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28 www.thefis.org Community News www.thefis.org 28 Linear Group growth Contracting and fit-out specialists, Linear Group, have announced that their turnover grew to £73m in 2021 as the business increased its workforce to 151 across three offices in Scotland and the north of England. The Group has a strong forward order book for 2022, which is set to increase turnover a further £12m to £85m. Alongside the impressive financial results, the business launched a new division, Linear Building Compliance, dedicated to delivering solutions for fire, acoustic and compartmentation through its expert team. Additionally, the Group integrated Kyle Management Consultants into its structure with the creation of Linear Fire Safety at the start of 2021. www.linearuk.com Rockfon Acoustic plaster system installed by Pacy &Wheatley Pacy &Wheatley were appointed by law firm, Kingsley Napley to install a Rockfon Acoustic plaster system at their London offices, at Twenty Bonhill, Shoreditch. Within the large reception areas, acoustical comfort was identified as an issue due to the size and the hard surfaces within the space. Working with BPC Interiors, KKS Savills Associate Director and Senior Designer, Paul Butterworth, said: “Rockfon Mono was chosen for its appearance but also for its ability to mitigate against the unwanted sound generated by hard surfaces. It delivered clean lines while successfully hiding the services above.” www.pacy-wheatley.co.uk Space Works – a podcast series Over the past two years, the built environment has seen the most significant systematic shift in how we design, interact with and utilise workspaces. It is without a doubt a fascinating time for design, manufacturing, procurement, and construction. The rapidly changing built environment is already influencing howmanufacturers and designers meet the latest industry trends and new expectations; with a focus on the safeguarding of our workplaces to demonstrate a clear return on investment, both people and monetary. Recent considerations include flexibility, product optimisation, adaptability, designing for the neurodiverse, wellbeing, health and sustainability. Komfort Partitioning’s, research, product development and design team collaborate with industry leaders to get the best insights and opportunities for innovation to encourage thriving and human-centric spaces. To help encourage this shared knowledge and to inspire thought-provoking conversations, Komfort has launched its new podcast ‘SpaceWorks’. This podcast involves research and development discussions and open forum debates with industry experts on the new era of the built environment, each series with a specific focus. The SpaceWorks podcast is now available on Apple, Amazon and Spotify Podcasts. You can download them here www.tinyurl.com/24wxptyn The audio shares some interesting thoughts on evidence-based design, the detriment of over-engineered offices, the importance of focusing our efforts on the user’s needs rather than wants, wellbeing, the matter of choice in workplaces and bravery in design. www.komfort.com British Gypsum launches new training British Gypsum has opened its newly refurbished training academy at its head office in East Leake, Leicestershire, following a substantial investment in its facilities, courses and personnel. The new training academy is just part of an investment that the company has made to help upskill and increase the competency of those already in the industry, and ensure that it does its bit to help the industry close the skills gap. In response to the changing needs of those working on site and to help reduce the amount of time installers spend away from site, British Gypsum has developed new training pathways and launched an interactive and immersive training prospectus and e-learning platform, which allow it to continue delivering industry-leading training. James Maclean, Head of Training Academies said: “Our customers rely upon us to provide themwith the correct technical and installation advice, so we are pleased to be able to provide themwith state of the art training facilities, increase the number of courses we offer and develop more resources that are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to ensure that we help the industry close the skills gap.” www.british-gypsum.com/skills-development/upskilling-courses BeadMaster supports affordable living scheme Interior finishing productmanufacturer, BeadMaster is supplying its outlet solutions to A2Dominion’s Central Parade development. The affordable living project contributes towards London’s programme to deliver affordable housing across the city; half of the homes are earmarked as London Affordable Rent, while the remaining 28 apartments will be shared ownership homes. BeadMaster’s cover plates will be installed to help create a quality interior finish throughout all the apartments. www.beadmaster.co.uk