Carea Company Profile
Carea is one of the UK’s market leaders in the design and manufacture of cladding products and solutions. Carea is based in Birmingham, West Midlands and has for over 30 years been at the forefront of delivering a range of mineral composite solutions for rainscreen cladding, panelling and surfacing.
Carea’s range of cladding products provide a wide selection of sizes, colours and finishes in traditional and contemporary designs. There are monochrome or polychrome colours associated with smooth or structured surface finishes, matt or gloss finishes, large panel sizes and plain or curved panels. The options provide a huge array of choices for a wide range of building designs. Carea is renowned for developing exclusive materials which include invisible fixing, non-porous products which are unaffected by graffiti and resistance to external and meteorological aggressions.
The key benefits of Carea cladding products include:
- Façade solutions for new build and refurbishment projects
- High levels of thermal and acoustic performance
- Ideal for education, residential, commercial, healthcare, cultural and leisure projects
- Façades can be created to offer visual impact
- Numerous options for texture and colour
- Exclusive materials created by Carea R&D laboratories
- A total supply service from conception to ideas becoming reality
- Three facing options: cladding (rainscreen), panelling and surfacing
- Skilled and responsive business team always available
- In-house technical support and design
- The cladding, panelling and surfacing fully meet the requirements of the latest thermal regulations
- Low environmental impact during manufacture and installation
- Manufactured from natural resources
- Carea School is open to professionals who want to improve their skills in cladding systems.
Products
Carea has divided the range of façade and cladding systems to allow for all types of facing for new-builds and refurbishments. Grooved panels or panels with undercut anchors are used for rainscreen panelling and panelling and are made of mineral charges held together and covered with a layer of mineral oxides. Double fitting panels are used for panelling and surfacing and are created using mineral charges. The range includes:
Acantha
Acantha is a creative cladding solution which can be manufactured in bespoke panel sizes of up to 1800 x 900mm landscape and 14mm thick in grooved panels, curved panels or undercut anchors. The finish options include matt, gloss and riven and there are also creative designs available including Papyrus, Rhodes, Urba and Taiga.
Armada
Armada is a cladding solution which has been developed to protect exposed façades from aggressions, whilst creating an aesthetically pleasing look. Armada is available in a 21mm thickness and is resistant to high impact. There are four design options which include Advita in standard sizes of 250mm x 500mm, 500mm x 500mm, 750mm x 500mm and 1000mm x 500mm; Attila in standard sizes 400mm x 500mm and 600mm x 500mm; Linea is available in 900mm x 300 and high impact Acantha is available in 1800mm x 450mm. Armada is known as the invincible wall base and is used for cladding or panelling and is high shock and aggression resistant, easy to maintain, anti-graffiti and scratch-proof.
Artema
Artema is available in unique and avant-garde textures and materials and is suitable for new-build and existing properties. With a 16mm thickness, Artema can be laid landscape or portrait in bespoke panel sizes up to 2394mm x 994mm. Curved panels and undercut anchor panels are also available. Finishes include Rhodes, Papyrus, Urba and Taiga.
Ardal
Ardal is designed for beauty and durability. There are special profiles available for singular points such as corners, window boards and lintels. There are 14 standard sizes available in matt, gloss, shell and riven finishes. The Ardal system is easy to repair, easy to maintain, wind resistant, watertight, shock resistant, fire resistant and thermal resistant.
Interlocking Panels
The interlocking panel range is a fast and economical solution for surfacing, panelling and cladding. The system incorporates secret fixing and insulation thickness from 40-120mm and offers high impact area resistance for exposed wall base, low maintenance, UV stability and improved air and water-tightness. Options include:
- Aquila: 3mm and 5mm thickness matt panels in three size options for panelling
- Alpha: 3mm and 5mm thickness panels in two size options for surfacing, panelling and cladding applications and is an economical solution
- Aranda: 3mm and 5mm thickness panels in 9 size options and four finish options for surfacing, panelling and cladding
- Arkea: 3mm and 5mm thickness panels for panelling applications in seven sizes and one finish option.
Carea Primalu
Carea Primalu is a solution for optimising the use of Carea systems. This complete system of backing structure for external thermal insulation, associating a primary complex Cprim and a secondary complex Cprim+ is used for the fixing of Carea grooved panels. Carea Primalu is designed as a special aesthetic solution for special points and speeds up fixing on the Cprim market.
Carea Window Pod System
The Carea window pod system provides an aesthetic and thermal solution which is fast and simple to install. The system is designed for external thermal insulation dedicated to doors, windows and any other opening system components and is available in 12 colours and three finish options.
Carea is committed to providing a wide range of cladding, surfacing and panelling solutions for a vast array of building applications. The experienced and dedicated team welcomes enquiries and can provide in-depth information and technical specification across the whole range. The company has worked on numerous projects throughout the UK for educational, commercial, leisure, cultural, residential and healthcare projects.
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