Our GRC Synergies business was one of the first to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the new version of ISO/IEC 17025 in June 2018. The revised 2017 version was published in December of that year with a 3 year transition period meaning all accredited testing laboratories must have implemented by […]
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We are very proud to announce our GRC Synergies business has become the first GRC testing facility to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). After months of hard work by our team especially Laboratory Manager Jamie Hardacre and QA Manager Amy Briscoe and a rigorous assessment by UKAS the […]
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We are pleased to announce that with effect from 1st November 2017 we can now offer a full range of testing services to GRC/GFRC manufacturers worldwide. Our contract with the GRCA to provide “Full Member” assessments originally excluded us from working with producers of GRC/GFRC in order to avoid any conflicts of interest. However with […]
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We are proud to be working alongside the International Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Association (GRCA) to provide assessment and plant inspection services under the association’s “Full Member” certification scheme. Previously known as the “Approved Manufacturers Scheme” this level of membership confirms that the manufacturer has all the required equipment, processes, procedures and skills to manufacture GRC […]
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London based construction group Midguard have taken just such an approach on their new development at Chelsea Island, West London. GRC Synergies have been appointed to provide specialist GRC consultancy services to the project. Our scope of works includes providing all design engineering, quality inspection of manufactured goods, independent testing and final inspection of […]
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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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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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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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