Profile 22 specified for retirement complex

Over 200 Profile 22 casement windows and over 100 doors have been specified and fitted at the Lavender Fields Care Village, a newly developed retirement living complex situated just outside Barmby Moor village in Yorkshire.

The development includes a care home, 25 close-care bungalows and The Hub, a multifunctional facility featuring a bar, café, wellness centre, gym, hairdressers, nail bar/therapy centre, cinema, general store, post office, and multi-function room.

The main contractor for the project was Firecrest Construction. The window and door contract was awarded to Kingfisher uPVC Windows & Doors, an Epwin Window Systems approved commercial partner.

For this project, the windows and doors were manufactured using the award-winning Profile 22 system from Epwin. The widely-specified system meets and exceeds all regulatory build requirements and can achieve a 1.2 W/m2K U-value as standard. When using a triple-glazed unit filled with Argon gas, U-values as low as 0.8 W/m2K can be achieved.

Profile 22 casement windows are PAS 24:2022 approved as standard and Secured by Design requirements can also be met where required.

The PVC-U windows and doors were manufactured in anthracite grey on white to match the development’s aluminium glazed elements.

Kingfisher’s installation team collaborated closely with Firecrest Construction, phasing the installation of windows and doors as the buildings progressed. In The Hub, Kingfisher installed 55 windows, 50 doors, nine curtain wall screens, and 19 aluminium doors. In the 25 close-care bungalows, the team installed 149 windows, 25 sets of French doors and 25 composite doors.