For many schools, colleges and universities, decorative casing and wall lining solutions are an integral part of both new build and refurbishment projects.
The presence of large numbers of students is a key influence on the use of decorative casings in areas such as classrooms, laboratories and common rooms, together with main entrance foyers and sports halls, as durability is an essential requirement for most projects.
Forma column casings
Encasement’s Forma metal casings are widely used in educational buildings, where their durability and wide choice of available finishes, make them an ideal solution, offering an exceptional range of shapes and sizes, including circular, square, rectangular, hexagonal or bespoke forms.
In addition to installations at Winchester College and Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, projects at Maidstone’s New Line Learning Academy and Birmingham University Dental School are all exploiting the versatility of Forma casings in exterior and interior applications.
Circa column casings
Manufactured from pre-formed UKTR compliant MDF, Circa column casings are regularly specified in educational building projects to conceal structural steelwork where circular or extended circular forms are specified.
Designed for interior use only, their broad palette of finish options includes plain, textured and patterned high pressure laminates (HPL), from specialists including Formica and Polyrey. The combination of colour choice with their resistance to scuffs and scratches has made decorative laminates the most popular for education projects.
Quadra column casings
Quadra column casings are manufactured from UKTR compliant pre-formed plywood and are designed specifically for interior applications to conceal structural steelwork or building services while also providing an aesthetic finish to the project using square or rectangular profiles finished with durable HPL.
Farnborough Sixth Form College and Howley Grange School in Halesowen are two typical examples of how Quadra casings can effectively conceal structural elements while their colourful and durable finishes help enhance the interior design.
Vecta building linings
Alongside the column casing range, the Vecta building linings system incorporates solutions for interior wall linings, bulkheads and reveals. All Vecta building linings are manufactured to meet individual project specifications, ensuring they are precisely engineered to simplify installation and achieve high-quality results.
Vecta has been used in a range of interior education projects, including extensive remodelling of London’s South Bank University, as well as exterior applications, such as the overhead walkway casings at St. Richard Reynolds College in Twickenham.