AliDeck Aluminium Decking August Newsletter 2020

FAO: AliDeck Customers and Friends

Hope you’re well and enjoying the summer.

Here’s your latest news from AliDeck, makers of non-combustible aluminium decking products designed to create a safer built environment for us all, and includes;

Report finds devastating Bolton fire started by discarded cigarette
Zurich reveals huge cost of balcony fires
East London development uses AliDeck on access walkway
Building structures with AliDeck Supa Joist
Rotten timber walkway underlines need to move to durable solutions

It’s been a busy summer so far for AliDeck, with a lot of enquiries and orders for our aluminium decking system coming in. It’s great to see the increasing uptake of safe, durable, and aesthetically striking decking solutions across the construction industry.

If you’d like to talk about your aluminium decking requirements, please call the AliDeck team on 01622 235 672 or email info@alideck.co.uk.

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Report finds devastating Bolton fire started by discarded cigarette

The devastating fire at The Cube student accommodation in Bolton last November was a chilling echo of the Grenfell tragedy. Miraculously, all residents survived due to the timely and brave intervention of the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service (GMFRS).

Last week, the GMFRS published their incident report into the fire. It makes for sobering reading as it describes the spread of the blaze and how the fire was started by a discarded cigarette on a balcony, a sadly common occurrence.

Please take the time to read more about this important report at:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/fire-service-report-into-2019-blaze-at-the-cube-bolton/

Zurich reveals huge cost of balcony fires

UK insurance behemoth released shocking data that showed the staggering financial and human cost of balcony fires.

With just four balcony fires in 2019 causing £9Million in damage and the vast majority of total balcony fires caused by barbecues or cigarettes, the report demonstrated the urgent need to make balconies safer by replacing combustible materials.

East London development uses AliDeck on access walkway

We always enjoy visiting site to see our products in-situ and it was a real pleasure to head to this development in East London to check out a recently completed walkway.

Working closely with our client to design an attractive and durable walkway, our 30mm Senior Board provided the perfect solution.

Find out all about it at:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/walkway-project-using-alideck-aluminium-decking-in-east-london/

Building structures with AliDeck Supa Joist

With the AliDeck System being the most complete aluminium decking system on the market, its versatility is second-to-none.

Our Supa Joist was designed to act as more than just a support beam and with some recent projects taking advantage of all that this heavy-duty joist can provide, we prepared an instructional video to help more people understand its benefits.

Rotten timber walkway underlines need to move to durable solutions

On a recent site visit we encountered a timber-decked walkway in a truly terrible condition, with boards rotten and collapsed throughout.

While this particular walkway will soon be replaced with a safe and durable option, there remain vast amounts of steadily-degrading timber in residential and commercial settings across the UK, all of which should be made safe by replacement with aluminium decking ASAP.

Find out more at:
https://www.alideck.co.uk/replace-rotten-timber-with-metal-decking-before-it-becomes-dangerous/