Construction & Civil Engineering Magazine Issue 215 - May 2024 | Page 132

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management techniques to ensure any issues are identified and resolved quickly . The culture of lean manufacturing is also very strong within KGC , we are always trying to optimise our work and our processes , to ensure we become ever more efficient .
“ Our core product portfolio includes unitised , bespoke , and standard system , aluminium and glass facades , plus all the associated finish , material , and component options , such as terracotta , GRC , stone , doors , and windows . We also regularly offer stick facades , mostly for ground floor and entrance locations on our unitised projects .
“ In recent years , climate change has demanded a new focus within the construction industry to reduce embodied carbon and to further enhance thermal performance ,” Richard proposes . “ At KGC , our design and engineering expertise allows us to highly optimise our technical solutions , to bring substantial improvements even with aluminium framed curtain walls . Going forward , we need further innovation , and over the past year , we have been developing and testing a new KGC unitised timber curtain wall solution , which takes both embodied carbon and thermal performance to the next level .”
Notable project portfolio
The Baltic States and Scandinavia will continue to remain key markets for KGC , but the decision to also target the UK allows the business to expand its horizons , work with new
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