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Seventy-seven Spectus Vertical Sliding windows were manufactured and installed in the first phase of a new 900-home development in Holbeach, Lincolnshire. The prestigious Holbeach Meadow Development features a mixture of one-to-five-bedroomed homes and is designed and built by Ashwood Homes. The Spectus Vertical Sliding windows were specified for installation in the new executive five-bedroomed detached homes on this first-phase. The...
The newly opened £24 million Torfaen Learning Zone in Cwmbran is a showcase for Aluk’s SL52 capped, mullion drained curtain walling system, complete with punched open-in windows in the thermally efficient Aluk 77IWE casement system. Part of the Welsh government’s 21st Century Schools and Education programme, it is the new home of learning for all those aged 16 and over...
Victorian Sliders recently provided EcoSlide PVCU sash windows on a project where the owners were torn between traditional timber windows and PVCU casement windows. Tom and Emma’s elegant double-fronted Victorian semi in Whitland, West Wales, dates back to 1902, and had timber windows that were old, draughty, single-glazed, and past their prime. When it came to choosing what to replace...
SEH BAC recently installed an Ultraframe conservatory for a couple who wanted to extend their kitchen. Mr and Mrs Forrester wanted to extend out from their kitchen and dining room to create a large lounge in which they could relax and entertain. Central to their vision was a space that allowed light to flood in and not make the adjoining...
R7 windows and doors from The Residence Collection were recently supplied by Frametrade and installed by The Nottingham Window Company at Graysford Hall, a new luxury care home in the suburbs of Leicester. The project involved the installation of 130 R7 windows and 30 R7 doors with a Painswick exterior and a clean chalk white internal finish. Both top and...
A combination of three window and door systems from Deceuninck were used in the Springfield Park development in Maidstone, Kent. Springfield Park, which features 502, one, two and three bed apartments, was completed over several phases and consists of a tower block and three low-rise blocks on a brownfield site overlooking the River Midway The project was completed using Deceuninck’s...
A home renovation in Winchester was finished off with a dramatic entrance hall featuring a staircase with laminated toughed glass supplied by TuffX. In keeping with the overall style of the revamped property, the staircase, featuring open risers and 17.5mm toughened and laminated glass, ensured an uninterrupted flow of light from the double height glass-fronted property right through the entire...
Penryn Plastics is the winner of Freefoam Building Plastics’ latest monthly transformation competition. Using Fortex Double Shiplap cladding in Colonial Blue, Penryn Plastics transformed a three-storey detached property in Falmouth, fitting cladding around the upper storey of the whole house. “Originally the house was covered with a grey pebble dash that, over the years, had become stained and dated,” Alex...
The Window Company (Contracts) presented the residents of Hamlyn Court retirement complex in Kent with a new greenhouse and garden centre vouchers to thank them for their support and cooperation during a project to replace windows, roofing and roofline. Fitters from the company’s installation team assembled the greenhouse in the grounds of the complex in Dunton Green, near Sevenoaks, to...
Wardian in London’s Docklands is being hailed as a landmark in sustainable development for the 21st century, with Wicona glazing systems having been selected to help achieve the twin properties’ aesthetic as well as energy, acoustic and other performance objectives. The development was inspired by the 19th century Wardian case of Dr Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward, which botanists used to transport plant...
More than 200 Elite 70 casement windows and 32 French door sets were manufactured and installed by Spectus fabricator Highseal in a new 32-home development in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. The development incorporated Secured by Design features throughout, including police-preferred specification for the windows and doors. The Elite 70 casement windows were manufactured in anthracite grey on white, and all windows...
One hundred and thirty Spectus Vertical Sliding windows were used in the refurbishment of a grade two listed building in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Sovereign Park House is set in a conservation area and had previously been converted into 11 apartments. As part of a wider programme of refurbishments on the property, 130 Spectus Vertical Sliders new windows were specified. The...
Pyroguard’s range of toughened fire safety glass, Pyroguard Protect, ensured the curtain wall of the new Algeria Gulf Bank headquarters achieved an EI120 fire rating, alongside effective solar control. Algeria Gulf Bank (AGB) HQ comprises a pair of 25-storey twin towers rising from a shared base with five underground basement levels. Located on the El Biar district roundabout in Algiers,...
Improved levels of acoustic and energy insulation will be provided following the specification of ISO-Chemie’s sealing tape for windows at a new mixed used development in central London. More than 1,000m of ISO Bloco 600 tape and 300m of Bloco ONE tape was installed to support the conversion of unused office space to a high-class entertainment venue at 6 Grafton...
Howells Patent Glazing supplied and installed a replacement glazed roof with vents for the historic squash court at Ickworth, as part of a major conservation project by the National Trust. Howells was appointed by main contractor Messenger as one of the skilled specialists selected to see the wider ‘Ickworth Uncovered’ project through to completion. The biggest conservation works Ickworth has...
Glass from Pilkington UK was recently used on The Jade, a new mixed-use development in downtown Nova Scotia, Canada, where engineers had to balance an extreme climate with a steady interior temperature. On its first two floors, the building maintains a 1920s art deco facade, behind which commercial shopping units will be housed. Above this is a fully glazed 11-storey...
Beth Young of ‘life_down_our_lane’, on Istagram, which is based around a housing renovation project in rural Hampshire, recently chose an Endurance door. Beth and her husband Matt wanted to create a beautiful family home in a quiet Hampshire village, but one that’s in keeping with the traditional features of the original and unique property. The Instagram account was set up...
Dowsil sealants were supplied by the Sherwin Williams Company to one of Dow’s leading Quality Bond customers, Architectural Engineering (AEL), which helped to facilitate the delivery of a unitised glazing and cladding package for a commercial office project in one of Manchester’s key regeneration areas. 100 Embankment at Greengate, Salford, is the second phase of a joint development on the...
A single-storey property in Scotland was given a high-end exterior finish against the clock, thanks to glass supplied by TuffX. The client required top quality safety glass for a stainless steel balustrade, along with four staircase panels. Due to an upcoming site closure, the glass was needed quickly – without compromising on quality – which is where TuffX could help....
The key to making something look effortless is ensuring there is hard work happening behind the scenes, as in the case of a floating glass staircase recently installed with specialist glass supplied by TuffX. The finished floating glass staircase with cantilevered floor treads looks like an optical illusion appearing to almost float in mid-air, but the toughened safety glass required...