Specification

ACS offers a dedicated specification service to engineers, architects, main contractors and brickwork sub-contractors. The dedicated team can advise on all aspects of restraining and supporting masonry and stone, and offers training via RIBA accredited CPD seminars to the industry.

Facilities and services available:

• CPD Seminars
• NBS Plus Specifications
• Detailed Design Proposals
• Re-Specification
• Masonry Wall Panel Design

CPD Seminars Continuing Professional Development

Seminars cover the use of wall ties, windposts and masonry support in modern construction, with all the relevant standards and regulations explained. Seminars can be conducted at a location of your choosing, your premises, or at ACS in Leeds.

Detailed Design Proposals

ACS is renowned for exceptional value engineering solutions, and our team will advise on the most cost effective design for any given situation. We produce calculations, design and specification proposals for discussions with contractors’ design teams. In addition our design engineers will advise on additional structural members where necessary to enable the design process to be completed and ensure cost price certainty is achieved. From early concept ACS can offer the kind of package that enables the complete integration of design into the build. For more information on this or the "ACS Design Challenge" please contact us.

NBS Plus Specification Software

ACS’s product literature is listed within NBS Plus - the industry standard specification software tool. NBS Plus is used by architects to detail products for use in construction. This means our technical information is incorporated in NBS format at the point of specification.

Re-Specification

ACS is able to re-specify its products in lieu of other manufacturers’ products, and offers the full technical back up necessary.

Masonry Panel Design

ACS offers a wall panel design service to customers upon request and can rationalise the use of windposts and bed-joint reinforcement to achieve a value engineered solutions. By using the latest software packages, we provide a fully warranted design with calculations to enable best utilisation of materials.