Construction and Engineering Awards 2021

BUILD Construction and Engineering Awards 2021 34 he UK branch of a global company with 81 full time production plants and subsidiaries and distributors across 90 countries spanning five continents, Soprema UK is dedicated to delivering complete building envelope solutions that combine performance, buildability and sustainability. The company’s expertise in building envelope solutions includes a wide range of traditional and innovative materials. Its extensive range of waterproofing, acoustic and insulation solutions, draws upon Soprema’s commitment to research and development and its focus on pioneering products that offer advantages for the project during the build phase and throughout the lifecycle of the built asset. A company that is continuing a heritage of enhancing the built environment that dates back to the inception of the Soprema Group in 1908, Soprema UK invests in delivering three core commitments across everything it does: putting people first, nurturing a circular economy and developing the products of the future. People First The success of Soprema’s offering to the design, specification and construction community is not just in the performance and buildability advantages of the company’s building envelope solutions but also in the dedication and expertise of its team. Providing experienced specification support and technical expertise, the company works with specifiers and contractors to ensure a compliant and robust solution for every aspect of the building envelope, aligned to the design criteria and end user requirements for the individual project. And, because the company has invested in developing complementary building envelope products that can be combined to create a complete wall or roof build-up, every specification can be optimised with a solution that has been fully tested and proven. Service and customer focus sit at the heart of this approach. By engaging with specifiers and contractors to understand their needs, Soprema ensures product development is focused on improved performance, sustainability, buildability and ease of use. Meanwhile service and support are flexible and responsive ensuring every aspect of the delivery chain can rely on Soprema UK to engage in real time and with meaningful expertise at every touch point. And because the company offers a range of building envelope technologies, with bitumen, hot melt, liquid membranes and single ply systems all within its roofing portfolio, for example, specifiers can rely on the Soprema team to advise on the optimum combination of systems for the project. Circular Economy Soprema is a leader in delivering building envelope solutions that combine superior performance with improved sustainability credentials. From pioneering solutions that utilise renewable resources, such as the Pavatex range of woodfibre insulation, Soprema UK Soprema UK is an international manufacturer, offering innovative and cost-effective waterproofing, insulation and acoustic solutions and services. We take a closer look at the firm and its offering in the wake of it being awarded Best Waterproofing, Acoustic and Insulation Manufacturer 2021 – UK. T Aug21102 through to the innovative use of recycled materials, such as the recycled polystyrene used to make extruded XPS insulation board, Soprema is an innovator. Creatively approaching the problem of reducing waste while improving building performance, the company has even recently launched its new Pavatextil insulation, which addresses both clothing waste and responsible construction by using recycled denim to reduce heat loss. Committed to developing solutions ahead of compliance requirements, Soprema takes a continuous improvement approach to sustainability across the materials it uses and its manufacturing processes. The company’s one-of-a-kind SOPRALOOP recycling process combines mechanical and chemical recycling at an industrial level to recycle post-consumer complex PET plastic wastes into recycled polyols for use in insulation products. Wherever possible, the company not only uses recycled materials and renewable energy during the production process but also develops products that encourage reduced waste during the construction process along with an extended service life and improved energy efficiency during the building’s service life. In this way, Soprema aims to encourage a cradle to cradle philosophy across the construction delivery chain. Building tomorrow Soprema UK knows there are tough challenges ahead for those who design, specify and construct our built environment. The company is committed to providing the technical expertise, high performance and environmentally responsible products that will help the industry rise to those challenges. The company is investing in making its systems available in the BIM library to enable specifiers to embed specification detail directly into the model. Its products combine innovative technologies, recycled materials and renewable resources with speed and ease of installation to support both sustainability and buildability while providing wide-ranging choice, BBA accredited performance and complete building envelope solutions, tested and warranted in a joined-up specification. Across insulation, acoustics, waterproofing, roofing and basements, Soprema UK works collaboratively with specifiers, contractors and developers to understand their needs and respond with technical support and product development. The result is solutions aligned to changing build methodologies, the need for more flexible buildings and the drive for extend service life. When it comes to the building envelope, no company is working harder to ensure today’s construction projects serve tomorrow’s generations. Contact: Debby Dawson Company: Soprema UK Web Address: www.soprema.co.uk/en Best Waterproofing, Acoustic and Insulation Manufacturer 2021 - UK