The movement towards using engineered timber frame panel construction for home extensions in the South East of England has been supported by some of the UK’s most prestigious organisations, including the UK’s largest timber promotional campaign, wood. for good.
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“Timber frame construction not only helps to promote sustainable development but also promotes good supply chain management and innovative construction techniques such as EX2’s system. It is not surprising that timber frame is strengthening its position in the market and is also helping the UK government to deliver on its promises under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce CO² emissions by 20% by the year 2010. Using timber frame for small scale home extensions such as these is good for the environment - not least because a timber frame building contains almost twice as much timber as other housebuilding methods.�
Charles Trevor, Managing Director, wood. for good
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Express Extensions - which is now in its second successful year – works with the homeowner to add extra space to homes in densely populated areas of South London, North Kent and North Surrey. The home extension kits are delivered and erected in millimetre-precise timber frame panel and roof truss form and are then clad with tiles, bricks or render externally, and with plasterboard internally to match the existing property. The speed of build through the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) techniques allows more extensions to be built more quickly, and satisfies the growing demand for extensions in current market conditions to add extra space (and value) to urban and difficult-to-access properties.
Benfield ATT, who engineer and manufacture the structural system, are delighted with the uptake of EX2’s services. Managing Director Professor Michael Benfield commented “We have been using off-site manufacturing and MMC technologies for our Home Extension clients nationally for years. Knowing this, EX2 has developed a fast, exciting and very cost-effective approach to extending terraced properties or properties where access is difficult.�
EX2, which has just completed its third project in the borough of Southwark alone, is also pleased with the media coverage and with the level of interest it has received as a result. “EX2 are experienced consultants and design/builders and have a very good understanding of the planning system in the area. We know what can be achieved and the best ways of adding value to a property, and we pass this knowledge on to our clients,� commented Managing Director Christopher Smith. “We manage the project from design to build completion for a fixed price - simple or complex - so the customers know exactly what they’re getting, with no nasty surprises at the end of the build�.
The two companies will continue working together to develop the low-cost single-storey extension market in South London, North Kent and North Surrey.
For more information, please contact:
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Express Extensions (EX2)
Express Extensions was formed in 2004 by Christopher Smith after realising the demand for low-priced home extensions in densely-populated urban areas. Typically projects involve adding an extra dining room, kitchen, lounge etc on the rear of a terraced or semi-detached property, but have also included building rooms on roofs and other complex problem-solving projects which timber frame lends itself to so well.
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Contact Martyn Barr at Impact PR & Design
Visit website – www.expressextensions.co.uk01227 450022 or martyn@impactprdesign.co.uk
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Benfield ATT
Privately-owned, Benfield ATT are one of the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturers to specialise in bespoke private, commercial and public-sector build projects. The firm’s high-profile MD Professor Michael Benfield built some of the UK’s first timber frame homes back in the late 1960’s and has continued to win award-after-award ever since.
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Contact Kelvin Godhard in Benfield ATT’s Corporate Communications Dept
Visit website – www.benfieldatt.co.uk/media
01291 437050 or kelving@benfieldatt.co.uk
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wood. for good.
wood. for good. is a generic wood campaign, which started in 2000. It is now the largest timber promotional campaign ever undertaken in the UK, with the mission to achieve a substantial change in attitudes to wood, leading to an increase in consumption in the UK.
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Contact Emma Blackburn at Red Communications
Visit website – www.woodforgood.com
01480 465953 or emma@redcomm.co.uk
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Press Release distributed: 21 June 2005. Click below to view on news sites.
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