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More and more commercial businesses and homeowners are going through a period of financial consolidation to optimise space in existing properties by moving upwards rather than moving out.

Notably, homeowners are making better use of their lofts for storage and many businesses increase storage space through the use of mezzanine floors and also utilise flat roof space to locate such things as plant, motor and boiler rooms.

Access is a key consideration of this move upwards and global specialist Premier Loft Ladders is already established as the No1 choice for industrial, commercial and domestic stairway solutions. In particular, its popular Supreme range of superbly engineered aluminium concertina-style, easy-to-fit counter balance stairways, with fire resistant casings, is proving a real winner across all business and domestic applications.

Manufactured from high strength die-cast aluminium alloy components, the Supreme stairway is attached to a 1.5 mm steel hatchbox, and a trapdoor made from two layers of 1.5 mm steel infilled with 38 mm of mineral wool for fire resistance to 30 minutes and 75 mm for resistance to 90 minutes.

There is a 29mm wide lip to the bottom of the lining around the external edge which is designed to butt up against the ceiling to help prevent flame and smoke ingress. Similarly, a lip to the bottom of the steel trapdoor extends to within 15 mm of the lip on the lining.

The Supreme is suitable for a maximum floor to ceiling height of 4600mm and, in addition to being offered with 30 or 90 minute fire resistant casings, it is available with a host of other options. These include electrical operation, vertical access, suspended ceiling application, top operating mechanism, telescopic handrail, upper level guardrail and a double seal to the roof hatch to improve energy saving.

Premier supplies four different types of aluminium loft ladder – the Supreme, the Mini, the Elite and the Piccolo, together with an ever increasing selection of 3 part folding and 2 part wooden ladders. Its products are suitable in a wide variety of situations and all comply with EN 14975 (DN 4570) standards.

Prices across the entire Premier range are extremely competitive. In fact, the company will match the price of any like for like product found at a lower price elsewhere!

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For further information on Premier Loft Ladders please contact Tim Wakeley. Tel: 0845 9000 195. Fax: 01394 214413.
E-mail: sales@premierloftladders.co.uk. Or visit the Premier Loft Ladders website at www.premierloftladders.co.uk.
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Do people really know what the term ‘retro’ means. It is used a lot these days but n=many don’t actually know the meaning of the expression. To go retro means delving into the past and looking at the impressions of people living in those times. Retro is short for retrospect. And now we have a chance to bring the substance of the past in our homes with the introduction of retro furniture.

Retro furniture is furniture that looks right from the old times, but unmistakably has that attitude of carrying impressions for the future. Basically, the furniture from the times of the sixties through the eighties (the Baby Boomer generation) is hot property. And that includes gramophones, retro loveseats and sofas, retro coffee tables, retro jukeboxes, entertainment centers, bars and stools and retro dance floors. Most retro furniture that can be obtained these days are basic household items and often not in good condition. But we at Elemental in London hunt down these valuable and interesting pieces and then lovingly restore them to something like their former glory. Visit our shop in London and if you don’t have the retro furniture bug before you arrive you will before you leave. Nostalgia has a way of drawing us in.

How does Retro Furniture look?
Let us not make a mistake here. Most retro furniture that you get today in the market place is not actually old furniture. It is made presently, but is designed just to look like the furniture that was popular in the 40’s 50’s and 60’s etc times. You will have dinner tables and chairs, chaise lounges, fireplaces with mantelpieces, carpets and rugs, grandfather clocks and those pesky but adorable canary clocks, everything that will take our grandparents down Nostalgiaville. Even the colors are the bright ones used in those times, and not the placid colors people prefer nowadays. And you will find that back in your retro furniture time, people wanted their furniture to make sure it stood up and take notice when visitors came in. Today’s retro furniture tries to achieve the same thing. But in reality it never quite makes it. There is no substitute for the real old thing and you will notice this difference when you touch an authentic piece.

Wood was the material of choice in making retro furniture, because that was the era of wood. Other materials were certainly used but wood prevailed. Retro furniture often has futuristic designs for the era they are made, but you must consider that those designs will still be outdated in today’s times.

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People of all walks of life are now considering adding retro pieces and often a whole room to their houses. Although making the whole home a retro home may not be such a good idea, a single retro room is what many people are doing. And it works great as a theme room. Packed with retro furniture, it is the place you can go to if you want some solace from your routine times. Or, you can call your friends over and have a retro party . You will certainly be exposed to an extensive choice at our shop, or visit our site at www.elemental.uk.com to get an idea what we have to offer.