Materials & sectors

Materials and sectors

We source materials to the project specification rather than from a fixed catalogue. The groups below indicate the types of package we can discuss.

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Materials we source

Supplier selection and technical information are reviewed for each package, including bespoke and fabricated items. Photographs show materials in use, not completed BGS projects.

Stepped concrete building forms with recessed openings and visible casting marks
Concrete forms, Berlin. Photograph: Simone Hutsch / Unsplash.

Structural

Concrete systems, steelwork and engineered timber to suit the structural specification and construction programme.

  • Concrete systems
  • Steelwork
  • Engineered timber
Close oblique view of folded silver facade panels and recessed dark glazing
Folded facade, Sundbyberg. Photograph: Anders Jildén / Unsplash.

Envelope

Cladding, rainscreen and glazing systems, with attention to finish, technical requirements and adjoining materials.

  • Metal cladding
  • Rainscreen
  • Architectural glass
Curved timber battens continuing from an interior wall across the ceiling
Timber ceiling detail, Greenwich. Photograph: Jansen Yang / Unsplash.

Interiors

Joinery surfaces, acoustic products, stone and terrazzo. Samples and finish references form part of the sourcing brief.

  • Joinery surfaces
  • Acoustic systems
  • Terrazzo and stone
Illustrative galvanised duct and insulated pipework suspended beneath a concrete soffit
Ductwork and pipework detail. Generated illustration. Not a BGS project.

MEP

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing components, including pipework, ductwork and cable containment.

  • Pipework
  • Ductwork
  • Containment
Close view of curved perforated metal facade panels with staggered vertical joints
Perforated metal, Zug. Photograph: Ricardo Gomez Angel / Unsplash.

Specialist

Custom fabrication, decorative metals and cast materials where a standard product does not meet the brief.

  • Custom fabrication
  • Decorative metals
  • Cast materials

Project sectors

Commercial and workplace

Residential and mixed use

Hospitality and public realm

Education and civic

Other material requirements

Send the specification or material schedule. We will review the requirement and discuss suitable suppliers.

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