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30 CANNON STREET GIVEN PROTECTED BUILDING STATUS

ICONIC OFFICE BLOCK CONSTRUCTED IN GRC NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO LISTED AS A PROTECTED BUILDING BY ENGLISH HERITAGE 30 Cannon Street is well known within the GRC industry as being the first building constructed in the UK using Glass Reinforced Concrete Cladding panels. Because of this and its unique design, only possible with the use […]

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MOUNT PLEASANT GRC DESIGN ENGINEERING COMPLETE

GRC Synergies have recently completed the design engineering of large format GRC Cladding panels, spandrels and mullions which are being installed at Royal Mail’s largest postal sorting centre in Mount Pleasant, Clerkenwell, London. Mount Pleasant is currently undergoing a major refurbishment after 124 years in operation. Built in 1885 on the site of the former […]

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SALE OF OUR GRCUK BUSINESS

Our GRC manufacturing business Glass Reinforced Concrete UK Ltd (GRCUK) has been sold to the major multinational construction company Laing O’Rourke. Reflecting the growth of Glass Reinforced Concrete within the architectural cladding sector the sale will see GRCUK integrated into the Laing O’Rourke manufacturing portfolio. Commenting PBS Synergies Group Director Bob Faulding said “The purchase […]

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NATIONAL HOUSE BUILDING COUNCIL (NHBC) VISIT OUR GRCUK FACTORY

NHBC visit GRCUK GRC is gaining popularity with house builders and developers who see the material as a lightweight and robust alternative to both natural and cast stone dressings and cladding. With the increased use of GRC and in order to obtain more information about the material the National House Building Council (NHBC) recently visited […]

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