metal enclosures around the 'check in' desk in the departure hall.
The terminal will opened by Her Majesty the Queen in March 2008.
Fact file.
68,000 sq, mtr. roof spa
60 aircraft stands
30 million passengers per year
Terminal building is 1|4 mile long
Creating 6,000 jobs
20,000 new trees planted
Canal Engineering announces its latest large project - the Millenium Dome.
In October 2006 we received notification that we have won the contract to supply handrails and balustrades for the Millenium Dome refit to the tune of a quarter of a million pounds. This high profile order shows that Canal is a recognised leader in the architectural metalwork business. Canal will be one of many contractors on a site that promises to be one of the busiest in the country for the coming months.
Canal Engineering is pleased to announce the recent supply of a centre-piece staircase to the new Nanette Lepore flagship store in London.
The design called for a stylish feature staircase able to be integrated into the architect’s bold vision for the premises.
Nanette (www.nanettelepore.com) has many celebrity followers including Sarah Jessica Parker and Eva Longoria and so the image portrayed by her stores is paramount.
If you missed Canal Engineering during 2007 then look out for us in 2008 at the following venues:
> The Surface Design Show, 4-6 March, Business Design Centre, Islington
www.surfacedesignshow.com
> The Homebuilding and Renovating Show, 10-13 April, NEC www.homebuildingshow.co.uk
> Interbuild - 26-30 October, NEC www.interbuild.com
> 100% Design - 18-21 September, Earls Court www.100percentdesign.co.uk
We hope to see you there!
For tickets and information for the Homebuilding and Renovating show please click on the link below.
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