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NEXT GENERATION SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT GENERATION INDUSTRY

Kingspan’s innovation driven portfolio of ultra-performance building envelope solutions has put us at the forefront of delivering carbon and energy efficient, healthy buildings for future generations of industry.

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An Evolving World

2020 saw a global step change in how we live, work and consume. This has led to an acceleration of some of the industry evolution seen over recent years, such as e-commerce migration, data consumption growth, EV adoption and increasing healthcare demands.

Significant and rapid infrastructure must be developed in order to support the growth in these evolving business categories.

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2020 saw a global step change in how we live, work & consume

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E-Commerce

COVID-19 has pulled forward five years of expected online sales growth into just five months. Already a fast-growth category, online sales have accelerated dramatically and are on pace to reach $340bn globally in 2020.

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Electric Vehicle

Global Electric Vehicle (EV) penetration stood at just 2.5 per cent in 2019. The widespread adoption of EVs is a necessary step toward achieving climate-change goals. This requires significant investment in EV manufacturing infrastructure and its supporting supply chain, including battery manufacturing.

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Healthcare

The IMF estimates that the global cost of COVID-19 in lost output will be $28tn. The pandemic exposed a lack of resilience and preparedness in global healthcare systems, particularly in relation to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity, which became a key factor in the length and severity of national lockdowns.

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Electric Vehicles

Kingspan has worked with many EV manufacturers including Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors and Lucid Motors. In the United States alone, we have supplied over 650,000 square metres of insulated panels to EV related projects.

Learn more about why from Brent Trenga, Director of Sustainability, Kingspan Insulated Panels North America.

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Healthcare Solutions

National health systems must be supported in the rollout of vaccinations and strengthened for future pandemic preparedness and response.

Kingspan has solutions and is presently working on projects across the spectrum of healthcare, including hospital construction, manufacturing for medical equipment and cold storage for medicine and vaccinations.

It was announced in September 2020 that BIOCAD Biotechnology will produce the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Gamalei Institute.

Our Solutions

With a full range of clean-safe, high-performance products for creating and maintaining hygienic clean spaces as well as insulated sandwich panels and insulation boards perfect for building new healthcare facilities, we understand the needs of this sector.

Data Centre Solutions

Globally, there is considerable planned investment in data centre infrastructure to support the forecast growth in data consumption and cloud computing. For example, Ireland is a key data centre market in Europe. At the end of 2019 it had 53 operational data centres, eight more under construction and 26 with planning approval.

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Our Impact

DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS

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Awarded “Best in Industrial and Logistics Development” MIPIM 2020

Simons is one of the largest fashion retailers in Canada, it was only fitting that their main distribution centre and office campus reflect the aesthetic values of the company. GKC chose external facades with patterns inspired by woven fabric thread, which gave the building a cutting-edge yet fashionable appearance. GKC Architects was recognised as the 2020 winner in the “Best in Industrial and Logistics Development” at the annual MIPIM Awards Ceremony.

The solution

The search for thermal performance, installation efficiency, and flexible design options led GKC Architects to choose Kingspan insulated panels for the building envelope and exterior of the building.

Efficient build programme

”One of the many advantages of Kingspan Insulated Panels is the length of panel availability, we have less structure, less support and the sky’s the limit with optimising the building envelope. Additionally, the Kingspan products exhibit both form and function and in many climate conditions, such as northern temperatures here in Canada, we can add value by enclosing the envelope quickly, easily and efficiently with weathertightness. Our client La Maison Simons was extremely satisfied with the project and Kingspan Insulated Panels handles all our projects at GKC innovatively and hassle-free from start to finish.”

Fernando Lozano, Partner GKC Architects.

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Constructing a Circular Future

Our Circular Innovations

Strategic Pillars

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Innovation

Kingspan is driven by a belief that advanced materials and methods of construction hold the answer to some of the great challenges that our planet and society face. From products that insulate better while creating more internal space, to those that harness more natural daylight, we are dedicated to extending the limits of ultra-performance envelope design with a core focus on energy efficiency.

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Planet Passionate

Launched in December 2019, Planet Passionate is our ambitious 10-year global sustainability programme where we have set ourselves hard targets to progress our positive impact on three global issues: climate change, circularity and the protection of our natural world.

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Global

Kingspan continues to expand globally bringing ultra-performance building envelope solutions to markets which are at an earlier stage in their evolution to sustainable and efficient methods of construction.