What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? The main function of my role as Business Development Manager for the North and Scotland is supporting key accounts. I also look after the branch network, visiting and promoting Polyfoam products. There’s still a widespread practice of calling all insulation products by a single brand name, like calling … Read more
The matter of misleading U-value calculations – produced unintentionally or otherwise – is a question of the ethics and values that the construction industry wants to reflect, and of the quality of end product it wants to deliver to building users. The above statement is highly relevant to the discussions and initiatives around competence that … Read more
What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? The title is National Sales Manager, but day-to-day my role is more multi-faceted than that might suggest. My main responsibilities are for developing new business, as well as servicing existing accounts. That means speaking to insulation distributors, and dealing with their enquiries. The side that isn’t so much … Read more
What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? My title is Technical and Specification Manager, which is a very varied role. No two days are the same! A huge part of my work is providing technical support to architects, specifiers and system holders using Polyfoam XPS products in floors, walls and roofs. I also help customers … Read more
As both are types of polystyrene insulation, extruded polystyrene (XPS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) are often seen as very similar. They tend to be viewed as more direct competition to one another than other types of rigid insulation like PIR and phenolic foam. While there are similarities in the applications for which XPS and EPS … Read more
Extruded polystyrene (XPS) can be used to insulate basement structures both externally and internally. The material’s unique combination of performance characteristics means it is particularly well-suited to insulating on the outside of below-ground structures. Choosing to insulate internally or externally depends whether a project is new-build or retrofit, and how continuity will be achieved with … Read more
We know that polystyrene material, including extruded polystyrene (XPS), can be recycled. That’s because the manufacture of XPS products uses a certain amount of recycled material, to reduce the quantity of virgin polystyrene required. You can read more about how Polyfoam XPS makes its insulation products in our ‘How is XPS made?’ blog post. This … Read more
