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TuffX recently supplied the glass when Planet Roofing recently upgraded its new premises, including all the windows. The new factory premises in Basildon, Essex, was completely refurbished this year, including new windows to the front and side to complement the building’s new black cladding. TuffX’s Ambi Ultra glass was chosen for the windows on the south-facing aspect of the building....
Edgetech’s Super Spacer has played a crucial role in the construction of one of the Middle East’s most spectacular new buildings. The celebrated product was used to deliver the 5,500m2 glass facade of the Qatar National Library. The 42,000m2 structure is home to over a million books, and 500,000 digital editions. The library’s most valuable volumes are kept in a...
Endurance Doors has released a new customer case study, featuring Instagram influencer Vicky Burdon, who chose a stylish new solid core Fuji door from the Urban Collection. Vicky’s Instagram account, House on the Crescent, boasts over 47.3K followers and she’s highly influential when it comes to home improvements, colour and product design as she looks to extend and renovate her...
Mr and Mrs Rose have transformed their large T-shaped conservatory using the Ultraroof tiled roof system. Ultraframe explains how their new room is light and bright thanks to full length glazing panels, as well as being as warm as the rest of their home, all year round. After deciding to upgrade their conservatory, Mr and Mrs Rose began to carry...
Putting sustainable construction at its core, the first Enterprise Zone office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (Lusep) features Technal aluminium curtain walling, windows and doors systems. All made from Hydro Circal 75R, which uses a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium, the facade contributes to reducing the building’s carbon footprint and its BREEAM Very Good rating. Designed...
Following their use on the first phase of the largest regeneration project in the north-west, architectural glazing systems from Kawneer are now being used on the second. The first phase of the Middlewood Locks project in Manchester by developer Scarborough International Properties features Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA130 brise soleil and AA720 external doors on the ground floors of...
Indeglas has completed a £1.04 million contract for Do & Co, a global gourmet entertainment and airline catering company based at Heathrow’s Segro Park. Indeglas designed, supplied, and installed specialist glass screens to meet the demands of hot kitchens, food prep, packaging, cold storage and menu demonstration areas. Jeanette MacIntyre, managing director of Indeglas, said: “Before Covid 19 struck, Indeglas...
Wrightstyle has completed a tourism project in the Kingdom of Jordan. The contract was for the supply of WSL 50 series FR doors and partitions, providing 120 minutes of fire protection. Wrightstyle’s systems were installed in a hotel in Ayla Marina Village, close to the Jordanian city of Aqaba, on the country’s Red Sea coast. The Jordan contract is the...
Sidey recently manufactured and installed over 200 flush tilt and turn windows for a low-rise, contemporary new apartment block in Edinburgh, which forms part of Places for People’s Waterfront 3 development. Designed by Reiach and Hall Architects, the contemporary project provided 34 homes for affordable rent built using a mix of traditional and timber-framed modular construction. Waterfront 3 is the...
Forty-four Stellar aluminium flush casement windows and a Stellar French door in anthracite grey have been fitted in a substantial residential property in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The job was carried out by local Leeds installer Abbey Windows who has been fitting Stellar products for a few months and is delighted with the products’ aesthetics and ease of fitting. Darren Capitano,...
VetroScreen, the new clamped and free-standing desktop sneeze and cough guard from Bohle, has been supplied to the London Stock Exchange by Abbey Glass. The south Wales glass processor was appointed by the world’s sixth largest stock exchange earlier this year to provide a solution for its central lobby. Angela Worgan, managing director at Abbey Glass, said: “We’ve seen significant...
Technal has adapted its FY65 aluminium window specification to meet the narrower than normal opening vent dimensions at a £52 million student village in Coventry, balancing the requirements for daylighting, ventilation, student safety and aesthetics. A total of 3,500m2 of Technal FY65 aluminium windows, together with the company’s MX52 curtain wall and STII high traffic entrance doors, were fitted at...
Aluminium curtain walling by Kawneer has helped the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. The centre – a partnership between the University of Warwick, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors UK – is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, and features Kawneer's AA110 mullion-drained curtain wall. The curtain wall system with 65mm sightlines,...
Liniar windows and doors were recently used on a contemporary cedar-clad project in Kent. “The original concept from the planning architect featured very slim profile windows in order to achieve a contemporary finish,” Toby Blythe, founder and owner of Hursley Developments, said. “When we were looking at products to specify, we had to take into account not only the finished...
TuffX recently supplied the finished touches to a holiday cottage overlooking a Scottish loch. The homeowners wanted an aesthetically pleasing balustrade to enjoy the great views from the property, while being assured the elegant finished product also offered the highest level of safety. TuffX fulfilled the brief by supplying around 15m2 of 10mm clear toughened safety glass, with 10mm radius...
Celebrated for his modernist, curved creations, Oscar Niemeyer’s vision for a white concrete and glazed sphere has been realised posthumously with Eyrise dynamic window technology, offering sun protection while respecting the purity of his design. The iconic Brazilian architect was approached by Ludwig Koehne, owner of the Kirow plant in Leipzig, Germany, in 2011 to build an extension of a factory canteen. Following Niemeyer’s death in 2012, his sketches were further developed by assistant Jair Valera. The project was executed by Harald...
Yorkshire commercial fabricator EYG Commercial recently transformed Driffield School and Sixth Form with 180 Spectus Elite 70 windows in a £250,000 project. Business development manager at EYG Commercial Mike Hastie said: “This project is very good example of how new windows can transform the look and performance of an older building.” EYG Commercial was awarded the contract by main contractor...
Senior Architectural Systems’ products have helped deliver two new football stadiums. At the new LNER Community Stadium in York, Senior provided a high-performance fenestration package comprising its SF52 slimline aluminium curtain walling, SPW600 aluminium windows, and SPW501 and SD commercial doors, all fabricated and installed by Elite Aluminium Systems. Designed by Holmes Miller Architects, the new 8,000 all seater stadium...
Architectural glazing systems were specifically selected for a £18.5 million extension to the UK’s oldest business school for their ability to meet the building’s design aesthetic and high-performance requirements. Multiple Kawneer products, including two curtain wall systems, two door products and three window variations, were used by main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction for the University House project, a gateway to...
Spectus flush casement windows were recently installed in the 16th century Pig and Whistle near Chelmsford, Essex, which has a long history as a public house but got converted to a restaurant in 2013. Kevin Lovett, managing director of installer Chignal Windows, said: “The Spectus flush casement windows were chosen to replace the property’s ageing timber frames. The heritage importance...