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Multi-Coloured Gutters
Build Legoland Character
A major refurbishment project at Legoland near with Colonnade downpipes. After a full site
Windsor has certainly tested ARP’s boast to survey, the RAL colours were matched to each
produce aluminium guttering, downpipes and individual building to comply with the Legoland
fittings in any colour to the limits! Shocking pink colour themes. The whole installation took less
guttering, bright red hoppers and bright blue than two weeks and had to be completed in
downpipes to match Lego’s official colours all time for the opening of the park after the recent
feature on buildings across the Berkshire site that lockdown restrictions.
were refurbished during lockdown.
Choosing aluminium for the guttering was the
One of the beauties of aluminium guttering is that logical choice for Legoland. As well as the colour
it can be powder coated to match exactly any options available, aluminium is maintenance-
colour imaginable, usually to match to soffits, free and will retain its striking good looks even
brick, windows, doors and roofs but at Legoland in a tough environment like a theme park.
ARP was asked to match and contrast to the Incredibly hardwearing, resistant to the elements
lively colours of the shops, restaurants and other and corrosion, cast aluminium can be used to
facilities across the site. create rainwater systems to suit any style of
architecture.
At its Leicester manufacturing facility ARP has
an in-house polyester powder coating facility for “Aluminium was the most suitable material for
aluminium guttering producing a range of popular this build as it is strong and non-corrosive and
architectural RAL and BS colours as standard, the powder-coated colouring helps enhance
plus any other colour and finish to order with the architectural elements of the building”, says
total control over the quality of the finish. County’s Simon Wheatley. “It will also give 30
years plus of functional life expectancy with little
ARP customer County Gutters installed a variety
of cast aluminium gutters across Legoland maintenance.”
including Sentinel and Legion gutter systems
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