On the corner of Bishopsgate and Leadenhall sits the newest edition to the landscape of mega-offices within London's heart of the City – and within it, beautiful BCL wood ceilings with overlapping intersecting geometry, as its main focal point. The 50-story mixed use building will become home to the selection of corporations wishing to upscale their working environment, or gain new footing within the Metropolis and has already seen over 50% of its space occupied since its completion earlier this year.

Here we take a closer look at the project and its delivery, provided by the building’s principal engineers, Arup – whom which BCL worked with closely to coordinate all technical aspects of the timber ceilings, including acoustic performance, EN13501-1 Reaction to Fire, structural loadings etc.

The acoustic timber panels were all manufactured and tested to EN13501-1 to a classification of Class B-s2,d0 and full systems tested in UKAS accredited labs, in full accordance with Approved Document B regulation. Sweet Chestnut was selected, due to its neutral tone and beautiful aesthetics and then FR treated via pressure impregnation.

Another key value that BCL delivered, was through the 3D Revit and design BIM model coordination for Arup and the client Stanhope, allowing any clashes and design considerations to be fully modelled and resolved during design, prior to site, allowing for a smoother more efficient delivery, a cornerstone value of BCL timber panels and the increased efficiency that is realised via removing all site cutting and modification. Another major commercial project, benefiting in performance, design & efficiency through the use a prefabricated BCL panel system.

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BCL’s non-combustible wood solution, Aluminium ‘TIMBER EFFECT’, has recently gained full ASIAD compliance through 3^rd party UKAS verification and now can provide our panel systems for any UK Airport project!

This is a very large step for our faux wood slatted panel systems as it opens up the design possibilities for Architects and Contractors that are working on ASIAD regulated projects – allowing them the deliver beautifully realistic, organic looking fire resistant wood walls and wood ceilings, with 1000’s of colours and textures, all with the assurance of meeting the very stringent security compliance standards required for UK Airport projects.

• Over 2000+ natural looking TIMBER EFFECT options
• 2500+ RAL colour, non-combustible acoustic fabrics
• Acoustic performance (up to Class A ISO 11654:1997)
• Up to Class A1-s2,d0 fire performance (EN13501-1)
• Integrated lighting
• Demountable Access panels
• Full BIM Level 4 design (in Revit or similar)
• Direct Installation

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BCL timber cladding panels are now fully installed at the new Edenbridge Medical Centre in Kent. The project will provide approximately 2,180 sqm of clinical and community space, along with parking and landscaping, all wrapped in BCL’s secret-fixing wood cladding panels. The project is part of a larger initiative by the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust to improve healthcare facilities in the region and the fully design flexible, prefabricated panel system that forms the building envelope is one of its central features. Services provided by the centre will include a GP practice, outpatient services, minor injury unit, x-ray services, therapies and social prescribing. A great addition to the local area. 

We have used 94 x 19mm PEFC certified Thermowood timber panels with a range of different sized gaps, creating uniquely textured wooden cladding panels that deliver beautiful aesthetics & virtually remove all associated site-waste, making for a quicker, cheaper and more efficient installation period.

The unique prefabrication approach of BCL’s secret-fixing timber slatted panels will also enable the timber to age better and last longer, maximising the ROI for the end client and allowing for easy demounting and ‘end-of-life’ recycling. This combined value offering from BCL, all designed & manufactured in the UK, will go a long way towards helping the building achieve its intended BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’.

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 Following the successful installation of our timber cladding panels to the substation at Oxford University Life & Mind Building for Wates, BCL have now been awarded the internal package, involving a series of wooden slatted walls and timber ceilings to various internal spaces around the building. This includes creating to two lecture theatres, partitions in two cafés, and a series of wooden slatted ceilings to the communal areas and meeting rooms, totalling over 1,000 m2. It will all be completed in FSC certified US Ash wooden panels in varying slat profiles, to create not only a distinctive aesthetic, but also high-performance Class A acoustic absorption, reducing ambient reverberation and helping to create beautiful, functional spaces, that enhance the building user experience for its students and teachers.

The Life and Mind Building in Oxford will deliver state-of-the-art research, teaching and innovation space across circa 268,000 square feet. It will house researchers, students, and support staff across multiple departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology. Set across multiple wings, featuring laboratory and office accommodation, with a central atrium and teaching centre. Designed by NBBJ Architects with sustainability as a core concept, one of the key elements is to reducing embodied carbon by using materials such as timber. Timber is a carbon negative material, so incorporating BCL’s wood slat panels into the design has offset the carbon emissions of other materials used in the building. By employing BCL’s bespoke wooden slatted panels, which are sized to fit agreed & pre-designed layouts, they have also avoided any panel cutting or modification on site, drastically reducing any on-site waste and thus reducing installation time & costs. The alternative would be an off the shelf standardised system then cut to size on-site, resulting in lots of offcuts and signficantly greater on-site waste. 

To find out more about BCL’s slatted timber ceilings or wooden wall panels and how our panel systems maximise the efficiency benefits of prefabrication, please contact us directly on 01189 344 155 or alternatively email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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