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Pilkington UK has helped to create a three-story structural glass cube as part of a makeover and extension at Aldi’s UK headquarters. Aldi’s £70 million investment in the site has added new architectural features to the building’s exterior and created 14,000m2 of new space. Pilkington, working with Stoas Architects and Bennett Architectural, delivered the ‘glass cube’ and an external glazed...
Mercury Glazing has manufactured and supplied 204 windows for the refurbishment of Cliff House, an iconic former hotel in Felixstowe, into 24 one and two-bedroom luxury seaside apartments. Working with main contractor and developer Dragon Wood Homes, the 12-month project involved Mercury manufacturing and supplying 204 bespoke windows, which included a mixture of arched top vertical sliders, bowed vertical sliders,...
Crewe-based Spectus installer South Cheshire Glass has completed the first phase of transforming a substantial residential property in Nantwich, Cheshire. Graham Saunders, general manager at South Cheshire Glass, said: “With a palatial property like this one we needed to source a premium quality product. The Spectus Elite 70 suite of products gives us exactly what we need for such a...
Profile 22’s Optima windows were chosen for the construction of 18 houses, 38 flats and two retail units as part of a regeneration scheme in Maidstone, Kent. Housing association Golding Homes invested £50 million in a three-phase regeneration project to transform and improve the former Park Wood estate in Maidstone. The scheme involved providing more than 200 new homes, mainly...
More than 700 frames of Deceuninck’s 2500 chamfered windows have been installed in a development of luxury apartments in Southampton’s marina, Alexandra Wharf. Although aluminium profiles were originally specified, Deceuninck fabricator Dempsey Dyer worked with contractor Bouygues to customise the specification to allow the use of sustainable PVCU. The contemporary look of the 2500 chamfered series closely mimics the look...
Rehau windows and doors have been installed in a luxury houseboat in Belfast, providing a clean and bright finish to the Scandinavian inspired boat, while keeping it cosy and warm inside. Now listed on Airbnb as one of the top featured properties in Northern Ireland, the boat – affectionately known as Nolly – was once destined for the scrapyard. She...
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured two new projects with a combined worth of close to £4 million. Colin Shorney, managing director of Dudley’s Aluminium, said: “We are delighted to have secured two more projects this year and are looking forward to working with Willmott Dixon Construction again. “We are proud to be part of two major construction projects that will benefit...
A new University Technical College in the East End of London, specialising in the creative and health industries, is making full use of the performance benefits and design flexibility offered by the Elegance 52 curtain wall system, together with Dualframe Si 75 windows, both manufactured by Sapa Building System. Mulberry UTC was constructed by Wates, with the London-based office of...
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer were specified for a hat-trick of reasons for the first development in Ipswich town centre for many years. Barber Casanovas Ruffles selected Kawneer for a new £8 million BREEAM ‘Very Good’ headquarters building, Providence House. The ground floor of the 55,000ft2 building office screens comprise Kawneer's AA100 zone-drained curtain walling with series 190 heavy-duty entrance...
Glasstec Systems recently completed the design, supply and installation of a ‘floating’ staircase for a luxury residential refurbishment project. Situated in the heart of London at 43 Nottingham Place, Marylebone, the opulent property required a basement staircase with the dual purpose of creating a focal point to the room while maximising the feeling of space and light. Glasstec Systems were...
Carl F Groupco is supplying hardware to Tai Tarian, one of the largest social landlords in Wales with responsibility for over 9,000 properties. The contract, which supports all Tai Tarian’s hardware needs for maintenance, renewal and new build across its full housing stock, includes SmartSecure, Carl F Groupco’s electronic door locking and access control technology. SmartSecure is being used by...
Wrightstyle recently manufactured and supplied WSL60 F1 series unlatched doors, into both partitioning and fixed walls in the University of Reading library. The library not only contains thousands of paper books but has over 65,000 e-journals and 200,000 e-books, catering to the University’s more than 17,000 students. The unlatched door system is available in single or double leaf format, fully...
Rehau’s Agila doors have been installed in 12 affordable homes in Shropshire to provide a warm welcome to Housing Association tenants moving into the flagship Passivhaus development in Much Wenlock. The Callaughtons Ash scheme has been built on behalf of South Shropshire Housing Association for tenants with a local connection to the town. The sustainable scheme was designed by Architype,...
A £4.6 million project by Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) has delivered family homes for affordable rent on a neglected brownfield site and featured Optima windows from Profile 22 as part of a series of measures to maximise energy efficiency. Leighton Dene in Fazakerley, Liverpool, was once the site of a run-down nursing home and had lain vacant for a number...
Oldham-based D&M Windows and Doors recently completed two large commercial installations using windows and doors fabricated by The Glazerite UK Group. Veka approved installer D&M Windows was appointed by contractors Brown and Bancroft to work on the Siemens office building in Congleton, Cheshire. The transformation of the building took three months to complete and involved the installation of 200 Veka...
A new and detailed Planning and Conservation Guide has been published by The Residence Collection for trade partners, installers, architects, planners and homeowners, covering all aspects of timber casement alternative window design and specification. Conservation areas, listed buildings and Article 4 directions are defined, as are the dimensions of Residence 9, which replicate those of traditional 19th century windows. An...
A £4.2 million school project in Derby has highlighted the major advantages that developers can benefit from when working closely with a conscientious systems house, according to Liniar. Family-run construction firm GF Tomlinson completed building work on Akaal Primary School, Derby’s first Sikh school, in the summer 2018, which opens its doors to pupils in September 2018. The new building...
When the City of Tulsa set out to renovate its 50-year-old central library building, the brief was to modernise the building without losing its period character. From a glazing perspective, this meant bringing more light into the interior while enhancing the building’s exterior appearance and delivering high levels of efficiency. The most striking design addition is a series of glazed...
Morley Glass and Glazing has installed 84 sealed units with integral blinds into its own business premises. The company made the £1 million move to a new factory, showroom and office space in Leeds, West Yorkshire, two years ago and has made several improvements to the two-storey premises during that time, including the replacement of all the windows – 113m2...
A historic building in the seaside town of Whitley Bay has undergone a radical renovation and development programme restoring it to its former glory. Spanish City, which was constructed in 1910, has been given a new lease of life as part of a coastal development plan driven by North Tyneside County Council; the £10 million investment saw the restoration of...