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Posted On - 13/12/2021
Tyrone Spence recently converted three rooms in his Leighton Buzzard detached property to create a large, open-plan kitchen. He chose Sheerline Classic aluminium windows to create a light-filled area, selecting RAL 7039 Quartz Grey to match his newly installed kitchen and to create a cohesive, sophisticated look throughout his home. “I discovered Sheerline aluminium windows and doors by chance, but...
Posted On - 07/12/2021
R9 windows in Silvered Oak from The Residence Collection featured on a large home renovation project in Essex, which involved two-storey building works to the front and rear elevation of property. Installed by Belgrave Windows and Doors, the windows featured both top and side openers and a large, fixed light in Silvered Oak to the outside and Grained White internally,...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Oswestry Windows and Doors recently installed Optima windows and French doors in an award-winning barn conversion situated on the outskirts of Maesbrook near Oswestry, Shropshire. The five-bedroom gated property involved the installation of 16 Optima Flush Casement windows and two sets of Optima French Doors. Matthew Dunne-Smith, owner of Oswestry Windows and Doors, said: “Because the property was one of...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Sheerline’s aluminium window and door system recently featured on George Clarke’s Old House, New Home, on Channel 4. A recent episode featured homeowner Leighla Davenport and her grade two listed home Callowell House nestled in Stroud’s countryside. The refurbishment project saw the construction of a modern extension that was integrated in a meaningful way with the rest of the property....
Posted On - 10/11/2021
Profile 22 installer Oswestry Window and Doors has completed an extensive refurbishment to a prestigious detached property in Cae Du Edgerley near Oswestry, Shropshire. The home refurbishment project involved the installation of 12 Optima Flush Casement Windows, which included gable-shaped frames, three sets of Optima French Doors, and one four-pane PatioMaster sliding door. The original building plans specified aluminium windows...
Posted On - 05/11/2021
A derelict mill in a Cumbrian hamlet has been transformed over a three-and-a-half-year self-build project into a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house, together with workshop and office space. Featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs programme, the project saw a new timber-framed, Sips-construction house built within the footprint of the existing mill building, with many of the original materials retained or reclaimed and...
Posted On - 05/11/2021
Aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling from Senior Architectural Systems were used on the facade deign of a new office development, created as part of the wider regeneration of Hull’s historic fruit market. As the new headquarters for safety equipment company Arco, the newbuild office development is the largest to be created in Hull for a dedicated user since the...
Posted On - 05/11/2021
Optima windows from Profile 22 were selected for a high-end contemporary property refurbishment in Orpington near Bromley in Kent. The window installation was part of a wider refurbishment to remodel a bungalow into a two-storey house. Eighteen windows were installed, including a three-pane bay window. Floating mullions were used, and fire egress windows were required to meet Building Regulations on...
Posted On - 20/10/2021
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of The Residence Collection, talks about the company’s latest conservation area case study in Bache Mills, Shropshire, which was fully supported by local planning officers and residents in the immediate area. Shropshire is a unique area of the UK bordering with Wales boasting 127 conservation areas, and the Shropshire Hills within it are an...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Springfield Residential chose Rehau’s Total70 casement windows from SGC Glass for its new housing development in Hadleigh, Essex. SGC installed 103 casement windows, nine French doors and four arched universal casements, all in white PVCU. The development’s owners were keen to ensure that the modernity of the buildings was reflected in all aspects of its design. This included the windows,...
Posted On - 12/10/2021
Spectus fabricator Jade Windows has completed the manufacture and installation of 250 Spectus Elite 70 casement windows and 12 sets of French doors in an exclusive development of 19 two-, four- and five-bedroom cottage-style apartments and townhouses in Monton, Greater Manchester. The project was a Homes England-funded newbuild development on behalf of Snugg Homes, part of the Jigsaw Housing Group....
Posted On - 08/10/2021
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system was used to create the eye-catching frontage of the new six-screen Savoy cinema and restaurant complex in Doncaster’s Cultural and Civic Quarter. The new building also features Senior’s SPW501 aluminium commercial doors at the main entrance. The building, which was designed by Harris Partnership and delivered by main contractor Lindum, features...
Posted On - 07/10/2021
Wicona’s aluminium windows, doors and curtain wall solutions were specified and installed as part of an extensive redevelopment at Thrayle House in Brixton. The large-scale project marks the latest phase of a £200 million regeneration in the area. Originally built in the 1970s as a social housing complex, Thrayle House in Brixton recently underwent a significant redevelopment. The updated building...
Posted On - 07/10/2021
Profile 22’s Optima Flush Casement Windows were fitted as part of a restoration at The Hand at Llanarmon Country House and Spa, an ancient hostelry tucked away in the Berwyn Mountains close to Llangollen in Wales. The restoration was designed to preserve its character and sense of history while upgrading its fabric, and the windows were manufactured by Emplas and...
Posted On - 06/10/2021
Alutech’s BF73 aluminium system was recently used by Huddersfield fabricator ClearView for a nine‐pane bifold door, with four panes travelling left and five to the right, in RAL7021 matt black grey, which they installed to the rear of an impressive property in Harrogate, West Yorkshire. ClearView has used Alutech’s BF73 system for its bifolds for over three years, favouring it...
Posted On - 24/09/2021
By Aluk. The Quadrangle building in the historic heart of Cheltenham, once a 1970s landmark, was transformed into a contemporary mixed-use commercial development featuring Aluk window, door and curtain walling systems. Designed by AWW Architects and completed by Beard Construction, it now features an inner courtyard, ground floor retail space, four storeys of open plan workspace, and the town’s first...
Posted On - 13/09/2021
R9 from The Residence Collection was recently installed on a project in Lyme Park in the Peak District, showcasing the system’s heritage credentials. Lyme Park is a large country estate managed by the National Trust with the mansion house designated as a grade one listed building. It sits within the local conservation area, one of 109 in the Peak District...
Posted On - 08/09/2021
Stellar aluminium windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a complex refurbishment of a grade two listed high-end pool house for a home near Crediton in Devon. The Stellar windows and doors were manufactured and installed by Devon and Cornwall Windows, and owner Adam Page said: “The original pool house had ageing timber windows set onto a...
Posted On - 08/09/2021
Jack Aluminium’s JD47 commercial door and shopfront system was specified for the entrance of the Mowgli Street Food restaurant in Cheshire Oaks. After starting in Liverpool in 2014, the chain restaurant has since expanded across the country and opened its latest branch in the Cheshire Oaks designer outlet at the end of June. Merseyside-based fabricator and installer Aluserv fitted the...
Posted On - 18/08/2021
Aluminium fenestration products from Senior Architectural Systems, including high-performance doors, windows and curtain walling, helped shape the sports centre at the University of Stirling. Designed by Faulkner Browns and built by Morrison Construction, the newbuild facility was constructed over three levels to complement the existing landscape and maximise the links with the established national swimming and tennis centres which are...
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