APL Case Study - APL Slimwall™ - The Hamptons, Gillingham

Project: The Hamptons, Gillingham

Date: April 2020 to February 2021

Background:

·        The building was identified as having combustible cladding and was required to be re-clad with an A1 non-combustible system

·        APL acted as the principal designer of the replacement cladding system, material supplier and fabricator, including all sub-grid, Slimwall™ Weatherboard & aluminium panels and fixings/accessories

Systems:

·        2,500m² of APL Slimwall™ CPS/SSF external rainscreen panels, including curved areas, with a 3-layer PvF2 coating in a bespoke colour to match the previous cladding

·        500m² of APL Slimwall™ Weatherboard to replace combustible timber cladding

·        Curved cappings with Class 2 PPC coating

·        APL AluE Tritherm™ aluminium sub-framing, extrusions and fixings

Building Location:

·        Gillingham, ME