Manufacturer spotlight: ROCKWOOL

Manufacturer spotlight: ROCKWOOL

Jun 20, 2023 |NBS |2 Minute Read

We caught up with James Francis, Product Manager at ROCKWOOL UK, to find out more about the manufacturer’s products, which are now available on NBS Source. 

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ROCKWOOL is a leading manufacturer of sustainable stone wool insulation products and have been manufacturing in the UK for over 40 years.

Their most recent innovation is the development of NyRock® technology, the most thermally efficient stone wool insulation currently available in the UK and Ireland✝. NyRock technology is currently available in three products: NyRock Cavity Slab 032, NyRock Frame Slab 032 and NyRock Rainscreen 032. All of these products deliver a low lambda thermal performance of 0.032 W/mK.

Alongside the development of products which support the construction industry in achieving Net Zero targets, ROCKWOOL have a strong focus on their own operations and carbon footprint. In this year’s Global 100 sustainability ranking from Corporate Knights, ROCKWOOL was recognised as one of the most sustainable companies in the world overall and the global sustainability leader among building products companies.

 
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"The team at NBS have been very supportive and have demonstrated all of NBS Source’s unique features and benefits. It’s important that we supply the industry with the latest product information, and to ensure that the information is compliant to industry standards. NBS helps us achieve this."

“NBS were early adopters of digital construction technology, so it seemed like a logical partnership to contain our product information on one easy to use platform in the form of NBS Source,” said ROCKWOOL UK’s Product Manager, James Francis. 

“NBS has long been a complement to our own specification support and resources, which includes technical tools on our website and CPDs, for example.”  

Find ROCKWOOL's products on NBS Source. 

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✝ Correct at time of sending, based on publicly available performance data of comparable stone wool products

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