materials and equipment
HAND-RINSE BASIN
Inset Into Wall with
Concealed Plumbing
OF compact dimension, to the 4in. module, the new Barbican hand-rinse basin is intended for flush vertical mounting, inset into the wall with concealed plumbing.
The unit measures 20 in. x 16 in. but projects 6 in. from the wall face. Hot and cold supplies are connected to a spray-mixer fitting of special de- sign. The taps are placed vertically on the side panel with the spray nozzle high in the basin and close to the back of the panel.
The rectangular soap tray is situat- ed below the taps and has raised domes to keep the soap dry. The
Barbican basin
recess underneath the soap tray ac- commodates a toilet roll holder.
The Barbican is made in vitreous china by Twyfords. Ltd.. Stoke-on- Trent. U.K. Agents are: United En- gineers (Malaysia) Ltd., Kuala Lum- pur and Singapore: A. L. Nabong and Co., Inc.. Manila: Deacon and Co.. Ltd., Hong Kong: Ye Ho Tung Im- port and Export Co., Ltd., Taipei: and ITA Ltd. Partnership. Bangkok.
BATHROOM FITTING
Wall-mounted Laminated Plastic Top with Basin
THE Wall-mounted Isis toilet table consists of a Perspex basin set into a laminated-plastic table top. The flush, water-tight joint between basin ledge and laminated plastic allows splashed water to be freely wiped back into the basin.
Overall dimensions of the table are 4 ft. by 1 ft. 10 in. by 54 in. high, while the basin measures 1 ft. 8 in. by 1 ft. 51⁄2 in. by 6 in. deep. In
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Isis toilet table
addition to the basin, the table top incorporates hot and cold water taps, a chrome-plated towel rail, and a small storage drawer.
Set flush with the front of the table top, the drawer is made in the shape of a quarter circle hinged to swing open about its left-hand edge. Standard tables come in 14 different colour combinations made up from ten shades of Formica or Warerite plastic laminate and five basin colours --white, green, blue, pink and yellow.
Plastics Fabrication Co. Ltd.. Pounsley Road. Dunton Green. Sevenoaks, Kent, UK, are the makers. The table is a packaged unit designed for quick shipment.
CASTELLATED BEAM
High Strength and Weight Saving Characteristics
THE Litzka castellated steel beam, developed in Germany, is now being made by Sanders and Forster, Ltd., Warton Road, London, E.15.
The method of castellating rolled steel joists is a patented process which is said to eliminate the limitations as- sociated with traditional castellated beams. A wide variety of aperture proportions and expansion plates provides an almost unlimited range of beams up to a depth of 48 in., and
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load carrying capacity can be design- ed with little increase in the weight per foot run.
The maintenance of a constant ceiling height throughout a structure can be resolved by the use of the beams which permit a common depth despite wide variations in the loading requirements of individual members. The web apertures allow freedom for the passage and routing of services and ducting which can be accom- modated within the beam depth.
For large span roof structures with up to 120 ft. clear span the Litzka beams are advantageous due to their resistance to excessive deflection. A limited pre-determined camber can also be formed in the beams to pre- vent "ponding".
Representatives
are Harper Gil-
fillan, Ltd.. Singapore.
SIGN
Cold Cathode Grid Illuminates Box Evenly
INTENDED for hotels, shops and restaurants, a recently-introduced il- luminated box sign makes use of a cold cathode grid, working on 3.000 v. at 120 ma., as a light source. This is arranged in a spiral, an S-shape or a U-shape to distribute the light evenly.
The casing, 6 in. deep and available in thirty-three lengths from 2 to 30 ft. and thirteen heights from 1 to 4 ft.. is made from lead-coated sheet steel, and a stepped edge gives the
A NEOFLO FASCIA
impression of shallowness and facili- tates recessing it into the fascia.
Bevelled 8 in. Perspex letters or symbols, with gilded edges, are ap- plied, in the case of light back- grounds, to rebated Perspex panels. top-hung to allow for expansion. In the case of dark backgrounds, letters are fret-cut and placed against a light-
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(1) A rolled steel joist cut along a pre-determined line calculated to achieve a required depth of beam. (2) The split beam welded together to form a Litzka castellated beam. (3) By interposing expansion plates between the opposing "teeth" at "A-a" the depth of beam shown in (2) is further increased and achieves a greater load bearing capacity.
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