What facade services does UKR Facades provide?

UKR Facades provides specialist services across facade remediation, new-build facades, facade design and development, intrusive surveys and investigations, pre-construction planning and BSR Gateway support. Our involvement can begin during the early investigation, design or planning stages and continue through technical coordination, procurement and construction delivery, depending on the requirements of the project.

How do UKR Facades' services support a project from early stages through to delivery?

Support can begin before construction through investigation, design development and pre-construction planning. This helps establish existing conditions, develop technical information and consider buildability, interfaces, programme, logistics and procurement before works progress on site. That early knowledge can then be carried forward into construction, providing greater continuity between the development of the facade solution and its practical delivery.

Can UKR Facades provide both facade design and construction delivery?

Yes. In-house facade design and development capability allows technical information, facade systems and interfaces to be developed with construction requirements in mind. Depending on the project, UKR Facades can provide a defined facade design package or a broader coordinated design-and-build solution, incorporating relevant specialist disciplines where required and carrying the developed solution forward into on-site delivery.

Which facade systems does UKR Facades work with?

Experience spans a broad range of facade systems, materials and finishes, including cladding and rainscreen systems, external wall insulation, brick slips, curtain walling and glazing, render systems and supporting facade construction. The systems required vary according to the building, design and specification. Where several systems form part of the same facade, technical coordination helps resolve interfaces and installation requirements across the wider building envelope.

Does UKR Facades work on both remediation and new-build projects?

Yes. Specialist facade services are provided across both existing buildings requiring remediation and major new-build developments. Remediation can involve existing construction, occupied environments, fire-safety requirements and Higher-Risk Buildings, while new-build projects require coordination between facade systems, technical information and the wider construction programme. The approach is developed around the requirements and delivery environment of each project.

How can UKR Facades support Higher-Risk Building projects?

Experience on Higher-Risk Buildings extends across complex facade remediation and projects progressing through the Building Safety Regulator process. BSR Gateway support can include developing and coordinating facade information and relevant specialist inputs within UKR Facades' agreed project responsibilities. The precise role depends on the project and wider project team, with support tailored around the facade package and information required as the scheme progresses.

PROJECT CASE STUDY

Spectrum Apartments

Fire Safety Remediation · Salford

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Fire-Safety Remediation Across Eight Higher-Risk Buildings

Spectrum Apartments is a £15m fire-safety remediation project spanning eight residential Higher-Risk Buildings in Salford. UKR Facades was appointed to deliver extensive facade remediation works across the development, replacing multiple elements of the existing external wall systems to improve fire safety and compliance.

The three-year construction programme includes replacement cladding, insulated render, insulation, fire barriers, spandrel panels and decking. Alongside delivery, UKR produced the Stage 4 technical facade design in coordination with the appointed fire engineer, structural engineer and architect, supporting the project through Gateway 2 and into construction.

Client

Dandara Living

Duration

3 Years

Value

£15M

Completion

Ongoing

Aerial view of extensive scaffolding and facade works across Spectrum Apartments in Salford

SCOPE OF WORKS

Multi-System Facade Remediation

Spectrum Apartments involves remediation across eight residential buildings and a particularly varied range of existing facade systems. The works encompass replacement cladding, insulated render, insulation, fire barriers, spandrel panels and decking, bringing multiple specialist systems together within the wider remediation programme.

HardiePlank VL Cladding

Equitone Tectiva Cladding

Aluminium Rainscreen Cladding

Ryno Composite Decking

Wetherby Render

Rockwool Insulation

Siderise Fire Barriers

Y Wall Sheathing Board

TECHNICAL COORDINATION

Coordinating Stage 4 Design Across Eight HRBs

The Stage 4 technical facade design for Spectrum Apartments was developed by UKR Facades in close coordination with the project’s appointed fire engineer, structural engineer and architect, ensuring a robust and compliant solution ready for Gateway 2.

As part of the Gateway 2 process, UKR Facades also supported the client in developing the required supporting documentation covering health and safety, change control, construction control and mandatory occurrence reporting. The submission was successfully approved by the Building Safety Regulator on its first submission, allowing the project to progress into the three-year construction programme.