March 11th, 2010 by Rubb
Overton Garage has recently purchased a Rubb THA shelter 12m span x 18m long for use as an indoor car valet facility.
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One of the major benefits of a Rubb building is the white PVC fabric roof, the white roof of all Rubb buildings and shelters allows natural daylight to penetrate through into the structure, providing an ideal indoor environment for a multitude of uses.
The THA shelter was actually too bright as it caused glare on promotional photographs for the cars that they are selling! Rubb Buildings Ltd therefore provided the client with an additional inner liner for the roof of the shelter to minimize the glare on the photos.
March 5th, 2010 by Rubb
Construction work on site has started at Royal Marine Base Chivenor for Rubb Buildings Ltd. The new Rubb building is a 24.7m Twin Link BVR x 160m long, giving an overall footprint of 7904mª.
The BVR structure is located on a sloping site meaning that the foundation was constructed with incremental steps along the length of the building.
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The finished building will be used as a dehumidified storage and service workshop for military vehicles. This is the second building purchased and located at RMB Chivenor for the same purpose.
The complete framework is built of welded black steel and then hot-dip galvanized to provide a consistent zinc coating over the entire structure.
All Rubb Buildings are Hot-Dip Galvanized post-production for the highest level of quality and longevity.
October 3rd, 2008 by Rubb
The structure pictured above is a 24.5m (80ft) wide x 32m (105ft) BVI building recently completed for Ballymena Borough Council in Northern Ireland. The Council will be using the building as a Waste Recycle/Transfer Station.
December 12th, 2007 by Rubb
Rubb has recently completed a new leisure and conference facility in the North East of England for the Blue Flames Sporting Club at Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Awarded from tender, the client had been very impressed with Rubb’s highly successful sporting complex for West Bromwich Albion Football Club, which included an Indoor Training Facility and a Community Sports Hall. Construction of the Blue Flames Sports and Leisure building was built on land adjacent to the Newcastle United Indoor Football Centre, another one of Rubb’s premier sports structures.
At 47m wide x 66m in length with sidewalls of 8.5m, the facility comprises of one large sporting arena, which can be quickly divided by netting into four separate courts, allowing the space to used for a range of different activities. The Blue Flames Sporting Club is home to The Tyne and Wear Netball Association as well as supporting a range of tennis and cricket clubs, with the indoor cricket nets providing a much needed modern sports resource for the area. 
The club is also used on a regular basis for indoor soccer coaching for children. The club is available to hire by the general public for sports use and for a variety of functions, with the unique reverse curve roof design creating the space to accommodate a reception area, fully licensed bar, changing rooms, toilets and treatment facilities all within the overall structure.
The reverse curved roof provided a challenging construction problem with Rubb having to ensure a seamless curve on both the steel framework and the PVC cladding. One of the key features of these indoor facilities is the natural light allowed in through the semi-translucent roof. This natural lighting not only saves on energy costs but also provides a lighter, brighter and more appealing sports activity environment than provided by other structures.
October 3rd, 2007 by Rubb
Nowhere does the durability and relocatability of our structures experience such strong a test as with our products made for military use. Military forces require products that can suffer through international travel, hazardous conditions and harsh environments while providing consistently excellent service. One of our products that meets those needs is the RES, or Rapid Environmental Shelter.
The RES is designed as a semi-permanent addition to remote air bases or operational air stations and has been used to house everything from transport vehicles to helicopters and fighter jets. It is designed to protect vehicles from adverse weather conditions and even provides a degree of insulation, with a U-Value of 1.08W/m3 K thanks to state of the art insulation material. Furthermore, it features Zone 1 lighting, emergency lighting, navigation lights and lightning protection.
Like all Rubb products, the RES is designed for easy relocatability and in this case packs into two 20ft ISO containers, with a third for the erection and assembly kit. The innovative construction of the RES eliminates the need for mechanical handling equipment, and a team of eight can assemble the entire structure in only eight hours.
One of the more interesting features of the RES is its capability to use the electric Fast Jet Door (FJD) system. The FJD opens from the base upwards and across the full span at each end of the shelter, while accommodating two pedestrian access and fire doors at the sidewalls.
Whether used for aircraft maintenance, storage, or shelter, the RES is designed to confront the harshest environments on earth and typically does. The photo to the right shows the RES in action, set up at a site in Afghanistan.
