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Products from Glasstec Systems were recently used in the refurbishment of 168 Upper Street, an historic buildings situated on the north corner of the parade of buildings between Waterloo Terrace and Barnsbury Street in London. The building had remained empty since it was bombed during World War II, and its redevelopment was completed in 2017. The redesigned building, by Groupwork...
Everglade of Wythenshawe has completed a 'pet project' of building and fitting almost 30 PVCU profile cat pens at the Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA). The Veka fabricator was asked to work on the project after the charity in Sale received a series of ‘legacy donations’ from supporters who have named SAA in their wills, combined with two significant grants...
Aluminium curtain walling and windows from Sapa have been used in constructing a new school in Cambridgeshire as a result of the manufacturer’s national supply chain agreement with Kier, and the main contractor’s past experience of working with the fabricator. Godmanchester Bridge Academy, which was completed in time for the start of the current academic year, provides space for 420...
When RTA Joinery recently used units from Slenderline Glass as part of a newbuild farmhouse project in Eastwood. Richard Allen of RTA Joinery, who needed 600 units for the job, said: “Despite the farmhouse being a newbuild property, it needed to be given a traditional look and we knew that Slenderline Glass’s heritage sealed units would be perfect to create...
Morley Glass and Glazing has won a £500,000 integral blinds contract with Belfast City Hospital, and saved the hospital thousands of pounds, the company said. Morley supplied the hospital with its SL20 MB system, which are motorised blinds inside sealed units that were developed with two operating mechanisms – one for the patient to control inside their room, and a...
G-Smatt Europe has been selected as the provider of what is thought will be the UK's largest structural, glass media facade for Axiom Yorkshire, the largest out-of-town retail, leisure and entertainment development in the UK since Bluewater. The announcement was made at Revo 2018 by Philip Lunn, chairman of Axiom, who said: "In a world where retail is evolving at...
A new-build property in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, was given a splash of colour when it was kitted out with Rehau’s Total70 window and door system in chartwell green. All profiles used for the installation by Authorised Partner Tradeline Scotland had a chartwell green exterior using Rehau’s foil finish system and a white interior. Tradeline Scotland chose Rehau Total70 profiles as...
Assured passive fire protection for a spectacular central atrium in Dublin city centre’s largest and most prestigious new commercial development has been provided by over 300m2 of Promat Systemglas Ferro. The fire resistant Systemglas Ferro glazing system has been used to create all the glass screens which encapsulate the atrium at the heart of No. 1 Dublin Landings. Part of...
G-Smatt Europe has been selected as the provider of what is thought will be the UK's largest structural, glass media facade for Axiom Yorkshire, the largest out-of-town retail, leisure and entertainment development in the UK since Bluewater. The announcement was made at Revo 2018 by Philip Lunn, chairman of Axiom, who said: "In a world where retail is evolving at...
Modular or off-site curtain walling by Kawneer played a key role in a building which forms the centrepiece of Imperial College London’s new White City campus. The bespoke, twin-skin and triple-glazed ventilated curtain walling, based on Kawneer’s unitised AA201 system, features on the main south elevation of the Molecular Sciences Research Hub (MSRH) in the college’s first new campus in...
Bennett Architectural recently completed the £10 million expansion of the 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 1,100 students by 2022. Bennetts was selected to supply and install Kawneer AA100 curtain walling, doors and windows.
Wrightstyle will be installing fire-rated screens and doors at the Woodside Care Village, a new care home in Warwick that will provide care for 72 older people and people living with a dementia, due to open in 2019. The new home is being built for Warwickshire-based charity WCS Care, and has been designed by local architects Robothams. Designing buildings for older...
Nottingham-based Paradise Windows recently installed Rehau Total70 windows into a period country home. Located in the heart of the Nottingham countryside, Felley House is set in two acres of private land. Complete with an indoor pool room, five bedrooms and many additional reception rooms the property boasts over 100 windows. Paradise Windows replaced the old windows with Rehau Total70 chamfered...
A new-build development featuring WarmCore windows and doors in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, has been awarded a Home Quality Mark by the BRE. Lancaster Grange is a collection of two-bedroom apartments, plus three- and four-bedroom homes, with Unique Window Systems supplying WarmCore aluminium windows and bifold doors to reflect the modern architecture. The Home Quality Mark (HQM) demonstrates high standards of...
The designers of the £32 million Charnock Bradley Building – centrepiece of the University of Edinburgh’s expanding Easter Bush Campus eight miles south of the city – was to create a building that would reflect the cutting-edge work happening inside, as well as providing a bright and modern space to attract world-class academics, students and businesses to the institution. The...
The first phase of the £65 million New Era Square student accommodation in Sheffield has officially been opened, featuring Kawneer doors, AA100 curtain walling and AA720 windows, as well as Raynaers CF-77 folding/slide doors – all supplied and installed by Bennett Architectural. Lionel Grant, managing director at Bennett Architectural, said: “It’s great to see New Era Square is now open...
A new curtain wall facade has been installed by Aluprof customer Britplas at Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation has set up its new global headquarters at the world-famous location. The £1.2 million installation was designed by architects Hassell and constructed by Sir Robert McAlpine. Working in conjunction with the University of Manchester, the new radio telescope...
PatioMaster South East has manufactured and supplied 49 Secured by Design patio doors for use in a new container market in Shepherds Bush, West London. The new site, called Old Laundry Yard, has been constructed from 72 shipping containers on the site of a disused laundry and offers the best of West London’s street food and community space for workshops...
Heath Windows & Doors recently completed the installation of nine Spectus Vertical Sliders in white woodgrain at a property in Whitchurch in Cardiff after being approached by the homeowners who wanted to replicate the authenticity of their original windows with the modern PVCU equivalent. Hywel Graham, operations manager of Heath Windows and Doors, said: “Many of the properties in Cardiff...
Super Spacer TriSeal has formed a crucial part of one of Europe’s most eco-friendly buildings; the Maersk Tower, home to the medical laboratories of the University of Copenhagen, was built in line with Denmark’s historic commitment to becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2050. It became an instant landmark when it was completed last year thanks to its striking copper shell,...
