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Posted On - 16/05/2023
Promat UK’s Systemglas Ligna fire resistant glazing system has been specified for the internal doors and arched glazing feature for one of the entrances to the newly refurbished Victorian Market in Inverness. The £1.7m refurbishment project by Highland Council has involved an internal strip out of the market hall, which first opened its doors in 1870, to create new shop...
Posted On - 16/05/2023
A total of 67 vertical sliding sash windows by Epwin Window Systems have been installed as part of a refurbishment of several Merseyside properties owned by Northwest Housing Services, a member of the Lark Lane Housing Cooperative. The properties, which fall within a conservation area, needed to be sympathetically upgraded to improve their aesthetics and provide more thermally efficient and...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Experienced Stellar fabricator and installer Capital Windows has completed the manufacture and installation of 168 Stellar flush casement windows as part of a complete commercial refurbishment of a private apartment block in a sought-after area of North London’s NW2. Stellar, from Epwin Window Systems, was selected to replace the original Crittal style windows because of the system’s high-end aesthetics and,...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Dekko Window Systems has supplied a number of high-quality aluminium windows and doors worth over half a million pounds to a modular development in North Devon. Working with modular housebuilder Starship Group, Dekko has supplied £550,000 worth of its Räum bi-fold doors, patio doors, and tilt and turn windows to the project, to be used in nearly 60 leisure homes at...
Posted On - 03/05/2023
A total of 41 Stellar flush casement windows by Epwin Window Systems have been manufactured and installed in St Neots Library in Cambridgeshire as part of a renovation project to improve the building’s energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal. The contract was awarded to experienced Stellar manufacturer, Prestige Aluminium. Gavin Taylor, managing director, commented: “The original timber vertical sliding windows had...
Posted On - 25/04/2023
Kolorseal’s partnership with Hurst Doors has helped Purbeck Windows and Conservatories to win Hurst’s installation of the month competition. The winning installation from Purbek featured a Rustic Cottage door in dusty grey RAL 7037. Purbeck Windows & Conservatories is a Dorset-based company providing a variety of services and products to the local market. Mark Spicer from Purbeck Windows commented: “Being...
Posted On - 25/04/2023
Optima windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a high-end installation in a 4-bedroom detached home in Trusham near Newton Abbott in Devon. The windows were fabricated by longstanding Epwin fabricator, Fabframes, and installed by its sister company, Coastal Windows and Conservatories. The homeowners needed to replace the house’s original timber windows and French doors to upgrade...
Posted On - 18/04/2023
A total of 24 bespoke Whitesales em.glaze rooflights have been installed in the roof of the 14m, triple-height atrium, which forms the centrepiece of the newly opened Creative Centre at York St John University. They fit within square apertures punched through soffits in the glulam timber roof grid and bring additional light into the atrium designed by Tate+Co Architects as...
Posted On - 18/04/2023
Epwin Window Systems curtain walling system and Optima windows have been installed in an entrance to a block of residential flats in the Greystone Gardens area of Rutherglen, Glasgow. Owned by Rutherglen & Cambuslang Housing Association, the project required the upgrading of six windows, a main entrance door and curtain walling screening 8,077m high x 2,360m wide across the three...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Pyroguard’s fire safety glass was recently specified for The Netherlands’ Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the world’s first publicly accessible art storage facility. An ovoid shaped building standing 40m tall, with reflective mirrors covering its surface, the depot reportedly receives anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 visitors a year. Based in Rotterdam, the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is designed to complement its...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured another project at Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge. Dudley’s will be working with SDC Builders on the B960 building, a new 54,000ft2 multi-tenanted laboratory building with associated car parks, landscaping and servicing. The building is designed to be constructed to the BREEAM Excellent standard. Kawneer curtain walling with feature face caps and commercial doors will be...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
Specialist glass from Pilkington UK has been used at a new creative hub for CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public broadcaster. With a footprint of over 6,100m2 across both glass buildings the new creative hub for media and digital production is spread across seven floors, designed with the studio and production teams in mind. The building boasts a giant atrium, open-plan TV and...
Posted On - 21/03/2023
Perega, one of the UK’s leading independent structural and civil engineering practices, has supported architectural glass specialist, Propak, to redevelop the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater, London. Whiteleys, a department store that opened in 1911, was formerly considered on equal standing with Selfridges, Liberty and Harrods. The site, said to be ‘synonymous with opulence’, was bought by real estate...
Posted On - 21/03/2023
Soft drinks manufacturer, Radnor Hills, has used solutions from Howells Patent Glazing in a new, two-storey office at its Powys facility in Mid-Wales. The new office was designed by local practice, Bryan Thomas Architectural Design, and includes a central atrium (rooflight). This allows for natural light to pour into the workspace below and is a feature of the standing-seam metal roof....
Posted On - 14/03/2023
HWL has supplied more 200 high performing Residence 9 windows and 16 Sheerline bi-folding doors to a luxury development just south of Wakefield. Old Beech Farm in the Wooley Village Conservation Area is a new build development of five- and six-bedroom luxury homes. Selling on the strength of their location and high-end finish, including locally crafted and hand painted kitchens;...
Posted On - 07/03/2023
Iso Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been specified by a leading modular house builder for installation in its new designs. The development sees Winframer units along with Win2wall multi-level sealing tape supplied to CoreHaus, as part of the company’s five-year plan to produce around 1,000 precision engineered units a year built using modern methods of...
Posted On - 07/03/2023
A North Yorkshire methodist church can offer an even warmer welcome to its community thanks to the installation of Granada Glazing’s secondary glazing system that is said to have eliminated cold draughts and improved the 115-year-old building’s thermal efficiency. Secondary glazing, alongside insulation in the roof space, was fitted as part The Yorkshire North and East District Circuit’s drive to...
Posted On - 21/02/2023
Capital Windows of Uxbridge, Greater London has won Epwin’s Connect installation of the month competition for January for an installation in a ‘palatial’ five-bedroom detached property project in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. The project involved fitting 25 Stellar aluminium fully flush casement windows, including a 4.2m high, three section bay window, and five sets of Stellar flush doors. As a result...
Posted On - 21/02/2023
Since the global pandemic, many hospitality and commercial establishments have reconsidered the functionality of their outdoor spaces. In July 2022, outdoor shading manufacturer, Caribbean Blinds, delivered a highly effective and stylish shading solution in the form of four luxury double louvered roof pergola canopies at a vineyard restaurant in the South Downs. The client Based in the picturesque South Downs...
Posted On - 14/02/2023
Early detailing from Technal at the RIBA Stage 3 is said to have contributed to planning approval for Béton House – the third phase of the redevelopment of the iconic Grade II-listed Sheffield housing estate, Park Hill. The award-winning regeneration of the Brutalist-inspired building into student accommodation is now complete with Technal aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling. Originally completed...
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