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We are a leading manufacturer of aircrete products, the best known of which is the Celcon Block range. We ensure that 99% of all raw materials are sourced from UK suppliers reducing the need for transportation. Up to 80% of all raw materials are recycled products in some form. The primary ingredient is Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) which is a by-product from coal fired power stations, which would otherwise be sent for land fill.

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A primary school with a difference
H+H UK Ltd Hi Seven Grade 100mm and 140mm aircrete blocks have been specified for a £1.7 million project at Batheaston Primary School in Bath.
Low carbon demo house built with H+H
H+H Thin Joint system with large format Jumbo Bloks
H+H and Shift Equals Sustainable Houses
H+H UK has signed up as an associate sponsor for SHIFT, joining the list of companies already in support…

A primary school with a difference

H+H UK Ltd Hi Seven Grade 100mm and 140mm aircrete blocks have been specified for a £1.7 million project at Batheaston Primary School in Bath.

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Aircrete: A viable choice for building social housing

Timber frame construction has enjoyed a near monopoly with social housing developers in the last decade, possibly as this building method is perceived to be quicker and cheaper than the alternatives. However, contractors are starting to look again at other options and coming up with some surprising conclusions.

H+H UK: Further recognition for green initiatives

The Award recognises the range of activity the company undertakes to continually monitor and improve its environmental performance. In particular, during 2009 H+H UK was the first UK company to be awarded a ‘very good’ rating at all sites for all products, under the BES 6001:2008 Responsible Sourcing Initiative from the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

Aircrete and timber frame head to head on wall thickness

Aircrete, with its inherent thermal insulation characteristics, contributes to a cavity wall width for masonry that will compare favourably with timber frame structures.

Industry calls for more green attention on refurb

500 specifiers, contractors and developers responded to the survey, with a significant majority (70%) agreeing that “too much attention is focused on new build, we should concentrate on upgrading existing buildings.”

H+H Teaching Sustainability

The blocks will be part of a 100m² eco house, an initiative of the European funded Interreg project, Eco Fab2. The eco house is being built indoors at the Ore Valley site within the Sussex Coast College Hastings as an opportunity for students to create, design and work on a fully-sized and operational house.

Rå Build aircrete preferred to timber frame for social housing project

A Rå Build, thin-jointed solid wall aircrete masonry shell was the most cost effective solution for the Stondonfield social housing development in Essex. Principle Contractor Collins and Beckett looked at timber frame and off site methods before opting for H+H Hi-Seven 7.3N/mm2 Jumbo Bloks for the ground floor external walls of the 6 houses and 2 flats that make up the scheme.

Brochures

Sustainability Brochure Oct 09
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Rå Build
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H+H Sustainability Supplement
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Factsheet 11 - Rå Build Costing
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Case Studies

Ashford Council houses

Changes to government funding structures for social housing allow Councils, for the first time in nearly thirty years, to build directly-owned houses for rent. Capitalising on these changes, Ashford Council embarked on a programme of building that is likely to see some 20 units per year added to the council-owned portfolio using private sector finance to fund the development.

Wates Living Space 1000th Ra Build: Royal Berkshire Court

28 new affordable homes consisting of both separate semi-detached houses and one, three-storey block of flats. There will be two one-bed flats, four two-bed flats, 13 two-bed houses and nine three-bed houses, one of which will be made suitable for a wheelchair bound resident. The site is completed with 51 parking spaces and makes use of micro-renewable technology in the shape of solar roof tiles.

Stondonfield social housing development

Stondonfield is a contractor led social housing scheme whereby Collins and Beckett found the site and put together a complete package for the end client. It took a couple of years to get the project through planning due to objections by the local parish council that the land was outside allowed development areas. Permission was finally granted due to the existence of a local housing shortage.

Parkwood Extra Care Scheme: Residential Development

Rising up to 4 storeys high, the project is made up of a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom self-contained apartments for rent with extensive communal areas. The Rå build method of construction with solid external walls, cavity separating walls, and PCC plank separating floors was the preferred approach, with an insulated external render. Approximately 110,000 H+H UK aircrete blocks were used in the build.

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