Plasterboard

GTEC LaDura is the latest innovation from lafarge Plasterboard. It is a high density, multi-purpose performance board that had its official launch at Eco Build 1st -3rd March 2011. Composing of a gypsum core with 8% mass of wood particles, enveloped in a paper liner, provides a series of features and benefits, which include: - Easier to handle – 20% lighter than Gypsum fibre boards, Easier to cut – treat like plasterboard – score and snap – no mechanical cutting required, Easier to joint – treat like plasterboard, Quality of finish – surface quality is enhanced due to the paper liner, Reduced framing cost – can be fixed to standard framing.

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Lafarge Plasterboard has been awarded the prestigious BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Certificate developed by BRE Global. It is the first and only UK plasterboard producer to achieve this accolade.

The BES 6001 framework standard is an independent certification scheme, launched at the start of 2009, to assess responsible sourcing policies and practices throughout the construction product supply chain. The universal rating system enables architects, designers and builders to more easily meet sustainability targets and move towards zero-carbon buildings.

To achieve BES 6001, Lafarge Plasterboard had to demonstrate responsible practices in managing its supply chain and also comply with a range of strict criteria relating to environmental and social issues such as recycling, transportation, emissions and minimising use of raw materials.

Lafarge Plasterboard's recognition is the latest in a series of major investments made by the business to help its customers strengthen their own sustainability credentials.

Steve Hemmings, Sustainability Manager at Lafarge Plasterboard comments: "Finding ways to support our clients is a key driver at Lafarge Plasterboard and this accreditation is a great way of doing that.

"A priority for our customers is to improve their environmental performance to meet increasingly exacting regulations. By selecting products that are responsibly sourced our clients win additional credits under the Materials section of the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM, which is important for customers working to improve their rating."

Lafarge Plasterboard was awarded a ‘Good' classification which applies to all its plasterboard and coving produced in the UK.