Building Product App Directory

doorXpert

This app has been designed as a door usage calculator to assist you in door specification, and is based on research data commissioned by ASSA ABLOY, global leader in door-opening solutions.

Whether you are an architect, contractor or specifier, working in the healthcare or education sectors, use doorXpert to guide you to the right class of door. The results are based on recommended door usage by class according to BS EN 1191 and BS EN 12400.

We can help you improve the life cycle of door sets. Please contact us for a design consultation.

ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in door opening solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience.

The data used in this application is based on extensive research carried out by ASSA ABLOY. However, door performance may be influenced by many outside factors and therefore the information given should be treated as estimated only.

Available for: iPhone/iPad | Android | Blackberry

CD (UK) Ltd

mySurface

Put all the colors of DuPont™ Corian® solid surface and Zodiaq® quartz surface at the tip of your finger. Whether you're a homeowner, interior designer or an architect, the free DuPont mySurface application makes it easy to find the perfect color for any design project, wherever you are.

mySurface lets you browse the entire palette of DuPont™ Corian® solid surface and Zodiaq® quartz surface colors right from your iPhone, iPod Touch iOS4+, and now your iPad. The free application provides high-definition, full-screen, zoomable product sample images of over 100 Corian® surfaces.

Find just the right colours and style to match your décor and design. Save your Favourites and Share them with friends and customers via Facebook, Twitter or email. Plus, get some fresh design ideas by browsing the Photo Gallery.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Cytech Europe Ltd

Cytech Comfort

The functions are: Security Keypad emulation - arm and disarm your security system, Zone Status Display - see the state (open, closed, bypassed, or tamper) of your windows, doors and Motion sensors (including KNX sensors), Home Control - Control lights and appliances including, KNX and other systemss and see their real time status (on, off or level), Alarm Events history.

The app has been designed to be simple to set up and use with no programming required. The system requirements are: Comfort Controller CP9000, with firmware 5.215 or higher, UCM/Ethernet module ffirmware 6.002 or higher, which is connected to the local network. Wifi is required, via a router or wireless Access point for the iPhone connection. No computer or server is needed.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

F. Ball and Co Ltd

Adhesive By F Ball & Co. Ltd

F. Ball's Recommended Adhesives Guide - the most authoritative guide to floorcovering and adhesive compatibility. Using this search facility you will be able to identify the latest recommendations for the most appropriate adhesives to use with over 5,500 brand name floorcoverings from over 200 leading manufacturers.

** Please Note - a new 2012 version of the RAG guide app is being prepared and will be available shortly. For the very latest guide information please refer to the F Ball website.

Available for: iPhone/iPad | Android | Windows Phone

Hansgrohe

Hansgrohe@home

Would you like to find out, quickly and easily, how well the Hansgrohe mixers will go with your washbasin? Then Hansgrohe@home is just the thing for you.

The PuraVida product line combines the colour white with the aesthetics of chrome, award-winning design with efficient technology, beauty with functionality.

Those who like modern shapes with striking accents will be unable to resist the charm of the Metris mixers.

The app is really easy to use: take a photo of your washbasin or use an existing photograph, remove the mixer and insert your favourite Hansgrohe design.

Are you convinced by the results? Then save the picture in the Gallery or email it directly to your friends.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Ideal Heating

Ideal Heating Boiler Sizing App

Forget filling in boiler sizing sheets and doing the sums yourself, this handy free tool will help you accurately work out the correct boiler output required for a property in just a couple of minutes.

Simply enter details including property type and measurements, location, and window, wall and roof type, and let this app do all the number crunching for you.

This clever time saving tool can also send you an email containing the customer details and boiler output required, and also stores them within the app itself, so you’ve always got your records to hand whether you’re in the office or on the road.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Optima Products Ltd

Glass Thickness Calculator - Optima

Brought to you by Optima, one of the UK’s leading providers of glass partitioning, this app is aimed at architects and designers as a simple to use tool to take the hassle out of specifying glass thickness.

The app allows users to select the load being applied to the glass and the height the glass before being advised regarding the recommended glass thickness for both toughened and annealed glass.

Optima decided to produce this app since facing a large number of enquiries from their customers for exactly this type of calculation.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Brick It Pro

Brick it Pro

As mentioned in Building Magazine, West of England Design Forum, Bath Life, Building Design and Brick Bulletin!

Endorsed by the Brick Development Association, CEO Simon Hay RIBA!

Brick it Pro is a reference guide for building professionals containing interactive brick tables, bond patterns and joint profiles

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Burlington Slate Ltd

Burlington Stone

This is a Burlington Stone's natural stone specification viewer, the user is able to view images of natural stone with finishes and textures and search on how they have been used by application.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Desso Ltd

Desso

1000 carpet samples from over 60 collections. Arranged by colour and always within reach.

Finding that perfect carpet for your project is now easier and more visual than ever with our Colour Flow libraries.

Save your favorite samples in My Samples to come back to them later.

Ordering your favorite samples couldn’t be easier. Simply tap the order icon by the relevant sample, fill in your details and you’ll receive your order by post within a few days.

View New Carpet products and inspiring, new colour schemes for existing products. All in one glance.

Looking for a specific carpet? Carpet with SoundMaster®? Silver or Basic certified Cradle to Cradle® carpets? Carpet to improve indoor air quality? The Advanced Search functionality will help you to make the right choice.

Receive exclusive sneak previews of our latest inspiring innovations. For instance, the Dialogue Box. Desso regularly develops new products and services to make your work easier and more enjoyable, and through the Dialogue App you'll always be kept up to date.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Hilti (Gt Britain) Ltd

Hilti Anchors Selector

The application Hilti Anchor Selector provides the construction professionals who need information on anchors with a convenient tool and a quick access to select or search Hilti anchors. This version covers the anchors sold in France. The selection can be based on several parameters and conditions including location of the anchor, geometry of the plate, loads.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Honeywell Control Systems Ltd

Wiring Guide for Domestic Heating Systems by Honeywell

The full technical details of how to wire all the components of a domestic heating layout into a workable, safe and efficient system is an essential guide for Plumbers; electricians and Heating engineers. This App provides all the required circuitry; wiring advice and technical specifications required in a format that is easy to use; suitable for all types of wiring layout whilst also offering fault finding and product compatibility advice.

In addition, with full details of the Honeywell Heating Control product portfolio and a geographic stockist finder, this App is an invaluable, searchable resource for all professional installers working in the domestic heating field in the UK.

Toolbar icons provide additional functionality to help you navigate through the document, including:
• Search, using free text entry
• Page number entry box
• Toolbar arrows
• Find Store, to locate your nearest Honeywell Heating control stockist in the UK
• Share by email, Facebook or Twitter.

The App also provides a library, ready to house future editions and access to further information from Honeywell ECC.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

iGuzzini Illuminazione (UK) Ltd

iGuzzini

The first iGuzzini app offers the possibility to be inspired by the latest lighting fittings and to find the best lighting solutions in terms of quality and design.

Explore product design and characteristics through interviews with the designers, photographs and lighting projects.

In addition, it is possible to browse recent catalogues for a complete product overview.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Jewson Ltd

Jewson Builders Merchants

A Jewson store is never far away – our handy app will conveniently locate the closest Jewson store where ever you happen to be – and we also publish our latest offers in our ‘Price Blitz’ promotion so grab a copy today and make your way to the closest Jewson store for all your building requirements.

Available for: iPhone/iPad | Android

Jewson Ltd

Jewson - Ask Jack

Jewson, the UK’s leading builders merchant, bring you Ask Jack. Jack is a virtual Branch Manager and an expert on sustainable building. He is here to help you with all those sustainability questions you need answers to. He will help to clear away some of the green haze surrounding sustainability and the Code for Sustainable Homes.

You can also download Jack's sustainability guide, this will download to your iBooks for easy reference. With the fast pace of change in the industry it can be hard to keep up with all the latest regulations and government incentives being rolled out.

Jack can offer you advice and support on not just these, but also on how you can change your techniques to build more sustainably and which products are the most sustainable to use. So, if you have a question, don't delay, ask Jack today.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Lafarge Cement (UK)

DIY Cement by Lafarge Cement UK

DIY Cement shows you how to use Lafarge products to complete some simple DIY projects. Let us show you how to mix cement, lay bricks and paving, build a barbeque, and more with our easy to follow DIY videos.

Lafarge Cement's Ready-To-Use range of cement products is particularly suitable for DIY users as they come ready-mixed in the bag and only require the addition of water. DIY Cement helps you to choose the right Lafarge Cement product for every DIY application and includes product information and a simple calculator that will tell you how much cement and other materials you will need to complete your project.

Features include:

Video tutorials

Materials calculator

Product catalogue for all our range of packed cements

Downloadable product datasheets

Health & Safety information

Tutorials include:

Getting Started
How to mix cement
Laying foundations
General brickwork
Building a barbeque
Laying a patio
Fixing fence posts, and more.

Lafarge Cement is the market-leading manufacturer of cement products in the UK and our packed cement, including the premixed Ready-To-Use range, is available from DIY stores and builders merchants. Used by professionals as well as novice builders, our cement is suitable for most Do-It-Yourself projects.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

MK Electric Ltd

MK Electric

With full details of the MK Electric product portfolio, this App is an invaluable, searchable resource for professional electricians, architects and specifiers in the electrical and construction industries.

The MK Specification Guide provides details of Wiring Devices, Circuit Protection and Cable Management in a comprehensive reference to one of the largest ranges of quality electrical products and accessories on the market, covering over 5,000 items.

Highlights include echo, the wireless, batteryless, self-powered switch technology; MK astral™, the intelligent lighting control system incorporating Zensys RF communication technology; antibacterial cable management solutions and energy saving products including sensors and controls.

You can browse through over 800 catalogue pages using a simple ‘swipe’ gesture; view single pages while holding your device portrait; view a double page spread in landscape; zoom using double tap or ‘pinch’, making it easy to view even the smallest content.

Toolbar icons provide additional functionality to help you navigate through the document, including:

• Thumbnails
• Search, using free text entry
• Page number entry box
• Toolbar arrows
• Find Store, to locate your nearest MK Electric stockist in the UK
• Share by email, Facebook or Twitter

The App also provides a library, ready to house future editions and access to further information from MK Electric.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Saint Gobain Weber Ltd.

Weber UK

Find product information, quick and easy application advice and your local stockist of Weber products. In addition this app includes contact information, news about Weber and useful tools such as an estimating function and facades colour consultant.

Weber, is a formulator and manufacturer of pre-mixed industrial mortars for use in the construction industry. The key products supplied by Weber are External Wall Insulation systems, renders and decorative finishes, tile fixing adhesives and grouts, floor screeds, concrete repair and construction mortars and lightweight insulated aggregate.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Sika Ltd

Sika Handbook

Sika Limited - the UK’s largest building chemical manufacturer brand is now available on iphone. This handy app brings the full Sika product catalogue to your fingertips.

Easy to use – just scroll through the categories, then scroll to find the suitable product. Each product has pictures, full description, uses and advantages making it easy to choose the right product for the job.

The ‘find nearest stockist’ function gives you the option to find a nationwide distributor in your area, or by postcode.

Sika really are the only ‘From Site to Shelf’ manufacturer catering for ALL your building chemical needs.

Sika are the largest speciality construction chemical manufacturer in the world operating in 73 countries. Sika Limited (UK), established in 1927, produces and markets a wide range of state-of-the-art systems with a reputation for quality and reliability which is unrivalled, illustrated through a comprehensive portfolio of problem solving products. Many technologies we take for granted today were developed by Sika.

The Sika brand stands for innovation, quality and service, and is a solid bond between the company and its customers – worldwide, whether on large construction sites or in builders merchant / DIY stores.

Available for: iPhone/iPad | Android

Speedy Plant Hire Ltd

Speedy Services

Speedy is the UK's leading provider of tools, equipment and support services to the construction, manufacturing, industrial, rail and related industries. The Speedy iPhone app allows users to find out information about Speedy and our 325 branches across the UK.

Through the branch locator you can search for any of the local branches by town/city, postcode or nearest to your current location. Select your chosen branch and you will find address details, opening hours and the ability to phone or email direct from your handset. Using integrated maps, you can also get driving directions from your current location.

Speedy customers who use the same selection of branches regularly, can add these as favourites and to obtain branch details and directions at the touch of a button from a useful list. The Speedy app is the ideal solution for busy construction workers needing access to tools and equipment quickly and easily in order to get the job done.

Available for: iPhone/iPad

TRADA (Timber Research & Development Association)

TRADA - Timber Research and Development Association

Created primarily for professionals who use wood in architecture and construction, or for furniture, the species guide enables you to:

• Choose the most suitable wood species for your project
• Identify physical properties and illustrations for 40 commercial species (FREE)
• Upgrade to access 100 additional wood species for just £4.99

Available for: iPhone/iPad

Worcester, Bosch Group

Find the best condensing boiler for your home and local installers of all Worcester, Bosch Group’s boilers, solar panels, ground source heat pumps and air source heat pumps.

Benefits:
• Find which condensing boiler would suit your needs
• Find installers accredited by Worcester to fit Worcester products
• Search for installers using your current location or by entering a postcode
• Read a summary about each installer
• Contact multiple installers for competitive quotes
• View information and contact details for Worcester, Bosch Group

Available for: iPhone/iPad