Cladding Companies in the UK

Types and Uses

Cladding can be an important part of a building’s aesthetics, with a variety of materials and colour options offering a wide choice to architects. Options include a weatherboarded, shiplap look; brick, stone or pebble dash effect; and composite panels in solid colours or timber grain effect.

Just as important, if not more so, are the benefits that cladding – known as siding in some countries – brings to a building’s protection against the elements, if installed using the rainscreen principle.

All UK residents know how testing our climate can be, with driving wind and rain a frequent feature. With the rainscreen principle, the outer layer of cladding deflects rain and there is a ventilation cavity behind that equalises air pressure, deals with condensation and allows a building to breathe. The system gives great flexibility to improve the thermal insulation of the building.

There is a huge choice of designs and colours available in sustainable façade or rainscreen cladding, meaning that a bold and attractive ‘skin’ can be created for all kinds of new build and refurbishment projects. These include woodgrain panels indistinguishable from real wood and metallics for a striking aesthetic.