Structherm Ltd is a leading External Wall Insulation (EWI) system-designer, widely known for its unique structural cage system. The Structherm Cage System is used to stabilise and insulate a wide range of non-traditional, hard-to-treat or structurally defective properties and high-rise buildings. Established over forty years ago, the company supplies a thoroughly comprehensive range of External Wall Insulation systems, renders and finishes, to a wide range of applications across the UK, from housing associations, social landlords, local councils, education authorities, energy providers, health & social care providers, consultants, architects, specifiers and main contractors.
Structherm Ltd were formed in 1982 when the innovative structural External Wall Insulation panel was first developed and manufactured. Today, Structherm is an industry-leading expert in EWI solutions, with factory and offices based in Meltham, Holmfirth, near Huddersfield.
We spoke to Managing Director, Mark Harrison to find out more about the insulation supply portfolio from this Industry leading company,
“We design, manufacture and supply an extensive range of External Wall Insulation Systems and solutions with unparallel technical skills and expertise that have been built up over the last four decades. We have gained an enviable reputation for finding solutions for the most difficult hard to treat property types.
We first achieved BBA certification for our Structural EWI solution in 1989 and now have an extensive range of BBA certified EWI solutions. Our emphasis has always been on providing high quality, dependable, reliable, safe and sustainable products and services. To achieve this, we also operate all our design and manufacturing processes to our own Integrated Management System (IMS). The IMS incorporates ISO-9001 Quality, ISO-14001 Environmental and ISO-45001 Health & safety Management systems. This ensures all our processes are to the very highest standards of customer satisfaction and support.
Our unique Structural External Wall Insulation system is our best-known EWI solution. It is used to insulate and stabilise a wide range of “hard to treat”, structurally defective properties and is widely used on system built, Non-traditional housing, schools, medical centres and also used as a floor-to-floor spanning system on high rise buildings.
We have continually developed our unique and innovative range of EWI products and solutions over the years including our own ArtBrick™ brick effect renders, Roofline rain water management systems and ThermaBase insulation for below DPC.
Structherms systems and associated products have been developed to provide solutions for a number of EWI applications including:
- EWI – A full range of EWI systems with a wide range of insulation types, textures, finishes and colour schemes for use on solid wall properties
- Structural EWI – a unique Structural cage system used to stabilise and insulate Non-traditional, hard to treat or structurally properties and high rise buildings
- ArtBrick™ an acrylic render finish designed to create, or replicate, real brick, stone and wood finishes. This is ideal for conservation/heritage areas subject to strict planning constraints.
- Structherm Roofline™ a fully-integrated robust eaves and verge rainwater system that provides a fully sealed and insulated gutter solution specifically designed for EWI systems.
- Structherm ThermaBase™ a pre-finished insulation panel, used to insulate below DPC to ground level.”
Structherms systems are applied on site through a national network of Approved Installation Contractors (AIC’s). Each contractor is carefully selected, trained and monitored to ensure the highest levels of quality and dependability and to ensure the upmost consideration for health, safety and environmental impacts.
Structherm have completed many thousands of schemes over the years including many prestigious and Industry award winning retrofit renovations. Projects range from single Grade 2 listed conservation buildings to whole housing estates, schools, medical centres and high-rise buildings.
The UK has an impressive array of fine Victorian architecture with many elegant terraced houses where the brick or stone architectural features and characteristics need to be conserved in order to meet strict planning constraints. This is where the unique finishes such as ArtBrickTM are invaluable. When approved by Local Authority planning departments, this allows for thermally upgrading buildings that would otherwise be left as they were built with poor thermal efficiency.
Another recent Structherm project used an A2-rated mineral fibre ArtBrickTM solution and ThermaBase on an NHS Health Centre in Winslow, North Buckinghamshire. The superb exterior ArtBrickTM brick finish, gave this building a much-needed makeover and improved the thermal efficiency of this much used community resource.
Structherm also run certified-CPD bookable seminars/webinars to increase awareness and knowledge of how to treat non-traditional properties and high-rise buildings. The CPD training is specifically aimed at architects, consultants, engineers, specifiers, local authorities and housing associations across England, Wales and Scotland. The CPD training can take place either at the Structherm Huddersfield offices, individual company premises, or by webinars that can be accessed via online sessions.
The future of Structherm looks bright, we spoke to Technical Director, Julian Taylor, to find out more about what the future holds,
“We proudly celebrated our 40th anniversary last year, showing we have the staying power to remain at the top of our game in this industry. We aim to be the UK’s No 1 go-to company to provide EWI solutions for technically challenging, hard to decarbonise properties, schools and high-rise buildings.
We are focused on our commitment to sustainability now and in the decades to come. Our in-house environmental committee is focused on optimising energy efficiencies to reduce our carbon footprint. This translates to decarbonisation, emission reduction, energy conservation, the most efficient use of resources and optimised recycling. Retrofit refurbishment forms an integral part of the nation’s drive towards net-zero by improving thermal efficiency and we are committed to support that by future-proofing our homes and buildings to provide an improved quality of life for inhabitants and workers. Structherm refurbishments can reduce fabric heat losses by up to 75% through the walls, with cutting-edge External Wall Insulation, further reducing heating costs and carbon emissions dramatically”.
For further information on Structherm, see the details below:
- T 01484 850098
- info(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)structherm.co.uk
- www.structherm.co.uk