SAS International News Story

Adapting and responding to the new world; a new Chief Exec at SAS

3rd February 2021

Right at the end of 2020, we welcomed our new Chief Exec, Gert van Doormalen.

Gert’s background demonstrates a proven track-record of re-focusing businesses with customer satisfaction at the forefront of his delivery plans. He was an obvious choice for SAS, and he tells us we were for him! We predict the start of a sympatico new era for SAS.

Surface hygiene, from the top down

13th November 2020

With experts warning that, even with a vaccine, we could be living with Coronavirus for years to come, the selection of materials and finishes to impede cross contamination and enable enhanced cleaning protocols will be key to providing clean and safe indoor environments.

Now that we have all become much more virus-transmission aware, designers and building owners need to be delivering confidence to people who will continue to use communal spaces

As 2020 forces design re-think, WELL delivers

11th November 2020

The IWBI’s excellent WELL Building Standard now has worldwide recognition and many supporters, with well over 5,000 accredited projects across 68 countries to date. SAS was delighted to be involved in one of the first UK projects where the wellbeing of occupants was central to the design. 4 Cannon Street, London achieved the coveted WELL Gold Certification.

OPERATIONS IN SAFE HANDS

28th October 2020

Newly appointed SAS Operations Director Steve Daniels is an engineer at heart. Interested in how things work and problem solving, Steve has twenty five years of experience in UK manufacturing in a diverse range of industries.

Bahrain’s new luxury shopping mall to receive quality SAS treatment

19th October 2020

The new complex will cover an area of approximately 200,000 square-meters and includes an entertainment area, aquarium and multiplex cinema. SAS International have been invited to work on this highly complex project, which will require numerous SAS ceiling systems to achieve the client’s desired result.

BREXIT Preparations

5th October 2020

It is impossible to forecast the actual situation UK businesses will face in January 2021. We have planned for the worst case, whilst hoping for the best. Our priority is to ensure that we can service you, our customers, in the event that no agreement is reached with the EU, causing problems with the import and export of raw materials and finished products.

Ventilation, cooling and Covid-19. A radiant solution?

5th August 2020

The impact of Covid-19 is set to change the way buildings are ventilated and cooled. The virus could result in a move away from conventional, recirculating air conditioning systems to more innovative solutions such as radiant chilled ceilings and displacement ventilation to help minimise its transmission in new buildings.

Look Up for a Solution to Noisy Spaces

24th June 2020

Acoustics is a complicated subject, but in an office environment, the most significant consideration is that hard surfaces reflect sound while softer surfaces absorb it. Hence the ubiquity of office carpets and fabric-covered screening.

The inclusion of such materials helps, although in our new, super-clean, wipe-down world they are likely to be a lot less popular.

The Office Is Dead/ Long Live the Office

20th May 2020

As an element of nervousness understandably surrounds the return to the office, an immediate move toward enclosed and protected spaces is likely.

SAS has designed desktop and standalone Personal Space Management partitions as prefabricated solutions that can be quickly and easily installed on any office desk, crucially enabling offices to adapt ahead of reopening.

Putting People At The Centre: The Coronavirus Effect On Office Design

7th May 2020

We believe the pandemic will accelerate the move towards genuinely people-focused design. And by “people-focused” we mean a focus on the individual – designing workspaces that accommodate the needs of each and every person rather than considering office workers as a herd.

SAS LAUNCHES PERSONAL SPACE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

7th May 2020

Our in-house teams have been developing products that not only contribute to the global effort of social distancing but aid in building confidence in those that will soon return to premises such as their workplace, service provider or retail outlets.

Coronavirus Precautions

11th March 2020

In response to the current COVID-19 situation, we have already taken a number of precautionary measures to ensure we can continue to support our customers and their businesses, as well as keeping our team safe.