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By Wojciech Brożyna, Aluprof UK managing director. Unitised curtain wall is normally associated with new high-rise buildings, but in Belfast, Aluprof systems are being used to help transform an existing office block with a completely new building envelope. Located at Wellington Place in the heart of Belfast, the Merchant Square Office Development will offer over 200,000ft2 of Grade A office...
Jack Aluminium’s JD47 non-thermal commercial door has been used to replace a tired timber frame at the headquarters of Adullam Homes Housing Association in West Bromwich. Aluminium Composite Solutions, from Bromsgrove, selected the JD47 door as part of a scheme of improvements at the Housing Association’s HQ. The JD47 door was fitted with a continuous hinge, to achieve an even...
AC Aluminium recently installed a 9m wide anthracite grey aluminium patio door in a home in County Durham using the KLS patio system from Exlabesa Building Systems. Carl Buckingham, of AC Aluminium, said: “We’re delighted with the results – and so is the customer. “Large aperture aluminium patio doors, as featured in this property, are a growth market for us...
The Veka M70 fully sculptured window system recently replaced old wooden frames on a Worcestershire property. The installation was carried out by Ecologic Windows, a Glazerite UK Group installer partner owned by former Veka and Glazerite employee Fred Doodey. Fred’s team fitted 10 windows over four days to the front of the property, in the increasingly popular agate grey. Fred...
Maitlands of Pershore, along with its customer Conservatory Village, has completed a large scale installation for a well-known celebrity known for his love of glitz and glamour – so much so that the conservatory was topped off with three bespoke glitter ball finials, featuring 20,000 Swarovski crystals. Scott Francis of Maitlands said: “We were approached by Conservatory Village to work...
Cardiff-based Ultraframe installer Adenhart recently installed two Ultrasky Lanterns on a contemporary extension. The extension, which is over 10m wide, was installed onto the luxury property to provide the setting for a family wedding. The two Ultrasky Lanterns ensure that the large open-plan room is flooded with natural light, and the minimal design of the bars complements the sleek lines...
More than 400 Titon SFX Sound Attenuator vents and Sobinco Chrono side-hung windows with night vent device adaption have been used throughout the new St Mungo’s student accommodation complex at St James Road, Glasgow. The new property opened in September 2018, offering en-suite and studio apartments for students at the University of Strathclyde, located just three minutes’ walk away. Developers...
Newview Homes recently completed an ambitious installation at Oxford Railway Station while causing minimal disruption. Nearly eight million people got the train to or from Oxford in 2018 – an average of almost 22,000 every day – and when station managers decided they needed high-performance glass fitted to a crucial stairwell and gantry bridge, they approached Newview. Five toughened and...
The owners of an airport hotel recently turned to Stockport-based Cheadle Glass and fabricator Glazerite to help resolve hotel customers’ complaints about the nearby trainline. Using Veka M70 frames fabricated by Glazerite, the Cheadle Glass team installed 80 double-glazed windows over a three-week-period at the Clayton Hotel, Manchester Airport. The install replaced existing windows at the back of the hotel...
An old building in the heart of Madrid’s financial centre has been given a new energy efficient lease of life thanks to Guardian Glass. After two decades out of service, Castellana 77 has begun a new iconic life thanks to Luis Vidal + Arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a 62-high office building, which received the prestigious LEED Platinum...
The second generation Ultraroof tiled roof system from Ultraframe, has been showcased in an L-shaped conservatory transformation project. The Kerr family’s conservatory was leaking, poorly insulated and looked tired, and so they decided that the time had come to transform it into a beautiful and thermally efficient new living space. After spending time doing research online, they came across the...
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer feature on what is now Hampshire’s biggest building: the £30 million new exhibition centre at Farnborough, home of the world-renowned international airshow. Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained and facetted curtain walling and two types of entrance doors – the thermally superior AA720 and heavy-duty series 190 doors – have been used on the new Hall 1 at...
Newcastle-based Hadrian Window Systems has partnered with Yale Door and Window Solutions to offer the Yale Revolution window hinge across its fully reversible profile suite in domestic applications. The partnership is part of the EU-funded Gateshead Heights project, a £4.5 million social housing initiative that aims to improve energy efficiency in homes across the Gateshead area. The project, which was...
Coventry-based Aztec Windows has completed its first installation of a Winkhaus AV3 and FAB locking system in a Solidor French Door, making a ‘grand entrance’ for its satisfied customer. Winkhaus is meeting the rising trend for double door combinations with its Grand Entrance Collection, which provides an attractive, high-security multi-point locking system that appeals to homeowners. The collection eliminates the...
London City Airport, which serves over four million passengers every year, called on Newview as principal contractor to install nearly 750 windows in 240 flats across the three buildings, plus a further 360 flats in various other blocks and roads around the airport. Acoustic insulation was a vital consideration on this project – the flats aren’t just in very close...
Recent redevelopment of the food court at Kings Mall Shopping centre, on a five-acre site in London’s Hammersmith area, exposed some interesting and complex challenges. As part of the ongoing development, the new residential apartments above the shopping centre were adversely affected by light pollution and lack of privacy from visitors looking through the food court atrium. To solve this...
A new ferry terminal, created as a tourism and community gateway to the Isle of Arran, has been fitted from stem to stern with products supplied by Geze UK. The development is part of a £30 million investment intended to upgrade the harbour, make it fit for 21st century travel, and enhance passenger experience. The terminal, designed by architects Norr of...
Profile 22’s flush tilt and turn windows have been selected for a £24 million project to build new accommodation for 735 students at Sheffield Hallam University. The project was undertaken by Profile 22 approved window contractor Polar Windows. The client was Victoria Hall Management, a specialist UK developer and operational manager of student accommodation. While aluminium windows were specified for...
Wrightstyle is supplying advanced glazing systems to a major regeneration project in the heart of old Edinburgh. The company is supplying EI60 curtainwall screens and doors to its client Abbey Glass UK for the 7.5 acre New Waverley project in the city’s Old Town. Already partially complete, New Waverley will consist of shops, restaurants, several hotels, 148 apartment and penthouses,...
TuffX recently provided 26 panels of 21.5mm toughened glass to St Paul’s Church, Slough. The installation forms part of a much larger renovation project, which is being led by JBKS Architects, specialists in the restoration and modernisation of churches and houses of worship. The congregation has raised the majority of the funding needed for the work in an attempt to...
