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PatioMaster Ireland and Derryork Windows of County Londonderry recently completed an unusual project in Coleraine – the installation of five sliding patio doors in a VIP dog hotel. Ian Eccles is the owner of Alpha One Dog Hotel, which officially opened in April 2018. He says the aim was to create an upmarket dog hotel and patio doors were an...
Cornwall Glass has supplied more than 1000 IGUs for the refurbishment of Brighton’s iconic Grand Hotel. Working with David Salisbury Commercial, which was appointed by main contractor SEH Commercial, the 18-month project involved the supply of more than 450 windows and doors. The building was originally completed in 1864 and re-built in part after the 1984 bombing, with a multitude...
Edgetech has returned from a successful showcase at the 2018 China Glass exhibition in Shanghai, one of the biggest events in the glazing industry calendar. China Glass attracted glazing professionals from across Asia and the wider world to see the latest products, and discuss the key trends and developments reshaping the industry. This year, the show captured a snapshot of...
Martin Potter, technical sales manager at Pyroguard, explains how the company helped Royal Holloway to create a modern study space without compromising on safety. When it comes to creating educational spaces that meet the needs of today’s students, there’s no room for compromise. Spaces need to be flexible to cater for different types of study, they require the capacity to...
Rehau’s Geneo Alu Top windows have been specified on a new student accommodation development in Coventry. Located in the city centre and just a five-minute walk from the main Coventry University campus, the Cycle Works hall of residence was developed by Sir Robert McAlpine on behalf of the University. The 350-bedroom accommodation block was fitted with more than 500 windows...
A sought after residential development by one of the country’s biggest developers, on-going in north west London, has used a selection of door and window products from Sapa, part of the Hydro Group. Barratt London’s Hendon Waterside development is already into its third phase, having created a series of apartment buildings that have proved extremely popular with home purchasers and...
It was fourth time lucky for the owners of this toadstool-style door when they found Force 8, as three other companies had already tried and failed to fabricate the unusual design, the company said. Aside from the style itself, another unique aspect of the door is the Force 8’s one-piece arch, which the company can produce up to 6,500mm in...
Appearance, quality and low maintenance led Derek Warwick Developments to equip its upmarket development on the Dorset coast with PVCU systems from Eurocell. Designed by architects David James, Durlston Point is an arrangement of five detached houses that occupies a commanding position in Swanage. The houses feature Modus casement windows in moondust grey, Aspect bifold doors and white Eurocell fascias...
Bennett Architectural will supply and install doors, windows and curtain walling for the £10 million expansion of Manchester Health Academy. The Wythenshawe-based Academy was selected by Manchester City Council to expand its student population, with numbers predicted to rise from 750 to 1100 students by 2022. This expansion will see the addition of a new dining room extension, multi-use games...
Aluminium glazing specialists Bennett Architectural has teamed up with Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver glazing for Taylor’s of Harrogate tea shop’s head offices. Also working with Seven Architecture, Bennetts will supply and install Kawneer AA100 curtain walling and doors for the project. Lionel Grant, managing director at Bennett Architectural, said: “We have worked with Sir Robert McAlpine for a number...
Two new extensions to Tonbridge School’s Smythe Library feature Kawneer glazing systems, installed as part of a £3.6 million refurbishment. Kawneer’s AA100 mullion-drained curtain walling with bespoke fin caps and AA541 concealed vents along with AA720 entrance doors feature on a new 13.5m high circulation tower topped by an AA100 rooflight. Specified by architects BDP to drive a simple natural...
The newly completed 122 Waterloo Street development in the centre of Glasgow offers its occupants floor-to-ceiling glazing throughout, with almost uninterrupted views thanks to the latest Schueco curtain-walling system designed, manufactured and installed by Edinburgh-based facade specialist Charles Henshaw and Sons. The landmark building – which will be the Glasgow headquarters of global financial services firm Morgan Stanley – will...
Countryside UPVC of Ormskirk, has completed a project to install 88 Profile 22 vertical sliders into a private apartment block in a conservation area. Westcliffe Court in Southport, Merseyside, was built with softwood sash windows but its location near the sea meant the frames were wearing badly and needed to be repainted every three or four years. When the windows’...
West Leigh, a member of the Steel Window Association, has manufactured and installed bespoke double glazed W20 frames for the refurbishment of a former brewery building in south London. The company carried out the £130K contract on the Plough Brewery, Wandsworth Road, for Marston Properties, working with specialist restoration architect, McDaniel Woolf in order to satisfy the concerns of local...
Crown Doors and Shutters has completed the installation of curtain walling, windows and thermal door systems as part of the refurbishment and extension of the main Harbour Master’s office on the River Tees. Andrew Mersh from Crown said: “The office stands on one side of the iconic transporter bridge on the river Tees, which made this a particularly high-profile project...
Fenetek recently installed the glazed curtain walling shopfront for the new Starbucks in Stockton-on-Tees. The project requirements included curtain walling glazed with high performance solar control glazing and a custom-designed ‘drive-through’ serving hatch incorporated into the build. James Lagan, director at Fenetek, said: “The products are well designed, easy to fabricate and easy to install.” In this case, Fenetek used...
Jack Aluminium Systems’ JD47 non-thermal shopfront system has been used by IDF Aluminium as part of an office refurbishment for shared workspace company The Office Group. The building, in Ecclestone Square near Victoria Station in London, has been fully refurbished by The Office Group, creating a modern, commercial space that will be let to a range of diverse workforces, including...
Windows from Sapa Building System feature on Newcastle’s latest student accommodation – Verde. This is the fourth and final phase of the £250 million Downing Plaza development, the largest planning application to be granted in Newcastle for a generation. The same Sapa systems were used on the first phase of the development. Located on the former Hill Court site adjacent...
A distinctive mixed use residential project in the rapidly changing Greenwich Peninsula has made expressive use of windows and doors from Wicona, part of the Hydro group. The Fulmar is part of a collection of buildings within an extensive project by property developer Knight Dragon, aiming to create a new and vibrant district on the peninsula. The building was constructed...
An office building once used by HM Customs and Excise is being transformed from a dull and dated office block into luxury apartments, as part of a project being delivered by Tustin Developments. The stark lines of the 1960s building, located in the Lancashire seaside town of Lytham St Anne’s, are being replaced with balconies and winter gardens, all drawn...