News and Press Releases
Lafarge Plasterboard Appoints Jean-Michel Desmoutier As Managing Director
16 September 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard marks its 21st anniversary this week with a new Managing Director tasked with taking the company forward.
GTEC Aqua Board Endorsement From Leading Industry Group
16 September 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard’s ongoing commitment to innovation and quality has been rewarded with industry recognition from the Construction Products Association for its new GTEC Aqua Board.
Lafarge Plasterboard has put Sustainability right at the top of the agenda.
9 September 2008
The company recently re-branded its entire product range, under the GTEC name – which stands for Green, Technical Expertise, Excellence and Customer Satisfaction – to reflect this growing environmental imperative.
Lafarge Plasterboard joins forces with the UK Green Building Council
9 September 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard is pleased to announce that it has teamed up with the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) as part of its sustainability agenda.
A message from Bruce Slatton
9 September 2008
Bruce Slatton, Managing Director introduces GTEC
Lafarge Plasterboard Launches High Performance Gypsum Board for Wet and High Humidity Areas
May 2008
Lafarge has introduced GTEC Aqua Board, a new high performance Gypsum board, to the market following extensive research and development.
Lafarge Plasterboard launches unified GTEC brand
April 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard Ltd has announced the launch of a new consolidated commercial brand initiative. Effective from 31 March 2008, all products and systems in the Lafarge Plasterboard range will be offered under a single GTEC label.
Lafarge Sponsors Lighthouse Club Dinner
January 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard was the main sponsor of the Lighthouse Club’s East of Scotland annual charity dinner which took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh recently.
Lafarge Launch New GTEC Socket Pads For Fire Safety
January 2008
Lafarge Plasterboard has launched a range of single and double socket pads (also known as putty pads), which can protect the fire and acoustic integrity of partitions where electrical sockets are installed.
Lafarge Drywall Systems Complement Latest Bre Innovation Park Project
October 2007
Drywall systems from Lafarge Plasterboard have been chosen to complement the construction and energy efficient criteria at the heart of the Osborne Demonstration House at the BRE Innovation Park at Garston, Watford.
Lafarge Develops High Performance Drylining Solutions for House Builder Market
October 2007
Drywall systems are ideally suited to the fast-construction schedule now in place on most new build housing developments. They are a high performance option offering key advantages over traditional wet trades - most notably in removing the drying time and aiding co-ordination between contractors.
They Can't Ignore it Anymore
September 2007
Lafarge Plasterboard has just launched its Wasteline offering to give merchants everything they need to help contractors manage their Lafarge plasterboard waste in an environmentally responsible way.
Lafarge Plasterboard Launches Recruitment Drive
June 2007
Lafarge Plasterboard has begun recruiting the first team members for its new plant and distribution centre in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire.
Lafarge Embeds Safety Culture
June 2007
Twelve months after Lafarge Plasterboard adopted safety as one of its core values, tangible benefits are now being seen by customers and employees.
We Should All Care for Our Safety
June 2007
The Health & Safety Executive has just released fatal accident figures for the year 2006/2007 which show that 77 deaths occurred in the construction industry last year, making it once again the second most dangerous sector after agriculture.
Lafarge tells Contractors 'You can't ignore it anymore'
8th August 2007
Lafarge Plasterboard is telling contractors ‘you can’t ignore it anymore’. It is their legal and environmental obligation to dispose of their plasterboard waste from sites responsibly.
Lafarge Plasterboard's Awards for Excellence
2007
Lafarge Plasterboard is sponsoring the Best Independent Builders’ Merchant category (6 branches or more) at the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence for the sixth year.
Lafarge Recognises Safety Record
July 2007
Lafarge Plasterboard’s Frampton-on-Severn manufacturing plant reached a very significant milestone recently - 6205 days or 17 years without a single Lost Time Incident.
