EJOT to showcase CROSSFIX at Zak World of Façades, Manchester

Architects and façade designers attending Zak World of Façades in Manchester this June can explore how the award-winning EJOT CROSSFIX® substructure system helps deliver more sustainable, robust rainscreen projects with improved efficiency and lower whole-life costs.

The EJOT UK team will be exhibiting at the event, which takes place on 3rd June 2026 at The Manchester Deansgate Hotel. The company’s technical consultants will be available to discuss how the stainless steel substructure system can be instrumental in overcoming many of the current challenges associated with façade design and build, including keeping ahead of the curve as minimum performance standards and compliance demands continuously increase.

Despite being a relatively recent inception, CROSSFIX has already been widely utilised in global projects and is now establishing itself in the UK as a future-ready alternative to the aluminium substructures typically specified for rainscreen or rear-ventilated façades. Crucially, as a fully stainless steel system, it significantly minimises thermal bridging while simultaneously providing a high level of structural integrity and load-bearing capacity.

EJOT supplies CROSSFIX as a comprehensive, ETA-approved system featuring the innovative Konsole bracket at its core, alongside all necessary fasteners, anchors, and rails. The innovative design of this product was recognised when it was first developed in 2021, winning a prestigious German Innovation Award. This award win reflected the potential contribution it could make to enhancing the quality, performance and design versatility of façade construction, and today that is increasingly being realised in real-world projects.

Most notably, the single Konsole can be utilised in façades featuring both vertical and horizontal rails, offering the potential for greater efficiency during both the design process and on-site installation. The low thermal transmittance of its stainless steel composition is enhanced further by an integrated thermal stop manufactured from high-grade polyamide, which isolates the metal bracket from the wall structure.

Such is the effect of the reduction in thermal transfer that, in addition to CROSSFIX offering the scope to create very highly insulated rear ventilated facades, it can also allow for slimmer façade constructions to be achieved using thinner insulation, without reducing performance. In addition, stainless steel’s higher strength versus aluminium also means that fewer structural brackets are required – this reduces the potential for thermal bridges in the first place, but also saves on material use throughout the façade overall.

Gary Robson, Business Development Manager at EJOT UK said: “Our CROSSFIX system is ideally placed to meet today’s more demanding performance and regulatory goals, and we look forward to having the opportunity to discuss its benefits with architects attending the upcoming Zak World of Facades in Manchester.

“The system offers a façade substructure solution for all types of applications, including residential apartments, office buildings, education and retail developments, without limiting aesthetic scope. And it can be specified with confidence thanks to the assurance of third-party approvals in the form of a European Technical Assessment (ETA) and Passivhaus certification in Germany.”

Zak World of Façades is a globally known conference series dedicated to façade design and engineering. To date, it has hosted more than 200 editions and attracted over 65,000 delegates worldwide, with this upcoming event representing its fourth visit to Manchester. The focus on the event – sustainable innovations and tackling construction industry challenges related to the building envelope – aligns perfectly with the advantages achievable in facades built using EJOT CROSSFIX.