James & Taylor took its pioneering Barracuda brick slip cladding system to Munich for Bau, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials, systems.
More than 180,000 visitors came to the fully booked Messe München expo centre, from January 13 to 17, to explore innovations and trends presented by 2,230 exhibitors from 58 countries.
James & Taylor said: “It’s been a great week here with lots of interest and enquiries,” adding that there had been “incredible interest shown in our internationally patented brickslip system.”
A brick slip is a specially manufactured tile which when installed has the appearance, colour and texture of a brick. They can used to clad buildings, feature walls, fireplaces, and exterior facades, and to retrofit existing solid walls to improve energy efficiency. They are lighter and easier to install than traditional bricks and can reduce the need for masonry supports.
The Barracuda is a brick slip solution that accommodates all brick types, for the first time. Where 65mm is the mean height dimension, Barracuda can accommodate brick heights that vary from 58mm to 70mm, incorporating simple cut brick slips that are not reliant on special extruded shapes or cut grooves in every slip.
Barracuda achieves this with a unique patented design that uses lightweight, precision rolled, stainless steel sections which incorporate individual inward facing sprung teeth that grip the brick slip.