Private Developers
Swish provides unrivalled technical support to newbuild customers.
Support commences with design input at the beginning of a project and goes through to call off and pricing. Bespoke products can be developed and certain boards are reserved for newbuild use.
Our Technical Services Team and large Technical Sales force is available to provide product training at Swish and training on site. They are always available for technical enquiry and problem resolution and form an essential part of the installation process.
Products
A full range of cost effective fascias, bargeboards, ventilation systems and decorative elements for use in newbuild and other large contract situations.
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16mm boards are load bearing and will support a full guttering system and the eaves course of tiles.
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Large range of colours – bespoke foiled colours may be produced where there is a commercial requirement.
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Spires, finials, gallows, dentils and a wide variety of decorative trims
Product Development
The Swish Technical Team are able to undertake bespoke product development in conjunction with new build customers.
Previous developments include embossed box end panels, finials, bracing bars, dentil moulds and bespoke decorative fascias and bargeboards. These decorative elements have served to individualise properties and make them more desirable.
The Code for Sustainable Homes seeks to substantially reduce the adverse environmental effects associated with theconstruction and habitation of new houses.
By 2013 all new homes should be being built to Level 4 of the Code with Level 6 (carbon neutral) being achieved by 2016.
The materials section of the Code allows developers to gain points towards Levels 4, 5 and 6 by specifying known low carbon systems for the external walls, roof and floors (Mat1) with further points available for the responsible sourcing of Basic Building Elements (Mat2) and Finishing Elements (Mat3).
Until now maximum points under Mat2&3 could only be achieved by using FSC timber. However Swish now holds BES6001 Responsible Sourcing Certification which allows developers the option of specifying products that will gain them maximum CSH points as well as lasting the lifetime of the building without the need for maintenance.
Roofline
Swish Cellular PVC roofline products qualify for 3 points as a Tier 1 product under Mat3, the section dealing with Responsible Sourcing of Finishing Elements.
Cladding
PVC Cladding installed over timber framing now carries an A+ rating. This allows developers to claim the maximum three points available under the CSH for just such an external wall system. In addition, under Responsible Sourcing of Basic Building Elements Mat 2, Swish PVC Cladding qualifies for 3 points as a Tier 1 product.
Note
Tier 3 products are those where both the manufacturer and the major raw materials supplier are ISO14001 certified.
Specification
For guidance on specification of Swish Roofline, Cladding or Guttering please call 01827 317238.
Full technical design and installation guides are available.