A totally comprehensive one-stop-shop portfolio of rainscreen framing systems is now available from leading UK manufacturer Downer Framing. All available within 48 hours.
Part of the APS (Architectural Panel Solutions) brand family, the leading UK manufacturer and supplier of rainscreen systems and solutions, Downer Framing has launched three new framing systems to ensure that specifiers and contractors need go nowhere else for their rainscreen framing requirements.
The launch of the three new products follows hard on the heels of substantial investment in the unveiling of its new website and release of Downer Designer, its free-to-use online platform where users can obtain, store and manage static and thermal calculations, tailored to their DOW/individual project.
The three new additions to Downer’s portfolio are the DCS032 horizontal adaptor, DCS033 hook on and DCS034 soffit framing systems, all of which employ Downer’s HELPING HAND® brackets, combined with extruded aluminium profiles, to meet the principle of a ventilated façade for new-build and refurbishment projects.
They are already designed to allow for thermal and structural movement and variation in cavity depth to suit the specific need of projects utilising primary structures of concrete, masonry, SFS or timber in the commercial, education, healthcare, retail, leisure, residential and transportation sectors.
The DCS032 aluminium rainscreen framing system is designed to provide horizontal support to rainscreen cladding panels using a horizontal adaptor, while the DCS033 system is designed to provide support to metal hook-on cassette panels.
Last but not least, the DCS034 soffit framing system is designed to provide support to cladding panels on a soffit application, based on Downer DCS034 soffit brackets and extruded aluminium L&T profiles for cavities up to 1000mm.
Downer’s Technical Manager, Juan Barato, said:
“We are now truly in the best position to at least compete, if not outperform other manufacturers. These new systems cover off all eventualities and anticipated needs. We can now offer a total and versatile solution, with availability of systems within just 48 hours.”
Downer’s original DCS031 HELPING HAND aluminium subframe system set the benchmark when it was introduced in the UK in 1988. It offers rapid installation and reduced costs and incorporates the now famous HELPING HAND® wall brackets.
The company also has three other systems – the DCS041 system for floor-to-floor spanning of multi-storey buildings. This high-strength, adjustable and enhanced high-wind resistant system is capable of spanning storey heights without the need to introduce intermediate supports.
Downer’s portfolio also features its DCS021 Omega and Zed system, which provides a cost-effective alternative to timber battens (especially when there is a requirement for a fire resistant framework) and its DCS004 secret fix cladding system for use where specifications dictate a smooth finish, unobstructed by visible fixings.
Specifiers can find out more about Downer Framing’s new systems on their recently developed website www.downerframing.com, and for specific project enquiries, contact Sales Director tomwalker(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)architecturalpanelsolutions.com, tel: 01424 852641.